Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


Smoke the best, Wanigas.-64-tf
: Victory Bread best by taste.-69-4C
j. j. Osborn was Bay City visitor
: Monday.
Fred Slater is in Saginaw on bust
ness this week.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. 02-tf-s
NJ. A. Marlborough left the first OF
: the week for Chicago on a business
trip.
Mrs. William Graham visited with
Breckenridge friends the latter part
of last week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. +. j. Murphy
of Grove ave. an Sl9 pound son, Mon
day, November IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Frantsos are at
Mt. Clemens, where Mr.. Frantsos IS
taking treatments.
DR.. f. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma. both phones. 57-tf
Mrs. +. T. Lamb entertained a
number of soldiers with a luncheon at
the high school Sunday
+. l.. Smith was in Bay City on
business Monday for the Republic
Motor Truck company.
f.. j. Mccall, editor Of the Mt.
Pleasant Times, was an Alma visitor
for a few hours Tuesday.
Mrs. c. F. Gallagher of Toledo was
guest last week at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. II. n. Stoddard.
Mrs. a. Milligan and daughter,
Alice, spent the week end in Brock
enridge, guests at the home of rela-
tives.
Hair work ordered from Mrs. S. l..
Wright of Belding will be delivered
November Is to 22, when she will be
IN Alma 6S-t-c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bartlett left
the first Of the week for Lynn Haven,
Florida. where they will spend the
winter months.
Make no mistake in location.
Watch for the gold-lettered sign, st.
Alma Tailors, for best work in dry
cleaning
Mrs. Leo Schaffer Of Elm Hall was
in this city last week aiding in caring
for H. n. Stoddard, who is very i'll
with pneumonia.
Mary w Fookes, who is attending
st. Joseph's academy at Monroe. re
Gently received a prize there for
perfect test in Bible study.
Mrs. Geneveive Brewbaker left the
latter part Of the week for Washing
ton. D. c.. where she expects to be
employed in government work.
A large number of young ladies
from the Republic entertained some
of the soldiers, who We're here, at the
Park House St. Louis, Saturday eve
ming
Lieutenant T. Arnold Robinson Of
Kelly Field. Texas, is visiting with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j W. Rob
inson, this week. Lieut.. Robinson has
orders to report at Lake Charles,
where MS furlough ends.
Miss Jennie Ferris has accepted a
position as an instructor In the Hill
crest school, taking the place Of Mrs.
Retta Shall, who has been trans
ferred to the kindergarten depart
ment in the primary building
The W r. {. Thimble club will
meet at the home Of Mrs Nellie
Bildson on Gratiot ave, Wednesday,.
November 20, at 2:30. Matters of
/ Importance will come up and all mem
L 4..l 10.
The automobile belonging to W T.
Gunther was stolen Thursday eve
ming, and officers have been unable u
locate it SO far. The machine is an
Overland, model So, license number
l66, 400 No clue has been found as
yet
K. 3. Wagner, manager of the Ora
tiot County Gas company, who has
been in the southern states for the
past six weeks, looking after his gas
interests in that section Of the coun
try, has returned to his home in this
city.
Rev Louis Brook of Howell was in
Alma Tuesday visiting with old
friends, before leaving for Camp
Taylor, Louisville, Ky. He re
Gently was given a commission as
chaplain and ordered TO report. He
is "A trustee Of Alma college.
The police report for the month
shows just one arrest, this being the
smallest number in any month since
the police force was established
year ago The report mentions that
several women were sent to Bay City
during the month for treatment.
Mrs. Charles Ellis of Pine River
township has returned from Carson
vile where she has been caring for
her daughter for the past three
weeks. The daughter, who has been
i'll with influenza, returned with her,
the schools there Of which she is the
principal, being closed because Of the
epidemic.
FACT ALMA