Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


IL. vi. lAHulS Is Nioitllb III OWoSoo
today.
Louis Hudson was an Ithaca visitor
on Thursday.
J. K. Scheigl of Farwell was in AL
ma on business Tuesday.
All mems overcoats at one-fourth
Oft at the G. j. Maier store. 76-lt-c
Justice of the Peace AL Mann was
IL St. Louis on business yesterday.
Dennis Fitzgerald has purchased the
j. w Miller home on Park avenue.
f. W. Ruggles is attending the
Chicago automobile show this week.
c. A. Button of st. Louis was an
Alma visitor on Monday of this week.
The Farmers club met at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Frank Handley today.
We are offering for sale all Of our
mems overcoats at one-fourth Off. G..
J. Maier Il Company. 79-lt-c
Mayor Ira II. Mckinney was in Bay
City on business on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week.
Clara kimball Young, the most pop
uIal actress in America. at the Genes
TIA Vaudettc Sunday and Monday
Adv
Mrs. VIII Webb has purchased the
house south of tbe NJ +. church.
known as the willard house, Of j.
III Winchen
V. A. Calllins is in Grand Rapids
op business today he expects 10 be
u the furniture city for the balance
OF the week
NJ A. Holmes, salesmanager for the
Republic Motor Truck Company, Inc,
is attending the Chicago automobile
show this week
There will be regular meeting and
initiation of Alma chapter o. +. s.
this Friday evening. All members are
urged to be present
Mrs Edna Kelly was lpsilanti
visitor last week, where she visited
with her daughter. Miss Ruth. who is
attending the Michigan State Nor
NAL.
Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Split are Wis
ting with their daughter in Beaver
ton and from there will go to Detroit,
where they viii visit with sister Of
Mrs. Split.
Ii is reported that two new sub-di-
visions viii be plated and placed or
the market within a few days. One
OF these are north Of the city and the
other to the west.
"The Common Law" which played
the Broadway Strand at Detroit for
three weeks, will play a two days run
at the Genesta Vaudette, commencing
Sunday matinee.-Adv.
Miss Grace Roberts left last Satur-
day for California where she will
spend several months. She will re-
turn to Alma next fall and again take
her position at Alma college.
A large number of members of the
Catholic church enjoyed sled ride to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bell
or Tuesday evening of this week,
where a most pleasant and enjoyable
evening was spent.
Telephone directories for Mt. Pleas
ant and Shepherd are coming from
the Alma Record presses this week.
They are directories for the Union
Telephone company and are to be
used in those places.
While working Wednesday, Andy
Enterline fell from a platform on
which he was working, and broke his
left arm He was working on the
new Lamb residence on State street
10, 81 a MI
Miss Mae Kyes has resigned her po-
siton at the Proud department store.
The resignation took effect last night.
Miss Kyes has been with this store
tor five years, under Mr.. Proud and
also under Mr. Delevan, the former
owner
Wednesday morning, while a person
whose name was not secured, was
driving into the city with n rig, his
horse slipped and fell at the intersec-
ton Of Michigan avenue and Superior
srteet, and died without ever getting
tack 10 It's feet
The Western carburetor. made by
the Western Carburetor company Of
this city, will be on display at the
Grand Rapids automobile show next
week Mr. Reemtsen will have charge
Of the exhibit that is TO be made by
the local company.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Church Of Christ will meet with Mrs.
Scholty Wednesday, February 7th.
hll wishing to 20 meet at the Wright
House corner between and 10 o'clock
IN the morning Those having rigs
who are able 10 take others be there
also.
The Republic Motor Truck Compa-
ny, Inc, of this city enjoyed the best
months business in its history dur
ing January we are informed. About
1000 orders for Republic trucks of
the various models were placed by va
rious Republic agencies during the
month.
Workmen are busy installing furni-
ture in the south room of the Gaffney
block. and within the next week the
local Western Union telegraph Office
will move from the Wright House to
this room. Workmen are now getting
the lines in shape to transfer from
the one place to the other
The Wright avenue subdivision,
close in. Only five blocks from main
business corners OF the city. Survey
ing now being done. Over forty lots
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