Alma record., 1913-10-16

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Nat Boyer, of St. Louis, but for
merly of here is little better at this
writing.
Mrs. Edd Ferris, who has been on
the sick list this last week is inn
proving.
Miss Frances Gee is employed in
Forest Hill this fall at Elmer Posts
elevator.
Mrs. George Sander of Elwell
spent the first of the week with Mrs.
L. L. Marlborough.
John Snyder and wife spent Sun
day with their nephew, William Hart
and wife, in Alma.
John Snyder has had hay balers
from St. Louis this week. Mr.. Rob-
erson is doing the work.
Mrs. Walter Vliet and son. Stan
ley, of Alma spent Sunday with her
parents, II. ]. Hyde and wife.
Carl Abbott spent Saturday and
Sunday with his sisters, Mabel and
Toilah Abbott, near Ithaca.
Miss Vera Webb entertained party
of young folks from Alma and near
St. Louis for dinner Sunday.
Frank Church was in Breckenridge
Thursday the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. Lester Thomas and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Webb of Alma,
formerly of here, are the happy par
ents of daughter born to them Mon
day.
Mrs. +. Dorland, of Ohio, who has
been visiting friends for the past few
days, returned home the first Of the
week
\. Wilbur of near Forest Hill was
here threshing beans this week.
Beans thoroughout this part of the
! county have not turned out as we'll
as expected.
]. Wilkes is very sick at this writ
ing, under the care of DR.. Bagley,
of Alma. Mr.. Wilkes is past eighty
years OF age, there is but little hopes
OF his recovery.
Miss Lila Webb, who has been
spending the past couple of weeks
with his brother Joe Webb and wife
i'll Alma returned home the first of
the week.
Mrs. Dayton Powers and her two
children from Otter Lake are' visit
ing her sister-in-law Mrs. James Por-
terheld and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Sheral Callahan in Alma and relatives
in Ithaca.
Mrs. James Hopkins, of Alma, who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Giles
lsham has returned home and she
and her family will move to Saginaw
to make their future home. Mr.
Hopkins has been there nearly all
summer where he accepted a good
position.
Mrs. Robert Ross was very pleas
antly surprised at her new home,
known as the VIM. Brewer farm, last
Thursday. The occasion was her
birthday and her friends reminded
her of the event Among other re-
membranes received was a piano
from her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. ]. Ross.
Harry Rogers and wife who re-
turned to their home in Grand Rapids
last week after being called here to
attend the funeral of the formers
aunt, Mrs. II. l.. Herman, have been
called here again on account of the
illness of his grandmother, Mrs. VIM
Sloan, who is very sick.
! Mrs. Myrtle Ite of Centralia, Wash
ington, visited with Mrs. +. J. Bam
borough Tuesday. Mrs. Ite will be
remembered as Miss Myrtle Pratt
formerly of this neighborhood anC
went to Washington twenty-five
years ago. She is also visiting he,
sister, Mrs. George Sander, anc
mother, Mrs. ]. Pratt, of North O
Elwell.
Mrs. f. a. Slater, VINO went from
Lyons from Alma this last spring tc
take charge of the Union Telephon,
Company's office in that place state.
TO her friends here that she likes he
work and that Mr.. Slater is travelling
on the road for a grocery company
from Chicago. Mrs Slater will b,
remembered as Mrs. Clinton Wood
who has lived in Alma for the pas
thirty years.
| Albert Adams of OLSON, Illinois
who has been visiting O. l.. Paulu
and wife and sister, Mrs. Franl
Paulus, who lives on what is known
as the Slate farm, was helping he
brother-in-law with load of hay
when he and bale of hay fell be
tween the horses to the ground
breaking his ribs and hurting hin
quite badly. AS soon as he is able t.
travel he will return to his home il
Illinois.
The sad news reached this neigh
borhood this last week that J. Hoovl
ner had died in Ohio. Mr.. Hoolvne
sold his farm to Harry Way this las
April and went to Ohio to live nea
his relatives. He was past sevent,
g.. | uaors nf ana apI ,,ac ono - Tho 80,