Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-06-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Buy the best. Buy DeLuxe.-77-tf
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. O2-tf-c
Bert Gibbs of Shepherd was an
Alma visitor Sunday.
+. c. Crandell was in Grand Rap
ids on business the first of the week.
Buy a tailor-made suit. We guar
antee absolute satisfaction. st. Alma
Tailors.-adv.
Ed. Sharrar and wife Of Detroit
are visiting at the home Of ID. L.
Sharrar this week.
DR.. +. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma both phones. 57-tf
The w. r. c Thimble club will
meet with Mrs. Titus on Grover ave,
Tuesday afternoon, July l.
w. w. Cushing is in Grand Rapids
on a few days TRIP in the interests of
the Cushing q Benedist stores of this
city.
Corporal John A. Mcintyre has re-
turned from overseas, secured his dis
charge and returned to his home in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Argent of
Gary, Ind, are guests at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. c. Crandell.
Alonzo Beshgetoor of Midland
spent the week end in Alma, a guest
at the home Of his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. V. X Beshgetoor.
Charles A. Hervey and Charles f.
Warden of Lansing were in the city
on business in connection with the
Michigan Northern Railway, Tues
day.
James Fitzgerald, who has been a
guest at the home Of James De-
Rushia for the past week, returned
to his home in Buffalo, n. Y, Satur-
day.
Frank Miller, a former -~1nploye of
the Republic, Motor Truck Company
Inc, has secured his discharge from
the army and has returned to this
city.
Fred Osborn, who has been visit
ing with relatives and friends in Bay
City and Saginaw for the past two
weeks, has returned TO his home in
this city.
Word has been received here TO the
effect that Orville Allen has returned
from France and is now at Camp
Custer awaiting his discharge from
the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McFadden
are spending the week at Chippewa
lake, while he is enjoying vaca-
tion from his duties at the First
State bank.
A double leaf from swiss chard
plant was brought into The Record
office Tuesday by a. H. Wilcox The
two leaves were on one stem, each
being perfect leave.
j. +. Fuller, y. +. Saad, A. r.
Smith and J. n. Holman, Alma super
Visors, were in Ithaca the first of
the week attending the June sessions
of the board Of supervisors
Mrs. f. A. Gill and daughter, Miss
/ Cleo, who have beenspending a few
months in California, returned to
Alma yesterday and are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Drummer.
The Alma State Savings bank was
given permission by William Rey-
nolds, city engineer, this week, to
cunstruc; FIRE wan between the
bank and the Look Patterson drug
store
Mrs James Gossett was in Hough-
ton, Hancock. st. Ignace and at
Mackinaw Island last week While
at Houghton she attended the state
convention of the w. d. A., which
was held in that city.
Paul K. Cash, who spent last week
at his fathers farm near Farwell was
invited to pitch for the Farwell team
against Weidman while there, and in
ten inning game gave the Farwel
team its first victory.
doc" Harmon was in Bad Axe
yesterday officiating the opening
game Of the Huron county league.
G. V Wright was in Grand Rapids
yesterday on business connected with
his Alma furniture store
About twenty-five friends Of Solo
mon Wilbur went to his home at S24
Pine street Wednesday afternoon to
aid him in celebrating his 18th pirth-
day. He was presented with a large
rocker by his friends.
The Alma plant of the Michigan
Sugar company is repairing the
plant Of the old mastic company
which was located just south Of the
sugar plant, and it will be used in
the future for a storehouse.
During the time that the freight
depot was closed Saturday and
opened Monday, some freight cars on
the side track were gone into and
some foods stolen. No clew has been
discovered yet as to the guilty par
ties.
The former location Of the Luchini
store just to the east Of the Economy
shoe store, has been redecorated. and
is making suitable temporary place
for the J. A. Gerhardt dry goods
store which is located there for the
coming few months.
The city commission Tuesday even
my instructed the city attorney ia
daft new dog ordinance to submit
TO the commission. II is understood
that the proposed ordinance will car
ry tax Of two dollars for males and
five dollars for females.