Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24
ST. LOUIS

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Mrs. Frances Burns, the great
commander of the Lady Maccabees,
left Wednesday, Oct. l6, for Pelham
for Duluth, Mimi, to carry relief TO
the Maccabees suffering from the
great forest fires in that vicinity
Ii is not known when she Will return.
Ensign Robert /. Wheeler arrived
home Thursday, Octoper 10, from
Washington where he has been re-
ceiving special instructions with .
class of Is in the signal service. he
left Wednesday, Oct. 10, fos Pelham
Bay station, N. Y, to receive orders
for overseas work.
Ralph Long came home from De.
troit Saturday night and returned
Monday. He left Detroit Thursday
for Camp Eustis, Lee Hall, va.
l.. Markle moved his household
goods to Chicago Saturday from his
home on Saginaw street.
Ford Trumrour has given up his
position in Carlton Smiths grocery
store and has gone to work in the
ST. Louis roller mills.
Mrs. 1ohn Dory and her son, Fred,
report that Ed. Dory, who was very
sick with influenza and pneumonia at
Gasp Custer is much better.
Companies A and b Of the st
louis cadets gave good drill on
Mill street Saturday night.
b. l.. Tanner has been under the
doctors care for several days
The Monday club did not meet last
Monday in the country with Mrs W
j. Dubois as was intended, on ac-
count of the influenza.
c. V. Heusel received a letter from
his son, Frank, stating that he had
been promoted to LIST sergeant Sept.
-. He also said the bullets were
flying fast in his vicinity but none
IN his company had been wounded
yet.
Mrs. +. Leslie left Thursday, Oct.
IT, for Hamilton, Canada, after
making her son quite a long visit.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Redman last Tuesday.
Mrs. K. Judd Of Lansing visited
last week Wednesday with Mrs. {.
b. Tuger.
Mrs. Floyd Smith, who has been
very sick for about two weeks with
jaundice, is much better.
Ralph Bushree was in Saginaw
Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Chapman
who were recently married in this
city, drove up from Lansing Satur-
day TO visit Mrs. Chapman's parents,
Mr., and Mrs. X. G. Humphrey. They
returned Sunday afternoon
Otto Fenner, his wife and daugh-
ter are all i'll with the influenza.
Mt.s- IalY nh
visiting in Alma Friday
Nineteen more st. Louis BOYS are
called for examination this week.
Mrs +. NJ. O'Brien of Toledo is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. NJ. Van
dercook.
Mrs. G. A. smock and daughter,
Doris, are visiting Mrs. Shocks par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Stevens.
Rev 5. Il. Ford and j. f. Holton
attended "A clergical meeting in Alma
last Thursday.
Mrs Mary Hemmmger Of Midland
is visiting her son, Ira Hemminger,
and family
Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Mcdonald are
visiting relatives in various parts Of
Canada.
Mrs r. Tyroler and mother. Mrs.
Mary hornstein, have left for Sara
sofa, Florida, to spend the winter.
John Miner was in Saginaw on
business Friday and Saturday.
me freight and passenger depots
have received new coat OF paint.
By order Of the great lady com
mander there will be no more meet
lngs of the Lady Maccabces until the
influenza epidemic is under better
control.
Rev. VIM. H. Phelps of Lansing
spoke last Thursday evening in the
|. o. o. +. hall. After the regular
he held the first quarterly
conference Of the NJ. +. church.
Fred Cooley was arrested in this
city last week for defying the
authority of the sheriff and his
deputies with a shotgun. when in
formed that he would have to vacate
a farm near Forest Hill which he
had fraudulently obtained a deed 10
some time ago. He was taken TO
,he county Jail and later will be ex-
amined in regard TO his sanity on
account of this instance and his
previous reputation.
The Gratiot Foundry Co. has OBJ
tanned an order for $500 radiators
'or war trucks from the British
government. The order was origin
ally let to a Detroit plant and BY
them sublet to various other plants.
The st. Louis plants order involves
over $4,000.
Henry Lorenzen's team ran away
rom the elevator last week Wednes-
lay and as it turned the corner by
.he Exchange hotel collided with
buggy. II caused considerable trouble
,ut no serious damage.
Bert Reames moved the last of the
week onto farm near Big Rapids. |