Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-21
by Special Correspondent
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A number of the officers of the
Northern Michigan Railroad were in
st. Louis the last of the week, look
ing over the prospects for the new
electrical and steam line which is to
run from Bay City to kalamazoo,
taking i'm a number of the smaller
towns i'm its route. $l,000,000 in
bonds are being raised for construc-
tion work and this will be divided
between about twenty towns, making
$50,0 each. Some of the towns
have already pledged part of their
allotments.
The central Michigan campmeetng
of the Church of God will be held
August u to 81 in the grove two
miles east of ST. Louis in the church
tabernacle Charles Brown of De-
troit and o. +. Line of Elkhart, Ind,
will speak at the meetings, which will
be held each day. Rooms and lunch
stands will be provided for those at
tending.
Miss Helen Ford of ST. Louis left
Monday, August Is, to attend the
general Y. w. c. A. conference which
is to be held at Lake Geneva, Wiscon-
sin. Miss Ford will act as delegate
from the Mt. Pleasant Normal stu
dents Y. w. c. A. of which she is
president.
Rev c. w. Waidclich, pastor of the
St. Louis Lutheran church, left for
Ulm, Minnesota, Sunday afternoon as
delegate from the Lutheran District
Synod of Michigan to the Joint Synod
of Wisconsin.
A. T. Ross was in Chicago the lat
ter part of the week on business.
Mrs. Horn of Ithaca was in St.
Louis Friday. attending the bridge
party in the Park house in the after
noon.
Mrs. Driver is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Barrie, at the Park
House.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Button are in
the city and will soon occupy their
old home.
Charles Killeen and family of Flint
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Humphrey
Friday while passing through the
city.
Robert Durkee has received his dis
charge from the army and arrived
home Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Alexander drove
TO Ithaca Sunday and called on
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hensel and
sons, Marion and Robert, of Fremont,
Ohio, came Tuesday to make their
sister, Mrs. w. J. Wilson, two
weeks visit.
Mrs. Anna Kirby and son from
Decatur. H., are visiting her sister
in-aw. Mrs. John Burns.
Miss Clara Storey spent from Sat
urday till Monday with her parents
at Wheeler.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Roberts left Tues
day morning to spend a two weeks
vacation in Toledo. There will be no
services, except Sunday school, in the
Presbyterian church while they are
away.
Mrs. Frances f. Burns will deliver
short address at the county l.. O. T.
NJ. association at Alma Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tuger and Mrs
Carrie Tuger and daughter, Louise,
drove to Blanchard Sunday.
w. +. Hawk and wife motored
from Detroit and are making few
weeks visit with Mrs. Hawks par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Hull, after
which they intend to drive to Florida.
Mrs. June Wickes, Mrs. w. p. An
drews, Mrs. Delta Andrews and Mrs.
William Barrie gave a bridge party at
the Park House Friday afternoon
Miss Lottie Weeks is visiting her
brother, George Weeks, of Traverse
City.
Miss Jennie Squires from Angola.
Indiana, has been visiting here for a
few days with NJ +. Hull and family.
Felix O'Meia and family and Fred
Bernard and family spent Sunday at
I Crystal lake
Mrs. Fred Ray of Saginaw was in
St Louis last Friday.
John Colbry has traded the Hunter
Harrison place which he just bought
for the old A. b. Darragh place on
East Saginaw street.
Mrs. +. o. Marks, a former resi-
dent Of St. Louis, who died nj Cali
fornia August 3, was brought here
for burial in Oak Grove cemetery
August II.
Francis O'Melia, James Bernard,
Robert Foster and Norman Placeway
spent from Friday until Monday at
Crystal lake.
Grenville Andrews, Howard Wilson,
Glenn Ross, Angie Decker, Dorothy
Hall, Barbara and Louise Tuger at
tended dance at Crystal Thursday
night.
Mrs. Fannie Wells of Cleveland is
visiting her brothers, Forest and
/ Charles Hastings, and friends.
Miss Marguerite Evans, former
teacher in the city schools, came Fri
day to visit the Misses Edna anc
Leila Duff.
Mrs. Charles Hastings, Mrs. S. S
Hastings of Mt. Pleasant and Mrs
Fannie Wells of Cleveland spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Charles Has.
tings' daughter, Mrs. Will Ries, al
Breckenridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tuger and Mrs
Carrie Tuger motored to Saginaw or
business Monday.
Mrs. C.. j. Boyles has been visiting
in Lansing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Baldwin and
children returned to their home in
Lansing Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bernard, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Bernard, Mr.. and Mrs
A. s. Mcintyre and Mrs. J. W. Ber-
nard drove to Harrison Tuesday to
visit friends.
Mrs. NJ. S. Tisdale, mother of Mrs
III. ID. Tisdale, returned to her home