Alma record., 1914-01-01

Mr.. Claud Nichols made a trip to
Saginaw, Christmas.
Miss Hazel Chase was in St. Louis
Saturday shopping.
Frank Rice, who has been i'll for
some time is much better.
Master Alfred LOCKER was in St.
Louis Saturday shopping.
Mr.. Ernest Hudson spent Sunday
with his parents north of town.
Miss Helen Williams visited Miss
Mary Winni in Alma Saturday.
Milo Groom of this place attended
the dance at Sumner Christmas eve.
Mrs. George Tanner of Edmore is
the guest of c. d. Vanalstyne for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Metcalf of
Sumner called on friends in Riverdale
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wyeth enter
tanned company from Cedar Springs
the past week.
DR.. and Mrs. Z. NJ Highfeld were
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Shaffer Sunday.
Miss Hazel Waterbury of Vesta-
burg was in Riverdale Saturday for
medical treatment.
Mr. Clare Going and Jay Rice at
tended the dance at Vestaburg, on
Christmas eve.
Mrs. A. J. LOCKER and children,
spent Christmas with Miss Ida Foil
lex, of Elm Hall.
Miss A. Langin of Alma visited
her grandmother, Mrs. La May,
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Highheld and son, Allen, were
visitors at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Kerwin Wednesday.
Mr. Neil Richards, of Lakeview,
has been spending several days at the
home of VIM. Rice and family.
Mrs. Jay Nickerson and children
of Ithaca are spending week with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mathews
Mr. and Mrs Claude Parkinson and
son visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brownridge Tuesday.
Mr. Roland Nalence and George
Leonard, of Alma made trip to Riv-
erdale between trains Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson, of
Sumner Center, took Christmas din
ner with Mrs. Kerwin, west of town.
Miss Mable Stambaugh. who is
teaching at St, Clair, spent few days
last week with her sister, Mrs, Thorn
as Morton of this place.
Mrs. H. G. Lanord of Coe is here
taking care OF her aughter-in-law,
Mrs. Raymond Lanord, who has
been quite i'll theapast week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Shaffer. who lives
southwest of town was called to Al
ma Christmas on account of the fire
OF ther house and furniture.
The Christmas exercises held in
the church Christmas eve were
great success and those who helped
to get them up deserve lots of credit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hill, and little
daughter from Alma spent Christmas
and the holidays with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Valence.
Mr. Gordon Lott, an old resident
OF this part of the country, who left
here twenty-five years ago for Ar
kansas, is back here shaking hands
with old friends.
a surprise party was given Satur-
day evening, Dec. eth, for Miss Iva
Talon. Games and music were the
OF the evening. Light re-
freshments were served
Mrs. Hewes and daughter, Hattie,
of Edmore. spent Christmas with Mrs.
Hewes daughter, Mrs Jasper Norton.
Mr. Fred Walker attended the
dance at Sumner Christmas eve.
A telegram was received by l.. A.
GARNER, Sunday evening that his sis
ter was dead at Coldwater. Mr.. and
Mrs. GARNER left for that place Sun
day evening
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Locey enter
tained Mr.. and Mrs Claude Parkin-
son and son, Dale. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brownridge and children and
Miss Leta GARNER for Christmas din
ner
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Moblo Of
Marion, Ind, are making a ten days
visit with relatives in Riverdale Mr..
Moblo has accepted a position with
the Berger Manufacturing Co. of
Canton, Ohio, with headquarters at
Albany, New York. They expect to
move to their future home the first
of March