Alma record., 1913-09-25


Friday to buy stock.
Mrs. Lyle Nelson, who has been
sick is better at this writing.
Fred Davis made business trip
Wednesday and Thursday to Marion.
Roy Raycraft of Forest Hill called
on |. Fl. Church the last of the week
Mr. and Mrs Wise of Alma made
business trip in this neighborhood
Wednesday
Miss Maitland Montgomery, of AL
ma spent Sunday with Giles Isham
and family.
Miss Carrie Bailey, spent a few
days of last week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Z. Ferris.
Ford and Lloyd Osborn, of River
dale spent Sunday with their uncle,
Geo. Webb and family
Mrs. Isabel Youngs, of Detroit,
made business trip to the home of
James Porterfield Thursday.
Mrs Ruth Helman, of near Ithaca
spent few days with her parents,
James Porterfeld and family
Barney Snyder, who went Detroit
to spend few days with friends re-
turned home the last Of the week.
John Snyder left Thursday morn
ing for Detroit to spend few days
with friends and attend the state fair
Mrs. A. W. Wright and her sisters,
the Misses Case from Alma, called
on Mr. and Mrs A. H. Olmsted Mon
day
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson,
spent Sunday with the latter's uncle
Fred Taeddw and family near Shep-
herd.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Edgar are en-
tertaining the latter's mother, Mrs.
Francis Curtis of Breckenridge for
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs John Nichols, of
Evont, New York, came Monday to
spend few days with E. J. Ross and
family. They will also visit relatives
in Detroit before returning home.
Mrs. Frank Glow entertained the
/. O. T. M NJ from Alma Thursday
afternoon at her home A fine lunch
was served the twelve ladies who at
tended. A royal good time was re-
ported by all
G. Bailey and wife were in Elm
Hall this last week visiting relatives.
Lester Thomas and wife of Breck-
enridge, called on friends in this
neighborhood and also called on Mr..
and Mrs. Edd Stevens Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glow enter
-ained party of friends Sunday for
dinner. The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Mccarthy, of Mt. Pleas
INT, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loynes of
Elsie and Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Kas-
nosa, Of Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Barney Snyder and family are
entertaining the formers sister, Mrs.
Willis Mills and children from Okla
IONA They arrived Thursday. Mrs
Mills is formerly from Michigan, she
will also visit with friends and rela-
ives in Port Huron.
Mrs. M Hays, formerly Alice Sloan
If Alma spent few days in this vi
Unity visiting with relatives and call
ng on friends here. She and her
who have been spending
he summer in Owosso, has returned
o Alma to remain for the winter.
Mrs. Mary Jones has been visit
ng her brother Otto Ishenhath in
hastings, accompanied by her mother
Mrs. Flewelling, and her sister Mrs.
Anna Richards. They also attended
he fiftieth wedding anniversary cele-
'ration of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sutton,
nd returned Friday evening.
Mrs. J. Kinney has had the Bell
elephone taken out of her house this
ast week. Her central was Elwe1l
nd since the new law was passed
lot giving country service she was
nable to call her nearest neighbors.
\ little later she expects to have a
elephone out of the Alma central.
Fl. H. Pierce, of Ohio, who has
een spending a few days with his
ephew, ii. B. Currence and family.
nd his niece, Mrs. Tom Bartlett and
usband in Alma, left the last of the
week to spend few days with his
lister, Mrs. M. Downey, at the Dow
ey hotel in Lansing before return
ng home.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
d. Northrup passed away Monday,
tter short illness. 1t was one of
pair of twins, the other baby pass
d away few weeks ago. The fun
raj was held Wednesday and the re-
1anis were laid to rest in the Prit-
hard cemetery. The family receives
ne sympathy of their friends.
The people in Gratiot county had
ught to feel lucky this fall to think
hey have had rains during the sum-
Ter, as people who were formerly
here write their friends that they
ave not had rains in Calhoun and
ackson counties, and that tomatoes
re S1.50 to $500 per bushel and other