Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
by Special Correspondent


On account of the hot dry summer
the supply Of ice i'm 81. Louis has
been nearly exhausted. The deliv-
cry of ice in the residential district
was stopped the 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. ii. Nudge and
daughter, Mabelle, will 20 10 Detroit
the last of September to make their
home where Mrs. Nudge will be able
to carry on the duties of her position
as state corresponding secretary of
the w. c. T. U. more convently.
Mrs. Winnie Stewart is making a
two weeks visit in Lansing
Miss Katheryn Branch returned
the middle of last week from Sagi-
nav where she had been visiting
friends.
Louis Wolf has accepted a position
in the Commercial National bank at
Ithaca and has moved from St Louis
to Ithaca.
The fifth district convention of the
Church of Christ, which included
Gratiot, Isabella and Montcalm
counties met in st. Louis from last
week Wednesday until Friday night.
Rev. l.. G.. Blood and wife and Mrs.
William Faunce of Shepherd were
guests of Mrs. X. c. raunce during
the district convention Of the Church
of Christ.
Rev. Leon May of Alma will in
struct the choir of the Church of
Christ every Tuesday evening.
Mrs. A. r. Wheeler and Mrs Will
liam Yost drove to Saginaw last
week.
Mrs. Arthur Mellinger. who has
been visiting her brothers, o. II. and
w. II. Tenney, for some time, left
Thursday for her home in California.
George Wood, one of st. Louis old
est and best known residents, died
suddenly Wednesday morning of last
week. Mr.. Wood was the father of
Mrs. Jay Smith, with whom he had
lived for number OF years. Mrs.
Smith helps her husband in the Office
of the American Express Co., and
she was not in the habit of disturb
ing her father in the morning before
she went to her work. However
when she went home at noon We'd
nesday, seeing nothing of him she
went to his room and found him dead
in bed DR.. Wheeler was called at
once and pronounced the cause of
death heart failure. Mr.. Wood was
rs years old. He came TO this vicin-
ity about 1866 after having served
one year in the Civil war Mr.. Wood
leaves three brothers, three children
and six grandchildren. The funeral
was held at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Smith, at two o'clock Fri
day afternoon. Rev. j. G.. Wilson of
the Church of Christ conducted the
service
Mrs. W. j. Wilson entertained the
Rev Leon May of Alma, Mrs Rich
ards of Alma, Miss Thelma Post Of
Forest Hill and A. b. Stauffer of
Elm Hall during the Church of
Christ convention.
Miss Bernice OMela left last
week for South Bend, Indiana, where
she will take up her last years work
in st. Marys College.
Mrs. Sarah Geiger of Seattle,
Washington, is visiting her sisters.
Mrs. Mary Carbutt of st. Louis and
Mrs. Alba Sexton of Breckenridge
She expects to stay until after
IChristmas.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Farmer and Mr..
and Mrs. Nearing of Bowling Green
visited in St. Louis for few days
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Nearing
stayed at the Park hotel and Mr..
ana MRS. Farmer visited Mrs Henry
Shaw.
Lester Faurot has returned home
from service IN the navy.
Mrs. r.. +. Lowe OF Detroit is visit
ing Mrs. M. A. Cromwell and Mrs.
Norman johnson.
,. j. burgaor1 and wife and two
children arrived in ST. LOUIS last
week. Mr.. Burgdorf will help his
father in the advertising department
of the st. LOUIS Leader.
MIR. and MRS. j. b. Hall enter
tanned DR.. Hubbard and wife of
NestaDurg during the Church of
Christ convention last week.
The l.. A. Drury block at the cor
ner Of Mill and Saginaw streets has
been SOLD to Or. -. 4. Kemp and Mr..
Short. The consideration was ) 900.
Mrs. M. j. hir0y, VINO mas been
spending the sumner with her moth
er, MRS. Norman Johnson, lett rlday
tor Chicago where she VIII JON her
husband.
Inc W. X. c. met at the G.. A. r.
hail Saturday afternoon and the re-
ports OF the delegates TO the W. r.
=. convention at Columbus, Ohio,
were read.
Clare rerrigo has returned from
from ms trip 10 Lake ST. Helen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Case of
Beldlng are visiting Mrs Case par
ents, MR.. and Mrs. Charley Hastings
AS soon as they can ind a vacant
house IN st. Louis tney expect TO
move here wnere Mr.. Case has a
position IN the electric light and wat
er plant.
mrs. Mary Moody expects to leave
soon for Lansing where she will
spend the winter with her son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Leonard and
two children of Detroit spent several
days here last week, visiting Mr.
Leonard parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Leonard.
Mr. Award has bought out the
Burns harness shop ond is moving
the stok TO his own store.
Leonard Dean, VINO was taken sick
In the night as result of eating
some canned goods for lunch while
working at the Republic truck plant,
is still IN very bad condition.
Mrs. W. h. Potter of Sarasota.
Florida, who has been visiting for
several weeks with the st. Louis
members of the Sarasota Colony, left
for her home Saturday.
Miss Jennie keece of Cincinatti