Alma record., 1912-10-17

ana stayed I'LL MONDAY with ner pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Long of Ferris
Center.
A number from here attended the
funeral OF Robert Miller, which was
held in Elwel Sunday at two o'clock
John Norton, of Duluth, Mimi, is
here visiting old friends and neigh
bors. Mr.. North was called here on
account of the death of Robert Miller
at Elwell. 1t has been over twenty
years since he has been here on
visit. Mr. Norton taught school at
the Brick school about twenty-five
years ago
Mr. and Mrs. II. Tomlin of Sumner
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs
IL. |. Church over Sunday.
l. II. Church was in Elwell Sunday
Lewis Stalks returned from a busi-
ness trip to Lansing Friday.
Frank Whitcraft and his nephew,
Joe Lemon of Lansing, went to Mad
ison Lake Thursday.
Miss lda Wood went to Alma Mon
day to work at the Central Michigan
Produce Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hoyt visited
friends in Alma Sunday.
Mrs. B. link of Alma spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Omans.
Mr. Walker is working for Lyman
Cohoon this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kyes of Alma
were up to their farm Friday, Mr..
Kyes will work in the sugar factory
in the city this fall Their daughter
May is working in Delevan Brothers
store.
This vicinity was visited by
heavy electric and wind storm doing
a lot of damage to the crops and
blowing nearly all the apples from
the trees.
Mr. II. Gee hitched up his horse
Saturday for the first time in over
three months; it will be remembered
that the horse got hurt in a black
smith shop in Alma in the early part
of July.
Mrs John Morton and Mrs. Edd
Ferris went to Forest Hill last Mon
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Baker, mother which was held there.
Ike Woodman spent Sunday with
friends in this neghborhood
Mr. and Mrs Frank White raft will
go to Lansing to visit Mr. Whit
crafts sister and other friends for
a few days.
Mrs. Orvin Courier and son Ev-
erett spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
George Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Pernell have
sold their farm to parties from Cham
paign, Illinois; the farm is known TO
the old settlers as the Amsbury farm
Mr. and Mrs. Pernel are undecided
what they will do.
Miss L. c. Austin OF Detroit visited
with Miss Vera Webb Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilks Shaver have
sold their household goods and will
leave next Tuesday for the state Of
Washington to make their future
home.
Mrs Fl. J. Hyde states that her son
Royal Hyde was in Saginaw for an
operation Tuesday He stood it very
nicely and was able TO come home,
and on Saturday went again for treat
ment Mr. Hyde has been sick for
over two years.
Howard Hoyt of Alma was in this
neighborhood on business for the
Union Telephone Company this last
week
Mrs. NJ Burns Of Alma is spending
few days with Mrs. II. b. Currence
Mrs Burns is getting ready 70 move
to Detroit, where she and her child
rem will make their future home
Mrs Burns health is very much i'm
proved.
John Snyder and John Sullivan
have had the Bell telephone taken out
Of their home They were the first
of anyone having the telephone in
this community At first they just
had the line from each others house.
then after a few years they were con-
nected to the Bell central office in
Alma; that was about fifteen years
ago They owned their lines and the
telephones
1t has been reported that Arcadia
township was going to gravel and fix
the State road The rainy season and
the heavy loads of gravel have cut
the roads up and made them bad for
beet hauling.
The monthly school report Of dis
trict No. Z Of Pine river and Arcadia,
with Miss Alice Long as teacher
Pupils enrolled, 13: Howard Glow,
Dewey Omans, Carlyle Bowers, Beu-
lah Bowers, Carl Abbott, Lorena
Welsh. RAYMOND Welsh. Earl Webb.