Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-06
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

buy the best. BUY DeLuAe.-i III
See Good bye Bill Hohenzollern,"
Idlehour Monday.-adv.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. 02-tf-c
Attorney w. A. Bahlke was in
Ithaca on legal business Monday.
E. l.. Smith was in Chicago the
first of the week on business for the
Republic Motor Truck company.
A word to the wise is sufficient;
read the adv. at the top of this page.
adv
Ezra l.. Smith was in ST. Johns
yesterday on business for the Repub-
lie Motor Truck company.
After you have tried the rest, try
the best. ST. Alma Dry Cleaners
adv.
DR.. f. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma, both phones. 57-tf
Harry Willet has received his dis
charge rom the service and has re-
turned to Alma. He has again en-
tered Alma college.
The Alma Benevolent circle will
meet with Mrs. George Sandell, 1876
State street. Thursday afternoon,
February l3.
The next regular meeting Of Alma
chapter No 40. o. f. S. will be held
Friday evening, February 7. Initia-
ton will be held.
The pupils of the Alma public
schools have purchased $4,000 worth
of Thrift stamps since the Thrift
stamp campaign opened.
The Hoffman steam press machine
puts razor edge crease in your
: trousers. The St. Alma Tailors have
the latest machine out.-adv.
The St. Alma Tailors have secured
Hobart Lowry Of Midland to assist
them in their establishment in this
city.
Owing to the fact that Mayor Pro-
TEN +. l.. Smith was out of the city
Tuesday evening, Ed Lake was
elected to fill the mayors chair for
the evening.
The Good Fellowship night at the
First Presbyterian church last Thurs
day evening was thoroughly enjoyed
by a large number, who remained
after prayer meeting for the event.
A beginning class is being started
in the primary department at the
Lincoln school. Children four and
one-half years of age are being TAX
en-. They should enter not later
than Monday.
Mrs. J. S. Raum will leave Friday
of this week for Wheeler. where she
will fill the third number in the Ep-
worth League lecture course She
Will be accompanied by Miss Mar
garet Holmes as whistler.
John G. Chick, J. NJ. Montigel and
Nelson Fullerton were appointed
Tuesday evening at the council meet
ing to look up matters pertaining "a
the old Lamp" road right of way
and TO meet delegation of railroad
men which may be in Alma in the
near future.
The Alma Review of the Women's
Benefit association held a very pleas.
ant meeting at the Wright House
parlors Tuesday evening, Mrs. Mae
Fletcher of Detroit and Mrs. Idaf
Belmont of Saginaw being guests
The Alma Review was organized las;
August and since that time has en-
joyed a healthy growth.
An auction sale will be held Sat.
urday at the Cement feed barn or
West Superior street, at 100 d. m.
with J. ID. Holman as auctioneer
Three horses are among the things
for sale, including Lady Hicok, mari
2:23h. There will be considerable,
quantity of household goods >anc
farm implements sold.
Miss Olive Smith is again teach
ing in the high school, having taker
the place of Mrs. Parker as the heat
Of the English department. Sine,
leaving the public schools here a yea
and half ago, Miss Smith has take,
postgraduate work at Columbia an,
also taught for awhile this fall a
the Mt. Pleasant normal.
The police report for the month o.
January, 1919, submitted to the cit,
council Tuesday evening, shows thre,
arrests for the month. Two Of tn,
arrests came under the city ordi
nances and one under the state law
All paid fines. Seventeen violation
of the curfew ordinance were report
ed.
A petition was submitted TO tn,
council Tuesday evening, containin,
the names of great number Of Aim,
residents, which asks the construc
ton of a sidewalk on the north sid
of East Superior street, between Pin
and Court. Owing to the extremel,
high cost of securing dirt for the fill
which are needed, and for other rea
sons the petition was tabled for tn
time being.
The members Of the st. Louis |. O
o. +. and Rebekah lodges were tn
guests Of the two Alma lodges at tn,
/. o. o. F. hall on Monday evening
The st. Louis second degree team pu
on its second degree work in mos
excellent manner, winning the heart,
approval Of the crowd. This was fol
lowed by a splendid banquet, afte
which a large number OF those pres
ent INDUCED in dancing for a time