Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-20
- RIVERDALE ~
~ NEWS FROM LIVELY TOWN. ~.

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write a cucumber contract for you
Mrs Grant Beech of Ferris Center
is under the care of DR.. Gardner
James Hildreth was in Vestaburg
Saturday and Monday scaling lumber
: Algs Page and wife of Elwell visited
her parents F. NJ. Belknapp and wife
Saturday
the services at Elm Hall Sunday
evening
Albert Miner left Monday for
Chicago where he expects to become
firstclass barber
Mrs VIM Lowell is in Alma caring
for her daughter. Mrs. Peter Story.
who is quite sick
Miss Goldie Pratt of Mecosta. was in
| town Tuesday evening on her way to
Elm Hall to visit relatives
Cornelious Rexford returned to his
home in Ferris Wednesday after visit
ing with relatives in Belding during
the pas week
Miss Camfeld of Shepherd is again
making regular weekly visits TO River
dale. She has quite large class In
music already
given in Wyeth's hall Wednesday and
Thursday evening was very poorly
attended. Hence no snow
AT present there seems 20 be a coal
famine or at least d scarcity. The
Goa sheds are practically empty as
are MANY of the Individual bins
A box has been placed in the post
office for the reception of items of
local interest for Inc Record you will
be doing us favor if YOU will place
your items therein
Charley Warner. the new hotel pro-
prietor has got fairly settled and APP
parently receives very liberal patron
age which causes him to wear broad
smile
The male quartette of the NJ. E
church are planning TO give concert
in Wveth's hall Friday January 2Sth.
The proceeds are to he added to the
organ fund
The Ladies Aid socitey will serve
supper at the home of Mrs + II Row
land Wednesday evening. The pro-
ceeds are to be devoted to the purchas
ing of new organ for the church
SATURDAY. evening at the l o o F
meeting the followin g officers were
installed: Noble grand. A. |an.
A lstine; vice-grand. VIM Rings
treasurer, VIM Horton; secretary, Alvy
Bogart. The appointed officers are.
right supporter. John Jacques left
supporter, Lincoln Lemon; chaplain,
Bert Osborne
Saturday afternoon as Fred Johnson /
was driving into town number of
BOYS jumped onto the sleigh.
frightened the team which sprana
toward into gallop. Fred hung
on and finally succeeded in bringing
them to stand still after they had
run half nile ana had done no dam
age except breaking singletree
Last Sunday evening Rev Whaley
decided that the organ in the NJ. E.
church must be replaced by new one
and Immediately started a fund for
that purpose That evening ten dol
lars was raised and during the week
this has been swelled to twenty-three.
1t is expected that the new instrument
will be placed in the church about
February 18th
The delay of the trains Friday because
of snowdrifts was the cause of much
disappointment on the part of the
teachers of this section of the cou ntry
who wished to attend the GratiOt
Ceuutv Teachers institute In st.
Louis. The first east bound train.
reached Riverdale at one o'clock and
although few went, the majority
home. not wishing to 20 .
only for part of the program
Among those who remained behing
was Principal II. A. Lyon.
Riverdale ~. Elm Hall IL was the
result of the basket ball game between
the respective teams, played in Elm
Hall Fridav evening Although the
Riverdale bows had great deal more
practice than the Elm Hall boys they
were nearly equally matched Both
sides did exceedingly we'll. In the
first half the Elm Hall boys PLAYED
rather roughly and.were slightly ahead
but in the last half the Riverdale
fellows began 10 show that they were
as capable of rough PLAYING rs their
opponents. As a result Riverdale was