Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-07

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Buy lots in Detroit, the fastest
growing city in the world. See Il.
Darwin Dampier, Hotel Arcadia,
Adv.
The Hon. Russell b. Thayler will
speak Friday. June sth. at the iiber-
ty Lean meeting at Wright Opera
House.
profesaor Zinet, instructor ia MAJ
thcinatics at the University OF Hi
uois. was visitor at Alma college
Wednesday,
Donald Dunham who has been
spending the past ten months in New
Orleans, la. returned to Alma the
first of The week
+. l.. Convis OF ithaca was in AL
ma Monday on work connected with
the Gratiot county chapter Of the
American Red Cross
Rev. 4. g. Bowman is touring the
county this week. in the interests OF
thc General United Brethren Chris
tian Endeavor society
I C. W Rcemtsea and daughter.
Ruth. who have been visiting with
relatives in Tennessee. returned TO AL
ma the fore part Of the week
. Ralph Chisholm or Breckenridge
was in the city Yesterday The for
mer college athlete Is cndcatoring to
JOIN the Grand Rapids ambulance
Rev Jackson, who was operated up
ION by Dr. Carney for appendicitis
! Tuesday. May 2Sth, is about mis- room
now and expects 10 be in church Sun
! day.
Coach Harry Hc'mer Of Alma col
lege is out campaigning among vari-
Gus high schools this week for stu
dents Gov Alma college during the
coming year On Saturday, he will
/ oiiiciatc track meet at Caro-
Workmcn are rapidly putting up
the structure which is to be used in
the future by the Barnes Garden Fur
lniture company. The building is be
ing erected ON South State street,
just to the north Of Pine river
A telegram has been received by
Nh and Mrs j w. Robinson inform
ing them that their son, Thomas Arm
old, who recently sailed from New
York for France to join the American
ambulance. had arrived safely IN
France.
About fifty ladies from St. Louis,
Ithaca and North Star were guests at
the home of Mrs Francis King Mon
day Mrs. Clements of Bay City gave
"a talk on the Red Cross and had with
her samples Of hospital garments and
knitted goods
The college has secured number
Of fine charts which are TO BE used
il connection with the endowment
campaign and campaign for students.
They will toe used at the Presbyterian
church and az tKc college chapel dur
ing commencement.
The moulds for the cement walls
o. The basements of the Merchants
Building company structure and the
/ @. .. Il. lodge building are being
IN, in place this week and before
another week has passed the concrete
will have beer put in place
Miss Ruth Durham. who has been
attending Northwestern University at
Evanston, Illinois, this year. is spend
ing Che week at the home Of her
brother, H. NJ. Durham and family.
She will leave the first Of the wecl,
for Douglas, whore she will spend the
ummcr
The division Of information Of the
Bureau OF Immigration has been adj
visod that about 5000 men will be
needed this season for The grain har-
vest in Oklahoma and that about ff-
teen thousand will be needed in Kan
sas. Harvest begins in both states
about the middle of June
II. c. Moore. cashier Of the Alma
State Savings bank, was in Ashley
last Friday. where he opened the
campaign in Gratiot county for the
sale or Liberty Bonds He gave -
address 10 q large number of people
ir that village and made decided hit
according TO reports.
Work on thc new T. NJ freight
house is proceeding rapidly. Painters
are now at work on the structure,
which will probably be completed
within "A week. The freight house has
been in use for some weeks now. it
having been put into use as soon as
enough of it had been finished to al
low for storing
W. II. Parr, who has been through
the southern and eastern states dur
ing the past week looking for a loca-
ton, has purchased farm near
Steenburg. Pa, which is located TWEEN
tysix miles from Philadelphia. He
expects to leave in about ten days for
the east with his family, and will
drive through in a new Page Detroit
err.