Alma record., 1913-07-17
Breckenridge Items

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Monday on account of the illness of
has father, A. +. Huntoon.
William Jackson is newcomer to
our town. He will live in the Wat
son house on Fourth street.
Benz Sharp returned from Sunbury,
| Penn, Thursday where he was visit
! mug relatives for long time.
Miss Minnie Shaver, Marguerite
Shaver and Marguerite Drake are at
the Drake cottage at Crystal.
A. Z. Moore, Byron Watson and
Charles Merrill motored to Six Lakes
Wednesday on a fishing trip.
Clinton Bush is visiting Merrill and
Breckenridge friends. His home is
at Sault Ste, Marie, Michigan.
There are to be three hrst-class
tent shows in our village next week.
Surely that ought to bring rain.
/ Alf Crawford and family went to
their cottage at Crystal Thursday.
They will remain several weeks
Clyde Wurman and wife drove to
South Wheeler Sunday, and spent
the day with J. n. Bennett and wife.
Rev Geo. II. Conan was in town
finishing packing his goods and de-
parted Wednesday for Keokuk, Iowa.
Miss Edna Watson will teach in
the primary department of the schools
at Deming New Mexico the coming
year
Miss Charlotte Hill who has been
visiting at the home of Mrs. Paine
returned TO her home at Colon We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Summerville re-
turned to Lansing, Wednesday after
a delightful visit at the home of w.
B. Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dickinson,
Clinton Bush and II. Dickinson, Of
Merrill motored to Breckenridge on
Sunday.
Francis Rosa went to Riverdale on
Tuesday and Harvey Rosa came
home from Ann Arbor to visit with
his people.
Miss Maude Salesman, from Cor
runna who has been visiting her
mother Mrs. Randall returned to her
home Friday.
There will be special preaching ser
vices at Bethany Methodist church,
ounday, July goth, at 2;30 p. m, all
are welcome
Mrs. Sylvia Mills left Thursday at
noon for Toledo, Ohio, where Miss
Mills expects to train for nurse at
the general hospital.
Albert Patten and Mrs c. Dicken-
son and Hazel and James Ross mo-
tored through Breckenridge Sunday
on the way to Hemlock.
Grant Barnes and wife and NJ. p
Homes and wife of St Louis motor
ed to Midland and returned home on
Friday making stop in the village
for few hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Wood, Mr. and
Mrs A. c. Moore, Will Keen and
Laurima Moore, Congdon Wood and
Iva Campbell will leave next week
for an outing trip.
Mrs. w. H. Weed returned from
Ann Arbor Thursday night not much
improved in health, but with the
home care and a special nurse it is
hoped she will get we'll.
Mrs Geo. Merrill entertained a
few neighbors on Friday: among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Coldthorpe
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Robnett, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Warren and son.
John w. Morford passed to the be-
yond Sunday morning. He had been
great sufferer for three years. Rev
b. J Young conducted the funeral
service, at the manse Wednesday af-
ternOon.
w. d. Waugh representing Con-
crete Form for highway bridges was
in town from, Detroit and interested
several of the select men in Hamil-
ton and other counties where they
made some good sales The old way
of tubing is thing of the past.
Mr.. John Swears, the hagman at
the p. NJ. r. X. crossing has made a
fly catcher, that catches them. 1t is
an ingenious device and is readily
| DOuSul ny lllCl ClldllS dS du dDSOlulS
necessity, for it does the work. Just
the thing for meat markets, restaur-
ants, etc.
1t is quite noticeable OF late how
many people are going to ST. Louis
to trade. The home merchants would
like a chance first to satisfy the wants
of the people. 1t is not good ad-
vertisement for village if the people
desert the stores and the churches,
and run too and fro here and there.
Make your town the best town. Con-
slider your merchants the best mer-
chants, and stop this going away.
Miss Edna Van Deusan has just
completed a new house and has rent
ed the same to Sid Brown. 1t is a
model home and the whole arrange
ment was Miss Edna's plan. 1t has
large rooms, toilets and bath. When
we get city water it can easily be at
| tached. The grounds are graded, nice