Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-22
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

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Verne Aldrich and family enjoyed
vacation last week at Crystal lake.
DIR. +. g. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
sician, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma, both phones. 57tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Crandell are the
proud parents of an eight pound girl
which arrived at their home Friday.
Mrs. Bert Thorpe and two daugh-
tiers, Mildred and Marie, arrived
home Monday from two weeks Wis
it in Lorian and Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fleig of Cleve
land have been visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gallagher for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. II. A. Pontine entertained her
brother, =. A. Miller, and her niece,
Miss Ruby Miller, Of Appleton, Wis,
last week
Mrs. V. F. Cash and daughter Miss
Mildred, who are spending the sum
mer at the Cash farm near Farwell,
spent Sunday with v p. Cash
Mr.. and Mrs Carl +. Gallagher and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Fleig, their
guests, spent a few days at Crystal
lake the latter part of last week.
John Church was appointed Tues
day night by the city council as night
policeman to succeed Allard Grove,
who has resigned.
DR.. and Mrs. Thornburgh, who
have been visiting in Unionville and
other Missouri points for the past
four weeks, have returned to their
home in Alma.
j. W. Blakely, insurance agent, is
again located in the former Offices CT
Blakely q Ward in the Merchants
Block on West Superior street. Union
phone 26.-adv.
The X-Cel-All company of this city
has an advertisement in this issue Of
The Alma Record, calling attention
to the display il will have at the
Gratiot County fair at Ithaca next
week.
The Woman Suffrage association
Of Gratiot county will have a booth at
the Gratot County fair next week,
and the county chairman will be glad
to NEE the women who are interest
ed in suffrage.
The ladies of the Red Cross will be
at both banks for the purpose of
collecting Red Cross pledges on Fri
day, August % Please remember
the time and the place, and also that
all pledges must be paid by October
LIST.
c. r. Carr, in charge of the south
ern sales at the Republic Motor
Truck Company Inc, is spending two
weeks with his southern travellers in
the territory where he is writing
several contracts with large southern
distributors.
l.. 4. Palmer, employee Of The
Alma Record, who was recently ia
ken to the home of his parents IN
Stanton in a very serious condition,
died Sunday morning. The funeral
was held from the home of his par
cnts in that place Tuesday
Friday. August 80, at a. m. in the
basement Of the Presbyterian church
there will be a second canning kitchen
for the women of Alma. Anyone is
welcome. Take your products, cans
and material such as sugar. Dishes
are furnished at the kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert p. Cook were
called to Cleveland last week by the
serious illness of Mrs. Cooks sister.
Mrs. Balmer, They returned home
Tueday, following a days visit with
their son, Sydney, in Detroit. On
their return to Alma they received
word OF the death Of Mrs. Balmer.
James Stauffer of Detroit naval re-
cruiting office spent the first of the
week in this city visiting with his
VIE. lie is now member Of the
Jackie band at that station. This is
the same organization which was re-
Gently in Alma. which has several
other former Almaites as members.
The city council Tuesday evening
accepted the communication Of the
Republic. in which the factory asked
to be allowed TO run a spur from the
railroad next to the plant on Bridge
street, and in return the plant is TO
pave this street from Michigan ave
rue to Ferris avenue, a distance of
one block
The Alma fire department was
called out Tuesday afternoon to que.l
fire, which had started in the city
dump. and that evening was called
out again. when the blaze started up
again. One stream Of water played
on the dunn nearly all Tuesday night
to stop the fire which was smoldering
far underneath in the place.
The Alma Record has heard that
Rev. Worth, the alleged disloyal
preacher, upon whom The Record
opened fire early in the year. when
he was making a visit to this city,
has promised the court that he will
not return to his church. We have
an idea that perhaps it wouldn't be
safe At the time that The Record
published its story on the actions Of
Worth in Alma. threat Of a suit
was made because Of the story. It
was a good bluff. but failed to scare.
It did help nail Worth.