Alma record., 1918-02-28
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

+. l.. Convis of Ithaca was in Alma
OH business Monday.
You will find the best bread il
Butter Cup wrappers. OFT
Elmer Francis Of Mt. Pleasant was
in the city on business Monday.
Attorney Chas. II. Goggin was in
St. Johns on legal business Friday.
| Attorney Chas. ii. Goggin was in
Ithaca on legal business Saturday.
J. j. Osborn was in Saginaw and
Bay City over the week end on busi-
ness.
Jack Pickford in Tom Sawyer
your childhood Idlehour, Fri
day.-adv.
Douglas Fairbanks in The Habit
of Happiness" - Idlehour, Wednes-
day.-adv.
Mrs. II. c.. Moore of this city spent
the week end visiting with her hus-
band in Flint
Mrs. j. w. Niblack returned the
latter part Of the week after a visit
with friends in Reading.
Get your order in for guaranteed
house paint; $500 gallon See Cook.
l09 S. Court Ave-, Alma-S1-2-p.
Rummage sale at Edison Moore
Co. Office on State street, March 1.
by Aid society of Presbyterian
church.-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. {. l.. VanNortwick
are enjoyisg visit from Mr.. and
Mrs Lloyd Martin of Defiance, Ohio,
for few days.
Mrs. William DeMuth of Owosso
is visiting with friends in this city.
She will be remembered as for
mcr Alma residest.
Mary Garden in "Thais s"-the story
of the saint who became a sinner and
the sinner who became a saint-Idle-
hour, Sunday.-adv.
Mrs. b. c. Button of Box Elder,
Montana, former resident Of this
city, is visiting with old time Alma
friends for a short time.
A. Z. Sheldon Of Alma college left
the first of the week on business
trip through the southern part Of
the state in the interests of the col
lege
Monday afternoon, March /, the
the Woman's club of this city will
hold its annual meeting at the
Wright House at which time the
election of officers will be held.
Dr.. T. J. Carney and DR.. A. X.
Wheeler of the Gratiot draft board
were in Saginaw Monday attending a
school of instruction held for doc
tors. who are aiding in the draft
beard work.
Word has been received here on
the death of David Putnam, the in
fant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard
Cook of Madison, Wis, last Thurs
lay Mr.. Cook will be remembered
mere as a son of Professor and Mrs. !
A. P. Cook of this city.
The Garden club will meet with
Mrs. Lamb, sO3 State street, Satur- !
lay, March , at 3 p. m. Everyone
in arising either flowers
jr vegetables in or near Alma is !
asked to join the Garden club Of
Alma. Dues are only 25c the year.
The Alma college basket ball sea-
son, locally at least, will be closed !
,ext week by the Ypsi Normal Alma !
game on Friday and the Adrian game
)n Saturday. Both games promise |
20 be thrillers, such as was the Kazoo |
game. Both Of these teams defeat
ID Alma away from homo.
The teachers Of Alma high school
asst Friday rendered great assist
ance to the Gratiot county draft !
board The instructors who for the
irst time received vacation on
birthday, put it aside
and aided in typing on cards, data
taken from the questionaires of the !
various registered men of the !
county.
The sugar shortage at Alma is !
causing many Alma families to go
'weetless for several days at time. !
When someone passes the word that
a certain store has received sack
If sugar it Immediately becomes the
.he mecca Of all Alma shoppers, and
all too frequently number arrive
too late TO get in the lineup and re-
ceiye the pound of sugar Reports
from the government indicates that
he situation will be better shortly.
A Stewart, electrical resident en-
gineer of the Central Michigan Light !
( Power company, was badly burned
last Thursday evening at the sub
station, while attempting TO place a
fuse in $500 volt fuse box, cos
structed of iron. As soon as the con-
,act was made, a short took place in
The wires which burned out the trans
former. A fash of fire therefrom
flashed across his face, ,injurirg him