Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-27
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A. f.. Fowler transacted business
at Traverse City Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. George Sandel and friend,
Mrs. Nickerson Of Alma, were call
crs here Thursday.
Jack Robson and wife of Alma
were calling on friends Thursday in
this vicinity
William Phcnnis went to Alma
Thursday evening to join a bunch of
our chosen young men that We're
leaving for Camp Custer, Battle
Greek, Friday.
Mr.. r. Forquer took in the fair at
Grand Rapids last week.
Chas. Booth and wife and Harry
Fisher and wife returned from Grand
Rapids Friday. They report a fine
time.
Allen Stafford and wife were in
Alma on business Saturday.
Mrs. S. Berry was the guest of her
sister at Eaton Rapids last week.
Mr.. John +. Booth visited last
week in Ferris at the home of William
Parr and family.
Miss Sybil Jones was a week end
guest Of her cousin, Miss Ruth For
ouer of Riverdale.
Ben Gardner of st. Louis was a
business caller Saturday.
Mr.. John Miller of Elwel called on
l. f. Tucker Saturday.
Clare Kramer came from Alma
Saturday evening to visit relatives
and friends.
A. X. Woods and wife motored to
MI Pleasant Friday, returning Sat
urday bringing their children home,
who have enjoyed week with their
grandparents there.
Miss Elsie Stearns visited last week
with her sister. Mrs. O. Hyde of
Maple Rapids.
Ralph Hall, wife and children of
Bedding were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs Sid Evey
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Evey enter
tanned Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lang and little daughter of Alma
Frank Hicks and wife were over
Sunday guests of their parents.
Mrs. Enzie Hollabaugh of Lansing
is visiting here aunt, Mrs. Arthur
Fowler.
|. +. Tucker is in Alma this week
assisting his son Frank.
Mrs Lena Wilson and children are
at Ferris looking after the farm while
her husbands father is away with the
threshing machine.
Virgil Conorton, wife and baby of
Alma were Sunday and Monday
visitors of relatives and friends here.
Alfred Stearns and family of Stan
ton were Sunday guests Of his par
ents.
Mrs. Daisy Miller and Mrs. Paul
Dufheld of Toledo were calling on old
friends in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. f. Davis are the
proud parents of daughter, born
Friday, September goth. Mrs. Davis
is at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
I L. Densmore, for few weeks.
Mrs Fred Plank and daughter
Gladys, of Toledo visited at Mrs
Sarah Plank's and Willis Plank 5
homes last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Steadman of
Palo and Mr. and Mrs. y. Milford
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas Milford OF Crystal.
James Duffield, ST., and james
Dufheld, Jr., are enjoying a motor
trip to Ionia. where they are visiting
their old home and friends and rela-
tives. They report fine roads and
,aeal weather for motoring
II. L. Stearns and Samuel Clever
don were Carson City visitors Mon
day.
Dr. +. J. Graham and son Bernard,
returned from Detroit Wednesday.
They were fortunate in seeing the big
parade for the departing soldiers on
Tuesday Of last week.
Floyd McClenathan and Fred Cook
were business callers in Elm Hall and
Riyerdale Tuesday.
Mrs. r J Graham and son Fred
visited at the William Standish home
Tuesday
The Nelson brothers Of Saginaw
and their families were callers at the
VIM Fowler home Sunday morning
while enroute to Crystal where they
closed their summer cottage for the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Perry and
friend, Mrs. Ludy of Alma. were Sun
day guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Stephens.
Mrs. SAM C!cycrdon entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Wood and child
zen. Miss Mildred Hanney and Melvin
McClenathan or Sunday.
About forty of the |. O. o. F. mem
bers and several of their wives at
tended the funeral OF Loyal Woodward
at the Ferris Center church Thursday
afternoon. Loyal was a charter mem
Der of the lodge here. He passed
away at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs W. Woodward, on Tuesday
morning. Sept. 18th, after a protract-
ed illness. He leaves "A wife and two
children besides his parents, brothers
and sisters. Words of comfort were
spoken to the bereaved family by Rev.
Brown of Riverdale. He was also a
member of the order of Woodmen
of this place. He was 81 years old