Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-11
HERE, THERE IND ELSE
WHERE.

1850 Is giONlhR Ucu'luu ltHN
Cdristmas two weeks from today.
TIE 49th Congress has commenced its
work.
The merry jingle of the sleigh bell is
heard CO more.
Bring AS some wood Billiards create
a demand fr the article.
These sudden changes are Offensive
partisans. Turn them out
Geo. Wight started Monday for an ex-
tended trip through the west.
Chas. Youngloye and + J. Dibell visit
ed friends in Ithaca over Sunday.
We are printing tax receipts cheaper
than any Office in the county. Give US a
call.
Mr.. aud Mrs VIM. Club rejoice over
day last, Dec ..
Jumbo is on his feet again posed as in
/ life, with bones o' iron, ribs OF Eastwood,
and MI e a5- eyes.
/ In some Of the eastern states the snow
| is 81 fee, Ceep. Thank you, Michigan
/ wIl do for us yet awhile.
TIE average citizen sighs for & snow
scraper these days, Tor part oi the walks
r. clear OF snow and part are not.
The |. O. G T. will give mush and
milk social in Adams Hall next Tuesday
evening. AL are cordially invited.
The number OF stsmps ordered for the
quarter, at this post, flee. Was l2,oOO IN
stead oi !, ,20), as We stated last week
Postmaster Ely killed two S months old
/ pia. last We, X that weighed 2o9 AMI 2'O
pounds respectively. Who c'n beat tins
" Thomas. who lost his left hand at
the hoop mill recently, is recovering
rapidly, and is now able to be on the
streets.
Sheriff Peet visited the State House OF
| CORE elton as Ionia last Saturday % inter
view prisoner relative to jim Carr ana
some of bis dolngs.
1t Johns has Bicycle Band OF
! which every member rides bicycle. II
must be move -igh; TO see iull heug-
ed band on wheels.
The Mabley vault at Pontiac Is comple',
| "a AID although it's said % be an odi
/ looking structure Mrs. M4hley Is well
/ rleasel with II aud has paid the contract
/ pTi e.
The u. Z. society is making arrange
meuts for something new and novel for
/ Christmas. We promise1 not TO tell, be
cause it is to be kept secret from the
T young ters.
The G Yru,r Local reports three cases oi
/ tiphth,ria ar Estella IN The Forqp'r 'am-
/ Nv The cases are doing well, but the
sctool has le,n CLOSED for the present a
wise measure
II required a special train Of four cosch-
es 10 remove the $50 insane mate patients
1 from Kalam8Z1o q The DeV ms tuition
al Trsy erse City Monday. The'emsle pa
tient were to he removed Thursday
In the congress just begun are two re-
| presentaives bearing IN" names ofiormer
| ~. si3erts. They are Jane, Buchanan
/ or New Jersey. and Z1charv TAYLOR Of
Tennessee. b tn are Republicans.
"Wednesday morning it raincd at eleven
O'Clock the sun shonc and itwts regular
spring day; al p. m. the wind blew
enough 10 ra Sc one from their feet and
prfhaps IL was not cold but we have an
idea il was.
"Four'h of December ard no snow
( Oh. what "who per- that ALMA RECORD
'rl's. We imag we hear YOU say. Fac
ofihp husiu--S is w looked tn caien
dar cro.s-ev,d d aud thought the iih cam
ON Thursday. See:
Ar members Of Alma Hose CO. No. !
are requested % attend special meeting
Monday evening 1T : o'clo *. standar
time Election of officers and other bus
mess Of Importance 10 be trar ,ac'cd.
ALIEN NEIL Foreman.
Rodney people deny the sta eme't
u at there are cases of small poX here
We are glad 10 hear this md hasten 10
correct our q'ement madcin all sincerity
last week Long NAV our fir Michigan
be spared the terrible scourge!
Jys B. Sreuar', Johns man, will
ne he Il V of Cincinnati O for false i'm
prisnrmcut. having been aresHd bv the
rolcp who took him for one Red Lee, a
no'od CT mimi. whom he Q ty resem-
bed He lay in prison over week.
Mrs. Mar'ha S.r'cllsrd who conducted
he examination ot wltr'ssos in tht Foley
rial at ~. Johns is undoubtedly the first
woman in the history of Mchic n j3ispru
dencp who has led the pr secu'iun in p
murder trial, and probably the first in the
United States.
An Edmore mill owner is buyir 2 pine
snmps and manufacturing them into
.hiuglcs. Here is a chance for some o.
the property owners 10 make small for
tune. provided The s'umps are "a numer
Gus arourd thst burg as they were when
we knew il hest
Thos. p Foley. who resides near Maple
Rapids, has been sentenced 10 the state
prison for life for the murder of his twin
chi dren in June last. The occurance il
undoubtedly too fresh in the minds Of our
readers to make it necessary for US to
rehearsc IL.
The first severe storm Of winter set in
at noon last Friday and. was vcrv severe
and general throughout the west md
north until Sunday night. A genuine
blizzard prevailed sunday and Monday
morning thermometers registered from g
10 degree os below zero.
MIR. S J Day and family expect - leave
Alma Saturday for "trip 10 Flords.
They will spend Sunday IN Jackson with
Mr.. Dis mother aud proceed from there
Tuesday. They intend spending The win
ter there hoping that the climate may
benefit Ms Days health.
Grard Traverse Herald: Tho asylum
WAS formsl'y opened on Monday, Nov
Both. by the arrival AZ 3 90 p. m by the
special train, of 43 patients from the
Pontiac as, lum. These all belong 10 'he
northern district. The journey and ,he
transfer from the train 10 the asylum was
made without difficulty and all moved off
smoothly and pleasantly.
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