Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-01-11
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Cassius Beechler of Ithaca was an
Alma visitor this morning.
Attorney James A. Greene transact
ed legal business in Ithaca this morn
ing.
Mr. Mitchell of Urbana, Illinois, is
visiting with his brother. Leonard
Mitchell.
Undersheriff Lewis and wife Of
Ithaca We're in Alma on Tuesday Of
this week
Letie Gates of St. Louis in under
arrest charged with violating the To-
cal option law.
Sheriff Newell Bradford of Ithaca
was in Alma Tuesday on business
connected with his office.
G. V. Wright was in Chicago and
Grand Rapids the fore part of the
week attending the furniture shows.
According to reports, last night was
the coolest night Of the winter, the
thermometer registering IA below
zero.
Howard Potter Of Ithaca, county
commissioner of schools, was an AL
ma business visitor on Wednesday Of
this week.
c. o. Ward is in Grand Rapids to-
day attending the stockholders meet
ing of the Valley Telephone company
at Saginaw.
w. NJ. Powers, a real estate opera
tor of Benzonia, is in the city visiting
{. w. Reemtsen and looking over the
opportunity that Alma offers.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
byterian church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Charles Smith, POS West End
street. on Tuesday of next week.
S. +. Gardiner. NJ D.. specialist Of
the eye and ear, will meet patients at
the Brainerd hospital Monday, Janu-
any 22nd Make appointments with
Dr. Brainerd. 73-1y
The Hilsinger Mercantile company
OF Elwell has an advertisement in this
issue OF the Record. They quote some
prices on groceries that are worth
looking at.-Adv
Lloyd T. Crane of Saginaw was a
business caller at Alma Thursday
morning, transacting very important
business with f. l.. Rice of the Alma
Home Building company
Charles Depew of Caro- was an Al
ma visitor a few days this week. He
t. captain of the Alma college base
bail team and will return to college
the second semester if he can find a
job.
Alma's supervisors. Jesse +. Fuller,
Isaac Russell, Charles Plowman and
Jacob ID. Holman were in Ithaca a few
days this week, attending the Janu-
arv session OF the board of supervi-
sors
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grim and
family. who moved from Alma 20
Flint last summer. have returned to
4 ina and will locate here again, pro-
vided that Mr. Grim can find suitable
quarters.
Mrs W c. Griffin was operated up
ON Tuesday morning for appendicitis.
Dr. Carney performed the operation,
and was assisted by Doctors Gardner
and Brainerd She is reported as rest
ing easily. and has an excellent chance
&c recover speedily
The Cedar Springs Clipper says.
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Send fiji your subscriptions as bad
colds are abroad in the land
A very pretty surprise was given
Master Richard White at his parents
home on 1914 Eastward street Mon
day, January sth. 1t being his thir-
teenth birthday Thirty-fve young
people We're present and show
cd the young man "a very enjoyable
time. The evening was spent in games
and Nictrola music, and after very
dainty luncheon was served, Miss Nor
ma Atkinson presented Mr.. White
with a very pretty pair Of Indian moe
casins from his many friends.
The Alma college basket ball team
will play the secopd home game of the
season next week, meeting the Olivet
college quintet here. The game viii
be either Thursday or Friday evening
1t is expected that the game between
Alma and her old rival, Olivet, will be
q hard fought one. The fact that it
is an VI. |. A. A. championship bout
also makes it of interest. No infor-
nation is available on Olivet, this be-
ing the first game for the Crimson.
Mrs. Job Reynolds of Mesapotamia,
Ohio, died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. B. Smith, in Crystal last
week Friday afternoon, where she had
expected TO spend the winter House
services were held at the home OF
her daughter in Crystal on Saturday
the body was brought to the
Wright undertaking parlors. Sunday
the body was taken to Ohio for bu-
rial. Doctors Lamb, Gardner, Brain
erd and Thornburg acted as pall-bear-