Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-30
TONAuNE HAPPENINGS.


school at Elwell as the teacher, Mrs.
Carl Kyes, is quite i'll with pneu-
monia. Mrs Ferris will teach for
couple of weeks till Mrs. Kyes is able
to take up her school duties again.
Miss Ethel Bowers, who moved TO
Elwell with her parents few weeks
ago, is leaving the telephone work in
the Elwel central office.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. b. Currence enter
tanned friends from Alma over Sun
day.
Mr.. A. Eckert. who is seriously i'll,
is not any better at this writing; ow-
ing to his old age they have little
hopes of his recovery.
1t has been reported that Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Hicks have gone to Lam
sing where Mr. Hicks has a fine po-
sition. They have the best wishes of
their many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson, who
have been visiting with friends and
relatives in Champaign, Illinois, for
the past four weeks, returned home
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Church has been sick
with la grippe this last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pernell spent
Friday and Saturday with the latters
brother. VIM. Raybarn, and family, in
Ithaca
Mrs Durham, who has been at the
home of Mrs. II. ]. Hyde helping
care for her father-in-law, John Dun
ham, who has been sick for the past
few weeks. returned home Wednes-
day.
Mrs. McCumber of Colman arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton Gee Tuesday for few days visit
She will also visit with friends in
Bentley and Alma Mrs. McCumber
and Mr. Gees family were neighbors
when they lived in Bentley.
/ Clyde Webb is working in Sumner
helping Frank Church repair house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Wiley spent
one day of last week with their cou-
sin, Mrs Rose Necomb and family
The Davis brothers, who have been
operating a saw mill on Mr. Miller's
farm for the past few months. have
. finished cutting timber for Mr. Mil
Ter and have moved their mill up near
! Elwell where they have large job.
Mrs. |. II. Church reports that her
uncle. T. Kress. is a little better at
this writing 1t will be remembered
that tree fell on Mr.. Kress last
week, hurting him very badly and
breaking his iawbone. Owing to his
age it will be some time before he
/ will gain his health.
Clyde Raycraft and wife. who have
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Alton
Wiley. and family. and mother, Mrs.
Thomas Raycraft, for the past few
months. have returned to their home
in Pontiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. II. Church have
been entertaining Mr. Hickman of
Carson City the past few days.
1t has been reported that Nat Boy
err, formerly of here. but now of St.
Louis, is in very poor health this
winter
The people in this community are
glad that the report is for an early
spring, for the weather for the past
two years has been SO bad that the
farmers are getting pretty discour-
aged. One sign that spring is not
very far off is that II. B. Currence
has a hen that has ten little chickens
which were Matched January goth and
another hen which is also sitting.
Orwin Mcbride, who came from
the West few weeks ago to visit
friends and relatives, went to Battle
Greek to visit his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Schutter. and family, and
grandmother, Mrs. Abe Houghtelling
and family, has secured position as
motorman for the street car company
in that city. 1t was quite a surprise
to the relatives when Mr.. Mcbride
came home. for he had been given up
as dead; it is ten years since they
had seen him His sister. Miss Err
NAL Mcbride of South Bend, Ind
was home for few days visit and
Mrs. Houghtelling had been in the
state of New Jersey on a visit OF
three months, had just returned home
McBride. accompanied him to Battle
Greek from Alma and it was quite 4
family reunion and surprise to all
Mrs. Schuttler was formerly Mrs
Mcbride. was formerly of her. and
Mrs. Houghtelling was an old nurse
at the sanitarium about twenty-five
years ago; they moved from here to
Battle Creek about four years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mckinney oil
Vickeryvlle spent Sunday with their
uncle. b. Mckinney, and family. Mrs
Nc Kinney was formerly Mrs. Parrish
and was called to Alma on account OF
the sickness and death of her step
mother. Mrs. Julia Weber, whose
funeral took place hast Saturday al
the home south of Alma and the re-
mains were laid to rest beside hei
husband who passed away last sum.
mer, in Riverside cemetery. Mrs
Webher has heen sick for nearly two