Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

June loth.-Adv.
Final chapter OF Patria - Idle
hour Friday. - Adv.
Douglas Fairbanks il Manhattan
Madness - Adv.
Mystery Of the Double Cross -
ldlehour Friday. ~ Adv.
Clarence Goodrich of Ithaca was an
Alma visitor on Tuesday.
Idlehour Saturday matinee and
evening-it's great. - Adv.
Attorney John ID. Spinney was in
Ithaca on business Monday.
J. A. BARLEY was in Detroit on bus
iress Tuesday and Wednesday.
Watch for big piano sale at c. A.
Sawkins Piano company.-Adv.
Fatty" Arbuckle in A Reckless
Romeo - Idehour soon. ~ Adv.
c. V. Calkins and J. p. Losey were
fishing near Clare last Saturday.
George Young was in Owosso on
business Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. X. II. Brown left Friday for a
weeks visit with friends in Hast
ings.
If you have contract to sell, see
Otto Sanderhoff,, room ,, Pollasky
block. 95-lt-c
Don't forget the strawberry spc-
cial at Fortno Bros. fruit store Sat
utday. 95-lt-c
If you wish to make an investment,
call on Otto Sanderhoff, room ,, Pol
lasky block. 95-1t-c
If you wish to buy or sell city prop
erty, see Parnell or Mcintosh, Opera
House block. 95-lt-c
Frank Smith, who has been in Ira
verse City for the past week, has re-
turned to Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. j. Mclaughlin are
the proud parents of baby, born
Friday, June 9th.
NJ l. Perrigo. agent for the Fisk
tires, has series OF Fisk advertise
monts in the Record.
c. A. Miller was in Grand Rapids
! Tuesday, attending the state conyen-
tion of movie owners.
For Quantity Of seed and eat
ing potatoes. Inquire OF Buccannng
& Shafer, 322 State street 95-1t-p
Harry Jackson of Detroit visited at
the home Of his father, Rev. j. Frank
jackson, over the week end
F, J. Wagner, manager of the Ora
tiot County Gas company was in De-
troit yesterday on business.
Mrs. Albert Hoyt left Monday for
Saginaw, where she is visiting with
relatives and friends this week.
George Brilmyer OF Milford a for
mer college athlete, was an Alma Wis
itor the fore part of the week
James Klein of Canton, Ohio, far
MGR resident Of this city, is visiting
with Old friends here this week.
Dr. and Mrs +. G.. Sluyter spent the
week end in Flint guests at the home
OF Mr.. Sluyter's parents in that city.
Elmer Francis Of Mt Pleasant, a
former resident Of this city, was in
Alma on business the latter part Of
last week
If you wish to be informed about
the prospects of Alma, call on a di-
rector of the Board of Trade. Room
?. Pollasky block. 95-lt-c
! Don't miss "The Man from Home"
to be given by the class of 1917 at the
Opera House, on Monday evening, at
S:15 o'clock.-Adv.
The class of 1917 presents the
strong comedy drama, THE Man
from Home" next Monday night, at
the Opera HouSe.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gerber and
son, were called to Fremont Monday
by the death of Mr.. Gerber's father,
who passed away on Sunday.
l.. j. Gardner of Saginaw, agent in
that city for Republic trucks, was in
Alma on business with the Republic
Motor Truck Company, Inc, Tues
day.
Mrs. +. II. Wyatt returned to Alma
the latter part of last week to remain
with her parents, until the return Of
hei husband, who is now at the Of
ficers training camp at Fort Sheri-
dan, Illinois.
An error has been found in the
school census which sends the count
from ,290 to 1,415, which makes the
! increase in a year 30 or an increase
/ Of 372 per cent, as against the an
nounced 1916 per cent of last week.
+. w. Goodies, who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis
/ has so far recovered as to be able to
return from Saginaw last Saturday.
He expects 70 be able to get back to
the stores within a few weeks now.
All Of the freight in the old p. NJ
/ freight depot has been transferred in
to the new one and workmen are busy
tearing down the remains of the old
structure. Another sidotrack will be
placed, where the old freight house
stands.
The Republic base ball team will
play the Levitt team Of the REQ
league of Lansing on Davis field Sat
urday, at 3 p. IN. Both teams are
playing good base ball and fine
game is being looked for. Ladies free,
men % cents.
DR.. August +. Bruskc. former pres
idont Of Alma college, who has just
recently returned from California,
whore he had been spending the win
ter. is in Alma for the annual Alma
college commencement. Dr. Bruske
lives at Holland, Michigan.
Albert Hoyt was badly injured at
the loading dock at plant three of the
4 Republic Monday morning, when a
nlank hit n windshield on "A truck and