Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-14


| few weeks, where Mr.. Church was
helping his uncle Frank Church build
a residence for Clair Nelson, have re-
turned to the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Church, where he is
very sick suffering with rheumatism
Mrs. John Snider and daughter,
Mrs John Sullivan and son Donald
Of Alma left Wednesday afternoon to
spend a few weeks in North Rose,
New York, visiting with their cousin,
Mrs. J. Tibbitts and other relatives
in different parts of the state.
Mrs. Myron Potter received the
sad news last Wednesday that her
youngest sister had died very sudden
ly in Ohio She left with her son on
Thursday morning to attend the fun
eral and returned home the first OF
the week.
Miss Floral Waldo who has been
visiting at the home of Mrs. {. M.
Schlatter and been at the sanitarium
in Battle Creek, returned home last
Tuesday evening Miss Waldo also
entertained friends from South Bend,
Indiana, while in Battle Creek.
Mrs Edna Hoyt of Alma visited
friends and relatives here this last
week
The little daughter Of Clyde Jones
and wife has been very sick with the
measles, but is a little better at this
writing
Mrs Hattie Newman of Hershey,
came Friday called here by the sick
ness and death of her only son Je-
rome Kinney.
H. b. Currence was in Frankfort,
on a pleasure trip this last week.
Lon Housden and Bert Bambor-
ough sold their apples to " p, Cash
and are hauling them to Elwell to be
shipped away
Mrs. Harry Nelson and daughter
of Saginaw are here visiting her hus-
bands brother L. Nelson and family
and attending Chautauqua in Alma
Grant Wood and wife went Satur-
day to Vestaburg to spend a few
days with the latter's grandparents,
Harry Lewis and family.
>. J.
New Orleans, with her niece Char
lotta Greene, who has been with Mrs
Ross parents in Crystal since last
fall She will place her niece on the
boat to go to Panama to join her
parents, then Mrs Ross will return
home She expects to be gone about
a week
Carl Abbott was at Bass Lake this
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Church and son
Raymond of Toledo, Ohio, who have
been spending few days with the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Church, and relatives in Alma and St.
Louis, returned home the first of the
week
Mrs. Barney Snyder and children
left Wednesday morning for few
weeks visit with friends and rela-
tives in Port Huron.
Mrs. e Mapes and daughter Ida,
of Shepherd, visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Gee Wednes-
day.
Kirk Hall, who went to Tennessee
a few years ago, came this last week
to spend a few weeks with his aunt,
Mrs. Cora Folkes, and family, and
also TO visit with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hoyt, in Alma.
Mr.. Hall is formerly of here, spend
ing nearly all his childhood in this
neighborhood.
Mrs Frank Nestle and children of
Lansing, who have been visiting her
mother, Mrs A. H. Olmsted, and
family for the past few days, left
Thursday to visit her husbands par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Nestle, and her
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Carter, in
Arcadia She will return to her home
Saturday
Mr., and Mrs. Giles Isham enter
tanned the latter's parents E. Fockler
and wife, OF Brice, over Sunday
The dogs got among George Kir-
by and H. Gees sheep this last week
nd did quite little damage They
were obliged to kill quite number
of dogs.
Thelma and Irena, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs Clair Nelson, OF Saginaw,
who have been visiting with relatives
here and in Alma have returned
home.
Walter Vliet and family, who have
been at the home of H. J. Hyde and
family visiting have gone to Alma to
take up their residence in their new
home, 426 Wright avenue.
Geo Webb and family spent Sun
day with B. I. Wells in Alma.
John Snyder and son Barney were
at Rock Lake last week
Jerome Kinney passed away at his
home three miles west of Alma Fri
day afternoon, after four years sick
ness. during which time he has been
helpless in bed for the past two years
He was kind and indulgent hus-
band and neighbor with a word of
cheer and comfort for all whom he
might meet at home and abroad. He
has been terrible sufferer, which