Alma record., 1914-05-21

Mrs. David Dutt was am Alma caller
] Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Ben Wiltshire were FL
we'll callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Swope were AL
ma callers last Friday
DIR. and Mrs. High6eld autoed to Mt.
Pleasant last Sunday.
Miss Brown of Vestaburg was in Riv
erdale Tuesday on business.
Mrs. +. NJ Highheld visited Mrs. V.
| =. Cash of Alma last Wednesday.
/ Mr.. Strong of Alma spent Sunday
with Jack Moblo and family.
X. II. Leonard spent Sunday at Coe
with his wife and relatives.
Several from here attended the base
ball game at Vestaburg Saturday.
Henry Tucker visited Grand Rapids
the first part of the week on business.
Mr.. ]. Rundid has been visiting his
daughter in Morley for several days.
Mrs. Tenah Locey is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. McGill, north of town.
/ DR.. Bagley of Alma was the guest of
his cousin, Mr. j. A, Ellison, last Mon
day.
| Mr. and Mrs. T. d. Parks attended
a meeting of the Grange at Wheeler last
Saturday.
Miss lnez Reid Of Vestaburg spent
Saturday in Riverdale, the guest of Mrs.
L. A. GARNER.
! Earl Ryckman, who is working for
> his father in Ithaca. spent Sunday with
his wife and family.
Miss Hattie Hewes Of Edmore spent
several days last week with her sister,
Mrs. Jasper Norton.
Miss Julia Reynolds Of Alma has been
visiting her parents this week, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young entertain
ed DR.. w. c. Young and wife Of Shep-
herd over last Sunday
Roland Valcnce and George Leonard
attended barn dance north of Vesta-
burg Saturday evening.
Mrs. Jack Moblo and Miss Hazel Mo
bio are in Ann Arbor for week at
tending the May Festival.
Mrs. Patrick O'Brien returned to her
home in St. Louis last Tuesday after
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Ker-
win.
, Mr.. Floyd Owen and Miss Grace FL
liott of Detroit are spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Owen of this
place.
Mrs. Church of Ithaca is the guest of
Mrs. Jack Moblo this week.
Claud Phelps was an Elwell caller
Saturday.
Mrs. Aldrich has been in very poor
health for some time and expects to
make her home here with her daughter
| for a while.
The Riverdale town team played their
second game of the season with the YES
taburg town team at Vestaburg Satur-
| day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Owen autoed to
Maple Rapids Sunday afternoon and re-
turned in the evening accompanied by
Mrs. Owens parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
drich
Miss Mary Holland, who attends High
school at Alma, was unable to finish the
past week of school on account of sick
ness and returned home Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forquer entertained
friends from Sumner last Sunday.
Mrs Claude Parkinson and son, Dale,
left for Owosso Friday where they ex-
pect to make their future home.
Last week the Good VIII Circle" of
the NJ. f. church met at the home of
Mrs A. J. Williams. After the meet
ing ice cream and cake was served. All
had very pleasant time
! Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ellison Of Detroit and
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Ellison of Hol-
land were called here the first of the
week on account OF the illness of their
father J. \. Ellison. who was stricken
with paralysis and is in a very critical
condition.
/ Word has been received here from
Edmore that Rev. George Traver and
family expect to move west shortly, on
account of poor health They will be
greatly missed by their many friends in
this community and we all join in wish
ing them much success and sincerely
hope they will be benefited by the change
of climate.
The Rverdale Junior League boys ac-
companied by Rev. Baker, journeyed to
Sumner Center Saturday to play ball
with Junior league boys there. Our boys
suffered rather a bad defeat. the Sum-
ner Center boys beating them 10 to 8, but
nevertheless our boys are not discour-
aged and will even things up in few
weeks when the Sumner Center boys
come to Riverdale.