Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-05-10

n Get ON Davis field tomorrow after
noon, and the locals are hoping for
victory \ good game is assured
the fans
Sarah l.. Darling, a resident of the
Masonic Home, died Tuesday night at
the age OF II years The body was
shipped to Middlevillc this morning
for burial.
Dolph Peck, arrested by William
Rogers May 4th for violating ordin-
ance SIS. in regard to traffic. was given
small fiHe when taken before Justice
/ T. 4. Mann.
Attorney James 4. Greene was in
Saginaw on Tuesday of this week,
where he took the examination for the
officers training camp. at Fort Sheri-
dan, Illinois
Newell Dancer of Wheeler and Miss
/ Adde Inglis of Greenvlle were quiet
/ ly married at the L. b. parsonage
Wednesday. May 9th, the Rev. Bow
man officiating
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Suydam of Los
Angeles, California, arrived in Alma
the latter part Of last week and will
spend the summer with his brother.
/ Dr. j. f. Suydam.
The membership of the Citizens
Mutual Auto company is 10000 in
stead OF 800 as stated in THEN. adj
vcrtisement last week. \ correction
VT are pleased TO rutify
II is reported that the afternoon
trains on the Pere Marquette, com
monty spoken of as the p. NJ. flyers.
will be taken off Sundays. The new
time tables have not yet arrived
A Republic Dispatch truck left to-
day for Harrisburg. Pa, on a test
trip. A sign on the car read, "Repub-
lie Emergency Expedition to Harris
burg, Pa..-to Germany if Ncces-
sary."
Parties wishing land to plant
should call at this office We have
some choice lots that can be had
free, and others that are available to
work on shares Make your wants
knows.
Oscar Anderson and Ralph CHS
holm, graduates of Alma college last
June, took the examination at Sagi-
nav Monday for the officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan Both passed
The examination
The fire department was called to
he home of j. d. Spinney on Wood
worth avenue Tuesday evening by IA
small roof blaze. which was soon ex-
t,rguished with crly a small loss to
the new city attorney.
Rev. and Mrs A. Il. Bowman left
this week for Kitchener. Canada, to
attend the annual meeting Of the
board OF missions and 10 attend the
conference Of the United Bretheren
church. which is being held there.
a pullman car has arrived here,
which was recently purchased by the
Republic Motor Truck company for
the use of the Republic band, which
will start on its tour next month. The
ca will be changed somewhat on the
interior and given a coating Of paint
before the trip starts.
Thomas Arnold Robinson has been
accepted in the ambulance corps and
will leave within the next few weeks
/ for France He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs j. w Robinson of this city
and during the past year has been
attending Columbia University in
/ New York
7 A May festival will be held in AL
ma under the auspices Of the Music
club The festival will be given the
evening Of May 25th and Goth, and
will consist of violin solos by noted
artists and the opera. "Mikado.i The
details of the festival, with the pro-
gram. will be announced later.
Benjamin Kelch has been arrested
on complaint of A. Sanborn, charging
with assault, and is being tried today
Ia Justice Mann's court. II seems that
Sanborn had "a room rented for ten
days following April goth, and that
the room was rented to kelch who
took possession. IL is alleged that
Kelch took possession of the room
and that he and Sanborn got into an
argument over it and that Kelch
struck the old man Kcch is pain
ter
r. I. Rapson, local manager Of the
/ Central Michigan Light d Power
company. has resigned his position to
accept a position with the Republic
Motor Truck Company, Inc, Of this
city. Mr.. Rapson has been local man
ager here both for the old CONSOLIDATE
ed Light & Power company and for
the new Central Michigan Light &
Power company, and has been in the
same position for four and one-half
years. He will take charge of the
power plant Of equipment of the Re
public plant. His successor has not
yet been appointed