Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-13
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


Coming Fatty" Arbpckle
in his latest picture Ills Wedding
Night" ADV.
The Garden club will meet with
Mrs. r. T. Lamb, Thursday, Septem-
tei 20, at 3 o'clock
Beware the Rays Of Death" See
The Fatal Ring Idlehour, Friday,
September 21.-Adv.
Wanted nov, man or woman who
will collect bills for the Alma Roller
Mills. See L. A. Sharp. 0S-lte.
Miss Edith Cook has left for Cleve-
land, Ohio, where she will again take
i position in the Cleveland Technical
high school.
The Misses Magdaline, Helen and
Lillian Dora from Clare are visiting
with friends and relatives IN Alma
and st. Louis.
Mrs. Adam Decker of Girard, Kan
sas, is visiting at the home of her
niece, Mrs. r. Wadley and Nephew, c.
II. Decker and wife.
The Alma Benevolent Circle will
meet at the home of Mrs. p. W.
Creaser, Wednesday afternoon, Sep
tomber 10Th, at 2 o'clock.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold a baked goods sale at the
gas office, Saturday, September %
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+. Burman q Sons junk, shop will
be closed Monday and Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 18th and 18th, this being the
jewish New Year +. Berman 4
Sons. 0S-lt-c.
Professor and Mrs. Albert j. Cook,
who have been visiting with friends
in Hudson and Toledo, Ohio, 5sr the
past week, have returned to their
home in this city.
+. Burman & Sons junk shop will
be closed Monday and Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 18th and 18th, this being the
Jewish New Year. f. Berman &
Sons. OS-lt-c.
Am in the market for twenty-five
cars of hay for the government.
S14.0O for number 2 or better and
$500 for number /, for next weeks
delivery. Nelson Smith, Alma.
0S-lt-c.
Have your good suit or overcoat
made to order. Your measure will be
taken by Kahn Brothers, Chicago,
special representative. who will be
here on Friday and Saturday, Sep
tember % and %. Proud's Dept.
store. 0S-lt-c.
Those who have rooms to rent, or
who have work that college students
can do are requested to call up Dean
Mitchell There will be a number Of
college men and girls who will want
work, and a number Of them who will
want rooms.
Demonstration, September p and
"a Foot experts service free. If
your feet hurt you, II you have weak
arches, enlarged joints, callouses, or
cramped toes, come in on the above
date. His services are free. Proud ;
! Dept. store. 0S-1t-c.
Experienced farm hands wanted.
Have a number of calls for farm
hands by the day or month. Anyone
experienced in farming and willing to
work can find employment by inquir-
ing of c. J. Chambers, county agent,
Ithaca, Michigan
Frank Bittner of this city has ac-
cepted position as a chemist with
Dodge Brothers in Detroit. He left
Friday for Detroit to accept the new
position. Bittner is a graduate OF
Alma high school and has been at
tending Alma college for the past
three years.
There will be a meeting of the
Gratot County Equal Sugrage as
ISOLATION the first week in October
The day and place of meeting will be
announced later. The annual election
of officers and other important bust
ness will come before the meeting
BY Order of Executive Committee
The Frances Willard Union vii
meet with Mrs. +. c. Crandell, 81.
Woodwork avenue. Sept. 10Th, a
2:30 D. m. This will be a recipe ex
change meeting and each lady i!
asked to bring .her favorite recipe
also a generous sample of the same
All of the ladies Of the city are cor
daily invited. Bring note books il
which to copy any recipes desired.
John Chick of the Economy shoe
store is in Detroit attending retail
ers and wholesalers shoe and boo
convention, which is being held il
that city.
1t is reported that company of ST
Louis and Alma business men hav,
formed company and purchase
about sixty acres of land near st
Louis, known as the Kellogg property
which lies between the st. Lous-Al
ma road and the Pere Marquette
tracks just outside of the st. Loui
city limits. 1t will be sub-divide,
and placed upon the market Tn
purchase price is said to be $350.0
pei acre. Henry Soule, Otto Sander
hoff, Doane & Campbell, Fred Slate
and A. II. Humber are interested il
the venture.