Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

John Parrish left for Detroit yester-
day on a short business trip.
Clark Decker of Elsie was an Alma
visitor the fore part of the week.
lothian Allen was in Big Rapids on
business on Tuesday of this week.
Francis King was in Cadillac on
business the fore part of the week.
Dr. f.. G.. Sluyter, osteopathic phys
ician, Vermeulen block. Both phones.
ADV.
Charles O. Ward and j. A. Blakely
we're in Detroit on business the fore
part Of the week
Dan Smith and Ira n. Mckinney
were in Bay City on business on Tues
day Of this week.
\ Or. I. J. Carney was called to De-
troit on Monday of this week to per
form an operation.
Conway Holmes of Davenport,
Iowa, was an Alma visitor the fore
part of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Decauter Coleman are
visiting with relatives and friends in
Detroit this week.
Mayor Ira H. Mckinney and Dan
smith were in Marine City ON bust
M IS on Wednes day of this week.
Fred Bradford was in Ithaca on bus
mess connected with the county poor
farm on Wednesday of this week.
Robert Smith, of Marion, Ohio, a
former resident Of this city is visiting
with old Alma friends for few days.
n State representative. Harry Rose of
n Ashley was pleasant caller at the
\ Alma Record office on Monday of this
week
Mrs. Girls DePortcr and two sons
of Grand Rapids visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs George II. Smith last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee McClosky of Flint
are guests at the home OF the lat
ter's brother. Charles Murphy, and
family,
Both Alma college and Alma high
school opened on Tuesday of this
week, following the annual spring
vacation.
Mrs. Francis Palmer is reported as
being seriously i'll at the home of her
niece, Mrs. Helen Pritchard, south
west of Alma.
Fred Wright of Lansing was an AL
ma visitor the fore part of the week.
He will be remembered as former
resident of this city.
Enjoy musical treat at the Meth
odist church Wednesday evening.
April 18th, at eight o'clock. Admis-
sion - and % cents. S5-lt-c
Miss Hazel Dickinson Of Merrill
and Vernon Luck of Wheeler were
united in marriage by Rev. {. l..
Wood last week Friday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Civic Improvement league will be held
in the free reading room on Friday Of
this week, at 3 o'clock p. m.
Theodore Nelson Of New York, a
former resident of this city, is now
patroling the bridges in New York
City as member Of the National
Guard.
Fred Osborn, who has been spend
ing several days visiting at the home
Of. relatives in Bay City, returned
TO his home in Alma on Monday of
this week.
The work of excavating for the
basement of the new Merchants
Building company block is going rap
idly forward, and should be completed
within a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Groves OF Ar
cada township are the proud parents
Of twin girls born Tuesday. One
weighted seven and the other seven
and one-half pounds.
Assistant General Manager Dooley
Of the Michigan Sugar company locat-
cd in Saginaw, was in Alma on bust
n.ss at the local plant Of tina; com
pany on Tuesday of this week.
Among the enlistments in Detroit
on Tuesday, as given in the Detroit
Free Press of Wednesday, appears
the name of Roy B. Lockwood Of AL
ma, who enlisted in the signal corps.
The Alma college base ball team
will open the base ball season on FRI
day of next week with a game with
the strong Nj. Pleasant Indian team,
which is being coached by Chief Ne
Witt.
Robert Notcstein, who is attending
the College Of Wooster, Wooster,
Ohio, is spending the spring vacation
in Alma, a guest at the home Of his
parents, Professor and Mrs. Notes
tein.
Rev. Ditweller, who has been aiding
Rev. Bowman for the last two weeks
ir the special services at the U. B.
church, finished his work here Sun
day and left for his home on Monday
OF this week.
Miss Marion Spinney, who has been
spending the spring vacation In AL
ma, guest at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. ID. Spinney, has
returned to Charlotte. where she is
teaching this year.
Rev. c. l.. Wood left the latter part
OF last week for Pontiac, where he
was guest of his daughter over the
" eek end and on Monday he went to
Detroit and then to Hillsdale in the
interests of the u. b. church.
+. j. Major, leader of the Republic
Motor Truck company band, left Tues
day for Atlanta, Georgia, where he
expects to purchase pullman car for
the use Of the Republic band. which
will start its tour before long.
The regular meeting of Frances
Willard Union will be held April 18th