Alma record., 1918-06-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


DR.. w. F. Lane was in Merrill on
business Monday.
Mrs. Floyd Glass is guest of rel
atives in Mason this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Berry visited
with friends in McBain Sunday.
The Misses Eda and Emily Fryck-
holm visited friends in Detroit over
Sunday.
Ed. Wolfe left Monday for Swift
Current, Saskatchewan, on "a short
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chick and fam
lily and A. A. Chick were Sunday Wis
itors at Crystal lake.
Sergeant Carl Harry of Camp Gus
ter spent Sunday with relatives in
Alma and Vestaburg.
Private Roy Richards of Camp
Custer, Battle Greek, visited with his
parents here Saturday.
See the Hobart M. Cable piano at
G. V. Wright's furniture store. Lib
erty bonds accepted.-adv.
Mrs. +. T. Lamb is visiting at the
summer home of Mr. and Mrs. II. II.
Ball at Grass Lake this week
Rev Duffey left Monday for Albion
where he is attending convention of
the Epworth League this week.
|. S. Seavers of Pompcii, former
judge of probate of Gratiot county,
was in Alma on business Monday.
NJ. apJ Mrc pr,,aa Ea i1ipr, of Ero
mont spent the week end in this city
visiting with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ewing are spend
ing a two weeks vacation visiting
with the latter's parents at the 500.
Allen b. Mosely of Swift & Co.
has been transferred to Cadillac and
left Tuesday with his family for that
city.
Private George Sarti of Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, spent the week end in
this city, guest at the home of rel
atives.
The Misses Betty Lovette and Lola
Adkins spent the week end with
friends in Grand Rapids and Battle
Creek.
Miss Edna Macomber of the Ora
tiot County Gas company spent Sun
day at the home of her parents in
Saginaw.
Lieutenant Mark l.. Spinney of
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, spent
Sunday in Alma at the home of his
parents.
Private J. Arthur Mcintyre of
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, visited at
the home of his parents the fore part
: of the week.
Mrs. j. w. Blakely and mother left
} Monday for Leroy, Minnesota, where
they will visit with relatives for a
short time.
| W. R. Folkert of Wheeler, candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for county treasurer, was in the city
| on business Monday.
| Mrs. L. NJ. Woodland left the fore
| part of the week for Steinburg, Pa,
where she will visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. II. Parr.
/ Lawrence Montigel, a member OF
an ambulance corps stationed at Chill
| licothie, Ohio, spent the week end in
this city with relatives.
| Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney spent last week
in Battle Greek, visiting her son, Pvt
! Russell Gaffney, who expects to 90
"over there" within a very short time
II {. II. Goggin, attorney at law. is
in st. Johns this week, as one of the
attorneys for John f. Brennan, who
is being tried there on charge OF
Il murder.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Ward. who
moved into their new home on Michi.
gan avenue this spring, are again
moving into their residence on West
i Superior street.
II Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Davis of Gratiot
avenue returned home the latter part
of last week from several days mo-
tor trip to various lakes in the north.
ern part of the state.
II I. A. Burt and family of Urbana
\ ILL.,, are spending the summer al
crystal, and as a result he will prob.
: ably spend considerable part of his
time for the next two months in this
city
Il Floyd Fuller of Ionia has ..cceptec
II a position as assistant auditor with
II the Central Michigan Light e. Power
Il company. He formerly had charg,
II of the order department for the Re
II public.
II The Ladies' Aid of the Church o.
II Christ will give patriotic entertain
II ment at the church Friday evening
II June 2Sth. A silver offering will b,
II taken. Ice cream will be served OF
II the lawn.-adv.
II 1t is said that Alger II. Wood. VIII,
II was drafted about a month ago. ha
been put into the 85th division, il
H which were numerous vacancies, ar,
H it is expected that he will leave will
II that division very shortly for th
| Italian front.
:, Mrs. A. Kroeze of Grand Rapid
r and Mrs. ]. C. Sellers of Saginaw
were week end guests Of c. M. Davis
Miss Cora Dunlap has gone to Kal
amazoo where she will complete he,
course in the western Normal summe