Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-24
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VESTABURG NEWS
BY Our Own Correspondent

ton.
Mrs. John Howay returned from
Alma, Wednesday.
A. Sprague returned from Middle
ton, Wednesday evening
Orval Hancock and John Howay
who are doing a job of work in Car
son City, were home over Sunday.
Miss Corrigan of Lakeview called
on Miss Mildred Upper, Thursday
Mrs. Effie Hopkins of Elwell spent
the latter part of the week with hei
sister, Mrs. Stitts.
Miss Audrey Tanner was in Stan
ton, Thursday.
Mrs. George Peasley and son re-
turned from Homer, Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. Doer of Edmore visited Mrs
Cora Corder. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davenport and
children of Riverdale came Saturday
evening to visit the formers sister
Mrs. David Manley, and other friends
Casper Sutton was in Alma, Fri
day.
John Horton, B. f. Elliott and
Hugh Walker were home from Ed
more, over Sunday.
Miss Zodie Fewer came from Green
vile, Saturday evening, to visit her
aunt, Mrs. Francis Fewer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stratton en-
tertained their daughter and child
rem of Ithaca the latter part of the
week.
Mrs. Thomas Carts and son, Earl
are here from Crystal getting their
house in shape so as to move here be-
fore long.
David Marley. wife and son, ac-
companied by Mrs. Blanche Manley
and daughter and John Davenport
wife and children, autoed to Evart
Sunday, to visit at the home of Mrs
David Manley and John Davenport 5
mother, Mrs. Ed Priest and are to
return Monday.
Mrs. Colt and son have returned
&c their home in Ionia, after visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Hattie Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Skidmore are
home from Detroit as Mr.. Skidmore
is having vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert O'Laughlan and
daughter of Saginaw came Saturday
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Eavy.
Mr.. Sin Clair, who was overcome by
the heat Saturday while working on
the farm is better.
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entertaining her parents from near
Detroit.
K. b. Elliott, who lives north of
town, lost horse last week, which
lived to the rare age of SO years.
Several years ago he was driven from
Vestaburg across country TO Missouri
and back again He has been worked
in the lumber woods, worked on stump
pullers and did farm work, etc. He
has been owned in the vicinity of
Nestaburg nearly all of his life and
was raised by Benjamin Corder,
whose son, James, says he knows he
is Sc years old, as it was colt and
owned by his father at the time he
was a baby. 1t is very seldom that
horses live to such an age. If there
Is an older horse in Montcalm or
Gratiot counties let us hear about it.
Rufus Denning and wife of Jersey
Vile visited Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Caszatt, Thursday.
Mrs. M. ]. Briggs spent from Fri
day until Saturday evening in Ed
more with her daughter.
Mrs. Iva McDole spent the week
end in Edmore with Mrs. Minnie
Cook.
Mrs. Henry Caszatt visited rela-
tives i'm Greenville, Wednesday.
Mrs. Jake Snyder and son, return
ed TO Edmore, Friday evening after
visiting Mrs. j. p Snyder and other
relatives.
C. L. Nichols Of Riverdale was in
town, Saturday
Mrs. Harvey Fisher visited friends
IL Alma, Saturday.
John Hitler and family spent Sat
urday in Edmore.
Ruth Miller of Elweil visited at the
home Of Mrs. Amos Smith, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wood and
daughter returned from their visit in
Eomer. Saturday evening.
J. Naldrett was here from River
dale, Sunday, and called on John
Goho.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. K Mangle enter
tanned on Sunday, Thomas Carts, wife
and son, Earl, Of Crystal; Fred Wade,
wife and children of Pine Grove and
Ralph Hall, wife and children of
Vestaburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Bomis, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Schnepp and children, autoed here
from Riverdale, Sunday, and were
guests of their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM Carts.
Mrs. Adam Caszatt of Pennsyl-
vsnia, came Thursday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Caszatt.
George Reed and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Fisher. who autoed
to Coldwater to visit relatives re-
turned home, Monday.
Will Mallory and family Of North
Star and son-in-law, Royal Munson
and family of Ashley, autoed here
Wednesday, August 18th, and accom-
panied by the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Mallory, Mrs. Chas.
Hamlin, and son, Delbert, and his
son, L. D., autoed to Blanchard and
spent the day at the home Of Willard
Mallory's nephews, where there was a
gathering Of relatives in honor of
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