Alma record., 1917-08-30
ELWELL NEWS
BY Our Own Correspondent


ADV.
The following young men from
this vicinity were certified to their
district board as being disqualified
for military service on account of
physical reasons: VIM. Anderson,
Harry loft and Stanley Ball. Those
OF Elwell and vicinity not exempted
OF discharged Edward Miller and
Charles Corell Mr.. and Mrs. Allan
Sadler give up two sons for the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Raycraft have
been enjoying the fruits of life's
greatest JOY since the stork stole
quietly up TO their home last week
and left healthy young 10 pound
daughter, whose name will appear
in the census as Ellen Raycraft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Currence of AL
ma were over Sunday guests of the
II. b. Currence family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindstrum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Allen and Miss Macy
Catron attended the Illinois picnic in
Alma.
Mrs. Charlie Taylor visited her
daughter, Mrs. Theo Greenhoe, Mon
day.
Mrs. Rose Figley of Ashley is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Anderson.
VIM. Fowler and family spent Sun
day at the Clinton Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Race and lit
tie son visited Mrs Races parents,
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Layman, last
week
Mrs. II. B. Currence underwent a
successful operation at her home last
week Friday. DR.. Gardner assisted by
DR.. Day and DR.. McClinton, perform
ed the operation. A trained nurse
from Saginaw is caring for her. Mrs.
Currences many friends will be glad
to learn she is doing as well as
could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Lester of Sagi-
nav attended the funeral of Master
Dale Wiley last week.
A Pere Marquette freight was
greatly damaged and the track torn
up for some distance Sunday morn
ing. Three or four cars were nearly
demolished. A car containing a
tank of crude oil was drained to the
dregs, pools of the oily liquid being
for some distance from the tank.
A car of cement was twisted and
the sacks dumped in every direction.
Some were torn open. The wrecker
was busy at work with the crew of
men few hours after the accident.
Many people visited the spot during
the day to watch the powerful piece
of machinery do its reconstructive
work. The track was built up and
cleared so that both night trains were
able to complete their journey.
Jess Hulwick, who has been con
fired to his home with rheumatism,
is improving rapidly.
Roy Simmons left Monday for De-
troit to assist in examining the banks
of Detroit.
Miss Nora Samain left for Port
land Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Grin Courier and daughter re-
turned from Detroit Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Arthur Hillsinger visited her
parents in Vestaburg Tuesday.
James Hanes and family ate Sun
day dinner with George Dalrymple
and family.
Cecil Mcneil of Six Lakes visited
Ore Hulwick Sunday.
Mrs. Mollie Sethdor and Mr.. Dun
on of Alma were Elwell callers
Wednesday evening.
/. p Taylor will attend the an
nual outing of the field man of the
Michigan Sugar company at Crystal
this week Thursday.
The rc-opening Of school is only
a few days off and the boys and girls
are preparing TO settle down to bus
mess again and are beginning to di-
vert their thoughts from summer
pasttimes to the more serious bus
mess of improving themselves intel
lectually. The indications are that
the attendance will show big in
crease over the enrolment of a year
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor ate
Sunday dinner at the George Taylor
nome.
Miss Fern Nelson is spending some
time in Saginaw.
Aaron Courier, our hustling livery
man, drove to Six Lakes Saturday.
Miss Mary Mallory was a Saginaw
shopper Saturday.
Jess Hulwick is taking the "Bee
Sting" treatment for rheumatism in
Grant.
Harry Nelson and family Sunday
eG at the Clinton Nelson home.
Mrs. Jess Hulwick and son, Ore,
attended services at the Advent
church Saturday in Alma.
Mrs. Bert Anderson visited her
parents in Six Lakes Tuesday
Another very interesting letter
was received from one of the boys in
camp at Great Lakes, out of Chicago,
by Mrs. Theo Greenhoe, which reads
as follows.
State Bank Examiners Roy l.. Sim
mons of Detroit and Miss Nora Sam
ami of Portland were week end guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs l. p. Taylor.
VIM. Anderson and family visited
the Sherd Rommie family Sunday
The funeral of little Dale Wiley
was held at the home last Wednes-
day.
Elwell and vicinity were oven
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