Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-03
Vol. 8, No. IA.
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Lettiia VIII ''io"i"'~ ''
morrow.
The good work still progresses on the
streets about town.
The bird Of freedom will be turned loose
at Vestaburg July 4th.
Ar James Garectt Is building a neat
house In the cast part of town.
\ harm is being built just back Of Clubbs
wagon shop on West Superior -
S. G.. Hopkins is painting and otherwise
improving his restaurant building.
Willis Crowuover has broken ground
for new residence on River street
C.H. Miner, of the Hubbardston Ad
yertiser, has taken partner-for life
Marve Showers Is the possessor OF Il pc,
bear that causes considerable excitement,
Wyman stanton has exchanged his vii
age property, FOR 80 acres Of land in
/ Arcadia.
The RECORD went TO press carly this
week so that the force might be free to
celebrate
Miss Cora Hayes Of Grand Rapids, is
visiting :. a Smith and family. OF the
Wright House
The foreman Of this Office will celebrate
at Sheridan, and tse editor will watch pro-
ceedings in Alma.
Miss Eva Stuttz left Thursday morning
for a two weeks visit with friends at sand
wicb and Windsor.
Ed Schwcier will leave Saturday morn
ing on two weeks vacation which he
will spend in Detroit
When barber uses up two pairs OF
b shears on one customer we suppose he feels
like giving up in sheer despair.
Look at the elegant display in Wright.
Schneider & Stuiiz' window. You WI
,, not find "A finer one this side of Detroit
The Maple Rapids VI. d ssay that con
trary TO reports, there have been no cases
of diphiherla or measles there for some
time.
Every town in the state seems to have
= graduated a class this year. Every paper
YOU pick up has an account Of the variou,
exercises.
We give in another colum "A Dream o.
the Alma poet, and the dream seems APP
to become a reality before many NOR,
years clapse.
"Al flesh is grass" but were happy t.
say that the flesh is not getting such q
dressing down as the farmers a-e giving
the grass hcreabouts.
t Mr. and Mrs. Renner were treated to
surprise party one evening this week. one
of the good substantial kind which eave-
something behind it.
F.E York and family expect to leav
, Alma next week His intention is 20 taxi
rest of two or three months before enter
ing upon the work again.
/. Don't fail to read The supplement viii
, thississue of The RECORD We bad SON,
! news that was too GOOD to crowd out thi
. week, herce the supplement.
+. r Powell. Of the Stanton Her
has opened restaurant in o4. ' b.
blocks there. 1t ought 10 prove uuaa
cIal success and we hope it will
IS Rev. \. Atkins. Mrs. 3 d. smith e9,
Mss.cr Alien Smith. Of Clyde, 81. Cai
Co.. the father, sister aud ne, hew o vi.
f. +. York, are visiting her this week.
Tie VI 7 church has bc3u urdergoi0
Y cleaning this week AMI It's appearance
has been greatly improved 10y this and To
numerous repairs which have been mado
II Mrs Silas Moody. Of Forest Hill. wa
IA thrown from the buggy Tuesday artcrnoo
while going home rom town She, fol
Y tunately, sustained but slight injuries, 5u
a. the buggy was badly wrecked.
Jos IIauscr. OF Grand Rapids, has az
ceptsd a position with Moniigcl s. Co a
carriage painter. He also makes silk an
- satin painting, and freseoing a spccialt
and will take orders for the same.
e Sunday night the barn of Erwin Stuart
one and a half mile, northeast Of st. Loui
was destroyed by fire. II is supposed [
he the work of tramps. Loss $13 600, in
sured for s4O0 in the Rochester German
A barn belonging to Mr.. Wood vii
= lives three miles north Of this village wa
| struck 10y lightning during the storm g
last Friday. Some Of the boards and shin
giles were torn loose aud some horses nal
rowly escaped.
. The Edmore Journal is growing" IN
10 wrong way Last week it came all printe
at home and much diminished in siz,
The publisher says he has cut ii down {
the size of its patronage. Edmore used :
q ue a good newspaper town and we don
v see what should bring about so great
change.
That was quite good "goak' on III
y the Maple Rapids Dispatch man when L
got 10 telling abont the reflected beauty
n etc He did not know that the editor wS
six footer, long and lean. baldhcade,
cross-eyed, lame in one foot aod blind
n one eye. Bro Reed that was TO muc
y taify to swallow at once.
The Alma RECORD says "hellowing'' b.
tween St Louis and Saginaw will soc
commence. The RECORD is published l
young lady who might have been expec
od ia uno,lifv ench ian0uauo into HoLao'