Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28
ITHACA

The annual meeting of the Baptist
convention which was To have CON
vened at Owosso in October, will be
held December ,. ). 4, s., and Rev.
and Mrs. l.. s. Slaybaugh, Mrs. Addie
How'd and John w. Myers will attend
as delegates.
Communion was observed at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning and an installation service
was held when Charles Hibner was
made an elder of the church TO take
the place Of A. s. Barber.
Tuesday evening the debating club
met in the high school room for a
practice debate on the question, RE
solved, that m amendment be added
10 the constitution Of the State of
Michigan providing for a schedule of
minimum wage for unskilled labor,
constitutionality waived. Those tax
the affirmative side of the question
were Harold Beebe, Mablc Spooner,
and Judson Foust, while the negative
was taken by Thelma Boyd, Clifford
Putnam and Delbert Young On
Tuesday a preliminary debate will be
held in the high school room for the
purpose of selecting a team for the
state debating league.
The body Of Mrs. Henry Stahl was
brought from Detroit 10 the home Of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. O.
Davis. Thursday and the funeral was
held Friday afternoon. Mrs. Davis,
who has been with her daughter
much of the time during her long
illness, returned TO her home here
Wednesday. Until they went to De
/ troit TO make their home both Mr.
and Mrs. Stahl had been residents
of Ithaca and vicinity since early
childhood. Surviving are the hus-
ban and ten-year-old son, Neh Stahl,
her parents and brothers and sisters
Rev. A. T.. Stephens of the NJ. f.
church ofliciated at the funeral and
interment was made in the Ithaca
cemetery.
Mrs f. NJ. Bronson has sold her
farm 70 Stephen Fairbanks, taking
his residence on East Center street,
in the deal. She, with her daughter.
has taken possession of her new
home.
Mrs. T. S. Somerville was found on
the floor of their residence on East
Center street in an unconscious con-
dition by her daughter, Nellie, when
she returned from work about 700
o'clock Wednesday evening. A pny-
stefan way summoned but she died a
short time later without regaininP
consciousness. death being due TO
apoplexy Mrs. Somerville was seen
IN the yard by neighbor about 3
o'clock and a little later another
nelghbOr went TO the Somerville home
but when she received no reply TO her
call, supposed Mrs. Somerville was
away. She leaves three daughters.
Nellie. Edith, teacher in school
near Ashley, and Cecil, a student in
the Lansing Business university, and
her husband who was in the upper
peninsula on a hunting expedition.
Emma Florence Wiles was born in
ONO IN 1864 and came 70 Michigan
when Is years of age. In 1891 she
was married TO Thomas S. Somerville.
Ihey lived on farm in Emerson UNI
I'll about flve years ago when they
came TO Ithaca. She was a member
of Charity chapel which membership
she had not transferred TO another
church
Mahlon Fidler spent the greater
part of last week IN Toledo and
Buffalo.
Marriage licenses have been grant
ed 10 Albert j. Austin, 20, St. Louis,
Martha Farmer Ga. St. Louis; How
ard Pendell, 2l Middleton, Edith
McWilliams, p. New Haven; George
ellis, 81. st. Louis. Maggie Kent,
30. st. Louis; Robert II. Smith. 45.
Alma, Harriet Cummings, 45, Alma.
Mrs. Eunice Srodes went TO Toledo
last week to spend the winter with
her son, Edgar Srodes.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Cooley of
Lafayette are the parents of son,
born November 81.
A letter from MIS- Agnes Yutzey.
a former teacher in the schools here.
was received by friends. It comes
from 46 Lord street, Liverpool. Eng
land, where Miss Yutzey is stationed
IN canteen. She says in part "Now
and then if one Of you would like 10
wrap up a magazine and send il 10
me at the above address il would be
most welcome on our reading table.
1t IS hard to keep the boys supplied
with reading matter and American
magazines are in such demand"