Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24

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Alma Thursday.
Mrs. Leon Rice and Mrs. Arthur
Murphy spent Friday in Alma.
Mrs. Hulwick spent Friday in Alma.
Kelley Dalrymple and .Acy Wiley
returned from Detroit, Saturday
morning where they have been en-
ployed in factory. The boys state,
the factory has been running night
and day, hereafter will only run dur
ing the day Seventy-five men were
laid off.
Rebekah lodge meeting was held
at their Temple last Saturday eve
ming. Quite number were present.
Mrs. Ollie Culver sang solo. The
degree team practice. A general good
time was had.
Clinton Nelson of Alma unloaded a
carload Of corn, at this place Monday.
Mr.. Levi Prichard, field man for the
ST. Louis Sugar Company, was a
business caller in st. Louis Thursday
and Friday of last week.
Harry Tubbs attended the Holstein
Breeders association in Hastings last
Saturday, l.. b. Barnum, secretary of
the Eastern Holstein association and
NJ w. Willard, president of the Mich
igan Breeders association delivered
the addresses.
Mr.. Ira Page and son, Jefferson of
Grand Haven attended the funeral of
Ira's brother, Elga, last week.
Last week Friday, Charlie Sandels
drove TO Alma with his car, and
brought Mrs. Ralph Mallory and her
nurse, Miss Griffith TO Mrs. Mallory S
home to see her son, Claud, who lies
at the point of death. 1t seems so
sad, as Mrs. Mallory was only able
to remain at the bedside but one hour,
and the boy that she has watched and
guarded, with idolizing affection is be-
! ing called by the Angel of Death and
she herself is trying to fight the bat
! tie of life. This lesson teaches US,
how utterly dependent We are upon
the great power Of Him, in whom we
live and move and have our being.
Mrs Arthur Meyer of Petoskey who
has been visiting friends here, re-
turned to her home Monday.
Rant Walton of Fruit Port is Wis
ting his cousin, Ollie Terrill.
Willie Charter and family who live
in the Charlie Fisher tenant house,
viii move this week to the W. NJ Page
farm Mr. Charlie VIII work for Mr..
Page this coming year
Master Leo Corl was quite i'll last
week. lie is better at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Crum were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Fisher,
William Hutchinson purchased a
piano last week for his daughter, Miss
Anna.
Mrs Ralph Mallory. who is in the
Brainard hospital in Alma is reported
as being better Mrs Mallory under
went an operation some time ago, the
operation seemed successful and she
grew better but later was taken i'll
again, Dr. Brainard had her removed
to Alma.
J. w. Johnson of Riverdale was a
business caller here Saturday.
Mrs. George Sandel and Mrs. |. p.
Taylor were Alma callers Thursday
Arthur Murphy is in possession of a
pair Of black racoon's which were
captured by S. b. Abbott of this place
near Half Moon Lake, Mr.. Murphy
intends to take them to the Wild Ami
raal show, held in Saginaw the latter
part of the month.
Rev. Baker was a caller in Elwell
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Church visited
for the past two weeks with Floyd
Nelson and family.
Mrs. Harry loft, who was called
to Saginaw, by the serious illness of
her mother, returned home last week.
Lew Boyer, our hustling stock man
was in Big Rapids last week loading
several car loads of stock, which he
purchased at that place. Mr.. Boyer
and Bert Gee, shipped three car loads
of stock in Alma last Thursday for
Detroit.
Henry Mallory who, recently re-
turned from the West, has been con-
fined TO his home, suffering with
the grip, for the past three or four
days.
IKE" Hilsinger and Mr.. Phelps
were the guests at a six o'clock din
ner at the Olmstead home last week,
Thursday.
The Reading club didn't meet last
Thursday evening owing TO the play
given here by the local talent of Riv-
erdale.
Leon Harris of New Haven spent
Sunday with Miss Emma LaPaugh at
the LaPaugh home.
Andrew Townsend of New Haven,
spent Sunday with Miss Gladys Apple
Miss Johnston was called to Sag
inaw last week by the serious illness
Of her mother.
Worthing, Mildred Cover and Emma
LaPaugh celebrated their birthdays,
u the home of Mr.. and Mrs Charlie
LaPaugh. The day was very plea
sanity spent delightful dinner was
served. Each year, the young ladies
spend the day together Their birth
day occurring on the same date.
Mrs. George Sandel visit in st.
Louis Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Murphy and
Miss Anna Hutchinson returned from
Crawling, Wednesday evening.
Charlie Bishop and wife have
moved in one Of l. p. Taylor's houses
and will work the coming summer
for Hugh Johnson.
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