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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
11
View of Elwell Depot and Pere Marquette tracks with railroad cars. Describes local tonnage as evidence of regional productivity, noting the Elevator Company’s contribution. Mentions local companies and industry activity in the area.
Local notices from Riverdale report visits and business in Alma and surrounding towns. Includes arrivals from Detroit and Portland, social events at Wyeth's hall, a high school basketball team formation, and a large progressive Pedro party with prizes. Community members Mrs. Harrington, Miss Swope, Mr. and Mrs. Jones and several others are noted among dozens of short updates and well-wishes.
A Thursday evening game pitted Riverdale married men against single men in a fast basketball match. The first half saw the young side lead 18 to 10, but the second half balanced the score and the teams finished tied at 18 to 18. Players listed include Jack Moble, Jay Rice, S Allen Highfield, Roy Davenport, Fred Rice, Ford Dormire, Fourquer, R.¢, Roy Kine. Friday to Sunday visits by Ruth and Ethel Vanalstyne, Eva Baker, Allen Highfield, Juniata Sutton, and Rhea Tallon noted. High school cyphered late Friday. Fred Looker shied the school down. Mary Wynne visited Alma with her parents.
Louis Sugar company ships the beets from this section at Elwell and Hoyer's siding, coordinating supply and transport for the local harvest.
Sumner resident social rounds plus a joint M W A and R N A installation on January 14. Visitors include Mrs Bartlett at Wheeler, Miss Elizabeth Slater of Alma, Mr and Mrs Woodman at S D church meetings, Emory Mulford’s Pleasant Valley visit, Ruby Gee and Lucille near Alma, A P Plewelling and May Ball of Crystal Falls, George McMullen of Ithaca, and many others. The event featured Francis J Tucker as installing officer and Minnie Duffield for the R N A with 125 guests and Suttner's orchestra.
Vanalstyne and Co sold their stock in the local meat market to G. Leotard and son. Vanalstyne will stay in the area. Leotard takes possession at the start of March. Isabelle Horton visited her parents Mr and Mrs Win Forton. Three street lamps ordered for Moble’s store corner, livery barn corner, and blacksmith shop corner. A baseball meeting at Houck’s store Friday will elect officers for the ensuing year. Dr Sudam of Mina visited Dr E M Highfield in Riverdale Thursday.
Picture shows the Cedar View Farm barn on section 10 Sumner township owned by W S Hutchinson. He settled there in December 1887 on a sixty acre farm, did timber, threshing, and a sawmill for years, and expanded to 270 acres with 200 cultivated. Since 1910 he has served as agriculturist for the Holland-St. Union.
Last Thursday evening forty friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wheaton at their east Alma home. Guests came in sleighs and returned, with dancing, card playing, and an elaborate supper making the evening merry.
In G County Probate Court at Ithaca January 14 1814 Judge J Lee Potts presiding. Estate of Mary Allen admitted to probate PW Creaser Alma Mich named administrator. Creditors have four months to file claims with hearing on a Thursday at 10 am. Public notice to run three consecutive weeks in The Alma Record. Also local social notes on Miss Mary Pannabaker’s job move and Mrs Dent entertaining Mrs Postimzelmer.
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