Alma record., 1913-02-20
General BlaCkSmithing
Horseshoeing promptly attended to- Woodworking and Re
pair as Ordered E. A. OWEN, ElWeII, Mich.

Elwell on Monday on business.
Miss Hazel Crandall is spending
the week in Detroit visiting friends.
Mrs. p. c. Collister is suffering
with the mumps.
The Club" of Elwell held one of
its social functions at the home of
Art Murphey's last Thursday even
ing.
The many friends of Mrs. Ralph
Olmstead will be pleased to know
she is getting along nicely and will
soon be home.
The elevator people left here on
Thursday. We understand they have
gone to Ithaca to work on the eleva
tor at that place.
Mrs. Laura Keyes attended the
teachers institute, Monday and Tues
day.
The party given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Fishers last Thurs
day evening by their friends and
neighbors was enjoyed by all pres
ent. Cards and music was the fea-
lures of the evning. Supper was SER
we'd at late hour after which all de-
parted for their home.
]. p. Taylor attended the Demo-
cratic State Convention as dele
gate at Lansing last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hildebaugh
are entertaining friends from Fen
wick this week.
Mr. Ed Owens spent Friday and
Saturday with his family in Coleman.
Farmers of this vicinity are greatly
interested just now in regard to the
! cheese factory.
All members of Rebekah lodge are
urged to be present at the next meet
| ing, this Saturday night Washing
tons birthday will be observed, and a
general good time is expected.
The captain of the Rebekah degree
team Mr.. F. E. French, is deserving
of great deal of credit as he is put
ting every effort to make the team
one of the best in the county.
Floyd Davis, who has been con-
fined to his home for some time is
able to be out.
George Crandall spent last week in
Detroit
Miss Silva Crandall who has been
working at the home of Mr. w. c.
Pugsley's was taken sick with the
grippe and returned to her home on
Monday.
The home of "Abe" Scott of Seville
township, five miles southwest of FL
we'll, burned to the ground with all OF
its contents last week.
The Elwell Elevator company have
secured Mr. w. NJ. Johnson of Weld
man, Isabella county, whom they be-
lieve is just the man they have been
looking for as an experienced mana
ger. Mr.. Johnson has had ten years
or more practical experience in ele-
vator business and has done the buy
ing for the past five years in Weld
man. He will take the position Sc
ably filled for the past few weeks by
Henry Schiff and assume control
about March first.
Our genial blacksmith, O. A. Owen
will move his family from Coleman
as soon as a suitable house is OBJ
tainable
| wi =. ) J. IL vi ant anu sun LEU, VIII
are spending a few days with the
family of Edd Mathewson since Mr.
Grants funeral, own a quarter sec
ton of land in the dry farming dis.
trict of Texas and Leo, who is now
twenty-one, will start soon for that
state believing that what other young
men have done he can do in the de-
velopment of the farm by scientific
up-to-date methods.
Marble Slingluff is somewhat under
the weather from day spent in pack
ing ice.
| Mr.. I. F. Hilsinger, who has al
ready put up six buildings in Elwell
expects to build three new dwelling:
this coming spring.
| w. c. Pugsley's new residence is
ready for the inside finish.
+ David Hole, our east end black
smith, was an Elwell visitor Tuesday
c. +. Renner made business trir
Tuesday to Breckenridge.
| N. f. Saad attended fox chase a.
| Wheeler Tuesday and greatly enjoyed
the sport.
Mr.. W. A. Marvin of Fruit City
! Missouri, visited with c. L. Aldrict
early this week.
FOREST HILL.