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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
2
County correspondence lists numerous weekend guests and visitors. Residents from Alma, Saginaw, Vestaburg, Elwell, St Louis, and nearby towns are noted staying with or visiting families in Riverdale and surrounding farms. Several residents travel to Detroit and other cities for work or return home, with community activities and school events also mentioned.
Elm Hall residents Mrs. Sarah Davis returns home after time with daughter Mrs. Roy Davis in Grand Lodge. Mrs. Ruth Marvin from Mt. Pleasant visits her mother Mrs. James Toy for a week. Mrs. Ida Hills of Elwell visits with parents Allen Winters and wife. Will Dewey of Stanton dines with Frank Clapper. Howard Howe and family of Alma spend Sunday with mother Mrs. Sarah Gifford. Arthur Marvin returns from Louisville, Kentucky where he did mason work. Miss Lota Elliott visits Alma for a week with brother Fred Elliott.
Mrs Will Nelson of St Louis visited her parents from Wednesday to Saturday. Mrs A Leonard visiting her nephew Gage Wood of Charlotte. Madge Beard and sister Lillian Randolph went to Ponting where husbands work on a hotel. Will Johnson moved to Shepherd. Grant Leonard of Alma visited Merrit Leonard Sunday. Illness kept visitors away for three weeks. Mrs Becons mother of St Louis sick. Sarah Boughoer Ithacs visited A E Fowler and Merrit Leonard. Albert and Almon Cling Sunday visitors at Dell Demory’s. Raymond and children of Elwell visited Horace Leonard. Raymon d returned Sunday. Bethel to grandparents’ this week Pred O Boyle and family near Shepherd. Ida Haff reports home from Geo Rock flow. Mrs John Greig visiting H Hyde. Ed Ferris and Mrs Eniles visited Shepherd. Hall of Tennessee visiting grandmother Ed Hoyt. V Handley in Ithaca Friday. Frank Church and family visited Saginaw over Sunday. Union Telephone line 169 repaired after lightning hit Frank Whitcraft’s house. Frank Webb entertained relatives from Shepherd over Sunday. Brick school’s last day Friday. Mrs Mildred Wiley Naffziger taught this year. Dr E T Lamb of Alma called Sunday for ill child. Wr. Wey and family visited with Harry Way’s family.
Ad reads urge against hacking coughs and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure aiding breathing and sleep. It touts a natural approach and mucous relief while warning of weakened health from coughing.
Miss Grace Lemming of Jerseyville visited her aunt Zene Fitzhugh and family last week. V Dickinton and wife with daughter Miss Twa were in Mr Pleasant on Saturday. Mrs Wim Tynan called on Mrs T N Travis Sunday. Mr and Mrs A Campbell attended church on Saturday.
A compilation of Michigan items notes drownings in Lake Michigan at South Haven, deaths in Eaton County and Ludington figures, and various local incidents. It mentions higher semester costs at Michigan Agricultural College, a string of deaths and accidents, a breach of promise verdict, and routine college and local news across towns like Spicerville, Coldwater, Ferrysburg, and Mt Clemens.
Marshal McTargart aged 77 of Sterling dies at home after May 7 night. He was father to Mrs J B K Glasure wife of Sheriff Glasure and leaves a widow and several children. Entertainment planned for Michigan State Bur nesociation meeting in Battle Creek June 0 and July. Also a Battle Creek native speaker Floyd Mechem former U Michigan professor now of University of Chicago. A thunderstorm at Calumet killed five year old Eleanore Bedard. mother knocked down. other children unhurt. Doan's Kidney Pills endorsed by Alma residents with Mrs Charles Vine of 424 EB Downie Alma testifying since 1909. Price 50c at all dealers.
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