The diamond drill., 1918-04-20
A M A S A

The registration OF women will be-
gin Saturday, April 9th
Mr.. and Mrs. August Rhine OF
Crystal Falls. spent Sunday in Anna
sa.
The postoffice has been moved TO
the Webber building.
Mrs. Il. Il. Schoffman and daughter
Irene, Of Alpha, motored to Amasa
Sunday.
Rev ". Knusisto of Crystal Falls
conducted services last Sunday, both
morning and evening in the Finnish
Lutheran church.
Louis Marks spent Sunday and Mon
day in Crystal Falls.
The sale of Liberty bonds has 50
far beSn very successful and IL Is
hoped that Amasa will exceed It's as
signed amount.
Miss Edith Johnson left Friday TO
visit friends and relatives In Iron
Mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. George MCGEE of Crys-
tai Falls. motored to Amasa Sunday.
Miss Ida Gnstafson and Messrs AL
fred, Arthur and Andrew Gustafson
drove TO Crystal Falls Sunday. They
returned in the evening accompanied
by the Misses Caroline Schaal and
Beatrice Lazzari
Miss Theresa Webber spent the
latter part OF the week with her sis
ter In Alpha.
Miss Mildred Premo is at the head
~ the committee for the registration
of women April 9th.
Miss Lefty Haines OF Crystal Falls,
is visiting at the home OF her parents,
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Mrs. John Blomquist, Mrs. George
LeGault, Mrs. B. Gill, Miss Hilga
Blomquist and Harry Gill motored TO
Crystal Falls Monday evening.
All Amasa women are urged TO reg
lister April eth. This is another op-
portunity for you 10 do your bit
Help the boys over there by being 10y
al over here!
Sam Rentola spent a portion OF last
week in the copper country.
The Finnish temperance Society
enjoyed social In the Finn hall on
Sunday evening.
The Junior Red Cross society held
its usual meeting in the domestic
science rooms Monday evening. One
hundred forty-eight AKA sponges were
made.
Messers s. Krankkala and NJ Her
vi OF Ironwood spoke in the Finnish
church Monday and Tuesday even
ings. They left for Iron River We'd
nesday
A junior four minute men war saw
ings contest has been going on in the
upper grades and high school this
week The boys and girls are begin
ming to realize how much their pen
nies and dimes can do TO help the
government.
TIL, following, an excerpt from the
Michigan Weather and Crop Bulletin,
published by the u. S. Department OF
Agriculture, may be Of interest to you
III you are farmer:
"The season, as far as field work is
concerned, is somewhat in advance II
last year: Cool, bright and much dry
weather has forwarded plowing,
which Is we'll started I'm most coun-
ties OF the lower peninsula In the
upper peninsula the snow has nearly
all disappeared, but the ground is
still wet.
"Oat seeding has begun in the
southern counties, but ia not yet gem
eral. The cool nights have retarded
the growth of fall seeding, but winter
ly.
Fruit buds are beginning TO swell
do not risk having a poor corn
crop by using untested seed"
A meeting was held in the high
school room Saturday afternoon for
the instruction OF those who will as
sist i'm the registration OF women.
Six OF the largest American cities
have already completed the reigstra-
OF their women through their branch
CO OF the women's committee OF the
council Of National defense. They
are: New York where the registra-
ton was made compulsory by the
legislature; Chicago, st. Louis, Kan
sas City, and Springfield, I'll, where
the registration was voluntary, as IL
will be In Detroit The Michigan leg
islature does not meet until January.
1919. Consequently the success and
thoroughness OF this survey OF women
power OF the state will be in direct
ratio to the patriotism and loyalty OF
the women and their willingness to
register voluntarily. Let us be pa
triotic, and register now.
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