Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
Riverdale.

| III. o. Watkins wheeled down TO Alma,
Sunday.
Bert Capin visited friends in Casca-
dilla, Sunday.
Chas. Green, Sr. is sightseeing in Sag
inaw this week.
John Belille and wife, were III St.
Louis, Tuesday.
S. T. Downs of Grand Rapids, spent
Sunday, in town.
| Gus. Heron and wife, are the guests
of Nj. @. Lathrop this week.
Miss Hazel Moblo visited the Misses
Tucker of Alma, Saturday.
Elder LOOMS mourns the loss of %
sheep killed in one night by dogs.
r. d. Ellsworth, of st. Louis, was in
town early, the day before Monday.
The Riverside Milling Co are shipping
a large quantity of lumber to Toledo.
Budd Vinigar, of Ithaca, was the
guest of Will Hammond over Sunday.
John Smith took one of his children
to Ann Arbor for treatment, last week
r. f. MobIo went to Saginaw, We'd
nesday, for the purpose of buying furni-
ture.
Will Carnahan of Mt. Pleasant, passed
through town on his way to Hubberston,
Wednesday.
The Hotel Strong, received a vase of
beautiful Japanese Goldfish, from
Owosso, Wednesday.
T. S. Talon is doing quite lot of tim
ming just now. He put on over 700 feet
of cave troughing last week
Miss Mabel Strong returned Saturday
from Bennington, where she has been
visiting for the past six weeks.
Mrs. Fred Hudson is still very Ill.
Her condition is improving, however,
and hopes of her ultimate recovery are
entertained.
The D. Ct. r. 81 w. will run an excur-
sion to Saginaw, Sunday. Train will
leave here at 1910 a. IN. Fare, 10 cents
for the round trip.
w. A. Bradley is fitting up his build
ing, one door north of Knapp's clothing
store. When completed Mrs. Bradley
will occupy it with her millinery stock.
II. S. Reyes and wife have returned
from a two weeks pleasure trip to Sag
inaw, Marlette and neighboring points.
"Rob." has increased about twenty
pounds in weight, while enroute and
otherways appears to have enjoyed his
trip.
The first ball game of the season was
played last Saturday OH the common at
Strayer's Corner, between the Elm Hall
and Riverdale league teams. 1t was a
hot game Score 10 TO in favor of Elm
Hall. The return game will be played
Saturday.
While George Bartlett was breaking
some stone for masonry work, on G. f..
Going's sewer last Tuesday, splinter of
stone struck his assistant, Stat Childs,
in the temple making an ugly wound,
from the effects of which he has not
fully recovered.
The Rev. w. a. Robinson, will deliver
a sermon in the NJ f. church, next Sun
day evening, especially addressed to the
veterans, of the late war. We would
suggest the propriety Of our citizens
turning out in larger body than usual,
in honor of the day if for nothing else.
Some of our neighboring townsmen
rather carry the idea that Riverdale is
dead. a glance at the reports in the
freight office show that sixteen carload
of freight, were shipped from this point
last week and the agent, Mr.. Sutton,
informs us that it was light week In
our next issue, we will have some figures
relating to the tonnage of freight receiv-
ed and sent from this station, that we
think will be a surprise, TO some, at least.
What might have resulted in a serious
fire, if it had gotten little more head
way, occurred Sunday afternoon at about
five o'clock. The chimney in Wander
marks restaurant burned out and the
sparks from it set fire to the upper part
of the square front of Lathrop & Wood
wards store. 1t was extinguished after
some slight damage had been done. The
wind was blowing a stiff gale at the time
and we may consider ourselves fortunate
that the village escaped a severe scorch-
ing.
School closed yesterday, for ten
weeks vacation. The usual closing ex-
ercises will be dispensed with this year
in order to give the pupils more time, in
which to write their final examinations.
The principal, Mr.. Clyde Slemmons, goes
from here to Big Rapids, where he will
attend the Ferris Summer School. Mr..
Slemmons will teach next year in the
village of Sherman, which lies north of