Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-31
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

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Watch "For the Freedom Of the
World. adv.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. OFT
Red Cross Benefit Pictures at the
Matinee zoe and war tax. Adv.
Harry j. Anderson spent the week
end with his family in Big Rapids.
Julian Eltinge in THE Clever Mrs.
Carfax"-Idlehour, Thursday.-adv.
Douglas Fairbanks and Fatty Ar
buckle-Idlehour Wednesday.-adv.
Rex Beach's greatest story, THE
Auction Block" -Idlehour, Sunday
adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Eckert are spend
inc the week in Mt. Clemens and De-
troit.
II. c. Moore of Flint spent the fore
part Of the week in this city with his
family.
A regular meeting Of Alma chapter
No. AZ o. +. s., will be held Friday
evening February /.
The newest and most interesting
Pathe Serial, "The Hidden Hand
ldlehour next Friday.-adv.
f. H. Cooper, manager of the Lind
ouist store in this city, spent the week
end with his family in Muskegon.
The w. r. c. Thimble club will meet
Tuesday evening. Feb. 5, with Mrs.
l.. Irish. There will be an all day
meeting with pot-luck dinner.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
byterian church will meet at the home
CT Mrs. Charles G.. Rhodes, on State
street, Tuesday afternoon, February
5th
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Wheaton and
Mr.. and Mrs X. Wheaton were called
to Charlotte last week by the death of
Mrs. Wheaton's sister, Mrs. ID. M.
Mitchell of that place.
The Arcadia Ladies Aid society will
meet at the hall, Thursday, February
seventh. The ladies will do Red Cross
work Division No. two will serve
dinner. All are invited.
The aides Aid society of the church
of Christ will serve noodle soup
supper in the church basement, Friday
evening, February |, commencing at
$3.50 and continuing until all are
served.
The married couples of the Republic
enjoyed a sleigh-ride last Friday
evening, until all were nearly frozen,
after which they went to the Orr
home and enjoyed a dance. \ fine
time was reported.
Private George Myers Of Camp
Custer visited his sisters Mrs B..
Kittridge and Mrs. II. j. Swick of
Alma, and his parents Mr. and Mrs.
J Myers living near Forest Hill over
the week end
Among those from the Republic
Motor Truck Company, Inc, who
are attending the Chicago Automobile
Show this week are c. A. Miller. Will
Ewing, Glenn Wilbur, +. l.. Smith
and Mr. DERRICK.
Paul Odle of the traffic department
Of the Republic Motor Truck Co., Inc,
was in Toledo on business for the
company the latter part of last week
and from there went to Chicago to
attend the Chicago auto show.
The Alma high school basket bal
team will meet the Mt Pleasant Nor
NAL basket ball team in a preliminary
TO the Hillsdale college-Alma college
game in the high school gymnasium
Friday evening. The first game vii
be called at 1870.
The Alma high school basket bal
team suffered a bad defeat at tn,
hands of the Cadillac high school team
last Friday evening. The local.
were no match for the fast travelling
Cadillac team which has won the
northern Michigan title for the last
forur or five years.
Tomorrow some little girl will b.
fatherless; some little boy will be
daddiless; some grief stricken widow
will stand alone against an unsympa
thetc world; some well-meaninl
father or husband will have died with
out adequate life insurance, which h,
expected to secure sometime Thnl
it over and call on J w Blakley
Room 4, Pollasky Block. oil
Major James A. Greene Of Cant
Custer, Battle Greek, visited witt
friends for a few days the fore par
of the week Major Greene, who wa
practicing law in this city, when tn
war broke out, went to the officers
training camp, won commission
and then after going to Camp Custer
mounted the latter with great rapid
~ much to the qualification of hi
friends here.
Tuesday night, when Alma teacher
were ready to return home from tn
county school teachers meeting a
Ithaca, it was discovered that tn,
train was not ready to come. and W
understand that most of them camps
in the depot for several hours waiting
for the train. A few of them are re
ported as having endeavored 20 snatcl
a few hours sleep by stretching out o
the seats in the depot, and beinl
forced TO curl themselves aroui d, un
dei and over the iron handles whic
separated the seats. Two of tn NOR