Alma record., 1919-04-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Who is Houdini?- adv.

Buy the best. Buy DeLuxe.-77-tf
VIM $. Hart branding Broad
way" Idlehour, Sunday.-ady.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. O2-tf-c
Fatty" Arbuckle in Love COM
| ing-adv.
DR.. +. c. Sluyter. osteopathic ply
sician, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma. both phones. 57-tf
G.. j. Maier & Co. carry a complete
line of ladies' silk hose. in all colors.
adv.
Fred W. Goodies has sold his resi-
dence on Gratiot avenue to Jack
Robson.
J William A. Bahlke was in Lansing
the first of the week on legal busi
ness.
Mrs. Jotham Allen and Mrs. f. G..
Sluyter were in Grand Rapids yester-
day.
Professor II. NJ. MacCurdy Of Alma
college is in Ann Arbor on business
this week
Gray brown and fawn shades in
ladies' silk hose at c. J. Maier &
Co. s.-adv.
John S. Caple, who has been
spending the winter in New York and
Toledo, has returned to this city.
Lady, if you are interested in easy
living read the ads Of G.. v Wright's
at the top of this page and on page
seven.-adv.
Alfred K. Smith was in Chicago
last week attending the National
Convention of Modern Woodmen of
America.
James II. Breese of the Michigan
Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids Wis
tied with Mrs. r. NJ. Osborn at the
Masonic Home Friday.
Mrs c. Bartelle and mother of Mt
Pleasant visited with Mrs. Rachel NJ
Osborn at the Michigan Masonic
Home here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Sullivan. who
have been spendig the past few
months in Florida. returned to their
home in Alma Monday.
The Alma State Savings bank very
kindly donated a suite Of rooms over
the bank for hte use of the Victory
Loan committee, wher the loan head
quarters have been established.
The annual melting of Alma Chap
ter No 43, o. f.. s.. will be held
Friday evening. April 4. Election Of
officers will be held The meeting will
be called promptly at 1880.
Sheriff Alfred Willert of Ithaca
was in Alma yesterday on official
business connected with the trial Of
Mrs. Johnson. which starts at Mt.
Pleasant Tuesday.
Robert Davies, brother of A. +.
Davies, general Superintendent of the
Republic Motor Truck Company Inc,
has returned to his home, after two
years of active service with the
\ Canadian Royal Air forces.
BY action of the council Tuesday
evening the pool and billiard halls
Of Alma may remain open until mid
night during the summer months,
while the daylight saving law has
the clocks set ahead one hour.
Attention Is called TO the fact that
I Monday being election day the banks
of the city will be closed all day. The
Republic pay day will come on Satur-
day, April 5, instead of Monday. April
:, for this reason and the banks will
remain open Saturday evening.
Floyd Helman, son of j. ID. Helman
of this city. and Miss Lillian Laurene
have been married in Los Angeles,
according to word .eceived here. Mr..
Helman went to Los Angeles about
a year ago to accept a position with
the Republic assembly plant there.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Saginaw
Presbytery will hold its annual meet
ing in the Presbyterian church Thurs
day and Friday, April 10 and IL.
Speakers from New York and Chi
cago will be presen: Everyone is
most cordially invited.
Fred Rowland has accepted a po-
sition as assistant sales manager for
the X-Cel-All company, and will have
direct charge of the sales work in
the State of Michigan. lie started
work with the Alma company Mon
day
Miss Gladys Bradner left Monday
for Lodi, California. where she will
visit her parents for the coming two
months. before returning to Chicago
to resume her study. She has been
a guest at the nome OF Mr. AMI Ms
+. l.. Smith for several days
Tuesday evening Sheriff Alfred
WIllert arrested Chester Welch al
Ashley. who with others is said to
have stolen two sacks Of clover seed
valued at over $1,000 He is in jail
at Ithaca. and a search is being con.
Quoted for the other parties. Welct
formerly lived in this vicinity.
J The police report for the month OF
March, submitted to the city council
Tuesday evening. shows three arrest.
for the month, including one drunk
-Four investigations were conducted
during the month and nine boys un.
der the age Of sixteen were reported
for violations of the curfew ordi.