Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-01-22
ST. LOUIS NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Glenn OF Bay
City are visiting with A. I. Kitchen
and family for several weeks.
Mrs. Fred Park of Detroit, is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Egan and family for few weeks
The Girls Glee club will also give
Cantata later in the year. They
will be assisted by the Boys Club.
The girls are now practicing The
Lady of Shalot," and the boys are
| hard at work on The Little Irish
Girl" and Mother of Mine,' by
Tours. The boys made great hit
at the Farmers Institute i'll the song,
u, ., 3, H." parts of which are writ
ten and sang in three different lam
guages.
Miss Edna Duff, principal of the
Grammar school took her pupils for
a sleighride one night last week.
They went to Mrs. +. Holton's home,
north of town.
Some talk is being heard in the
High school i'll regards to reorganiz-
ing the historic literary societies the
debates and holly contested matches
were gone through with during their
reign. They were disbanded in 1913
by order of the faculty because of the
spirit which was manifested.
A Victrola was demonstrated by
Mr.. Iseman during the chapel exerci-
ses Wednesday afternoon and either
be purchased. When decision is
made the proceeds of some past con-
certs, etc, will be partly expended
for a machine.
The Methodist men gave a supper
in the church basement, Friday night
and in the end the women had to
pitch in and help serve, and then
they said that the men never could
do anything with out the women any
way and that proved it. You will
have to take their word for it because
there is no use Of arguing with them.
Mrs. Branch and Mrs. ]. w. Ber-
nard invited the mothers of all their
Sunday school children to meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Branch Wednes-
day evening and talks and discus
sions for the betterment of the child
rem were engaged in Miss Wilcox
and Prof. w. A. Wood both were
present and sang solos. Prof Woods
tenor singing was greatly appreciat.
ed although some members of the
faculty say that he may have been a
little out of place at mothers meet
ing.
Mrs. Hildreth, teacher of the
seventh grade invited the teachers
and a few of their friends to a sleigh
ride party and an oyster supper al
forwards. They left ST. Louis about
seven o'clock Friday evening in a
large sleigh for Alma. On the way
home when the driver being little
fused among so many girls and
also because of poor sleighing drove
to one side of the road, and as there
was a ditch beneath the drfted snow
the sleigh upset and all were piled in
heap. Miss Carrie Krause second
grade teacher fractured a bone in
her wrist, Mr. Stiles Kennedy hurt
his shoulder quite seriously and Ha-
eel Harrison severely bruised her
right arm. The most of the company
walked the .mainder Of the way
home and all enjoyed the oyster sup
per upon their arrival at the home
of the hostess.
William l.. Bonewell OF Detroit.
has lease on the Magnetic Spring
Water lasting ninety-nine years and
covering four states including Michi-
gan, with the exception of Saginaw,
and after the expiration OF twelve
years has an lightweight year lease
on that territory. He is promoting
the sale of the water and it is selling
well. He has a large established
business in Cleveland, Columbus and
, other cities south of here and is now
working in Cincinnati with good sue
cess. Mr.. Bonewell is the president
of the Magnetic Mineral Spring Wat
er Company. laboratory and springs
located in St. Louis. with general of
hces and salesrooms at 31-33 Stanley
avenue, Detroit The water is a sure
and safe medicine, having the proper
ty of absorbing. dissolving, and, wash
ing out from the body the poisonous
diseases of the system When St
Louis becomes great city it will be
due in large measure to the mineral
water, as it is known now all over
, the world, and is rated in the Ency-
clopedia Britannica as one of the
most perfect alkaline waters of the
world
Death of Mrs. Define