Alma record., 1918-09-26
ST. LOUIS

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of her son, Harry Noyes. Word was
received this week that the son died
Friday morning, September 20. The
funeral was held Tuesday in this
city, at the home of A. j. Shively.
Ralph Long returned home Satur-
day night from business trip in
Toledo and Cleveland.
Eddie Balliger and William Burr
Mclean have been reported to have
arrived safely overseas.
The South Side jolly Neighbors
met last Tuesday evening with Mrs.
w. b. Gibbs.
Frank Mclean. who was taken to
Carney hospital week ago last Sun
day to be operated on for strangu-
lated hernia, is recovering rapidly.
To Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Converse,
who live near this city, was born a
boy, September lS.
Mrs f. Arnold, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks from fall
has improved a great deal.
Mrs. F. G.. Kneeland entertained
number of st. Louis ladies at
thimble party Saturday afternoon.
Paul Shippey is home from train
ing camp on two-weeks leave Of alb
scence.
Carl Greening was sent by the
local draft board TO the M. A. c.
training school, call having been
sent in to the board from Nj. A. c.
: for one registrant.
! George Harrington leaves this
week for the y. of NJ. A call has
been sent in to the local board for
one limited service man.
The report was circulated in st.
Louis Sunday morning that Loring
Chittendon of this city had died Of
wounds in a field hospital in France.
However. this report was not true.
His mother received a telegram Sat
urday night stating that he had been
seriously wounded in action August
l3, and that no further particulars
had been received since then.
A large REQ bus of the American
Transfer company while taking gas
last Friday noon preparatory for
trip to Alma over-ran the tank and
caught on fire out in front Of the
garage at the south end of Mill
street. The fire department was
called out and the fire was extin-
guished before any great amount of
damage was done. 1t is estimated
that about $50 will put the machine
back in running condition being
merely burned out on the inside
The six year old son of Fred Beach,
just north of St. Louis, who has been
very seriously i'll for five days, died
Sunday evening at half-past six.
Felix O'Melia, proprietor of the
st. Louis roller mills. was in Sagi-
nav last Thursday attending the an
nual meeting of the Michigan Bean
Jobbers association.
Last week John Buck sold his
grocery store at the north end of Mill
street to Dave Acker, well known
St Louis farmer and his son-in-law.
Mr.. Patterson. Mr.. Buck and his son.
George. have been helping the new
owners to become acquainted with the
stock for the past week. Both Mr.. /
Buck and his son are expecting to 90
to Saginaw to work for Symons Bros |
wholesale grocery. George has just |
received his discharge from the army
without which he could not get his F,
position with Symons Bros.
b. f. Hanna is home on two
weeks furlough.
The sophomore class of the ST.
Louis high school gave skating |
party at the St Louis rink Friday !
evening for the benefit of the Betsy
Ross girls.
The St. Louis high school faculty
has finally given up football for this
year on account of a lack of mater
ial.
Clare Madden will soon enter the
military training school at the t. of
NJ.
A meeting was held at $3.50 o'clock
last Sunday in the Presbyterian
church concerning the Fourth Liber
~ Loan. The meeting was conduct
ed by the city chairman of the county
war board. w c. West Myron Hull
was appointed chairman of the first
ward +. NJ Bernard of the second.
Felix O'Mela Of the third, and DR..
Campbell of the fourth. Next Sat-
urday. Sunday and Monday will be
given over to voluntary soliciting.
Both banks and most of the churches
will be kept open on all three days
for that purpose.
Rev. Frank +. Gander pastor of
the st. Louis Baptist church, died
quite suddenly at his home last Fri
day. September 20, after a long per-
od of poor health extending from
last March. He was educated for
the ministry at Kalamazoo college
and Moody Bible Institute. He com
menced the pastorate at Union, Mich,
in 1910 and was ordained in 1912. He
came to St Louis in 1913. On
August ,. 1910. he was married to
Rhea a. Goodwin at Colon. Mich. He
is survived by a wife, father, four
brothers and four sisters. The funer-
al service was held in the Baptist
church Monday afternoon and he was
buried Tuesday afternoon at Colon.
The request that no automobiles
be driven on Sunday for pleasure
purposes was strictly observed in st.
Louis last Sunday. No gas was sold.
All the garages were closed and no
cars were seen on the streets except
those belonging to physicians.