Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Set your watch by Losey's clock.
Adv.
Jack Pickford in "Freckles"- Idle
hour. Sunday 12-lt-c.
Buy your Lyceum tickets now while
they are going.
Coming Marguerite Clark in The
Amazon ldlehour. l2-it-c.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. OFT
Straight Line rubbers sold only by
the Economy Shoe Store Adv.
See Bryant Washburn in "Skinner's
Dress Suit Idlehour, Friday. l2-lt-c
Buy the famous Straight Line Rub
bcrs sold at the Economy Shoe Store.
ADV.
If more Convenient, buy your Lyce-
um tickets at the drug stores or
banks.
Hugh Barley left Monday for East
Lansing, where he will attend NJ. \. C..
this year
Miss Mildred Cash left Monday for
Nj. A. c., whore she will attend school
this year
Dan Zinn left this morning for
Kingston, Ontario, where he will make
a short visit.
City clerk Carl Gallagher was con
fired to his home several days this
week with Illness
You will go dry shod if you wear
Straight Line rubbers sold at the
Economy Shoe Store. ADV.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
bytcrian church will meet Tuesday
afternoon. October 10th with Mrs.
Charles Murphy.
Mrs. Charles G. Rhodes left this
morning for Detroit, where she VIII
visit for few days. Mr.. Rhodes viii
Join her in Detroit this evening.
Vance Desmond and his mother are
making a short visit at the home OF
Key. and Mrs. Jackson, after which
they will go TO Detroit, where they
will make their future home.
Miss Eta Stuckey has received an
appointment in the war department
Eat Washington, d. c., effective Octo-
Der 18th. She will leave for that city
immediately to take up her new work.
The postoffce department wishes to
call attention to the fact that Christ
mas mail for the Sammies in France
must be mailed not later than Novem-
Ter 18th. 1t must also bear the words,
christmas mail"
Wallace y. Smith, formerly of this
city and more recently of South Bend,
Indiana, chiropratic physician, has
again located here. moving into his
residence at $40 State street, formerly
occupied by DR.. keene.
The canvassers for Lyceum Course
tickets are Miss Jennings and Mr.. Lin
ton Melvin from the college and
Messrs. Frank Notestein, and George
Olmstead from the High School.
Don't make them ask twice.
J. +. Fuller, Fred W. Goodies, Char
les Plowman and Jacob d. Holman OF
this city. the local supervisors, at
tended the meetings Of the board in
Ithaca. this week The October SEES
sion OF the board opened October s.
Second Lieutenant Frank Miller,
who has been ia the employ OF the
Republic Motor Truck Company, Inc,
oi this city for the past few years,
has received word to report at once IN
I Washington, ID. c. He will leave be-
fore the week is over.
The special edition Of the Lansing
state Journal, containing the writeup
+ n the city Of Alma. was postponed
land will not be issued until Saturday
III is sure to be issued at that time
and those who are looking for this
edition can secure it that night
Ii is rather expected that the Anna
college football team will play Hop
college here Saturday. October 10th
but the game has not yet been def
nitcly settled The game if played
+ Wi. replace the cancelled Adrian col
/ lcgc game. cancelled by the down
state school
Athan Frantsos, brother OF Nick
Frantsos, proprietor of the De Luxe
Candy company Of this city, IS visit
ing here after an extended tom
through South American countries IN
the interest of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber company, for which he is q
travelling agent. He expects to make
an extended visit with his brother
here.
Commencing Friday, October 18th
ali tobacco dealers in Alma will raise
prices on tobacco and cigars rs fol
lows. and 10 cent tobacco will sci
20, q ,,,a - cn,,ts = and 10 cent cigars
will sell for 6 and - cents; other to
oacco goods in the same proportion
This advance in prices is caused 10y
the war tax which went into effec
October lth. Adv.
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