Alma record., 1913-10-09

Aid society at her home Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Noah of Emerson
spent Sunday with VIM Edgar and
wife.
Mrs. Sam Robertson, of Forest Hill
spent Friday with Dell Wright and
wife.
Miss Lilah Webb is staying with
her brother, Joe Webb, and family
in Alma.
|, II. Church and wife spent Sun
day with friends and relatives in
Sumner
Charles Putnam and wife of north
OF Alma spent Sunday with c. NJ.
Crist and family.
Claud Wiley and family of Elwell
spent Sunday with his father, Alton
Wiley, and family.
Ray Helman and wife, of near Ith-
aca were at James Porterheld's and
wife on Wednesday
Miss Edith Welch, of Elwell.
spent Friday at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Welch.
Merrill Church is spending a few
days with his sister Mrs. Leslie Tho
mas and family in Breckenridge
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Hyde enter
tained the latter's niece, Miss LA
Wightman of Fenton part Of last
week
James Jones and daughter, Myr-
tie, autoed to Vernon and Owosso
this last week calling on friends and
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Gee and
daughter, Jennie, were in St Louis
Monday visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
M. Housted.
Mrs. Albert Bender and Mrs. L.
l. scarborough spent Thursday with
the latter's daughter, Mrs George
Parson, and family in Alma.
A valuable colt of Giles Isham's
was killed on the p NJ. railroad track
Monday morning when the morning
train from Grand Rapids went past.
Mrs Ida Fink, formerly of here,
who has been spending the past year
in California, returned this last week
and expects to spend the winter with
her mother, Mrs T. Wolf, in Alma.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jones enter
tanned his brother, Clinton Nelson,
and wife and his daughters, Nellie
and Fern, and Mrs Bartlett Of Alma
and Louis Jones from Elsie over
Sunday
The people of this vicinity have
not enjoyed going to St. Louis this
summer on account of the condition
OF the streets which are being paved. |
1t is reported they will have the paw
ing finished in another week if the |
weather is favorable.
Carlton, the little son of Frank
Church was taken very sick with a |
stroke of paralysis last Saturday and |
is unable to move only his hands and |
at this time there is no hope of his
recovery. He is under the care of
DR.. Lamb, of Alma
Mrs. {. Jennings and family were
called here to attend the funeral Of !
her aunt Mrs. l.. II. Herman, which |
was held in Alma Wednesday. They
also visited with her parents VIM.
Rogers and wife and returned to
their home in Ionia the last of the
week
We are having beautiful weather
now and the farmers are making
good use of it. Beet pulling has
commenced and they are we'll pleased
this year with their beets. Last
years beets in this vicinity were
nearly a failure owing to the bad
weather.
Mrs. Myron Potter, who has been
very sick for the past few weeks
suffering with a breakdown of the
nervous system, has gone to Mt.
Pleasant for treatment. She writes
back to her friends that she is i'm
proving very fast and soon will be
able to return home.
Mrs. William Rogers is at the
home of her sister Mrs Daniel Cog
gins, in Alma to help care for her
mother, Mrs. William Sloan, who
was taken with stroke Of paralysis
last Wednesday, and at this writing
there is no hope of her recovery ow-
ing to her old age.
Milton Housted of ST. Louis was
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Hamil-
ton Gee, and family Thursday Mr..
Housted returned home from New
Lexington, Ohio, Friday, where he
has been employed for the past year.
On his way home he was in Detroit
and Mt. Clemens to visit with friends
and relatives
Giles lsham and family went Sat-
lrday to Brice to spend a couple of
days with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. Sockler Sunday was
Mrs. Sockler's birthday and her chill
lren all went to help her celebrate
he day. A royal good time was re-
ported by all. They returned home
SUNDAY evening Tohn Sullivan and