Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-11-13
Town Line News

Mrs. Ed Ferris and Geo. Bailey
and wife attended the farmers club
of Sumner and Seville township
which was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. S. Fea. Thursday, in Sum-
ner.
Decatur Colman and wife were in
this neighborhood last week on a
business trip. They left the last of
the week for a trip to Ohio, visiting
friends and relatives in different pla-
ces in that state
Mrs. Lyle Nelson states that her
sister-in-law, Miss Fern Nelson who
went to Mt. Pleasant to attend the
Normal for the year, has returned
home on account OF her being sick
with nervous trouble.
Louis Butter6eld and wife, who
have been in Lansing for the past
year called on friends in this neigh
borhood Sunday. They are also Wis
ting the formers parents Mark But
terrified and wife in Alma.
Mrs. Martha Overhouse received
the sad news Monday, that her moth
er, Mrs. Parker, of Edmore was very
sick and not expected to live. Mrs.
Overhouse left at once for that place
TO help care for her during her i'll
ness
Mrs. William Sloan, who has been
sick at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Daniel Goggin, in Alma, for the
past few weeks, has been moved to
the home of the other daughter Mrs.
William Rogers, and at this writing
she is not much better.
Mrs. Rose Welch and children. for
merly Of here, but who moved to AL
ma few months ago have gone in
the restaurant of Capt. John Wright
near the depot. Mr.. Wright was also
formerly Of this neighborhood, hav-
ing lived here over 90 years.
Mrs Clara Humphrey and her two
sons, who have been visiting at the
home OF her aunt Mrs. C. K. Moul-
ton and husband in Brooklyn, has re-
turned to Gratiot county again and
has gone to make her home with her
father, Joe Ellison in Riverdale.
Mr., and Mrs Huff and daughter,
from WILLIAMSON, who came this last
week TO visit the formers aunt. Mrs.
+. Church and family and uncle L.
I. MUM and wife, and another aunt
Mrs. Catherine Flewelling in Alma
for a few days has returned home.
Mrs. Clinton Nelson, of Alma who
has been here caring for Mrs. Lyle
Nelson, who has been very sick for
the past couple of weeks has return
ed home. Mrs. Nelson is getting
better at this writing, so she is able
to be about the house again.
Mrs w. T. Woodhouse returned
from her visit with relatives in Ira
verse City Tuesday and left Wednes-
day to visit other relatives in Brock
enridge. later she will go to visit her
brother, II. Curtis and family in Ith-
AGA and then she goes to Jackson on
the way to her home, near Richmond
Virginia.
T.. j.. Ross, who lives on the River
dale farm, has the finest crop of po-
tatoes that has been raised in this |
neighborhood for number of years. |
During the season he has raised 1000 |
bushels of potatoes and he put in his |
cellar 1000 bushels. Talk about Ora
toit county, it is as good a place to
live as you need look for.
Mrs. Polite Mckinney, of Pompeii.
who was here visiting B. A. McKin-
ney and family this summer has been
taken with stroke of paralysis at
he home of her daughter, Mrs. las.
Lovely, near Big Rapids, but has
been moved to her home. 1t will
De remembered that her husband Al
bert Mckinney died this last March
It his home in that place.