Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-10
County CORRESPONDENCE
Deus Of our neiqbboring ViIIsges as CLEANED eaeD
peek byourspeeisI staff ofeorrespondenfs
ST. LOUIS


bonds during the first three days was
SOB 200. There were 694 volunteer
subscribers. The statement of st.
Louis being the first precinct was
made by +. l.. Fenton, the Federal
Reserve director of the Liberty Loan
for Michigan, in an address given
Sunday, in the opera house at st.
Louis when he presented the city
with its honor flag. This meeting
was held for the purpose of arousing
enthusiasm in some of the outlying
townships that were still behind
Edwin l.. Quarrels of Grand Rapids,
secretary of the Liberty Loan COM
mittee of Kent county and Mrs. David
Mills, field director Of the Women's
Liberty Loan committee, also gave
very impressive speeches. The
audience was entertained in musical
way by 30 pieces of Sousa's Jackie
4 band of the Great Lakes Naval train
/ ing station and a women's victory
chorus from Howard City. The opera
house was packed to the limit and
/ the doors, stairways and sidewalks
outside were filled with people wait
ing for a chance to get in and hear
the speakers or at least hear the
music from outside.
The st. Louis sugar factory opened
this years run the morning of Octo-
Der 9th.
The Monday club opened its meet
ings this year at Mrs. c. II. Gran
dalIs on the afternoon of October z
the first Monday of the month. This
series Of meetings will extend from
October Z. 1913 to May 10, 1913.
L. O. Ludlum.h been appointed as
a supplement to the local draft boarC
to act as dental advisor.
The Ladies' Home and Missionary
society met at the home of Mrs
johnson Friday, October 4. Mrs. G.
Maurer led the meeting.
The council voted unanimously t
take advantage Of the opportunity L
have free mail delivery service il
this city. The numbering Of houses
supplying mail-boXes the putting al
of street signs and completion o
sidewalks will be started as soon a
possible
> Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bennett are Wis
ting relatives bon Indiana and Ohio.
The Women's Foreign Missi0nar
society of the NJ f church met a
the parsonage Let Friday and at go
Pa ! j cent ten was served
Mr. and Mrs c. J Post and Sol
left the latter part Of last week 70
their home in Detroit after VISITING
ne atites mere.
X. II. Turner OF Rolston. Ohio, VIII
lived here short time ago. is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
; r. Turner.
; Reverend T. II. Rella, the forme
pastor Of the Christian church her,
left with his family for his new HON
! in Mt Pleasant, Wednesday, Octobe
Mrs. Aimee Earl is visiting he
brother. F. + Abbott, in East Tawa!
= She expects to be gone about
month.
W. T. Green's family, accompanie
= by MISS Merit, drove to Grand Raj
q ids to visit Reverend Meese. Mis-
u Merit went on TO Gull lake for
short visit; the others came bac
Saturday.
5 Mrs. John listed who moved fro
!. here to Cleveland last spring, died
E that city a short time ago. Her boo
i was brought to Breckenridge whei
the funeral was held last week.
II Miss Bessie Humphrey of st. Lou
&c and William Chapman of Alma we
i. married last week Thursday, Octob
D" 3, at Miss Humphreys home. Tn,
! were married at noon and left in G
~ Afternoon by automobile for ltha
4, and Maple Rapids and from there
u Lansing where Mr.. Chapman is Ell
~ ployed.
III Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hill broug
~ little son into the world, Saturda
. October 5th.
George Buck is confined with
- ness.
ne Carl Bailey of Bethany townsf
u was unloading beans with a hay sli
," Monday and was accidently stru
=. on the head by the sling. A cut W
al made in his scalp that required sc
e eral stitihes.
* Mrs. +. p. Crumb of Jackson
n visiting here for two weeks with /
sister, Mrs. Mary Morrow.
~, The six-year-old son of Pc
no Peterson died, after few days
er paralysis. This makes the seco
y, us death within the last two wee
ie- caused from that disease and as
-. consequence the StfoolS nave w
~, shut down for a week with prospe
ed. % eiai foaaI g., anS /
ECU Thursday the state health officer
- rived in the city and held meet
oh' with the doctors of St. Louis in
high school building. At this me
leu ing it was decided to close the h
ay school and have hand bills prin
,hu and distributed, warning people
Icy keep their children off the sire
eek -, T.. s,',,,;,.a.;or 90 tba sch.
'ie and every possible precaution is
ing used to prevent an epidemic.
anu William Schmidt, aged GO, died
rolt Tuesday, October l. He was borr
VI Germany, where he learned the
her ors' trade. He came to Baltim
Md, when he was 18 years old
'o"' nine years later came to st. l.
where he has been tailor for
AT years. The funeral was held
.a,u Thursday at the house. Mr.. Schl
wey has a wife and two children liy
ION Mrs. George Randels, whose husl
ne. is a, professor in Alma college,
Tie Carl Schmidt, who has been trave
in Iowa but was here at the tim
i.er, his fathers death. The member
.ie his family were at his bedside '
hi''' death came.
p. l.. Perkins Of Merrill, Score
vi of the State Bean Jobber's as
uay alton, was here on business last
'"' week.
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