Alma record., 1913-09-04


Union school in Alma Tuesday.
A. II. Olmstead made a business
trip to St Louis Tuesday morning.
James Porterfield and family were
in Ithaca Friday attending the fair.
Miss Laural Ball was in Alma on
Friday calling on Mrs. Fred Rogers.
William Rogers was in Ithaca at
tending the fair Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. Cassie Church and son were
in Saginaw Sunday visiting with rela-
tives.
l.. Ball and daughter Valerie were
in St Louis on business the first OF
the week
Mrs. E. Brender, of Detroit visited
this week with Mrs Z. L. Bam-
borough
Mrs. Frank Church entertained her
sister from near Ithaca the first OF
the week
Miss Foral Waldo entertained some
friends from Breckenridge Thursday
and Friday.
James Jones and family entertain
ed Daniel Huffman and wife of lth-
aca Sunday.
Mrs. Edd Hoyt of Alma called on
her daughter Mrs Cora Folkes and
family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson, of
Forest Hill called on Dell Wright
and wife Monday.
Mrs. NJ jerks of Bay City, visited
Wednesday with Mrs. z. L. Bam-
borough and son Bert.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Anderson who has been sick
is better at this writing.
Miss Leora Jones is in Vernon and
Elsie spending a couple of weeks
with friends and relatives.
A. r. Simpson of Toledo, was in
this vicinity and calling on friends
and also on business trip.
Mrs. A. Fl. Olmstead and two sons
were in Ithaca Fraday attending the
fair and visiting with relatives.
A daughter came Monday to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Folkes.
Mother and child are doing we'll
Miss Laurel Ball spent from Sun
day till Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Bowman near Forest Hill.
Mrs. A. w. Wright and her two
sisters the Misses Case of Alma call
ed on Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Olmstead
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Wood have
gone to Owosso where the former
has position in the car shops of
that city
Earl Medlar and family of Detroit
are here spending a few days with
friends and relatives in this vicinity
and Alma.
Miss Alberta Hyde visited here
with her grandparents, H. J. Hyde
and wife and great grandfather John
Dunham, Sr
Pearl Cohoon, of McBain was call
ed here Wednesday on account of the
sickness and death of his father, Ly-
man Cohoon.
Joe Ellison and son Ernest, of Will
liamston, came the first of the week
to spend few days with relatives
and friends in Alma.
Miss Leliah Abbott, who has been
with Mr. and Mrs. Edd Forest for
the past few weeks has returned to
| her home Daar TthaCa
! Miss Mary Stitts is entertaining a
cousin from Detroit this week. They
/ also called on Mrs. A. H Olmstead
the first part of the week.
Miss Esther Dunham of Alma has
been spending a few days with her
aunt Mrs. II. J Hyde and husband,
and grandfather John Dunham, Sr.
Miss Eta Stevens, who has been
with Mrs. Myron Potter who is very
sick has returned home to commence
school in Alma the first Of the week.
|. II. Church has sold large
amount of gravel to the city of Alma
and the township of Arcadia. There
are number of teams busy hauling.
Glenn Folkes has gone to Alma,
where he is employed by the sugar
factory. He is staying with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edd
Hoyt.
Charles Crist and family went to
Saginaw Saturday They were ac-
companied by friends from Cham
[ paign, Illinois. They made the trip
by auto
Miss Lulu Ellis will commence to
attend Alma college this fall. 1t will
be remembered that Miss Ellis finish
ed the Alma High school in June
with high honors.
School commenced Monday at the
Brick school. Miss Edna Wiley as
teacher, and it also commenced in
the Wright district H. BARLEY will
teach his second year.
A number of families in this neigh
borhood were disappointed Thurs
day on account of the rain. They
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