Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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Saginaw today.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. 02-tf-c
DIR. r. J. Graham was in Detroit on
business Tuesday.
The "Winslow Service" makes gift
buying easy.---adv.
Mrs. n. F.. Saad visited friends
High grade pianos for sale at
Grinnell Bros, 305 Woodwork. Cliff
in Saginaw Saturday.
Deulah Johnson spent Sunday in
Mt Pleasant at the home Of rela-
tives.
Dr. f. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
sician. State Savings Bank Building.
Alma. both phones. 67-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Vandeventer
of Ithaca spent Sunday at the home
of ID. l.. Sharrar.
Liberty Bonds will be accepted in
payment on suit or overcoat at the
ST. Alma Tailors. adv.
F. l.. Smith was in Saginaw on bus
mess for the eRpublic Motor Truck
company Tuesday.
The famous Parker Lucky Curve
fountain pens, guaranteed by Wins
low Bros-adv.
Murvin Sluyter and family left the
first of the week for California, where
they will make their future home.
The ladies Of the Baptist church
Will hold a baked goods sale at the
gas office, Saturday, December Ia.
Ed. Wolfe has returned to his home
in this city after a four weeks bus
mess trip IN the Canadian northwest.
II. c. Moore of Flint, former cash
ier Of the Alma State Savings bank,
was in the city on business yesterday.
Lieut.. Efford Beverly of Washing
ton, ID. c., is visiting at the home of
his parents in this city for a short
time.
A special meeting of the Alma
chapter, No. AZ, O. +. s., viii be held
Friday evening, December Is, for
initiation.
A special meeting Of the L. o. O.
NJ. is called for next Tuesday, Dec.
II All members requested TO be
present. adv.
The Athena Literary society will
entertain the members of the 1918
football team at the high school Fri
day evening
Mrs Daniel Wilson of Lansing
spent the week end in this city, a
guest of Mrs. Halstead at the home
of A. A. Chick
Mrs w. S. Turck and Mrs. George
A. Royce left Wednesday for Sea
Breeze. Florida, where they will
! spend the winter.
Leave your order for that Christ
mas suit with the st. Alma Tailors
on or before the 10th. Delivery on
time guaranteed.-adv
Mrs. II. NJ. Durham. ST.. left today
for Grand Rapids. where she will
visit with her son, J. VI. Durham,
and family for a few days.
| The Home Lumber 4 Fuel Co. have
hard coal in transit. If you have an
untitled order please communicate
with them promptly.-adv.
II. NJ Crooks, president of Alma
college, who has been in New York
City on business for the past ten
days. returned to Alma yesterday.
Remember the Christmas buildings
will be sold December II at the gas
Office. Miss Smith of the Domestic
Science department is chairman.-ad.
Mrs. c. A. Miller, who has been
| spending the past three months in
/ California, returned to her home in
this city the latter part of last week.
Mr.. Miller is expected TO return this
week
/ Word has been received here that
two former college men, among the
! first 10 see service in France, have
/ been wounded They are Gordon
French and Tacitus Gies.
Mrs G.. S. Ward has left for Oar
. hngton, S. c., where she will visit for
a short time, after which she will go
to Sea Breeze, Florida, where she will
spend the winter months with Mrs.
Turck and Mrs. Royce.
Company 81, Michigan State
Troops, will hold inspection on Tues
day evening of next week This will
> ~ e'NBHi1 9tl X " al lliilt
, to make his report on the equipment
10 the quartemaster general at Lam
sing before January /
Clarence Wheeler, who for the past
year has been conducting the Seaver
House at Ithaca, has returned to
Alma to make his home About the
first of the year he will open a real
estate Office in the Merchants Realty
block. He has traded the Seaver
blouse in Ithaca for the Thomas Mer-
rill farm near Saginaw.
The foundation walls of the new
pumping station on East Superior
street We're completed last week and
the fore part of this week the work
men were busy filling the concrete
, forms for the concrete walls Of the
first story Of the structure, in which
the pumps are to be located.
These walls were completed this
morning and as soon as the concrete
sets, the brick work for the second