Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
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Butter Cup wrappers. 02-tf-c
Coming-Strand Theatre soon
Dangerous Days. adv.
Alger H. Wood was in Detroit the
latter part of last week on business.
J. l.. Winslow left the first of the
week for a short visit at Newberry
DR.. E. G. Sluyter, asteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma. both phones. 57-tf
Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney is in New
York this week making purchases of
fall goods for her Alma store.
Several large loads of dirt suitable
for filling to be had for the drawing
away. Inquire Wright House.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Smell and
daughter of Battle Greek, spent the
week end in Alma, guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs William II.
Smell.
The next regular meeting of Alma
Chapter No. Az o. f. S. will be held
Friday evening, August 6. Meeting
will be called to order at 7 O'Clock
sharp. Please be on time.
blStOp anu VI dH-
ston, Illinois, are visiting at the home
of his son, Evert Blake of the j. C..
Penny company, while enroute TO
Paris TO assume his new church
charge.
Another big scoop, 765 copies of
new popular and light opera music
to arrive for Saturday. You have
never seen such an array. Both
windows on display. Smith Music
Shop.-59-l.
Rev. Hugh N. Ronald of Thornton,
Indiana, will preach at the Presby
terrain church at HOO o'clock Sun
day morning. His subject will be:
Making the Stream of Time Grind
the Grist of Life"
DIR. +. C. Thornburgh and wife
have returned from a visit with the
formers brother at Dover, Del
While on the trip east they visited
at Washington, ID. c., and other
large eastern cities.
Fully equipped theatre for sale in
st. Louis, Mich, with two year lease
at small rental. Will also sell equip
ment to be removed. Cash or terms
or will accept Alma real estate. G..
Genesta, care Strand Theatre, Alma
sow
Mr., and Mrs. Nick Frantsos will
leave about the middle of next week
for a trip to Europe, and will be gone
from Alma for from six to eight
months They expect to visit in
London and Paris, and from there go
to Athens, Greece.
The police report for the month Of
July submitted to the city commits
sion Tuesday evening shows seven
arrests during the month under state
laws and none under local ordi-
nances. There were - violations Of
the parking rules reported by the de-
partment for the month.
Saturdays game with the Staley
team of Decatur will be called at
4:30, Manager Olmstead says, in or
der that it may not conflict with the
chautauqua program that afternoon.
The Sunday game with the strong
Staley aggregation will be started at
300 p. M, the usual starting time of
! Republic trays.
A communication read at the meet
ing of the city commission on Tues
day evening brought out the infor-
nation that the local health depart
ment, which has been endeavoring to
get the depot and grounds IN a good
sanitary condition has taken up the
matter with the state board of health
which is now bending its efforts in
that direction.
Word was received here Tuesday
morning to the effect that Mr.. and
/ Mrs Blaine mad been struck by a
train at Waukeshau, Wisconsin,
while riding in their automobile,
which was demolished. Mrs. Strong
is reported as so seriously injured
as to have very little chance of re-
covery, while Mr.. Strong was badly
cut. Blaine Strong is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Strong of this city,
and is well known in Alma.
Bishop Edgar Blake, one Of the
newly elected Bishops at the recent
general conference of the Methodist
/ Episcopal church is in Alma visiting
his son, Everett, of this city After
some persuasion he has consented to
preach at the NJ +. church Sunday
morning, August 8. Bishop Blake is
one of the very strong men of the
Methodist church. DO not fail to
hear him. He leaves Monday for
Paris, France, which is his area
headquarters for the next years.