Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-03
ST. LOUIS

A great Liberty Loan meeting was
held on Mill street Saturday night.
The streets were lined with autoes
and buggies and a portion of the
street was roped off for the benefit
of the crowd listening to the speak
ers in front Of the Commercial Saw
ings Bank 1t was estimated that
about two thousand people were out
There was public singing of national
and patriotic songs, led by Mr.. Bridg-
es Of Saginaw. The crowd was en-
tertained by Miss Blanche Slocum,
who gave some Of her experiences in
/ Germany and Capt j. A. II. Mclean,
the former Chaplain of the 10th
overseas Battalion. Canadian Elk
peditionary Forces, who told Of some
of his experiences in the English ar
my in France.
The funeral of Robert Wachalac,
/ ing Camp Of Spanish influenza, was
! held in Saginaw September %.
Mr.. James A. Wheeler, well
known former resident of st. Louis,
is spending two weeks vacation
enridge, Pompeii and Ashley. Mr.
Wheeler is now living in Dallas. Tex
as, where he is secretary-treasure
of the Texas Portland Cement Com
pany
The nine year old son of Henry
Barnes, while crossing the street
Saturday evening, was hit by an
automobile and was Immediately
taken to DR.. Wheeler's office. He
was badly bruised but received no
serious injury.
Last week Friday a daughter was
+ born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Tuger.
A. S. Mcintyre has been too sick
with lagrippe to leave home for the
last three days.
Within the next ten days w. T.
Green will move his jewelry store in
20 the building previously occupied
by the late jeweler, George Nichols,
which has served as a jewelry store
tor for y-four years. Mr.. Green has
purchased the showcases. optical
.ock and some material from the
Nichols store and has obtained a ten
wear lease of the building from the
Commercial Savings Bank with the
privilege of ten more The building
IS 20 be redecorated. fitted for steam
heat and new lighting system in
troduced
b b. Petit and family, while tour
.ug home from Ann Arbor last week.
stopped at the fuller house FOR din
ner i'm Detroit, parking their Buick
six out in front of the hotel They
were gone about three quarters of
an hour and on Their return found
the car missing The case was put
in the hands Of the police but no in
formation has been received yet
Wednesday evening of last week
Albert Grayon was found dead in
bed in his room over Vim Sas' groc-
cry store on Mill street. Heart
trouble was thought to be the cause
Of his death.
The Young Peoples class Of the
Church of Christ had weeny roast
last Friday night at the high banks.
Mrs. Fred Morrow spent last week
end in Breckenridge.
Charles Lettick Of this city has
moved to Chicago where he has OBJ
tanned a new position.
Mr.. Thomas Herrod. aged Il. died
at the home Of his sister Mrs. +. II.
Lower, Tuesday evening, September
"a. He was born in England in 1847
and came to America in 1871. He
lived near Ithaca for some time serv-
ing both as drain commissioner and
county surveyor for the county of
Gratiot He was married in 1873 af-
ter which he went south where he
lived for about twenty-three years.
His wife died just eight weeks ago
at Traverse City. Before his death
he was acting as city surveyor of st.
Louis. He has been living for about
three years with his sister, Mrs.
Lower, before his death. The funeral
services were held at the /. o. o. +.
hall Saturday afternoon.
Andrew Nudge, the father Of +. II.
Nudge Of st. Louis died at his sons
home the first of last week. He was
eighty-six years old.
Mrs. William Yost returned home
the first of this week from a visit in
Detroit and from accompanying her
nephew, Edward Yost, to Ann Arbor
: where he is beginning a law course
at the U. Of NJ
Mrs. w. F. Tufts of Detroit, the
daughter of Mrs. f. G.. Kneeland,
spent last week with her mother.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church met at the Red
Cross rooms Tuesday afternoon.
A little son came to the home of
J. Culman Tuesday, September "a.
G.. III. Eldredge was in Grand Rap
ids last week on business.
: Howard Wilson and Harry An
drews left last Friday for NJ. A. c.
Mrs. +. A. Whitney is spending a
! few days with relatives in Edmore
Private Paul Shippey just finished
weeks visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Shippey.
T Mrs. Frances f. Burns spoke at the
Presbyterian church Sunday on
Council Of National Defense"
A special memorial service in hon.
+ or Of Rev. Gamer was held in the
{ Presbyterian church Sunday morning
at 1880. Addresses were given by
Rev S. b. Ford, Rev. Kaufman anC
e Rev. Roberts.
On preparing to return home aftel
j, a Masonic meeting last week, Will
4 Henry found his car missing from
: the place he had left it. After ,
nervous hunt of half hour he foun,
$ that George Vliet had taken it b,
t mistake leaving his own which ha'
! been parked a short distance away
j. The mistake was soon rectifed. bu