Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-26
VESTABURG ITEMS
BY Our Own Correspondent


Mrs. Matte Dean and daughter of
Boyne City and her daughter, Mrs.
Genevene Repp, and child Of Flint,
sister, Mrs. Fred Cornell, left for
their homes Monday.
One Of the twin daughters which
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. David Mar
lin August LIST, 1918, died at their
home in McBrides and was buried in
the Vestaburg cemetery Sunday, Sep
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gregory
spent Saturday in Belding.
John Bernice, successful merchant
of Nestaburg, who has been in part
nership with his brother-in-law En-
DRY Howard, has accepted the position
Of cashier of the bank since Stanley
Geisel resigned. His friends wish
him success in his new work
David Manley and family and
mother, Mrs. Blanche Manley and
daughter spent the latter part Of last
week in Rosebush and Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Myrt Colt spent Friday in
Alma.
Mrs. Leon Briggs and son, Ray
mond, of Detroit are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. M. j. Briggs.
Judge l.. M. Mel and family of
Stanton were Friday guests of DR..
NJ. c. Hubbard and wife.
Otto Marvin autoed here from
Camp Custer and spent Sunday, hay
ing been granted a five days pass
Mrs. Minnie Cook and children of
Edmore were Saturday visitors of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed autoed
to Greenville Tuesday accompanied
by Frank Cummings.
Mrs. Florence Sites spent the lat
ter part of the week in Alma at the
home of her sister, Mrs Effie Hop
kins.
Mesdames Carrie Miller, Aida
Miller, Florence Sites and Lon
Snyder attended the convention at
Sumner Thursday.
Edwin Mccoy of Riverdale was a
Sunday visitor of his mother, Mrs.
Peter Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Worden and
family went to Carson City Monday
to attend the funeral Of the formers
stepfather, r. w. Nettleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Harding, who
were called here on account Of their
building burning, have returned to
their home in Grand Rapids after
visiting at the home of the latter's
brother, Elton Hornbeck.
Mrs Nellie owen has returned
from Alma, where she accompanied
her son, Harry, who spent the week
end there before returning to the
service at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Ford Sanders returned to his home
in st. Louis Monday after visiting at
the home of Jollie Hare and Law
renee Upper.
r. W. Nettleton was born August
Is. 1886. and died at his home near
Vestaburg Friday, September 20,
1918. aged 50 years, one month and
five days He leaves an aged wife
and many other relatives and friends
to mourn their loss. The deceased
died as he had lived, good chris
tan. The body was taken to Carson
City Monday and the funeral was
held at ? p. m. lnterment at Fen
wick.
James Skidmore spent the week
end here with his wife and daughter,
Mrs. Esther Thorp.
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from Camp Custer 70 a camp at
Gettysburg, Pa, and was unable to
secure a pass home before going,
not knowing 1t IN time to have rela-
tives come there.
Save all of your peach, plum, april
cot, prune, cherry and olive pits. date
seeds, and the shells from Brazil
nuts, hickory nuts, walnuts and but
ternuts. This appeal comes from the
Gas Defense Division Of the United
States army, and Food Administra-
tor George A. Prescott, so that the
carbon in these pits and shells can
be used TO make gas masks for the
United States soldiers in France.
This material should be washed and
dried and brought to Emory How
ards store as he has volunteered to
look after the same and see that it
is shipped to proper place. A barrel
will be placed in convenient place
at his store where you may deliver
and and deposit your pits and shells
at any time. Do your bit. Save for
our boys, tell your family and others