Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-23

NJ Polasky Was in Ithaca Thursday.
Council proceedings again this week.
Mrs. b. s. Webb is visiting in Lansing
and Dewitt
]. II Orwig, of Forest Hill, was in
town "Wednesday.
Mrs. ii. B Hubert is visiting friends in
Detroit and Chicago.
The Schwartz road cart carried off first
pr.ze at the county fair.
All correspondence must reach this Of
flee by Wednesday nigh
John ID ,pper. of s.. Louis, was In town
a few moments Thursday.
The editor OF the Corner Local is getting
rich acting as juryman at Ithaca this week
wednesday was busy day at the
Wright II use, every room being occu-
pied.
l.. W. James, L. A James and b. F.
Colby. of Saratoga, were in town over
sunday
VIM. c. Clark. with Taylor, Wolfenden
& Co, Detroit, was at the Wright House
over Sunday.
+. r. Pa.mer's house which was moved
last W eek is now pleasantly located on
The south side Of Superior street near the
railroad.
Miss Barnes, the pleasant trimmer at ]
l.. NJ Hers, Is kept busy now-a days fixing
up pretty hats for the feminine portion Of
the population.
The Wright Milling Compapy's mill at
Shepard City is rapidly approaching com
pleiion and will soon be ready to com.
mence operations.
Joe. sartor is now the RECORD office
devil, and judging from the manner in
which he takes hold, is going to make
very useful hand around printing office
There are a great many former Ohio
people in this section and they have inn
proved the opportunities pres nted by the
two recent excursions given to that state.
We have twice enlarged our order for
papers and we shall soon be obliged to
order still larger supply. That is right,
bring in your subscriptions, we can keep
mp with them
Maple Rapids was visited by very
destructive fire last week and $4,000
worth of property went up in amoke'
The Dispatch says that it was undoubted-
ly the work Of an incendiaTy.
Tuesday Geo Wright returned from
Detroit, bringing with him eighteen Po.
landers to work on the l.. A. & Y rail
road. About twenty more of the same na
tionsliiy will be brought here as soon as
they can be secured.
r. a ellis, an architect and builder
formerly of ST. Louis, completed school
house in Mecosta county and skipped out
with the proceeds. He owes about $500
to Big Rapids parties f5r material and la
Dor and consequently they want to see
him worse than they ever did before.
Miss Addie NJ Thomson who has been
here for several weeks past being treated
by d. Spinney, returned to her home in
Grand Rapids THIS morning. Miss 7. is
a pleasant lady aud she has made many
warm friends during her short stay here
who hope to g h!r soon restored to per
feet health
{. " Wells, c. II. Davis and " T.
Knowlton. of Saginaw VIM. W. Brown,
}. W. Hancc and VI. Dcyeroaux. Of Mt
Pleasant, aud l. y. shepherd Of shep-
herd City. were ia attendance at the rail-
road meeting at Wright's Opera House
saturday evening and stayed at The
Wright House over Sunday.
There is great rivalry between two pro.
p 1scd stations on the l., a. NJ. r. rail
road. The patron Of Forest Hill has com
planned to the directors of the road that
the engineer simply gives two little toots
for Forest Hill, and big whistle for Par
kerson's crossing Detroit Evening News
Forest Hill correspondent Will now rise
up and explain.
The question Of grading the NJ; Pleas
ant division of the l.. A. & n railroad
WAS decided last evening, but we 20 to
press too early TO announce the result OF
the deliberations. Should the road be
graded it cannot be completed this fall, as
il will be impossible to secure the steel
earlier than next spring. The work Of
ballasting the Shepherd City division is
progressing nicely and will soon be com
pleted.
Asa Carpenter, of Crystal, Oceana Co,
was in town Wednesday and Thursday
exhibiting his jAck.knife wood carving.
1t is really wonderful aud it seems scarce.
ly possible that the work has been so
nicely dor e with such simple instrument.
The group, Gen Gta1t on Horseback" )" is
excellent Grant is represented sitting on
horseback giving orders to three persons
standing near. The positions and ex
pressions Are nearly perfect. He had one
or two other groups which were very good
but the one above mentioned attracted the
most attention. Mr.. Carpenter is certainly
a genius In this line.
Last S inday morning an excursion train
vent over the Lansing Alma & Northern
railroad from Alma 10 Shepard CITY. car.