Alma record., 1918-02-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

United States army.
George Blisch left yesterday for a
short trip to Detroit.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Gun wrappers. O2-tf
Henry Mcnamara was in Bay City
OIL business Wednesday.
Kelly S. Scarf Of Ithaca was in
Alma on legal business Wednesday.
Sheriff Newell Bradford Of Ithaca
was in the city on business yesterday.
Charles Goggin was in Ithaca on
legal business the fore part of the
week.
Mary Pickford in The Little Prin-
,, cess"-Idlehour Sunday and Monday.
adv.
Prosecuting Attorney Ora L. Smith
of Ithaca was in the city on business
yesterday.
The greatest serial ever screened,
"The Hidden Hand"-Idlehour to-
night.-adv.
Coming-"For the Freedom of the
World"-the biggest show Of the year
-Idlehour.--adv.
Elsie Ferguson in THE Rise of Jen-
ME Cushing" show you are sure TO
like-Idlehour. Thursday.-adv
A. w. Davis returned the fore part
of the week from a several days bus
iress trip to Saginaw and Bay City.
Mrs. William Gerber of Grand
Rapids is a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Gerber of this city.
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Greek on business Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of this coming week.
In your quest for war literature
visit the Alan Free Reading room
On almost any topic you will be sup
piled.
Mrs. William A. Bahlke left Tues
DAY for New York City, where she will
visit with Mrs. j. II. Lancashire for
few weeks.
l.. ID. Sigler of Cadillac, former
manager Of the Alma plant Of Swift
d Co. of this city, was in Alma on
business yesterday
The Presbytery Fortnightly society
will meet at the home of Mrs. +. w.
Creaser on State street. Tuesday
evening. February II.
Mrs. Mary Moe Of Rockford, Michi-
gan, arrived in this city few days
ago and will spend the balance Of the
winter with her daughter, Miss Faith
Moe.
Mr.. and Nathan Wise living on
Philadelphia avenue are receiveing
fluctuations upon the arrival of a
baby girl, known as Marybeth, on
January 9th.
Ben Brook was in Lansing Saturday
fol the draft examination, which he
passed. He has returned here until
such time as he may be called upon
to report for army service.
The Gratiot County Good Health
society will meet Monday evening at
500 p. m., In the Wright House
Parlors. All members are urged to
be present at this meeting.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Church of Christ very pleasantly sur
prised Mrs. j. $. Raum yesterday at
her home. An all day meeting was
held and a pot luck dinner was served
Will Carbino, residing east of this
city, was called TO Saginaw Wednes-
day morning by telegram announc-
ing the death of his sister. The re-
mains will be brought TO Alma for
| burial
Henry Mapes returned the fore part
of the week from short visit with
/ his son at Pontiac. While there he
purchased some residence property
and expects to move to that city
about April /.
The Alma fire department was
called To the home of William Ans
bury Friday morning, where small
roof fire had started. II was extin-
! 2uished with a small amount OF
damage, estimated at about 500.
The Parent-Teachers' club will meet
al the union school building. Friday
February 18th at 3 p. m. There will
be a short talk on Red Cross work
and Miss Cone will render "The Ser.
want in the House" Everyone invited
Speed" Narrance, member of the
Alma college NJ. l. A. A. championship
football team, who enlisted in the ar
my in November and is now stationed
at Camp Grant, Illinois, visited with
Alma friends the fore part Of tn,
week.
-Four members of the Republic Mo
tor Truck company force will leav,
this week for Los Angeles, California
to take charge of various department.
Of the new Republic assembly plan,
on the coast. George II. Peery viii
have charge of the plant. His famil,
will accompany him to the coast. II
A. Hawley will go as chief accountant
Walter keene as superintendent Of
the new plant.
The Monday closing hours work 1
hardship upon weekly newspaper off
ces throughout the country. becaus,
taey are forced to do in two day.
what ordinarily requires three days tc
accomplish. To &c c,omplish it, it is ne
essary to cut down on the amount OF
hcme news matter to a considerable,
extent, but we are expected to obey
orders, whether we like them or not
Friends of the Record who sent
items for publication will please senc
them as early in the week as possibl,