Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-05-01

| Week WIFI relatives near ElWell VINO
are very sick.
Frank Folkes and family are en-
pertaining a cousin, Mr.. Roads, from
Ohio this week
Mrs. Jane Folilck visited with her
sister, Mrs. Chas. Taylor, and other
relatives Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porterfeld enter
tanned a party of relatives from Ith-
AGA this last week
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Well of Alma
spent Saturday and Sunday with Geo.
Webb and family.
Miss Alice Long spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Long,
of Cedar Corners.
Frank Church and family and Mr..
and Mrs. T. Beadie of Alma called
on Fred Abbott Sunday.
John Shong spent Friday at the
home of his brother-in-law, William
Vanderbeck, at Forest Hill
Mrs. William Katenhouse of Alma
spent few days of last week with
her mother, Mrs. f. Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kyes of Alma
spent Thursday with their old neigh
bors, Leslie Hoyt and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ferris en-
tertained the latter's parents, Edwin
O'Bryant and wife, over Sunday.
Miss Hazel Webb visited her sister,
Mrs Arthur Childs, and husband in
St. Louis few days this last week.
William Oman's house caught fire
again last Tuesday, this is the second
time it has caught fire in the past few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Everett of
Alma spent Saturday and Sunday
with the latter's parents, Chas. Wood
and family
Mrs. F. Darling went to Grand
Rapids Saturday to spend a few days
visiting her nephew who is very sick
in that city
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ward and daugh-
ter Hulda of Alma spent Saturday
with Miss Floral Waldo and Mrs. b.
Mckinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wood of Alma
spent Sunday with Frank Whtcraft
and family and they also made a trip
to Forest Hill
Many Of the farmers are taking adj
vantage of the fine weather by SOW
ing oats and getting the ground ready
for other crops
a number from here attended the
Gratiot county |. O. O. F. association
celebration which was held in Breck-
enridge last Friday.
Frank Ellis and family formerly of
here have moved into the tenant
house of a. ]. Wilks near Forest Hill
to work for him for the coming year.
Richard Small who has been stay
ing at the home of H. B. Currence ,
during the past few months has gone
to work for c. Ross for the summer.
George Newman, who is staying
with his uncle, Jerome Kinney, for
the summer made business trip to
Hersey, his former home, this last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitcraft and |
sister, Mrs. Leslie Hoyt went to ST |
Louis to visit at the home of Mr. and |
Mrs. Geo. Daley and Mrs. Whit.
crafts father in ST. Louis.
Mrs. +. Ferris has gone to Flint to
visit her daughter, Mrs. F. Lenard.
and family. Mrs. Lenard will be re-
by her friends as Harriet
Springer, formerly of here.
The weather Of the last week has
brought out the automobiles once
moro Er-o1 Dora ,,,o;I c,r-;o- 90,
Route / commenced to use his auto
10 deliver the mail Monday.
Fred Abbott, who has been very
sick at the home of his sister. Mrs.
B. Mckinney, for the past two
returned to his home near
ithaca Wednesday accompanied by
lis daughters, Lilah and Mable.
Merl Church writes home from
to his father, Frank
-hurch, that he is expecting to return
o Michigan this spring to make his
elatives visit, but he states that he
likes the western states better for
lone.
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Thompson OF
Toledo, who have been visiting their
lister, Mrs. Dell Wright, and hus-
,and, left this week for Park Lake,
where they have a summer cottage.
They will not return to Toledo until
his fall.
Word has been received from Mr..
nd Mrs. Reuben Cummings. who
vent to lie Roy a short time ago to
I'm hotel in that village. that they
AVE gone to Saginaw to make their
uture home. Mrs. Cummings will be
emembered as Maud Church. form
rly of here
Mrs. Kate Boyle. who has been
ursing for the past few months at
he Masonic Home, has decided to
tay few months longer at the
Tome. Her daughter and child from
,hicago have come to spent a cou-
lie of months in this neighborhood
nd in Alma, then they will go to
ross Village to remain the rest of
ne summer.
Mrs John NoupUs vvbo hoe hoo,