Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Deluxe ice cream.-77-tf-c.

A. w. Davis was in Saginaw this
week on business.
j. c. Chick was in Grand Rapids
Tuesday on business.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers O2-tf-c
Sheriff Alfred Willert of Ithaca,
was in the city yesterday on business.
The wheel factory is sure go. If
interested in stock see. j. W. Blakely.
adv.
The Civic League will meet with
Mrs. w. A. Bahlke, COS State street,
Friday August l.
DR.. +. G.. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma. both phones. Stiff
Arthur Donnelly of Detroit, former
resident of this city, visited with
Alma friends yesterday.
Ellis Morey Of Wichita, Kansas,
visited his nephew, Allen Mercy, the
later part of last week.
City Treasurer ID. W. Adams has
been confined to his home during the
past week because of illness.
c. A. Miller, manager of the Idle
hour theatre, is in Illinois this week
on a several days business trip.
You get twenty-four hour service
and guaranteed French dry cleaning
if you look for the gold lettered sign,
st. Alma Tailors.-adv.
The Gratiot County Good Health
Society will hold a business meeting
at the First State Bank, Friday even
ing, July 25 Members requested to
attend.
p. w. Creaser went to Detroit the
latter part of last week and there
met his son, Clyde, who was return
ing from several months service in
Russia
John b. Grosskopf has returned
from Harbor Springs, where he has
been packing and shipping his house
hold furniture to this city, which will
become his future home.
a large number Of Alma people
drove TO s.. Louis late Yesterday
afternoon, when the fire department
was called TO that city, expecting to
see a large fire, but the prompt re-
Spouse OF the departments of the two
cities did away with such a posi-
bility.
James Klein, former resident of
this city, has returned from overseas
service and received his discharge
lac is now visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Simon Messenger of this
city Mr. Klein expects to return
to Canton, Ohio. and resume his for
mer position there,
a party consisting of ". o. Hutch
inson and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Mnn, and Morris Howell of this
city and Mr. and Mrs Henry Young.
Mr. and Mrs Bear Beard and Mrs.
Ida Murwin of Arcadia spent Sun
day az the home Of l.. II Murwin Of
this city, the occasion being Mrs. L.
III. MWwns birthday.
Private Clyde Creaser has returned
from Russia, secured his discharge
and returned to bis home IN this city
the first Of the week. MIR. Creaser
had many interesting experiences
during the several months that he
was in the land of the Gar with the
allied troops. He is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. p. W. Crcascr Of this city.
The new iiltering station for Stick
ney d Swarthout at the corner of
Pine and East Superior St. is rapidly
nearing completion and promises to
give Alma gas filling station at
least the equal of any to be found in
the larger cities Of the state. The
entire gas station is to be given n
stucco finish which, it is expected.
viii be started within a few DAYS.
BY Saturday evening all of the bill
boards Of the city and the surround
ing territory, and other vantage
places will be placardcd with the
gayly colored pictures ofthe thrill
ing scenes which are to be seen when
the Sells-Floto circus comes to Alma
on August g. The advance car Of the
circus is expected here Friday, and
the posters will be Immediately put
up, causing thrills of anticipation in
the hearts and minds of Alma's
youngsters.
Lieutenant Arthur A. McNabb. ar
rived in New York on July 9 and on
the following day received his dis
charge from the service and is again
back in Alma, and has resumed his
work with DR. T. }. Carney. DR..
MeNabb saw some very interesting
service in Europe during the great
war, a considerable part of which
took place in the Balkan states, and
could tell many glowing stories, re-
garding his experience. if one could
draw them out.