Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-19
RIVERDALE NEWS
BY Special Correspondent

BY Special Correspondent
Friends of Miss Hazel Lewis will
be glad TO hear she is convalescing
after "A severe attack of influenza and
pneumonia.
Mrs. +. NJ. Highfed spent Tuesday
/ in Alma, a guest Of DR.. and Mrs. r. j.
Graham
Miss Hazel Moblo returned to Kal-
amazoo Tuesday, after spending sew
eral weeks with her brother, Jack
Moblo
Heath Raby and VIM Parks were
home from Alma over Sunday.
Mrs Edwin Miner was IN Marshall
/ last week attending the funeral Of
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Albert
Miner
Nm. Nash Of Albion spent last
week at the home of Dewey Parks.
Miss Rosemon Clark of near Crys-
tai spent Sunday with Miss Helen
/ NanAlstine
Mr. and Mrs George Weatherby Of
Shepherd were Sunday guests Of Mrs
Thomas Carter.
Mr. and Mrs f. Num- southeast
o. town are visiting relatives at
Akron. Ohio, and Joliet, Ill.
Mrs Fred Greenman and Mrs.
Henry Valance attended the funeral
Of their sister, Mrs. Albert Miner
Of Marshall last Monday.
Miss Clara Corder spent the week
end at Elwell guest Of her sister.
Mrs. Arthur flilsinger.
Mr. and Mrs Warren Nanleuven
spent Sunday north of Nestaburg,
guests of their son, Jay NanLeuyen,
and family.
Mrs. Otis Hamp spent the week end
in Edmore, a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Johnson.
Mrs. Walter Brown has resigned
her position at the Riverdale State
bank as assistant cashier and left
Monday 70 spend week with her
mother in Ithaca. From there she
will go TO Kalamazoo TO spend part
of the winter with Miss Hazel Mobo
Irwin Ditto has returned from
Camp Custer
James Schnepp has sold his livery
barn TO John Davenport.
DIR. Highfeld was in Vestaburg
Saturday evening on professional
business.
Mrs. James Black of near Vesta-
burg spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Black.
Miss Ruby Baxter Of Alma spent
Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Jessie
Harrison.
The Red Cross held their annual
bazaar last Saturday at the r. f.
Moblo hardware store. The beautiful
centerpiece donated by Mrs. John
Young, was drawn by Miss Hazel
Chase and the tickets sold amounted
to twenty dollars. Altogether about
nifty dollars was raised on the aprons,
fancy work and baked goods, also the
quilt which was sold for five dollars.
There will be no more meetings of
the Red Cross until after the Christ
mas holidays
Lyle Follick of Alma was a River
dale caller Sunday.
DR.. +. NJ. Highfeld was i'm Alma
Thursday attending meeting of the
county medical society held at Brain
erd hospital.
Allen Highfeld returned from the
University of Michigan, Wednesday
and Is working for the Look Paterson
Drug company in Alma.
Miss Mildred Cash. who has been
seriously III with pneumonia, is gain
my nicely. and expects TO return TO
her home m Alma, in very few DAYS.
Chas. Norton. j. NanAlstine, Carol
hyde and Frank VanAlstine were
tdmore visitors Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Roxford. south
west of town. are i'll with the influ-
enZa.
Mr.. and Mrs j. johnson and son
Arthur. spent Sunday with relatives
at Sumner Center.
Instead Of the usual services las.
sunday evening. the time was taken
up entirely By speeches and suqges-
ions on the Red Cross and its won
deriul organization. Every man.
woman and child should be on the
CHRISTMAS roll this year, which
stands for honor and goad faith
among the nations of the earth.
Mrs. Julia Rice spent last week
near Ithaca, guest of her son. Chas..
and wife ''''''''
Rev. George Brown and wife Wis
tied friends at Sumner Center Tues
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Houck and child
Irh spent sunday with Mrs Dennis
HaWes, southeast Of Elm Hall.
There will be skating at the roller
RINK Christmas afternoon and even.
tng' providing the epidemic of i'm.
huenza is under control.
here are still several cases Of
scarlet fever and diphtheria in this
community.
Bart Miller of Grand Rapids was
a week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs
>. Miller, west Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Edgler Of Merrill
spent several days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Hagerman.
Mrs. Jack Evans has gone to Bat
tie Greek to spend part Of the winter
with relatives
Warren NanLeuven spent Tuesday
IN Alma, guest of his daughter.
Mrs. Howe