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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
8
In a heated Fifth ward fight, Malachi Nolan maneuvers votes as Conway and Underwood battle for the nomination. Amid clashes and confrontations, a pivotal ballot produces Conway ahead, then Underwood gains momentum as Nolan presses for control and a decisive result.
W W Sigsby and wife of Detroit visited Ithaca with Mrs. M Owens. Miss Anna Down of Mt Pleasant returned home after visiting Ithaca friends. Anva McDonald of Flint and Florence Willoughby of Watford Ontario visited Ithaca relatives. Various moves include Rev R H McLain extending his pastorate, Prof F E Knapp leaving Ithaca schools, and Dr Hall performing a major appendicitis operation. The Baptist Ladies Aid netted 189 dollars at the fair. Gratiot county fair races drew four carloads of top horses despite bad weather.
Ray Harris of Chand Rapids visited relatives in town last week Olive Tupper of Cedar Lake hosted family visitors Foster parents plan to move to Tennessee Miss Eva Stites and Wilbur Courser were at Two Rivers and Deerfield Center Sunday Beatrice Rhodes visited Edmore Tuesday Florence Snell Henry Tupper of Mefain visited his brother Lawrence last week Mr and Mrs Frank Norris and family of Saginaw visited here last week Lillian Brown and Sadie Barg from Big Rapids visited aunt Mrs Wm Piter Pearl Nash of Alma in town last week Mason Briggs Jr visited his sister in Edmore Friday Mr Howard went to Gobleville Tuesday and returned Friday His wife and children accompanied him Geo Cox of Temple in town several days last week Buel Rhodes sick with hay fever Mrs Fred Harris visited Charlotte Thursday Richard Bennett cousin of Joe Bennett buried at Vestaburg cemetery last Thursday Mrs Reade and children returned home Thursday night Malcolm Walker of Riverdale visited grandfather Priest Mr and Mrs Otterbeno will teach in Mendon Mich next year taking niece Odra Tanner with them Mrs Dorr of Edmore in town Thursday Will VanHorn returned from Detroit Wednesday Will Vifer returned from Carson City Thursday Will Breve in howe on a visit vie Smith sold his place to Mrs Martha Walker moving to Sopinan Mrs Henry Manley visited Roselush over Sunday Carris of Lansing visited relatives over Sunday Mrs Orval Mancocks of Carson City visited town over Sunday Paul Mack and wife of Lansing visited relatives last week Fred Farmer and son Coral moved back to Vestaburg Hall game Elm Hall vs Vestaburg scores 1 to 4 Elm Hall won Switzer family and father went to Crystal Sunday Hart and Gene Bridwell returned from Saginaw Saturday Harpst family returned Monday from camp meeting
Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson entertain his mother and brother from Fisher. Mr and Mrs John Gerber visit from Lansing. They return home as Mr and Mrs Ed Winslow move from the old Murphy place to the Wheaton farm where he will work for C F Brown. Mr Miller owner of the Brown farm finishes the lower story of the cobble stone house built last winter.
Miss Fay Throop takes charge of the telephone Monday as Elsie Platt begins schooling. M J Briggs suffers a wrist car buncle while Tom Carris returns from Detroit Tuesday eve for a farewell visit with her uncle.
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