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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
3
The Alma Record provides its publication details and subscription rate of 1.00 per year. The post office entry indicates a processing error or misprint in the transmission, with several garbled phrases about Alma and County interests and the record’s business manager.
Hubert Hicks stays in Clare at Floyd Duryee’s from Wednesday to Saturday. Mrs. Gertrude Swartout of Flint visits her father Dr Wilson. Fred Elliott and family spend weekend in Ithaca and Alma. Stella Follick and family in Alma from Thursday to Sunday. Nora Smith returns from Detroit after visiting her uncle Herman Smith. Mrs. Ropert visits Pontiac after time with uncle William Conner. Mamie Harn of Durand visits friend Gertrude Stombaugh.
Wheeler and Mrs A Johnstone and Dr and Mrs Street spent the Fourth at Crystal Lake. Mr and Mrs C Richards of Flint visited Mrs Richards parents. Mrs Newell Bradford visited her brother Geo Foland of Mr Pleasant. Ethel Street visiting friends in Saginaw. Mr and Mrs A K Taylor and Laura of Detroit visiting Mrs Taylor's parents. Richard Blackman of Onaway visiting his mother Mrs A John Stone. Wm Bradford in Saginaw last Tuesday. B J Youngs in St Louis.
Residents and visitors shared on Sunday and weekend gatherings. Sag inaw and Alma residents, including Mr and Mrs E Owen and Mrs Mur phy, hosted relatives from St Louis Duluth and Detroit. Camps at Crystal Lake were mentioned with Howard Youngs and Herald Johnstone. George Hawkins visited Maud Allen’s daughter and Carl Street spoke on Advanced Lighting at the Brotherhood.
The road north of the Dunn school house was completed Saturday. Mrs. Homer Vanbuskirk is on the sick list. Mrs. villian Sibley Uphan of Sethton, formerly of this place, is a new mother of a baby girl. Mr. Andrew Alexander made a business trip to Alma Saturday. Mrs. William Gould visited at her sister Mrs. Homer Vanbuskirk's home. Maude and Lillian Brown of Ferris Institute Big Rapids, Mrs. Will Pifer of Vestaburg, visited Mrs. Andrew Alexander Friday. Mrs. Otis Mouser visited Edmore Saturday. Beatrice Wood of Greenville visits aunt Mrs Towis Ingraham. Mr. A. F. Wood and Mr. Theo.
The item notes Wells of Alma hosted callers on a Wednesday of last week. Half Moon Lake is attracting many visitors during the hot days. Mr and Mrs Roy Austin are proud parents of a baby daughter. William Gould is adding an extension to his barn.
Classified notice offers positions for girls in silk mills with clean light work, good wages, and steady employment. Details about work, wages, and conditions available from Belding Bros. & Co. in Belding Michigan with date April. Also notices selling Holstein bull calves and a furnished room for rent near Prospect Street with inquiries at 812 Prospect Street.
Alfred Miller and Mary Carll trip to Grand Rapids. George and Ruth Shong with Otto and others spent Friday at the river. Mr. and Mrs. F. Grant visited the Shong residence Friday evening. H. M. Miller and son Willard were in Alma Friday. Dennis Welch family celebrated theFourth in Alma. Ethel Miller business trip to Elwell. Dodgers played Riverdale and won. Rodney Anderson and family planned Cadillac visit. A. E. Miller did Riverdale business Tuesday. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. R. Huntley Thursday. Wm. Carll Jr. buys harness and buggy July 10. Wm. Shong Alma callers Thursday. Alma Snell weekend with F. French. H. M. Miller and Willard in Elwell Thursday. Mrs. R. Humphrey visited Mrs. Henry White Thursday. A. E. Miller family called at Cohoon's Sunday. Rodney Anderson killed his dog, it acted mad. Clarence Rowley family called on Alma parents Tuesday. George Shong visited A. E. Miller Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Jacobs visited at R. Humphrey's.
Alma and nearby residents gather for visits and celebrations as many travel to Lansing Grand Rapids and Detroit. Several families host relatives including Olmstead, Snyder, Webb, Church and Courter clans with school graduations and a large Riverdale family reunion noted. Clarance Shattuck obituary reported with funeral in Wright cemetery.
Mrs. C. J. Sterlinff, a longtime city resident, has left for a short stay in Chicago. Miss Ocecelia Hough of Grand Repide spent the Fourth and the rest of the week with Miss Beulah Brown, returning home Monday.
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