Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-21
RIVERDALE NEWS
by Special Correspondent


Manley Sunday.
VIM. Gould was in Lansing las
week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Palmer of st
Louis were over Sunday guests o.
James VanCleve and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Guilds were il
Saginaw last week on business.
Roy and Blaine King were hom'
from Alma over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacques spen
Sunday at Crystal lake.
Mrs. j. Shaffer of Crystal is .
guest of her sister, Mrs. JAS. Fisher
Mrs. Hubert Moblo of Detroit is ;
guest of Jack Noble and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Num- and child
rem and Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Crotor
were Alma visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bemis spen
Sunday with Robert Barcklett anC
wife north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young and the
Misses Margaret, Helen and Rutl
Young and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul By
water attended the Gratiot county
Sunday school convention at Ithaca
Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Locey has been spend
ing the past week with Mr.. and Mrs
Cash Erskin and other friends north
of Nestaburg.
Mrs. James Williams is visitiog hei
son, Ray, and wife Of Chatham, On
tario.
Isaac Watson of Fremont was il
town last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Birdsal spent
last week at Carson City, attending
the U. b. annual camp meeting.
Miss Ethel and Downa Van Alstine
have been spending the past two
weeks near Lowell, guests of Mr.. anc
Mrs. George Chaffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dormire OF
Fenton were week end guests of Mrs
w. +. Leonard.
Mrs. Nettie Rose and son, Leon
spent the week end with relatives al
Lakeview.
Miss Ruth Forquer spent several
days last week with relatives at AL
ma.
Mrs. Emma Baker returned Mon.
day evening from her ten days visit
with relatives at Lansing and Eator
Rapids.
DR.. Highfield was in Alma Thurs.
day attending meeting of the Ora.
tot Isabella Clare Medical society.
Mrs. Melvin Bulge and daughter
Elizabeth, are visiting friends at Clio
and Flint.
Miss Bertha Heilsinger of Alma
was a Riverdale caller Tuesday.
Miss Helen Van Alstine has re-
turned from Mt. Pleasant Normal
where she has been taking a six
weeks course of study and passed
the examination successfully.
Dir. and Mrs T. j. Carney, DR.. and
Mrs. A. McNabb, Miss Peck. Rev. and
Mrs. Frank Jackson of Alma and DR..
and Mrs. Highfeld enjoyed a very
pleasant supper and corn roast at
Sybley Grove north Of Riverdale Fri
day evening.
Adam Britten spent last week on
his farm near Lakeview.
Quite a number from Riverdale,
Elm Hall and Sumner Center attend
ed the Gratiot county Sunday school
convention at Ithaca Sunday.
Miss Thelma Schacer spent the
week end with relatives at Alma.
Miss Mary Holland was in Alma
Thursday on business.
Frank Parr, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Parr Of Ferris. has returned
from overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Going and son
were guests of Lyle Nelson and wife
of near Elwell, Sunday.
Mrs. +. NJ. Highfeld spent Wednes-
day in Alma, guest of Dr. and Mrs
Graham.
Mrs Lee Schaffer has been nursing
at an Alma hospital the past ter
days
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Robinson anC
children spent Sunday with relative,
at Forest Hill
Mrs. Fred Williams and son, James
and Mrs. Irwin Ditto attended tn,
Chautauqua at Alma last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hamilton
visited friends in Alma last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mann, Mrs. W
f. Swope, Mrs. A. c. Barnes, Mrs
Bert futile, Mrs. Erwin Ditto, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Schaffer, DR.. anc
Mrs. Highfield, Mr. and Mrs. Jacl
Noble and several others in this vi
cinity enjoyed the Chautauqua at AL
ma last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fisher and sol
of near Sumner were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Fisher Sunday.
Mrs. Bernice Gould spent the weel
end in Alma, a guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Hagerman.
Miss Mildred Frisbie was home
from Alma Monday.
Bert futile spent the week ems
with relatives at Unionville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young ano
family are enjoying a two weeks
outing at Crystal lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Locey have
been spending the past week in
Owosso, guests of DR.. and Mrs
Claude Parkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Swope and son
Burton, attended the Sunday schoo
convention at Ithaca Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry King and the
Misses Nina Green and Francis Ell
attended a dance at Elwell FRIDAY
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thuron Wilson spent
Tuesday near Ithaca guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Num-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White of Sc
vile Center were guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Frank Hall Sunday.
Quite number in this vicinity at
tended the ball game at Sumner