Alma record., 1919-06-19

Detroit, where he expects to be en-
ployed in the future.
DO you like tangles? See Christ
pher Junior" Tuesday June "a. Alma
high school, 500 p. m. lOO-l-c
Paul Field was AT Caro- Friday and
Saturday, where he acted as umpire
at the county field meet held there.
Carl f. Gallagher, city clerk. is the
owner of a new Studebaker automo-
bile.
Heber Holmes, who is employed in
Midland on some contract work,
spent the week end in Alma with his
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hicks and son
spent the week end at Breckenridge,
guests at the home of Mrs. Hicks
parents.
You must hurry to get those seats
for christopher Junior" It's family
night, Tuesday, June "a, 500 p. m. at
the high school. l0O-l-c
President Harry Means Crooks of
Alma college is delivering commence
ment addresses at Onaway, Petoskey
and Ypsilanti this week.
Ed. Lake and family spent Sunday
at Lansing, attending reunion OF
the Lake family. which was held at
Potter's park in that city.
Mrs. Edward Davis and son, who
has been visiting at the home of her
sister at MacGregor, Manitoba, have
returned TO their home in Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Raycraft and son,
Paul. and Miss Elsie Gallagher spent
Saturday evening at Crystal and
Sunday at Muir, visiting with rela-
tives.
Mrs. c. B. Gardner has returned to
this city. and it is expected that DR..
Gardner will soon have his discharge
from the service and that he will also
return to Alma.
The Alma fire department was
called to Millerville Saturday after
noon by small blaze which had
started in an outhouse. The damage
was very slight.
George Leland Fitch of Marlette is
visiting with Alma friends for few
days before going TO Mt. Pleasant to
take "a position with the Transport
Truck company.
Enos Hawes and Donald Dunham
were Winonah Beach visitors Sunday.
Miss Stella McNermie Of Toledo is
guest at the home Of Mrs. Milton
Holmes this week
Frank Waite, Carl Walthers and
Harry Orwig, who were in Ludington
last week attending the State Fire
mems convention, returned 10 their
home in Alma Friday
Ladies of the Maccabee Circle will
hold athimble club in Wright Park
Friday, June 20th. All members of
the order and visitors are invited.
Pot luck lunch. Come and bring your
own work.
Petitions for the change Of the
state road between Ithaca and Alma
so that it will go due south from Alma
six miles and then three miles east
into Ithaca, have been gotten out
and are now being signed. They will
be submitted to the state highway
commission as soon as signed up.
Miss Elizabeth Holmes, who has
returned to her home in this city to
spend the summer vacation. Reports
from Monroe are to the effect that
Miss Holmes was the successful can
didate of the domestic science class OF
fifty-one, for the gold medal offered
for the best student in this art.
Henry Olmstead left Sunday for
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arrange for a series of games with
the Logans, Gunthers and the Tri-
Squares of that city. The teams are
rated as the three best independent
teams of the Windy City. The Re.
public management hopes to be able
TO schedule games both in Chicago
and in Alma with these teams.
Because of objections to the city
barn, being in the alley between
Woodwork and Gratiot, the counci
| voted Tuesday night to cut four feet
| and a few odd inches from the end OF
the barn, so that it will not project
into the alley. IL is understood thai
the commission will serve notice OF
| other property owners, whose barns
| project into the alley, TO abate the
/ condition.
Commissioner Of Schools II. S
l Babcock and Mr. Grosskopf, who re
hold thimble club in Wright Parl
| Springs Republican, have purchased
| The Alma Record, one Of the bes
| weekly newspapers in the state
Messrs Babcock & Grosskopf ar,
both men Of ability and charaetei
who will give Alma a paper to b,
proud Of, and Alma is fortunate il
adding them to her business roster
Pellston Journal.
Tuesday evening at the meeting o.
the city commission il was voted 4
lease a small portion of Woodwork
avenue, near the bridge over tn,
Pine, to the Home Lumber & Fue
| Co, on which the company will cree
a garage lS by "a feet. As the roa,
narrows at that point TO the bridge
ii will not be in the way, and tn
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