Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Crystal visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Dell Perry was Toledo Wis
itor over the week end.
Mrs. +. w. Moore visited with
friends in Ithaca Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bennett spent
the week end at Blue lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Crisp were
Crystal lake visitors Sunday.
w. W. Cushing was in Toledo on
business the first of the week.
Fred Thureau Of Bay City IS visit
ing with Alma friends this week.
V. =. Cash, postmaster, was IN
Mt. Pleasant on business Tuesday.
Reuben Coleman visited with De-
troit friends the first of the week.
Leon Stinchcomb was in Bay City
the first of the week on business.
Clinton Seeley of Caro- visited with
Alma friends the latter part OF last
week.
One dining-room girl and a second
cook wanted. Apply Wright House
adv.
Mrs. f.. c. Crandell visited last
week at the home of her daughter IN
Gary, Ind.
Mrs. J. NJ. Peterson and son are
visiting with relatives in Chicago for
few weeks.
Miss Elaine Buhner of Baltimore
is a guest at the home of her aunt
Mrs. V. p. Cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Patterson and
family of Detroit visited with Alma
friends Saturday.
Dr. f. G. Sluyter, osteopathlc phy-
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
AI,,,o both nhones. 57-tf
Several good lots for sale at rea-
sonable prices. Inquire at Berman S
Junk Shop.-adv.
William Amsbury left Monday for
Alma cottage on the Manistee river
on a short fishing trip.
Alma lodge No. 244, F. d. A. Nj.
will confer second degrees Wednes-
day evening, August 20.
Howard Potter of Ithaca, county
commissioner of schools, was in the
city Monday on business.
DR.. Harry NJ. Crooks will preach
at the Presbyterian church in Mid
land this coming Sunday.
Miss Marie Banghart is visiting
with relatives in Chicago and Mil
waukee for few weeks.
David Minded of Grand Rapids,
former Alan boy, visited the first Of
the week with James Howe.
Miss Beatrice Koepfgen of Cass
City visited with Miss Helen Doane
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Mctaugh-
lin of st. Johns were Alma visitors
the latter part of last week.
Rev. Thomas c. r. Brownlow OF
Cadillac visited with Alma friends
the latter part of last week.
Ray Baker Of Davenport, Iowa, is
guest at the home of his parents Mr..
and Mrs. }. A. Baker, of this city.
Plums are now ripe. Bring your
basket. $500 to $3.50 bushel. One
half mile south of Superior street. 5.
H. .Epler.-adv.
Rex Devogt, manager of the Re
public baseball team, was in Chicago
on business for the organization the
first of the week.
Nj. A. Marlborough, who has zen
in Chicago on business for the past
few weeks returned to Alma the lat
ter part of last week.
You get twenty-four hour service,
and guaranteed French dry cleaning,
if you look for the gold lettered sign.
st. Alma Tailors-06-tf-c
Charles r. Murphy, mayor, James
G.. Kress, city attorney, and William
f. Reynolds, city manager, were In
Ithaca on business Friday
Mrs. V. p. Cash and daughter, Miss
Mildred, who have been spending the
summer months at the Cash farm
near Farwell, have returned to Alma.
Tn Robinson store club sixteen
members strong, left this afternoon
for Crystal lake, where they will en-
Joy a dancing and swimming party
this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bildson, son
Max, and daughter Marjorie, and
Mrs. NJ. d. Fisher of Elwell returned
Monday from an automobile trip
throuH northern Ontario.
Clarence Hulse, son of Mrs Mary
Hulse of this city, who has been with
the Army of Occupation sta
toned at Coblenz, Germany, returned
to his home i'm this city Saturday.
Miss Lola McCarty of this city
was among the graduates of the Mt.
Pleasant Normal at the commence
ment exercises held last Friday, and
received teachers life certificate.
ID. w. Robinson and Joseph Bist-
line, who have been in New York for
the past three weeks purchasing
stock for the Robinson stores, re-
turned to this city the latter part of
last week
DR.. and Mrs. Pettyiohn of Chicago
spent the week end and the first of the
week in Alma, guests at the home of
the formers brother, Charles Petty
john family. DR.. and Mrs. Pettyjohn
will be remembered as former Alma
residents.
Lieutenant Mark l.. Spinney of
Camp Grant, Illinois, visited at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs J.
ID. Spinney, over the week end. Mon
day he left for Detroit for few
days visit and today will return to
Camp Grant, where he expects to re-