Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04

rates before sending in subscriptions.
Old papers for sale'at this Office.
Fourth OF December and no snow.
W ednesday was quite a windy day.
Ed. r. Schwier is back from Sandwich.
Wood taken on subscription at this Of
fee.
The photograph gallery is oren once
more,
Very neat display of dress goods in
Mcleod s store.
Silas Moody, Of Forest Hill, was in
town Wednesday
F.J.Dib,ll, foreman of this office, was
in S SERBIAN Monday.
Did YOU notice those handsome chairs
in w, s. Il SIS window?
Come 10 this Office for tax receipts
We can furnish them at a low figure.
Christine Sartor is clicking the types
at her cid case in this office once more.
w, s. & s. expect 10 have their Shep-
herd City store running by the 10th
lust
We noticed the rotund form Of j. f
Parkinson upon our streets the first OF
the week.
For 81 we will furnish the RECORD to
all new Subscribers until Jan. /, 1887
Subscribe now, and get the paper nearly
two months free.
J. C. Richards has disposed of his in
terest in the stave and heading business
carried on at St Louis and Ithaca. The
new firm is styled Q. w. Althouse & Co.
Highwhymen are getting numerous
around Vestaburg. One man was knock
ed out of his buggy and robbed OF $40
and two other men were tackled, but
escaped.
st Louis Herald Last Sunday some
villain entered the barn of thinner
man, residing south of Breckenridge, and
poisoned his two horses and COW. The
horses are dead and the COW might as
well be. Strong suspicious, but no ar
rests.
Read our supplement carefully, and
then act upon the proposition. We have
copies of the paper at this Office and we
are always pleased TO show them. The
Farmer" IL an exec llent paper and you
certainly will never get u chance TO get it
cheaper.
Lowell Journal: The Alma Record is
edited and published ty ayoung lady
Miss G.. NJ. Fleming-over whose well
sslanced head have passed about % sum.
mers. Miss Fleming Is good newspaper
manager The Records columns sbun-
dan ly prove womsn's capacity to I'LL al
aching void in Journalism rs well as In the
dining room.
The articles upon The Railway Mail
Service" which have been running
through the Corner Local have been very
in eTesting and instructive. Mr.. Rose III
the CLOSING paper pays a very neat
compliment TO the Big Rapids Pioneer
and Grand Traverse Herald; he says their
lists are pu, up the best OF any In \ rth-
ern Michigan The Herald, OF Big Rapids
sends out the most slovenly.
There will be another select party At
the opera house Dec. llth. Messrs.
Wright and Stuttz had the date fixed
for tie 10Th, but owing to other amuse
ments being quite numerous that week,
they have concluded 10 change the date
TO the l1th inst. Those who were pres
ent at the other party and enjoyed them
selves so well will no doubt be on hand
for this. Invitations are now out.
We were treated to peep at some OF
the holiday goods just emerging from
the packing boxes at b. ). Webb's.
Such handsome Christmas cards must
be seen TO be appreciated, work boxes,
toilet sets, odor cases, and a hundred
and one other things that will make
lust 10 sweet for anything Christmas
presents. The goods are handsome and
the prices are very reasonable, something
quite unusual for holiday goods.
The st. Louis papers are giving Smith,
of the Ithaca journal, what the boys
would call a great roasting because OF
bis connection with the Bohemian Oats
Association. II he thinks the scheme il
all right and is willing 20 invest his own
money IN it be should not be censured
while on the other hand If he has no faith
IN the mater and is keeping silent 10
gain what be can by the apparently dis
honest working ofthis Company. then
we think he should not expect anything
but censure.
Sister Fleming, of the Alma Record
lets her spite toward US get the better OF
her judgment, and proceeds to say in the
last issue Of her paper that the Harrington
hand disc0ursed inferior music" at Alma
Monday night, the 10Th. Alma people
might feel highly ela,sd il they had a
band that could play just one half as well
ST. Louis Republican.
Now what Is the matter with you, Mr.
Republican man, What do you mean bv
our spite toward you' We have no spite
against itber you or your town, nor any
Que in IL, and we knew just about whai
We weie talking about when we said thai
the ST Louis bands music was inferior tc
that furnished by our home band. W.
believe In standing up for home in.
stitutions 90 far as is consistant Mr.. Rep
man, and we were perfectly consistent In
this statement Their instruments wer,
not in tune, their selections were nothing
wonderful, aud they played one walt
over three times, and their band does no
contsin ss good musicians as our hon,
band. Now il these few things we hav,
mentioned do not indicate inferioriiy q
the music furnished by our own baLd WI
shOuld like 70 know yhv