Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-16
ELWELL NEWS
BY Our Own Correspondent

Cnlng nm ms hand, expects 10 go 70
Ann Arbor for treatment.
Miss Carrie Sanfel and Miss Owens
have purchased a new Metz car.
Charles Philips has purchased a
Overland car.
Little Miss Mildred Murphy, Of
Alma, was a weekend guest of Miss
Elsie Charter.
Mrs. II. +. Wall, of Toledo, Mr.. and
Mrs. George ID. Chase, DR.. Chase and
daughter and Mrs. II. +. Wall, of To-
lcdc, spent Saturday with Mrs. Hen
~ Myers, in Alma.
Albert Fisher, Charlie Fisher and
Charlie Longworthy returned from a
hdnting and huckleberrying trip at
Cranberry Lake Saturday. They re
port a good catch and lots of buckle
berries
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Greenhoe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferrill Grant have re-
turned from Long Lake. where they
had been huckleberrying.
Roy l.. Simmons, of Detroit, for
merly of this place, was last week
appointed State Bank Inspector. Mr.
Simmons gives up good position IN
the Bank of Detroit to accept. lie
is only "a years of age. The honor
of being selected purely on ones
merits for a position of this kind is
a distinction that very few young
men are privileged TO lay claim to
and the appointment speaks highly
for the young man. Mr.. Simmons
was selected without having made
an application for the place, which
s9cws that the leader; hive a most
implicit faith in his ability to make
cred.
An interesting letter was received
last week by Mrs. Herbert Downs
from her son Chris, stationed at Fort
Berry, Indianapolis, Ind Chris is
well known here and his letter will
be gladly received by all.
Indianapolis, Aug. 5.
Dear Mother and all
received your letter while in CO.
lumbus and was so glad to get it..
How is your home made bread?
wish | could have some. left Co
lujnbus last Friday morning and ar
rived here Tuesday afternoon, about
two o'clock. We drill seven hours a
day. There was one fellow deserted
the army at Columbus, after he took
the oath, and yesterday they shot a
fellow for trying to desert.
There are about 10000 National
Guards here. We are the only regu-
lar army men stationed here. The
crops are good. The oats and wheat
from Alton Pritchard yesterday and
was sure glad to get it. Tell my
friends TO write to me- Now, moth
er, write me two or three times a
week. We haven't time to write Of
ten, and we are never allowed lights
at night Tell all | send my best re-
CARDS. Kiss Dot for me and send
me her picture | wish | was right
back in Elwell / sure had q good
time there. Now write often.
Lovingly your boy,
Chris Downs.
Fred Doremire and Carl Mason, Of
Oak Grove, Livingston county, were
in Elwell Monday, making an esti-
mate of the installation of the cleo
tric lighting system soon to be in
stalled at Riverdale.
Arthur Hilsinger and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton Wiley were huckleberrying at
Rock Lake last week.
The Misses Orie and Grace Culver
visited last week in Elm Hail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Wiley and Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Wiley and children
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Hilsinger.
Mrs. Dr.. Tinney, of Lansing, was
in Elwell over Sunday, getting their
household goods ready to be sent to
that place.
+. c. Collister and family and VIM.
Hutchinson and family autoed to
Long Lake Saturday evening for over
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor ate
Sunday dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Taylor.
Theo Greenhoe, |. p. Taylor and
II. B. Currence attended the races in
ST. Louis Saturday.
Mrs Bert Anderson returned from
Ionia Saturday evening. Mrs. Ander-
son has so far recovered from her
recent illness as to resume her duties
at the store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Johnson, of Ed
more, were over Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamp.
Erney Ludwick, Theo Greenhoc
and Ionic Greenhoe attended the
races at Mt. Pleasant last week.
Mrs. l. p. Taylor spent Tuesday
and Wednesday Of last week in Sag
NAV.
Miss Kathryn Currence, of Detroit,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. +. Currence.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wacha, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Marble Slinghoff and daughter
and Miss Mary Welcher spent Sunday
at Long Lake.
Mrs. Oliver WEIGH, Of Brecken-
ridge, spent the weekend here the
guest Of Mrs. Hanneman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis, of Detroit, who
have been here helping to care for
Mrs. Sylvia Abbott, returned to their
home Saturday.
Miss Tressa Fisher, Of Alma, was
an over Sunday guest Of her parents,
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