Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

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John c. Chick transacted business
in Owosso Tuesday.
DIR. and Mrs Maynard Pringle were
visitors at Camp Custer Sunday.
Nick Bardavill was in Chicago on
business the latter part of last week.
Francis King left Tuesday for a ten
day fishing trip in the upper peninsu-
la.
Mabel Normand in "The Floor Be
low'-Idlehour Sunday mystery and
laughter.-Adv.
Naval Recruiting Officer Sharp of
Saginaw was in Alma on business
Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Kennedy Of Saginaw
spent Sunday in this city, a guest at
the home of Mrs w. f. Baker.
Prosecutor Ora l.. Smith Of Ithaca
was in the city Saturday night on
business connected with his Office.
VIM S. Hart in return engage
ment of Between Men" and great
comedy, 1T Pays to Exercise'-Idle-
hour Wednesday.-Adv
l.. II. Mapes of Pontiac is in Alma
this week on business. He will be
remembered as a former Alma resi-
dent.
The very best work in all kinds of
dry cleaning can be expected of the
St. Alma talors and dry cleaners
adv.
Ezra Smith was in Washington, ID.
c., on business the fore part of the
week for the Republic Motor Truck
company.
w d. Tucker of Ithaca was in Alma
Wednesday on business, and while
here made "A pleasant call at the Alma
Record office.
Prosecuting Attorney Ora L. Smith
of Ithaca was in the city for a short
time on business connected with his
Office Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Odle have NOV
ed from this city to Port Huron. Mr.
ode recently resigned his position
with the Republic.
was in the city on business Monday
K. b. Wagner, manager of the
Gratiot County Gas Company was in
Saginaw on business Monday
Glenn Wilbur. purchasing agent for
the Republic Motor Truck Company
Incorporated, left Monday for Cleve-
land and Scranton, on a short business
trip.
Ivan Brown of Detroit was in the
city visiting with his mother over the
week end. He is now timekeeper
with the Chalmers company in that
city.
Work on the paving on West Su-
perior has been resumed, and it is
expected that the paving will be com
pleted and the street opened again in
the near future.
A number of soldiers arrived here
Wednesday over the Pere Marquette,
who were sent to drive Liberty Trucks
through to Baltimore. 1t is expected
that they will take out fleet Of
trucks Friday.
j. +. Wolford, who for the past
twenty-five years, has been connected
with various railroads, has been Sc
cured as traffic manager by the X
Cel-All company of this city. Mr..
Wolford will take up his new work
Immediately
Gratiot county is called upon by
Col. John S. Bersey to furnish 81 Of
the 10,930 men who are being called
in the draft during May The quotas
of the various counties were made
public this morning.
Fred Holt. former business manager
of the Almanan, who resigned from
this position and left college last fall
to enlist in the United States army,
was in Alma Wednesday and today
left with other L. s. soldiers to drive
Liberty Trucks through to Baltimore.
Efforts are being made to give the
drafted men of the county a good
send off when they leave here Satur-
day morning for Columbus. 1t is
very probable that the Alma high
school cadets will be out in force. to-
gether with the fife and drum corps
of the school. A drill may be given
at that time by the cadets 1t would
not be amiss for Alma people to turn
out and give their friends rousing
sendotf, and aid the cadets and others.