Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Claude Rollin of this city

accepted position in Bay City.
Don't fail to see the new woolens
in the st. Alma Tailors' windows.-ad
c. r. Murphy spent the fore part of
the week at Bass Lake with his fam
lily.
G.. Archie Brown of Detroit was an
Alma visitor for short time Tues
day.
DR.. j. n. Day left yesterday for a
two day visit at Camp Custer Battle
Greek.
Don't forget the War Savings mass
meeting at the high school Friday
evening at 500
Floyd Glass left yesterday for
Mason, where he is visiting with rel
atives for a few days.
Louis Hudson is spending the week
visiting at Flint, Detroit and Camp
Custer, Battle Greek.
Mrs. Lew Convis of Box Elder,
Montana, visited with Alma friends
the fore part of the week
Editor Tisdale of The St. Louis
Leader was in the city on business
for a short time yesterday.
Major James A. Greene and wife of
Camp Custer, Battle Greek, visited
Alma friends Monday evening.
Sign for as many War Savings
Stamps as you can purchase. A paste
at these stamps is a paste at the
Kaiser.
If you can be interested in inter-
esting ads you will be interested in
the interesting adj at the top of this
page.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King left
Wednesday for Boston, where they
will visit with friends for the next
two weeks
Mrs. Frederick Soule and children
of Baltimore are guests at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Messenger, for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ j. Kellogg of
! Hastings spent the week end in this
city, guests at the home of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Scatter
good
The w. r. c. Thmble club will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Mary
Seaver Tuesday, July ,, for an all
day meeting. Pot luck dinner. S15
River avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carlton of New
York City, have returned to their
home after spending week in this
city, guests at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. K. b. Smith.
] Word has been received here of the
death of J. T. Peters, father of Mrs.
Ralph Ely, in California. He will be
remembered as former Alma furni-
ture dealer, member of the firm of
Peters & Dean.
Ira II. Mckinney of Marine City
spent the latter part of last week and
the week end in this city. Mr..
Mckinney is preparing to move with
his family to that city, where he is
manager of sugar factory.
David Mindell of Grand Rapids,
former Alma boy, was in the city
visiting with old friends Sunday.
Mindell, who has been an all state
half in high school football circles
for the past three years, expects to
enter Alma college this fall.
j.. A. Brown, dealer in general
merchandise at Forest Hill, has made
arrangements with the Fox River
Creamery company of Detroit where
by he will open cream station at his
store there and will ship cream daily.
Tests will be made every evening.
Charles d. Bolyard was taken to
the university hospital at Ann Arbor
for treatment last week, his mother.
Mrs. Bolyard, accompanying him
there. Mr. Bolyard was called there
the fore part of this week. when word
was received that the lad was worse.
A reception will be given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. G.. Rhodes
on State street Friday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. William II
Mason, who are leaving Alma for
Saginaw Rev. Mason has taken up
the passionate of the Warren Avenue
Presbyterian church in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. V. Wright and DR.. and Mrs.
X. b. Smith spent Sunday at CRYSTAL
'~'NS' eit OtNdSiOH DelnR the SytH
anniversary of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. Smith and the 18th ami
versary of the wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright.
Wallace Hill. who went to Big
Rapids early this spring, is reported |
as being very i'll at that place. His
mother, Mrs. w. Hill was called there
the fore part Of the week. II is hoped
that the condition of the young man
VIII have improved enough so that
ne can be brought home The latter
part of the week.
The Alma Record is in receipt of
letter from Donald b. Smith. who is
training at Scott Field. Illinois. for /
the aviation corps, in which he tells
few things about the field and CON I
ditions there, but which in view of the
shortness Of the letter will not be used
as Don has promished a good long let.
ter within a couple Of weeks. He
asks that the Alma Record no son,