Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
ELWELL NEWS
BY Our Own Correspondent

viii Crawford, who has been Wis
ting his sister, Mrs. III. Il. Currence,
told many interesting and yet terri
bic tales of war which came under
his observation. Mr. Crawford is a
citizen Of Canada and has the oppor
tunity of seeing great deal OF the
effects of this great war. We read
every day i'm the papers of the war,
hut the hoIrifiying details we do not
get One incident which Mr.. Craw
ford related was that Of woman
whose husband had joined the ranks
abroad. fighting for the mother coun-
thy: she had not heard from him IN
some time and was becoming very
anxious about his welfare, when one
DAY she looked out the window and
saw some men approaching the house
carrying basket with something ap-
parently very heavy in 1t. She met
them at the door and was told the
heap in the basket was her husband.
The woman denied the fact, but much
e her surprise the man. opened his
eyes anu NNlltu hNi ny lelii', tt'4'ii>
her il was true. She stood transfiXcd
with horror, that sight, IT dried up
IN, fountain OF her tears. She never
wept again. her reason reeled upon
The spot; She became an incurablc
maniac: and in her last moments she
called ont and kept calling for her
husband. I'm tones that drew tears
from the hardest hearts. This Is but
one vi the awful tales OF war and
were ~ to enter the conflict. we
might expect these terrible things IN
our own country II will take the
sou whose budding manhood Is the
pride Of many hearts, and tears him
away with the prospect that he may
never return. but die in far land.
cut down. like a brute, with no fond
eye 10 weep his untlmely end, and no
kind hand To- dress up his wounds or
close his eyes, " perform for him the
last sad Offices Of love. No pen has
ever written hundredth part Of the
sutfcrings that have been thus infiict-
I'd. Our hope to escape Is that the
leaders OF our nation through their
diplomacy may be able to steer us
safely through to the shore of peace.
Dr.. and Mrs. j. r. Shaffer Of De
.ioit. formerly o. Elm Hall, visited
Mr. and Mrs. l. p Taylor last Fri
day
Mrs. Emma Baker was over Sunday
guest at her home in Riverdale.
Nj. Dean. our pastor. was enter
tanned at the = {. Coister home
sunday
Allen Sadlcr Of Alma spent over
Sunday at his home on the farm
Dewey Sadler will work for Ash
LaPaugh this summer.
Farmers in this vicinity are begin
ming TO realize that the high cost Of
sugar is going to make IT profitable
for beet growers. Sugar is on the adj
vance and the farmer who takes tive
advantage Of the situation and raises
Keats this year will receive high price
this fan
Mrs. King. the hoorwalkcr Of the
bet.nery. spent Sunday al her home
ia Riverdale
Everett Courier Miss Mildred and
Leona Romnc attended the show m
Alma Monday evening.
Miss Mary Mallory was shopping
h Alma Saturday
VIII Crawford. who was visiting
his sister. Mrs. H. &. Currence, and
" no was called home by the serious
illness OF his son, Clinton, writes his
son is much better and out Of dan
ger.
Mr.. longwood OF ST Charles was
al over Sunday guest at the viii
IAyman home.
Miss Iva Crum is still on the sick
list.
Z. a. Worthlag and daughter, Lot
tic, and Miss Doris Shingluff went TO
Alma Monday evening to see Charlie
Chaplin at the Genesta theatre.
Miss Hildreth Worthing remained
over night with Miss Ora Culver
Monday.
John Mclaughlin was. AN over Sun
day guest OF his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Mclaughlin.
Mrs. Emma Baker was IN over Sun
day guest at her home in Riverdale.
Attend church next Sunday.
+. Z. Wright Of Manton, who is
taking bean contracts in this vicinity,
for the Leonard Seed company Of Chi
cago, has formed some interesting
opinions concerning the outlook for
next years market. He says there
K going TO be the biggest acreage in
history next year, owing to the fact
that the prevailing high prices have
made the farmers "bean mad" and
that prices are bound to be lowered
as the result. If the war closes be-
tween now and the time next year s
crop is harvested, beans will not bring
more than $500 per bushel. accord
ing to Mr.. Wright, who is in posi-
ton 70 forecast conditions pretty ac-
curately. II the war continues, the
price naturally will be somewhat
higher, but Mr.. Wright is not looking
for G. z present prices
light says the
are greatly
at there
,try. In
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