Alma record., 1913-12-11


week with Mr. and Mrs. Dec Day.
Mrs. c. p. Knight and mother-in-
law, Mrs. L. Knight, of Alma, visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Isham Wednes-
day.
Mrs. +. Ferris, of Sumner, who has
been here visiting her children for
the past few days has returned to her
home.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Paulus spent
Sunday with the formers brother
Frank Paulus and family north of
Alma.
Mrs. Walter Ferris, who has been
to Elwell for the past week working
in Hillsinger's store has returned
home.
Mrs. arthur Udell, Mr.. and Mrs
Dan Goggin and Mrs. VIM. Stewart
spent Thursday with w. II. Rogers
and wife.
Leon Wright who has been in St.
Louis spending few days with his
friends has returned home the last of
the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Porter made
business trip to Mt. Pleasant We'd
nesday, where Mrs. Porter is taking
treatment.
+. Bradford, who went to Lansing
last week to attend the meeting of
the State Farmers Club has return
ed home.
Mrs. Edd Hoyt and son Howard,
of Alma, spent Thursday with the
formers daughter, Mrs. Cora Fookes
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kines, of Merrill,
were callers at the home of w. II.
Rogers and wife Friday afternoon
and evening.
Christ Down, who has been to
North Baltimore, Ohio, for the past
few months has returned home to re-
main for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Shong, of Alma,
who have been spending a few days
with their son John Shong, and fam
lily, have returned home.
Mrs. Jessie Atwood, from the
northern part of Michigan, called at
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Church and also Wis
tied her children in St. Louis.
VIM. Boyers, of South Bend, Ind,
who has been calling on friends in
this vicinity and his father Nat Boyer
who is very sick has returned home.
Mrs. Arthur Church and son, Ray
mond, of Toledo, who have been here
visiting with friends and relatives and
in St. Louis for the past week have
returned home.
VIM. Rogers, who went TO Grand
Rapids to visit his son Harry Rogers
and family and daughter, Mrs. Chas
Jennings and family in Ionia has re-
turned home the first of the week
Mrs. James Porterield, and son
Wolford and Mrs. Sheral Callahan.
and children of Alma, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with the formers
brother, Frank Powers and family.
Mrs. Lester Thomas and daughter
Esther and Bernice of Breckenridge,
spent Wednesday with friends in this
neighborhood. She also visited her
aunt Mrs. Crist Renner and husband
in Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Courier gave
party at their home Friday even
ing TO about so. \ fine lunch was
served and dancing and cards were
the order of the evening. a royal
good time was reported.
Chas. Hodgins, of Conneaut, Ohio,
who has been visiting his neice, Mrs
William Way and family, has return
ed home. He also visited his two
sisters, Mrs. Seigle Wilson and Mrs.
Henry Frousch, of Alma.
Eural Race, mail carrier on Route
made business trip to Mt. Pleas
ant Friday. Earl Medlar carried the
mail in his place 1t has been report
ed that Z. Bown will soon be carry
ing the mail in Mr. Races place for
the winter.
Keith Ewers, OF Detroit visited with
James Porterield and family Thurs
day. Mr. Ewers announced that he
was united in marriage to Miss May
Naldrett, Of Ithaca a short time ago.
He is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Ewers for a short time.
Mrs. George Allen and daughter,
of Detroit are here visiting with rela-
tives and friends for short time
They were called here on account of
the sickness of her father Fred Abb
bott of near Ithaca. Mr.. Allen
came Saturday to accompany his fa-
lily home
The school report for district No.
Z of Arcadia and Pine River called the
Brick school for the month ending
Nov. %; Edna Wiley teacher. The
number of pupils enrolled eleven.
Those neither absent nor tardy were
Freda Church, Teddy Fookes and
Victor Fookes. Those absent but
not tardy were Earl Webb and Mable
Crist Carl Abbott, who has been
attending our school for the past
four years has returned to the Brady
school sonth of Alma.