Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Miss Winifred Fookes is the guest
of Catherine Wynne in Ann Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Marlborough
are enjoying a short vacation at Bass
lake.
Miss Martha Mulvey is the guest
of Katherine Mcnamara on Park
avenue.
Ithaca spent Sunday in Alma, guests
at the McLaren home on West Cen
ter street.
Fred Moffatt of Breckenridge was
in Alma on business for a short time
on Tuesday
Glenn Campbell left the latter part
of last week for visit with his sister
in Louisiana.
York Borland spent the week end
in Saginaw, a guest at the home Of
his parents in that city.
The ST. Alma Tailors wish to an
nounce they are receiving their new
fall stock of goods.-adv.
r. II. Patrick and John w Wright
of Detroit were in the city the first
of the week on business.
The st. Alma Tailors have been re-
painting and decorating the interior
of their store this week.
Connor's brick ice cream Saturday
and Sunday. Winslow Bros drug
store, opposite city halliday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Knapp of De-
troit are guests at the McLaren home
OF
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid socie-
ty will meet with Mrs. c. II. Smith on
West End street Tuesday, July 30.
DR. and Mrs. J. N Day left Tues
day morning for Houghton Lake
where they will enjoy a short vaca-
ton.
Mrs. V. p. Cash and daughter, Miss
Mildred, who are spending the sum-
mer at Farwell, spent the week end in
this city.
V. S. Hollenbeck. who has been in
a hospital in Detroit for sometime,
has returned to this city much i'm
proved in health.
r. b. Wagner, manager Of the Ora
tiot County Gas company, was called
to Grand Rapids Tuesday by the
death of an uncle.
Dell Perry was taken to the hospital
the latter part of last week and oper-
ated upon for appendicitis. He is
reported as making a good recovery.
The Ladies' Guild Of st. Johns
church will serve ice cream and cake
at the home of Mrs. Ed Hannah, 42s
State street, Saturday, July 81. 1922
Charles Ogle, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Ogle of this city, had the mis-
fortune to break his arm Friday, the
second time this year that it has been
broken.
Thomas Bates of Kelly Field, Tex,
formerly with the Republic, was here
last week visiting with old Alma
friends. Tom expects to go lover
there" before long.
Recruiting Officer Krohn, who
opened naval recruiting office here
during the early part Of the month,
has received orders to go to Alpena
and open an office.
+. l.. Smith left yesterday for Scott
Field, H., where he will visit with his
son, Donald, after which he will go to
Kansas City on business for the Re
public Motor Truck Company Inc
Clyde Markham for sometime an
employe Of the Republic Motor Truck
company, has moved to Pompeii
where he has been appointed as an
K. +. ID. mail carrier.
Workmen are now remodeling the
Goodies store in the opera house block,
getting it ready for the J. c. Penney
company store which will be moved
into that location the latter part of
the month.
Mrs. p. G. Taylor, Mrs. Hubert
Foster, Mrs. Howard Chatterton, Mrs.
Thomas Battles and Mrs. Athlela
Taylor Of Mt. Pleaant were guests Of
Mrs. NJ. A. Holmes and daughter last
Thursday.
Fred Soule of Baltimore is a guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Messenger Mrs. Soue and children
have been visiting at the home of her
parents for some time, and Mr. Soule
joined them just as soon as possible
Rev. FIR. Mulvey, formerly pastor
of st. st. Marys Catholic church in
Alma, was promoted to the head of
all the chaplains of the S5th division
just before the departure of that divi-
sion from Camp Custer.
James Stauffer was in Detroit the
! latter part of last week and took
the naval examination Saturday he
will leave for the Great Lakes Train
ing Station TO go into training
Stauffer is no stranger in the ranks
of Uncle Sans boys, having served
one enlistment in the u. S. army.
James f. Mitchell was in Grand
Rapids the latter part of last week.
DIR. A. j. Harpin and wife of Wor-
cester, Mass, are guests of their
uncle, +. w. Ruggles, this week. Miss
Anna Demers of Worcester and Mr..
and Mrs. A. o Harpin of that city
are also guests at the Ruggles home
this week.
Word was recently received from
Edwin p. Mahr with the A. +. F.
France. Ed. described life in a dug
out with three others, doctor from
Ohio, lieutenant and a first aid man
from Detroit. While the others were
sleeping our Alma boy was on guard