Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-20
ST. LOUIS HAPPENINGS
BY Special Correspondent

BY Special Correspondent
4 force of men have been busy the
past week hauling gravel on Wash
ington avenue and Saginaw street
G. Raycraft attended convention
in Detroit Tuesday.
Miss Georgia Ingold, who has been
home visiting, returned to her duties
in Lansing last week.
Mrs G.. T. Duff, who fell some time
ago, is gaining and is now able to
sit up a part Of each day
4 Mrs A. +. Branch installed l.. o..
T T. NJ. officers at Pleasant Valley on
February II.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Housed have
received a letter from their son,
Frank, saying he has an abcess on
one eye and is confined 10 a hospital
in Toul, France
The ladies of the Nonpariel club
will give a chicken pie supper Tues
day evening, February Is.
MIR and Mrs Leedy returned to
their home in Rosebush Wednesday
after attending the meetings at the
rec MtJnoulSt SHuiNH AOi eiS P"Se
month.
Felix O'Melia attended conyen-
tion of the Michigan Bean Jobbers
association of Detroit Wednesday
and Thursday Of last week.
Mrs. George Ferris and Mrs. Guy
Ferris gave "a thimble party at the
home of Mrs. George Ferris Friday,
February IA.
There was a Valentine dance at
the l. O. O. F. hall Wednesday. Feb
ruary y, and Fischer's orchestra
played.
Thomas Brewer has received his
discharge and came home from
Brooklyn, New York, February II.
The Community song service was
held Sunday at the Church Of Christ
and the new song books have arrived.
Laurence Hughes left Tuesday,
February II, for Ann Arbor where
he will undergo a surgical operation.
The elder son of Floyd Smith, who
has been very i'll with diphtheria is
much better and the quarantine was
lifted February II.
The German Lutheran society
cleared twenty-five dollars at their
chicken pie supper Saturday night
The l.. O. T. VI. gave a pot luck
supper TO members and their families
at their hall Thursday night.
In connection with the regular
meeting held Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. w. j. Wilson, the
W. G. T. L. held a Valentine social
and a fine program was carried out /
Refreshments were served
William Graham has his household /
goods all packed and will return to /
his farm near Palo.
NJ K. Hustled is home from Camp I
Custer for ten days furlough.
Mrs w. W. Stopple Of Escanaba is
here visiting her mother, Mrs. Mile |
Buchanan.
j. b. Halbert has sold his residence /
on Washington avenue TO Fred Cory I
of Sparta.
Mrs. B. c. Hubbard went to Toledo .
to meet her husband; from !
there they will 20 to Detroit.
Mrs. Dan Kennedy entertained with |
a sewing party Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Nelson of Saginaw and |
Mrs. Jessie Vliet of Alma were here I
several days last week packing up the I
houshold goods Of their sister, the
late Miss Minnie Cheesman. The
house will be sold.
Mrs. A. f. Branch and Mrs. Willis
G.. West, Mrs. A. r. Wheeler and
Mrs. Andrews attended the Repub-
lican state convention in Lansinf last
Tuesday, Mrs. Branch and Mrs.
West were delegates while Mrs.
Wheeler and Mrs. Andrews were Wis
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ing time and are really very much
in their new privilefe.
DIR. Kemp was pleasantly surprised
Friday, February Ia, it being his
While at the /. O. o. +. II
ne was called out by a long distance
telephone message and when he re-
turned he found the Rebekahs there
with filled baskets and fine pot luck n
supper was served.
Howard Wilson, son of Will J.
and a freshman in the en-
department at NJ. A. c..
won the official badge for markham
snip on competitive shooting held
asst week at the college. lie scored
40 points out Of $50 i'm company
shooting for records. The shooting
s part of the work included in the
course Of military training fer Off
,ers prescribed for all students AT NJ.
{. during their first two years.
In open court in Ithaca last week
OF respect for Attorney
James X. Wright Of st. Louis. the
pioneer lawyer Of the 10Th Judicial
lrcuit, were passed and endorsed by
he entire membership Of the Gratiot
ounty bar. Mr.. Wright has been
esident Of this county and mem
'er OF the Gratiot county bar for
'Ity-one years: He is at present in