Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-13
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Wanigas at Brunner's.-64-tf
Smoke the best, Wanigas.-64-tf
+. Y. Cooper was in Ithaca on bust
ness Monday.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. O2-tf-c
BE sure TO see "The Squaw Man."
Idlehour, Sunday.-adv.
Excellent attractions az the Idle
hour every night.-adv.
I J. y. Sp:nney, city attorney, was
in Ithaca on business Monday.
The Woman's club will meet with
Mrs. III. III. Soule Monday, February
IT,
After you have tried the rest, try
the best St Alma Dry Cleaners
adv.
See Frank Mcintyre IN TOO Fat
to Fight" ldlehour, Wednesday,
adv.
Attorney c. II. Goggin was in
Ithaca on legal Enthusiastically and
Tuesday.
Mary Pickford takes milk bath
in Johanna Enlists," Idlehour, Mon
| udl."duN.
Attorney f. J. Lyon of st. Johns
was in the city on business the first
of the week.
Dr. +. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma. both phones. 57-tf
= Fred Slater returned the later
part of last week from a several
days business trip to Chicago.
Howard Potter of Ithaca, county
school commissioner, was an Alma
visitor the latter part of last week.
Morris Messenger left Saturday
for Baltimore, Md, where he will
visit with relatives for the next few
| weeks.
President H. NJ. Crooks of Alma
college gives the commencement adj
dress at the commencement at Jack
son high school tonight.
Pomona grange met at Ithaca
Saturday, February S. Mrs. Dora
| Stockman of Lansing, lecturer of the
state grange. was the speaker.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter
ian church will meet at the home of
Mrs Bert Eckert, COS State street, on
Tuesday afternoon, February Is.
| Mrs. f. A. scarborough of Big
Rapids has returned home after hav-
ing spent several days visiting with
her husband, +. A. scarborough.
/ Mr. and Mr.. +. w. Ruggles re-
turned the latter part of last week
from Daytonia, Florida, where they
have been spending the past month.
| "Home coming" dance at the St.
| Alma Academy, over the post office,
next Monday night Soldiers and
sailors in uniform admitted free
/ adv.
/ c. 5. Darragh was in Grand Rapids
| yesterday purchasing dishes and 9TH
er equipment for the Gratot County
| clubhouse.
| Morris Tinckley has received his
discharge from the Great Lakes
training station and is visiting at the
home Of his mother, Mrs A. L. Hop
kins of this city
| Mrs. +. l.. Brown has received
/ word from the Canadian authorities
to the effect that her son, Ivan, Of
the Canadian army. is very i'll in a
hospital in England.
= The Civic Improvement league will
: hold its February meeting Friday
afternoon, February IA. Rev. j.
I Frank jackson will address the meet
ing on the plans for the new reading
room.
Ice cream specials for Saturday,
Sunday and Monday. February 10, Is
and II. We will sell chocolate and
vanilla ice cream at thirty cents per
pound. These are the lowest prices
ever offered here on these De Luxe
Candy Company, State street. sl-l-c
The Alma fire department was
called out twice Sunday, once to a
residence on Orchard street, where "A
small fire had started No damage
was done. About an hour later
the department was called out
the second time, again being called to
the northwestern part of the city,
some dried grass near the railroad
having caught fire
Word has been received here to the
effect that j. w. Barron and b. A.
Hayes, both former residents of this
city, have taken charge of the Vir-
/ ginia Hotel at Columbus. Ohio. hav-
ing purchased lease which still has
eight years 10 run. The hotel has
$50 rooms and 100 baths. They for
merly managed the Favorite hotel at
| Piqua, Ohio. Mr. Barron will be re-
membered as a former manager of
the Wright House in this city.
| Harold is the name Of a cunning
| little pressman who arrived in this
city Sunday seeking employment
The young man has an application
! with The Record for position, AT
which he hopes to START in the near
future. For the time being he has
"A pressing engagement cooling for hi:
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Leo Fandell, of South State street
and is filling their hearts with de
light, and causing Leo TO wax elo
quent when he tells of the new ar.
rival, about whom he never tire:
when voicing the virtues Of tn,
young fellow.