Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-04-03
ST. LOUIS HAPPENINGS
BY Special Correspondent
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District convention OF the W. I. /. Z.
in Lansing Tuesday and Wednesday,
returning Wednesday evening and
going directly 10 Shepherd to attend
a mother and daughter banquet that
evening. Thursday morning she LETT
Shepherd for Ashley on W. {. |. Z.
business returning home thursday
Mrs Wesley Colbun and Miss
Clara Story gave dinner Sunday, the
23rd. at the formers home TO about
dozen of their friends.
The W. c. T. L. will hold birthday
party TO raise money TO pay Tor their
second Liberty Loan Bond. IN the par
lors of the Methodist church Friday,
Apri A. Miss Luicle Nerington Will
furnish "A program of music and reel
tations 10y her pupils. \ supper VIII
be served in the dining room.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of
Shepherd met withthe St Louis lodge
Friday. March p. and helped TO mi-
tate a number of candidates. The st.
Louis Rebekahs served refreshments
and entertained the visitors
A surprise party was given at the
home of Charles Rowley Thursday,
March 27, to celebrate his Both birth
siay, also the birthday of Mrs. VIM
Boice who exercised woman's prlvi-
lege and refused TO give her age. The
guests Of honor were each presented
with fine birthday cake.
William Jennings Bryan Hicks has
received his discharge from the army
and returned home.
Mrs. Arndt was hostess at pedro
of
The community singing on Sunday,
March 30. was held at the Presby-
terrain church at p. m.
Mrs. Mary Fox died March 10,
aged SO years Mrs Fox had been an
invalid for several years but had only
been confined to her bed for couple
of weeks. She leaves three daugh-
ters.
The high school gave fine pro-
gram Friday afternoon consisting OF
vocal and instrumental music and
recitations. School will be closed for
the spring vacation for one week. be
ginning again April Z
The Baptist church is having a new
roof put on and plans are being made
for redecorating the interior of the
church.
Miss Gertrude Seymore of Wash
ington ave. is quite Ill
Mrs. Clara Parrish, who was taken
TO the soldiers home at Grand Rap
ids a couple of weeks ago. is very I'll
with no hopes of her recovery.
J. W. Shellhass has moved into the
Kennedy house on West Washington
A. p Thorpe who recently pur-
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with his family Wednesday and Is
getting settled in the living rooms
over the grocery. The store Will be
opened the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Zelnar are en-
pertaining their daughter, Mrs. Roy
Goodspeed, of Newton, Iowa.
Fern Tenny is spending weei
with relatives in Wheeler.
Mrs. Merle Boyer and baby ART
visiting relatives in Bay City ant
Detroit.
The Ladies' Aid society of thu
Church of Christ will meet April :
in the church parlors.
John Lewis of Fox Grove has pur
chased the Charles Wood property II
the south part of town.
Mrs. Rella Griswold went to De
troit last week. She will spend som
time there.
j. y. Bonney went TO Alma Thurs
day and took Martin holmas who at
tempted suicide here a couple week
ago. 10 the county hospital at Ithaca
Mint Hockstra has a force of me
tearing down the Avery house o
Mill street. The building has bee
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+. A. Daily returned to the soldier!
home at Grand Rapids last weel
Bert Faustman Of Lansing sper
last week with his mother. Mrs. Jose
phine Faustman.
Mrs. Claude Satterlee and childre
of Whitecross are visiting her pal
ents. Mr.. and Mrs A. p. Gates.
Miss Louise Tuger visited her sii
ter, Barbara, in Saginaw last wee
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Martin hay
moved to Detroit.
Mrs. C. F. Barnes and son are vi
ting near Breckenridge
Miss Anna Myers has retune
from Lansing after visiting relative
for few weeks.
Mrs. Paul Shippy IS visiting HI
parents in Saginaw.
Mr.. and Mrs Hampton spent fe
days last week visiting relatives
the Goodyear district.
Sidney Klein is clerking at II
Seitner store in Saginaw.
Miss Rena Latimer is visiting rel
tives in Adrian. Michigan.
Mrs. w. II. Ehlers of Detroit is vi
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Culman went
Traverse City Thursday for an
definite period.
Mrs. Annie Earl has sold her pro
erty on North street.
John H. Palmer has just purchas
a modern up-to-date cement bio
machine which he expects to run
electrical power providing there a
enough progressive men and won
voters in the city to pass the law I
bonding THE town for the elect
light and water works plant. y
Palmer expects 90 enlarge his &C
business and install the cement bio
machine i'm the same yard. He &
poets TO be ready for work in abe
two weeks.
The buildings on the lot owned
the Lutheran society are being "a
down. One building was bought
John Christman arr moved 70
home TO be used as a barn. The r.
will be torn down and the lumt
used i'm the building of the new chur