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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
3
Forest mL EMS Sirs. Vackard has moved back from Ilaca, visiting relatives and entertaining guests. The community mourns Grace Woodard Swarthout, daughter of Ferris, died last week. funeral at Ferris church.
D. Mincer on the sick list. Mrs. E. O. Dyer was Crystal caller Friday. Mrs. V. D. Throop visited Thursday with Mrs. C. L. Dyer. L. Dyer and Jolly Hare delivered stock at Stanton Tuesday. Grant Beach and George Wilson were Alma callers Monday. Mise Fern Beach near Sumner for her aunt Mrs. Henry Seaman and infant. Mrs. Dick Letchfield visited Wadville with her grandmother, Mrs. Dempsey. Leslie Woodard returned Saturday from the north. Reports deer hunting a failure without snow tracking.
Advertises Dr King s New Discovery as the best remedy for croup coughs and colds in children. Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio testifies his children improved during severe attacks. Available in sizes 50 cents and 1.00 at local druggists Wheaton s Deng Store Rhodes Drug Rexall.
Davis School District resumed Monday after a week off with Miss McCarty of Alma as teacher. Charles Miller and family moved back to their farm nearby. Fred Vanbuskirk built a large barn frame last week with Helping Hand providing dinners. Agnes McFaul spent Thanksgiving at Perrinton. Mrs H Marvin was called to Cato City by her brother Fred Beard’s death. Fred and Mrs Beard and Will and Mrs Grant visited, returning home Tuesday from Lake Odessa and Rockford after a week with Mrs Neidhardt.
Community notes list residents traveling to Alma Lansing Edmore and Saginaw and report the cemetery vault completed plus Thanksgiving gatherings. Various local marriages births illnesses and visits are recorded with many names and places including Perris Fortis Bay City and Breckenridge.
Mrs Lydia Hersey is quite sick. Wm Parr, a Carson business caller, and Oto Marvin visiting relatives near Melbridge. John Murst spent Sunday with uncle Fred Bruce. D F Howe and wife at Will Lenhart's. Jess Sabin home from Saginaw over Sunday. Vayette Collins and family at Carson Thursday. O Dyer family at Gort's Thursday. Leslie Woodard at Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs C L Dyer. Mr and Mrs Jake Rundie of Riverdale at Wm Paris. Thanksgiving with C T Dyer. December 1st Tax Time, Otis Egpleston tax collector for Ferris township. WF Scott and wife with daughter Mrs Will Griffin near Elm Hall. Ira Evans of Westbury at Martin Nickerson’s. Charles Hicks and family with sister Mrs Della Lennert near Crystal. Mrs Sam Bollinger visited by sister and husband from Grand Rapids.
Mr and Mrs Ben Gorsuch moved into Ed Swarthout s home at the start of the week to keep house. Edward and DeForest Davenport of Grand Rapids spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Warren Davenport. Night travelers Carry your lanterns and save others from running into your horses. Nate Scott had a narrow escape and an injured horse.
Miss Lily Rich was absent Monday in the Wheeler School primary room which is preparing Christmas programs. Mice and Mac Brennan were visitors Monday. The ninth grade writes the Gareth and Lynette story. Miss Rhea Searman of Sumner taught near Sickles and called Monday. Nial Bradford and Russell attended the Y M C A at Saginaw Friday through Sunday. The Thanksgiving program held Wednesday afternoon was well attended set by Editor-in-Chief Ethel Dancer with assistants Gladys Coleman Edmund Wolfgane and Lila Rich. Several from nursery and intermediate rooms earned three months certificates for good attendance. others earned one month certificates.
The text notes Mr and Mrs Andrew Riggs spending time with relatives, several locals enjoying Thanksgiving in Crystal, and Don Snyder returning to his farm in Day township. Willie Parker of Crystal and Richard Joyce of Detroit visited relatives here for the holiday, with additional mentions of Don Snyder moving back to his farm.
An old advertisement warns that constipation poisons the body and claims Dr Kings New Life Pills will relieve constipation headaches and other troubles. It cites recommendations from Wheatons Rhodes Rexall Drug Stores.
The item lists residents and visitors during Thanksgiving across several Michigan places. Rey Wilkinson spent Thanksgiving in Greenville. Arthur Marvin returned from the north Wednesday evening. W. Jackman enjoyed a traveling vacation at Rosebush. Horian and Sumner Hoxie were in Ithaca Thursday. Leo Brandall of Lucas visited old friends Friday. Miss Golda Pratt of Mecosta visits relatives here. Fern Pratt returned from Alma due to sickness. Floyd Follick and family dined at Ackley Ward's. Fred Howe and wife of Alma visited D. Ribble and wife. Mrs Amy Parks of Grand Rapids visits her mother Mrs. William Parks. A daughter and two children visit Mr. and Mrs. Billy Henderson. Mrs Edna Powers of Custer visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seneca Sly.
Miss Mary Wynne and many locals celebrated Thanksgiving with families in Alma and nearby towns. The report lists numerous visits to parents and relatives including the Bartlets, Looker, Highfields, and Valences, with travel notes to Perris township, Big Rapids, Elm Hall, and Cedar Springs. Several residents, such as Eva Baker and Ruth Vanalstine, returned home Wednesday evening, while others attended dances and local gatherings.
Jock, Erma Tuttle, May Wolansky, Ernest Baird, Kenneth Howard. The ninth grade are to report on the following books of the last week of December Edmmund Wolfgang, A Blazed Trail, Philip Faustman, Wack Beauty, Mamie Baird, The Cristal Alfred Wolansky, When Michigan was New, Alberta Stowe, Alice of Old Vincennes, Grace Hale, Mans Brinker and the Silver Skate, Jima Phelps, Girl of the Lumber Lost, Alice Watson, Freckles, Iya Allen, Shepherd of the Hills.
Thanksgiving was quietly observed as Mrs Bessie Reed and Mrs Gerber spent Sunday at the Allis home Wells Carpenter held the fort in their absence and did chores Mr and Mrs John Fink entertained the Farmers club on Thanksgiving We extend congratulations to Fural Race on his seventy fifth anniversary Henry Johnson and spouse travel to Illinois to visit relatives for two weeks
Mrs Herbert Fisher spent Sunday with her father W E Crumm and Wesley Switzer and family of Westburg were guests at Rowley’s home Saturday and Sunday.
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