Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-28
ST. LOUIS HAPPENINGS
BY Special Correspondent

At recent meeting of the ST.
Louis board of trade plans were
made and committees appointed 10
make arrangements for a board of
trade banquet TO be held at the next
regular monthly meeting, September
II. An outside speaker will be OBJ
tanned by one of the committees.
Mrs. w. c. Ward of Big Rapids is
visiting Mrs. Fred Hughes.
A. +. Stewart, one of St Louis
new grocers, has bought the Hill
singer place.
At the home of George Gulick on
Wednesday, August 20, was held
the ninth annual reunion of the de-
scendants of Alexander Bushree of
French nationality, who was killed
during the Civil war at the battle
of the Wilderness in 1868. The re-
union was attended by rs descend
ants. Out of eight of Mr.. Bushree's
children, who are still living, six
were present. One daughter, Mrs.
Sarah View Of Pinconning, Bay Co.,
who is now 100 years old, was unable
to stand the trip. Relatives were
present from Greenville, Detroit,
Cadillac, Grand Rapids, Saginaw,
Midland, Lansing, Owosso, Gladwin
and other small villages. Dinner
was served on the lawn at noon. The
reunion will be held next year at Elk
lake, Gladwin county.
One of the pretty social events of
the season took place Wednesday,
August 20. at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. +. Nesen, 319 s. Main ST..
when their daughter, Rebecca, was
united in marriage with Harry f.
Dole of Berwyn, ILL.,, Rev. James c..
Wilson performing the ceremony.
AT noon, to the strains of Mendel-
ssohn's wedding march, rendered by
Mrs. VIM Nesen, the bride and
groom, attended by Ronald Nesen.
nephew of the bride, carrying the
ring took their places under a can
opy of ferns and white asters After
the ceremony the guests were served
to four-course luncheon. The
brides table was prettily decorated
with pink roses.
Friday afternoon the three-year-
old son. of William Kipp, living a
little north Of town, ran out into the
road IN front of an automobile and
was struck on the forehead and
Knocked down. The machine was go
ing so slow that the driver was able
to stop the car before the child was
run over. The boy was taken at
once to doctors office.
K. Leo Brown, principal of the
grammar school for the coming year.
has rented the Clare Bernard place
on North street.
Dave Acker has bought the old
Holcomb place on Center street of
Charley Housed and is going to re-
model it into double house.
Leo Smock of Jasper township
was brought to st. Louis Friday 70
nave a wound attended which was
caused by running a garden rake
tooth clear through his foot.
Dave Acker, who bought the store
building at the corner of Mill and
center streets of Chris Tuger a
snort time ago, is moving it out on
TO the Alma road. There he intends
TO remodel the building and start a
grocery store near the site of the
new Bollstrom Motor Works.
Archie Dawson ran large spike
INTO ms foot at the sugar factory
Saturday.
+: II. Bernard was in Detroit last
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Boyd Cawthorpe of Grand
Rapids is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Hallet Curtis. " .
Miss Madge Doyle of Breckar.
ridge, Miss Constance Sawkins "a
Alma and Miss Helen Ostrander
were guests of Miss Bernice O'Melia
Thursday.
Charles Cave was in Detroit or
business last Thursday.
Burgess and Joe Iseman of De-
trolt were visiting their cousin, Mrs
clifford Brewer, the latter part OF
the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Harrington
their son, George. and Miss milford
drove to Houghton lake the latter
part of last week.
Miss Madge Doyle of Breckenridge
spent the week end with Miss Der.
nice O'Mclia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Yost and
guests drove to Blue lake Sunday.
Mrs Lew Hofstetter arrived home
last Thursday after chaperoning 2
number of teachers for a short time
at Lake Orion, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Bernard anc
daughter, Helen, went to Travers,
City last week to visit Mr.. and Mrs
Guy Ferris.
The Misses Elsie and Helen Fer
guson, who have been visiting with
their cousins, Edna and Leila Duff
returned Friday to their home il
Hamilton, Canada.
owe Putnam of Williamson anc
Mary Mccullough of Alma spent
last week Wednesday with Mr.. anc
Mrs. c. A. Button.
Norman Branch spent the weel
end in Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Fred Storey and daughter o.
Flint are visiting Mrs. Storey,
mother, Mrs. A. n. Martin.
Miss Marguerite Evans, who ha,
been visiting the Misses Edna anc
Leila Duff, left Friday for Pontia,
where she will visit her brother 70,
week and then go to her home il
Ionia.
Mrs. A. N. Martin and daughter
Mrs. Fred Storey, Of Flint motoreC
to Shepherd Saturday.
A. p. Gates who has been in ;
hospital at Ann Arbor for some time
returned home last week.
Orville and Almon Wood. who hav,
been visiting friends here for III.