Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-16
COUNTY SEAT NEWS
BY Special Correspondent
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! Inc village OF Ithaca is undergo
ing extensive repairs at present. The
sewer has been extended three blocks
the water main two blocks; one new
sanitary drinking fountain has beer
put i'm place of the old one on Pine
/ River st. and another one will be
/ placed on the corner of Main anC
/ Center streets. A number of blocks
of new sidewalk have been built OF
North street and south Ithaca street
and they are now at work on South
Jefferson street in front of the homes
of DR.. X. q. Dean and George Ian
pher A new cement approach is tc
replace the plank approach to the
village hall which has also been
equipped with two new Wackes
boilers.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Floyd
Gibbs entertained several little folks
and their mothers in honor Of the
second birthday of her little son, Jack
Mr. and Mrs Robert Bartlett have
returned from spending two weeks
with out of town relatives and
friends.
Mrs. c. +. Burt, worthy matron of
the Eastern Star was in Grand Rapids
last week TO attend Grand Chap
ter meeting of that order
Mrs. l.. b. Sawyer is entertaining
her mother, Mrs Emily Sutherland of
Pontiac Her sister, Mrs. Charles
Nelson, who accompanied their
mother has returned to her home in
Pontiac.
Mrs. David Maloney Of Detroit is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Presler and with other Ithaca
friends.
Wendall Mccall of Hillsdale col
lege spent the week end with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Mccall.
DR.. and Mrs. +. II. Foust have re-
turned from a two weeks trip in
southern Michigan. DR.. Foust was
taken with inhammatory rheumatism
on the trip and is confined to his
home.
Mrs. C. Mr. Hoyt is quite i'll at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank L.
Convis.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Goodwin are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Neil
Smith near Cadillac.
Miss Emma Reed, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Gard
ner and other Ithaca friends has re-
turned TO her home in North Star.
Mrs. j. Roth left for her home in
Lafayette, Ind, and was accompanied
by her daughter and husband. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Mills and family. who
viii spend two weeks visiting Indi-
ana relatives
Mrs. T. c. Sutton and daughter.
Madeline Of Mnot. North Dakota.
came last week to visit her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. r. b. Kille Mr.. Sutton.
who has been teaching at Minot. will
teach this year at Louisville, Ky.
whore she will go after her visit
here.
The Crescent Club of the Rebekah
lodge was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Reeves Friday after
noon. Election of officers occurred
with the following result: Mrs f.
b. kille, president; Mrs. Emma Glow,
vice president; Mrs. Charles Byers,
secretary; Mrs Leslie Reeves. treas
urer. The next meeting of the club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Sam Simmons when the quilt for the
annual fair will be finished.
held at his home in Newark last Tues
day afternoon and burial was made
in the Ithaca cemetery, Rev William
Roberts. pastor of the Ithaca Pres
byterian church officiating.
Mrs. Grace Wells and daughter
Sybil have come from the west to
spend the winter with Mrs. Wells
mother. Mrs. Gaylord Helms. who is
moving in her home on East Center
street
Roy Dean of Lindsay, Ont, en-
ployed at Niles for some time is Wis
ting his uncle. DR. r. G. Dean. Mrs
Dean and daughter, Miss Annie Dean
spent Thursday with relatives at
Midland and on Friday Roy left for
Vancouver. b. c.
Mrs. Frank Presley and daughter
Eulah, have moved into rooms in the
/ home of Mrs. John Hanna.
The members of the Methodist
choir and their families went to the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Peabody
Wednesday for supper and social
evening.
Elvert Harter. who is stationed at
Camp Grant. H., spent Wednesday
WIFI MS mOLnef. MIS-. LYDIA Harter.
Mr.. Harter has been in service about
eight years and will return to Camp
Grant at the expiration of his fur
Tough about October 20.
Miss Agnes Yutzey. who was in the
'G' canteen service overseas was i'm
Ithaca Wednesday on the way TO her
home in Middleton. She was accom-
panied by her brother. Homer Yutzev
Of Chicago. who will spend a few
days at his fathers farm near Mid
dleton.
Mrs. Edward Sprague of Belding
came Wednesday to visit her husband
who is employed as baker in the II.
J. Razor bakery.
William Welch Of Pontiac is spend
ing a few days in the home of his
brother l.. r WEIGH
Mrs. A. VI Cornwell and niece. Mrs.
John Zoll Of Hamilton township are
spending two weeks in Ohio with rel
atives
The Missionary Society of the
Methodist church was entertained at
the horne Of Mrs. c. J. Chambers
Tuesday gffnFnonr, and ON XV.lvoe J.,.