Alma record., 1919-04-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Wanigas at Brunner's.-64-tf

| Stewart Taylor was Saginaw Wis.
itor Saturday.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. O2-tf-C
Guaranteed French dry cleaning at
the St. Alma Tailors' adv.
Billie Burke in return showing OF
"Peggy"-Liberty, Sunday.-adv.
+. NJ. Wood was in Grand Haven
on business the first of the week.
Don't miss Tom Moore in "A Mar
and His Money. y."-Idlehour Wednes-
day.-adv.
Don't fail TO see the living models
! at The Gaffney Style Shop next Tues
day.-adv.
Idlehour Friday, Marguerite Clark
in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch.-adv.
Leave your laundry with the Alma
News Co. We guarantee service and
satisfaction.-adv.
DR.. +. G.. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
sician, State Savings Bank Building
Alma, both phones. 57-tf
J. b. Martin was in Detroit during
the past week for the Republic Motor
Truck Company Inc.
Harry Jackson of Detroit is a guest
at the home of his father. Rev. J.
Frank Jackson this week.
Why wait for your dry cleaning so
long? Twenty-four hour service at
the St. Alma Tailors. adv
Pathe is four TO six weeks ahead
on latest popular hits June records
are here. At Smiths.-adv.
George Glow was in Grand Rapids
on business for the Republic Motor
Truck Company Inc. last week.
The Arcadia Ladies Aid society will
meet at the grange hall for an after
noon meeting Thursday, May /.
Mrs. Ashley Price of Durand is
visiting at the home of relatives in
this city for few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs X. j. Fraker, who
have been spending the winter in
! Florida, have returned TO their home
in this city.
THE Midnight Patrol" moves fast
er than the action of a Browning
machine gun.-Liberty, Tuesday and
Wednesday.-adv
Your laundry work will be we'll
done if you let us send it to Writer'S
at Saginaw for you. We call for
and deliver Alma News Co-adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Romaine Clark left
Monday for Pasadena, California.
where Mr.. Clark will resume his law
practice. They will make their flu
ture home in that city
Bishop Williams will make his an
nual visit to st. Johns church on
Friday, May ,, at 1880 p m. The
rite of confirmation will be admin
istered at this service
The young peoples Sunday school
class will give play entitled, The
New Minister" at the Presbyterian
church Friday. April 25, at 500 p
m, for piano fund. Admission 35c
9l-2-p
Earl c. Clapp, proprietor of Clapp's
hardware store, was taken to Saginaw
the later part of last week suffering
from appendicitis. Late reports in
dicate that he is much better and may
not De operated upon.
Major James A. Greene, Judge ad-
vocate, will return TO this city from
France about July l. and will again
take up his residence here and re-
sumo his practice which was dropped
when he went into the service
The Republic baseball team will
play return game with the Mt
Pleasant Normals this next Tuesday.
The next home game is expected TO
be the bout which has been scheduled
for May 10 with the Bay City team
Of the Michigan Ontario league
The Misses McLaren received word
Monday Of the death Of their brother
in-law. 5. w. Knapp. in Detroit. Full
arrangements for funeral have not
been completed. Burial will be made
in Alma the latter part of this week.
Roy LaForge, postoffice Inspector,
and V. =. Cash. postmaster, Inspected
kensington Heights subdivision Tues
day with an idea Of extending the
mail delivery system in the eastern
part Of the city. 1t Will be extended
out Michigan avenue to the Ruggles
residence, and on other streets, where
there are sidewalks.
Captain Ward Royce. of the 9th
Engineers, recently returned from
France, and with his wife has been
visiting relatives at the homes Of
Charles Ward and Henry Brewbaker
during the past few days. Captain
Royce's experience across the water
has been very interesting He is the
son Of Mrs. Geo. A. Royce.
Miss Sue Whitbeck has taken
charge of the dining room at the
Gratiot club, the dining room having
been reopened under her manage
ment. She is highly recommended in
this work. and is expected to give the
club the finest dining room service in
this part Of the state. An advertise
ment for the Gratiot club dining room
will be found on another page
Alger H. Wood Of the S5th division
has received his discharge at Camp
Custer, Battle Greek, and has re-
turned to this city Wood went into
the service about year ago. and
after about six weeks at Custer went
to France with the S5th division For
"a time he was on special work. and it
was not until "A day or so before the
armistice was signed, that he started
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