Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-04-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

I FATTY Arbuckle IN Love, com
\ ing.-adv.
Bert Worden was in Saginaw on
business Wednesday.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. O2-tf-c
r. Arnold Robinson was in Sagi-
nav on business Friday
Mabel Normand in isis Hopkins
Idlehour Wednesday.
Mabel Normand in isis Hopkins
Idlehour Wednesday,
Guaranteed French dry cleaning at
the st. Alma Tailors. adv.
Wan. S. Hart Branding Broad
way" Idlehour, Sunday.-adv.
G. j. Maier a Co. carry a complete
line of ladies' silk hose in all colors.
I adv.
Gray, brown and fawn shades in
ladies' silk hose at G. j. Maier a
Co. 's.-adv
Leona DeYoung of McBain is Wis
ting with her aunt, Mrs w. W.
Ferris, this week.
DIR. f. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma. both phones. 57-tf
Harrison Vought of Detroit visited
over the week end at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. IL.
Vought.
Mr.. MacCallumMhor will lecture at
the Bailey school house on the new
system of taxation Friday evening,
April
Watson b. Robinson of New York
City, spent the week end in Alma,
guest at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Robinson.
Maynard Cook of Chicago spent
the week end in Alma, guest at
the home of his parents, Professor
and Mrs. Albert F. Cook.
The students of the Alma public
schools are enjoying the annual
spring vacation this week. The
schools will open again Monday.
The postmasters az Forest Hill and
Sumner have resigned and eXamina-
tions will be held in the near future
for the selection of their successors.
Mayor and Mrs. Francis King Of
this city, who have been spending
the winter months in California,
have returned to their home in Alma.
The Alma fire department was
called out Monday afternoon by a
fire which had started in the dry
grass along the railroad track near
the carburetor plant.
Leo L. Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. r. Davis, 702 Gratiot avenue, who
has been overseas in the service for
the past year, has received his final
discharge and arrived home vester-
day.
Miss Louise Hood has returned
from California. where she has been
spending several months and has ac-
cepted a position as accountant
with the Gratiot County Gas com
pany Of this city.
James Howe of this city. who en-
listed about "a year ago. has returned
from France and is again in Alma.
Ira II. Mckinney Of Marine City,
former mayor Of Alma. was a visitor
with friends here the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. Ida Fink has completed her
work with the Gratiot County Draft
Board and the first of the week ac-
cepted position with the Victory
Loan committee of Gratiot county
which has offices over the Alma State
Savings bank
Fred ". Goodies returned the lat
ter part of last week from Baltimore
where he is employed by the Re
public Motor Truck Company Inc. On
his return east this week he will boz
accompanied by his family. who will
make their home i'm that city i'm the
future
The Record has a number of pack
ages Of garden seeds for its sub
scribers which were sent to The
Record by the Department Of Agri-
culture, through the Kindness of
Congressman Joseph w Fordney
While they last, they may be secured
by calling at this office.
Word received here from France is
TO the effect that Private Guy S
Gongwer Of this city. who is in the
medical department of the army, has
been promoted to sergeant Of the
medical department, the promotion
taking effect February 20. Sergeant
Gongwer is expected to return to the
United States in May
Lewis Hudson, who for the past
six and one-half years, has been con.
nected with the c. V. Wright furni.
ture store of this city. has accepted
position as manager for the east.
ern half of Gratiot county for the
A-Cel-All company of Alma. Mr.
Hudson expects TO start on his new
work this coming Monday.
Ed Moffett Of Saginaw. who has
charge of the selling end for the
A-Cel-All company of this city. in
Saginaw and Bay counties, was in
i Alma the latter part of last week
on business with the company. He
reports a steadily increasing business
there, and says that in Saginaw
county alone he is selling about
$1,000 worth OF paint week.
Two young Alma lads unearthed a
skeleton near Wolfe's bridge on tho
banks of Pine river Monday evening
When examined by physicians it was
said that 1t was the skeleton of =
person. who had probably been deac
for nearly fifty years Several arti
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