Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-01-13
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Buy Butternut each and every day.
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You will find the best bread IN
Butter Cup wrappers. O2-u-c
Douglas Fairbanks in THE Mark
of Zorro"-Strand today.-adv.
Fresh sailed peanuts, Toe per
pound. Deluxe Candy Co.-adv.
George Gargett of Mt Pleasant
was in the city on business Monday.
Get your auto license plates OF
Sharrar & Watson, Alma, Mich
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Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Null
on December 80, a boy. Douglas Ed
ward.
Mrs. Myrtle Campbell Of Detroit
visited her cousin, Mrs. vinton Rich
ard Wednesday.
DIR. E. G. Sluyter. osteopathic ply
stefan. State Savings Bank Bsildi1g.
Alma, both phones. b7'ef
Walter Briggman. Of Toronto, Can
ada, has returned TO his home after
visiting Howard c. Grover.
Ora L. Smith Of Ithaca, prosecut-
ing attorney Of Gratiot county, was
in the city on business F-iday.
Alferd Willert Of Ithaca, sheriff OF
Gratiot county, was in the city on
business the latter part Of last week.
James G.. Kress, judge of probate
Of Gratiot county, was in the city
for a few hours Monday on bust
ness.
Miss Ruth Richard, who has been
spending the holidays with friends
in Bay City, returned to her home
here Monday.
Remember the box social Friday
night, January 81, at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Crandell, 53C
Woodwork avenue.-adv.- 82-2w
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid So
ciety will meet with Mrs. Frank Pol
lasky, State street, Tuesday p. m.
January IS, at 3 o'clock.
NJ. +. Lown Of the shoe depart
ment of the ID. w. Robinson stores
left the first of the week for Mil
waukee to attend the National Shoe
Dealers Association.
Donald Durham, who underwent
an operation during the holidays fol
appendicitis, has so far recovered
from his illness, that he returned Il
his college work on Monday.
Friends of the firm of Travis
Merrick, Warner & Johnson Of Grant
Rapids, have presented a phonograpl
to the county poor farm. Records
as gifts to the home there, will b
highly appreciated.
Willis Moore of this city has en-
rolled in the Sweeney Automobile
School at Kansas City, Mo, wher'
he is taking an eight weeks course
after which he expects to return t
Alma and go into business.
The next regular meeting of Raya
Temple No. 16 will be held Wednes
day evening January 10, also in
stallation of officers by Crane
Chief Ida NJ. Ryan of Caro-. Al
members requested to attend
Mrs. Geo b. Oliver, who live
eight miles south and east of Alma
picked full grown pansy blossom
from an out of doors pansy bed oil
Tuesday of this week and foun'
several more large buds. Surely al
unusual record for January II.
Frances Willard Union will meet a
the home of Mrs. Dara Iutzi, 81
Downie street, Wednesday afternoon
January 10 at $50 The topic 70
discussion is Child Welfare, Mrs
Alkaline Page. having charge of tn
meeting. All members are urged t
be present.
The next regular meeting of 81
Alma Shrine No. 26, W. S. of j. wi
be held Tuesday evening, January 1
at which time the officers will b
installed by Supreme Noble Prophet
ess Bernice Eaton. of Kalamazoo. A
o'clock dinner will be served. A
members are requested to be present
A box social will be held at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Crandel
$50 Woodwork avenue, on the even
ing Of January p. 1921, under tn
auspices of the Philathea class Of tn
Baptist church. Each lady is aske
10 prepare a box with supper TO
two. Everyone welcome, both me
and women.
Tuesday evening the city commits
sion instructed William f. Reynold:
city manager, to construct the con
crete footings for the elevated tan
which the city recently contracted
The footings will be 7l5 feet unde
ground, each being twelve fee
square at the bottom and 5 fee
square at the top. As proper foot
ings are highly important for tn
tank, it was thought best for tn
city to do its own work in this re
spect under the supervision of tn
City Manager.
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