Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-03-14
ELWELL NEWS
by Our Own Correspondent

Miss Esther Edwards, who has been
confined to her home with scarlet
fever, is better
The Misses Florence McCarty and
Smith of Saginaw were Elwell shop
pers here Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Mclaughlin of Alma,
was shopping at this place Wednes-
day.
Alex. Miller transacted business in
Alma and Ithaca Tuesday.
Vim. Wacha visited friends and rel
atives in Grand Rapids last week.
Don Smith of Crystal visited Miss
Gladys Apple the first of the week.
Homer Osborn was Saginaw bus
mess caller Thursday.
Edward Miller spent Wednesday in
Alma, enroute for Shepherd where he
will visit friends the weekend.
Mrs. Nettie Osborn spent last week
in Vestaburg.
Business is pouring out of Elwell
every day that rightfully belongs
to home merchants, simply because
the larger firms realize the value of
advertising and make a regular ap-
preparation for this purpose, while
the average country merchant con-
siders advertising a luxury and ex-
pense and uses it only because he feels
morally indebted to the home items
for the time, energy and expense it
has been put TO in singing the praises
of the community and emphasizing
the patriotism of trading at home.
Will they ever wake up? Yes, some of
them will-when it is too late.
August Lindstrum has rented Fay
cite Mallory's farm and has moved
on il.
The people of this vicinity began
seeing the northern lights, shortly be-
fore nine o'clock last Thursday even
ing. Many, it is understood, professed
to see strange shapes and omens in
the heavenly display. Some distin-
guished the well known American
eagle in triumphant posture. Prof.
Goosebone of Grand Rapids stated it
was "the roarin' bory Alice" and it
was due to the ascent of positive
electricity from the intertropical
water surfaces which flow toward the
poles, waited by the lighter air cur
rents.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. p. Taylor spent
Wednesday in Stanton on business.
Mrs. Don Currence Of Alma visited
relatives here Sunday evening. Miss
Mildred Courier returned with her.
Lyle Evans is working at the cheese
factory in the place of Chas. Medler.
Charlie Greenhoe is still quite low
with pneumonia. His many friends
hope for him speedy recovery.
Clinton Nelson, Arthur Murphy and
Owen Courier transacted business in
Sumner Tuesday
George d. King Of Detroit tran
sacted business here Friday.
Word has been received that Ted"
Crum has arrived safely lover there"
Miss Doris Slingluff spent Friday
with Mrs. George Sandells in Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. p. Taylor spent
Tuesday in Riverdale, Alma and Yes
taburg. Mr.. Taylor in the interest
of the sugar company.
John Shong has rented farm near
Riverdale and will move on the same
this spring.
Leonard Humphrey and family Of
Alma spent the weekend with his
father, Herb Humphrey.
S. J. Bailey is stationed at Camp
McClelland, Alabama: Henry Homer
at Camp Meade, Maryland; Theodore
Struck at North Carolina; Clare Nal.
Tory at Wisconsin.
Homer Glen Laingworthy's address
Id SO Aero Squad, A. +. F. via N. Y,
bat he is in England. He writes he
has been flying three miles most
every day, and they haven't a plenty
to eat all the time but he trys to get
his share, and is feeling fine.
Community singing at the NJ. f. |
church this Sunday evening.
+. J. Wells of St. Louis visited his
son, B. T. Wells, of this place Thurs
day.
The Misses Anna Hutchinson and |
Gladys Apple spent the weekend in
Saginaw.
iHe MISSES NdTTie Balley ana IA |
chel Ciossin spent over Sunday in
Mt. Pleasant.
5. +. Naffzigger of Breckenridge
visited his brother Henry of this place |
Friday.
Mrs. Marion Fisher and son Victor |
were Alma business callers Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Howard Finn of Bannister Wis.,
tied Mrs. Anna Boyer last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Kelley and lit.
tie daughter were Alma visitors Fri
day.
Mrs. Vim. Pritchard is in Bay City
caring for her mother who is quite i'll.
Let everyone turn out TO community
singing this Sunday evening. Every
one is welcome