Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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W. a. Bahlke, attorney, was in De
troit Tuesday on legal business.
Robert Grabowsky spent Christ
mas in Bay City, guest Al the home
Of relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. {. 4. Ogle are the
parents Of boy. born TO them last
Thursday evening.
DR.. +. 6. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
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Alma, both phones. 6-tf
George =. Stone Of Ithaca was in
Alma on business the latter part Of
last week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. William Minus spen;
the week end in Saginaw. guests at
the home Of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ NJ Barker and
daughter, Miss Merry, spent Christ
mas with friends in Detroit
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Porter Of
Aurora, Illinois, are spending the hol-
days in this city with relatives.
w. o. Shelly left Saturday for
Kitchner, Ontario, where he is spend
ing the holidays with his parents.
Harry Helmer, coach of the Alma
college athletic teams, is spending the
holidays with his family at Parma
Mrs. Walter Niet and son, Stan
ley. Of Chicago are visiting with rela-
tives IN this city during the holidays.
Miss Edith Cook OF Cleveland is
spending the holidays at the home of
her parents, Prof and Mrs. Albert p.
Cook.
Malcolm Wilcox spent Christmas
in Mancelona, a guest at the home Of
relatives.
Lefty" Pipp Of Grand Rapids, first
baseman for the New York Amer
leans was an Alma visitor the latter
part Of last week.
M. and Mrs. II. VI. Page left the
first OF the week for Rockford. Hi
nois, where they will visit with their
daughter for the next three weeks.
Alonzo Beshgetoor Of Cleveland,
who Is IN government chemical re-
search work there, is spending the
holidays with relatives in this city.
Mrs. II. NJ. Dpnham. Sr., returned
the latter part of last week from a
several days visit with her son, j. NJ.
Durham, and family at Grand Rap
ids
Robert Notestein, who has been IN
the government service at Washing
ton, d. G., is spending tho holidays
at the home of his parents, Professor
and Mrs. F. n. Notestein.
Tho factory and Offices of the Re
public Motor Truck Company Inc.
were closed yesterday. all day, so
that the employees of the company
might enjoy Christmas q. with their
families.
Recently while loading sand from
a sand pit on the Burton Gee farm,
Nielsen Long. a farmer living near
this city. dug up skull. and shovel,
the handle Of which had rotted away.
/. is believed that the skull is that Of
an Indian.
At the special meeting of the city
council Monday evedng Dewey
Hutchinson Was given permission TO
place Il l25-gallon gasoline tank in
front Of his garage on West Superior
street, under the supervision Of the
city engineer.
Word has been received here that
Miss Helen Cook, daughter Of Prof.
and Mrs. Albert p Cook, who has
been employed in the ordnance de-
partment at Washington, has been
advanced 20 the auditors department.
and win continue in government en-
ploy
Mr. and Mrs Francis King enter
tanned az the Hotel Del Coronado,
Coronado, Cal, on December Is. at
an informal dinner party Among
the guests were Ensign and Mrs.
Keith Eaton. Ensign Peck. Ensign
Lake. and Ensign Henry King. Mr.
and Mrs. King are spending the win
ter at Coronado.
Monday evening the city council
voted, on recommendation Of the
electric light committee, to change
the bulbs on the boulevard system
from 6 10 so watt bulbs and keep the
lights burning all night in the future
The clause affected in the contract
with the Central Michigan Light &
Power company will be changed AZ a
result, consent having been given by
the company.