Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
ELWELL NEWS
BY Our Own Corr espondent

piti Onh sAil'l ldfiiiiN VIII SPSh'
Xmas in Shepherd, the guests of MIR
and Mrs. Childs
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Wiley. of AL
ma, were Elwell business callers
Monday.
Mrs. Florence Webb is nursing in
Alma.
Mrs. II. b. Currence was an Alma
business caller Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Petorman will
entertain the following for Xmas din
ner: Herbert Lewis and family, Chas
Sly and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen
Lewis. Of Elm Hall, and Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Bcebe, of St. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank French and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank French. Jr.. and
little son, will spend Xmas day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Pratt.
Clinton Nelson and daughter, Miss
Fern, will spend Xmas with the VIM
Fowler family, in Sumner.
Harry Taft and family will eat
Xmas dinner with Ny. and Mrs. Geo
Taft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Hulwick We're Al
ma shoppers Saturday.
Albert Fishes and Harry Tubs
were in Mt Pleasant Tuesday and
Wednesday OF last week on business
The Bonar Alma and St. Louis
beet stations closed here last week,
The St. Louis and Alma companies
each shipped over fifty carloads OF
sugar beets from this place.
Harry Taft and family will eat
Xmas dinner with Henry Sandell and
family.
The Misses Gladys Apple Anna
Hutchinson and Carrie Bailey Were
Alma shoppers Saturday.
M. and Mrs. Will Wacha and little
son and Miss Gladys Apple visited in
Bedding last week.
Bert Anderson and Oren Courier
transacted business in Alma Friday.
Miss Nellie Nelson is spending
some tima with friends and relatives
in Saginaw.
Dr. Mclaughlin and family will
spend Xmas with the Hilsinger fam
lily in ST. Louis.
Miss Kathryn Currence. of Detroit,
is spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. ard Mrs. II. b. Currence
Mrs. Theo Greerhoc has been con-
fined to her home the past few days
with illness.
Charlie Fisher was an Alma bust
ness caller Saturday.
y. X Wright. who has been spsnd
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs. |.
B. Taylor. returned to his home in
Portland Saturday.
Miss Fern Nelson was an Alma
shopper Saturday.
The Misses Tressa Fisher and Hazel
Grant. Of Big Rapids, are spending
the holidays with their parents here.
Many homes here were gladdened
by the announcement from the state
army environment. at Battle Creek
that all Camp Custer soldiers VINO
desire to might visit their homes dur
ing the holidays. Part Of the soldiers
will be granted passes from Dee -
to 2G. and part OF them from Dec. 20
to Dec. 80.
The Misses Emma and Julia La
paugh were Alma shoppers Saturday
Miss Kathryn Currence spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs Dan Currcncc
IN Alma.
Archie Hildreth transacted business
in Ithaca Tuesday.
/. p. Taylor was an Alma business
caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Bert Anderson was an Aims
business caller Saturday.
The Misses Mildred Courier, Ethe
Shanks and Evert Courier ate Sun
DAY dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Lev
Reed.
Plans for NmaS have naturally beer
altered somewhat from the usual or
Ger Of things all over the country
this ycag as result Of the war and
the economic measures which have
necessarily accompanied it and This is
true 70 some extent in Elwel. The
children for the most part were as
sured OF u merry Nmas which took
place at the VI. +. church last Sunday
evening The True Blue girls gave an
interesting program which was enjoy
ed by all and the little folks ~eceivcd
their presents from the Xmas" tree
The older folks. who take matters
more seriously, nave had a hard time
forgetting the added obligations which
have been thrust upon them as re-
suit OF the great war conflict e.
pecialy was this true I'M the homes
who have sons, brothers and hus-
bands at the front or IN the different
training camps preparing 10 take theii
place III the awful carnage overseas
In many cases the vacant chair will
hc the signal for tears and heartaehes
Miss Amy Mallory, who is attend
ing the Normal IN Mt. Pleasant, has
come home to spend the holiday va
cation with her parents.
/. J.. Taylor and Edd Wycoff trans
acted business in Alma Monday.
Miss Emma LaPaugh spent Sunday
az the Owen Courier home.
Mrs. Florence Webb was an over
Sunday guest in Alma.
Local conditions and published re-
ports from different places through
out the state have warned Elwell peo-
pie for some time that Michigan was
face to face with serious fuel short
age. but until within the last few days
the situation has caused no great
amount Of uneasiness here, because no
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