Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-24
j. A. Stuttz was in Salt River Friday

j. A. Stuttz was in Salt River Friday or
8business.
Isaac Pierce Of West Bay City was il
town last week on business. The REcoRr
will reach him for another year.
Miss Lois How'd, OF Ithaca, is paying 8
visit to her aunt Mrs. A. Yenngton, thi,
week
The grading between this village and
Salt River is now completed and the work
III laying the iron Will commence Monday
We learn that the firm of w. ). & 5
are building fine grist mill a, Salt River
! which is 10 cost in the neigL Lborhood o.
= $50, 600.
= The Alma Record is an entirely differ
8ent looking sheet under the new manage
ncnt, and bids fair to be a flrst-class loca
4plper.- Lakeuew Enterprise
A. w. Wright and son George started
= lhis week on business trip to Minnesota
: and Dakota where they have busines.
3 interests.
q j. L. Davidson's photograph gallery
will be closed after Saturday Mr., DAVID
son leaves for IIarbor Springs Tuesday
morning to be absent some time.
The citizens will miss the Saturday
evening band concert tins week. The
boys ere learning some fine new selection,
and will give us better program than
ever next week.
large audience greeted Owen Fawcetl
al the Opera House Monday evening. he
was immense in his characters of Jacquez
slnd Topcz and fully sustained his rcputat-
on as one of our eminent comedians.
81 Louis offered J. NJ Montigel X Co. OF
his village $500 to remove their carriage
shops TO tlat village, but Montigel Il Co.
know good town when they see it and
I hey propose to stick to Alma
Chas. Ticdke, of East Saginaw, with
I his head workman. VIM. ii. Smith. arrived
mere this waek. We are informed that "a
large force of workmen will be put To-
work next week and the much talked of
new school building will then commence
| to grow.
We understand that the Band bows
refused an offer of $2j 90 and expenses to
20 to Ithaca on the fourth, prefermg to
Iplay for their own town for less money.
The LESS money is not forth coming and
he boys ihnk ,ha; conSdcril ~ the amount
sof work done they are entitled to tic pit
lnce which they were TO receive.
The hoop factory at Alma employs mol
less than three female operatives; not|
book keepers or clerks sitting around to be
looked at, but regular laborcrs feeding and|
lending the machines, etc. We supposel
part of the men are driving spikes OH the|
new railroad, and the rest arc on the "out
SIDE harvesting. The Almaites are bound
o push business -[St Louis Herald
Well, what of it? Money honorably
earned at honorable work is all right and1
who would not sooner see the girls doing
such work then laying lille for their =
parents to support, The troable with 81.
Louis is that she isso jealous Of Alma tha.
she has to throw oiTa little venom now and
then.
Old Mr. Bates, of New Haven, was one
If the first settlers II that part of Grallot.
and in conversation with him this week
ne related to us some OF the incidents of
ais first attempts to raise crops there
said he; the yarmipt eat pretty n'glio -
every thing we could raise and set on
me stump in my potato patch one day and
shot l2O squirrels. Il had to cut nv
wheat and stand it up agin the house to
iccp the yarmint from e. tin that up he
ore | could pound it out" He is over
% years old now and enjoys the fruits of
flne farm and good land - Corner Lucu
The marriage of Mr.. Edward II.
10 Miss Eva Il Smttz of Alma.
lich.. took place AZ the residence of the
rides parents, Sandwich, Ont, Wednes
ay evening at s o'clock The ceremony
vas performed by the Rev. Richard
ohnston. The attendants were Mr.. Fl
:. p. Schneider, Of Alma. and Miss Alice q
:. Pierce, Of West Bay City. The wed
ing gifts were numerous and costly The
Apply couple left Saturday morning for
heir future home, Alma, taking with them
be est wishes Of their many friends =
'etroit Free Press
Mr.. aud Mrs Schweicr arrived here Sat
rday evening toagaiu pass through a hos 4
compliments and good wishes. Both
the young people are elland favorably
nown here. standing high IN the regards
Alma's citizens and they most heartily d
pprove the step they have taken. Although
OF personally acquainted with either of
&c parties we have often heard their vir
lrs extolled. Mrs. :. being n most
'imablc and accomplished young lady and
Ir. $ being highly respected for his good
usiness qualities and stirling worth
he RECORD extends hearty good wishes
,r their happiness through the Journey OF
fe.
Wrights Opera House has been receiv-
" some finishing touches of late by way
new scenery, new footlighis, different |
OF the gas, new dressing
)oms etc. This makes il convenient and |
eat enough 10 take ran kwith any Opera
Iouse of its size in this part Of the State
nj our citizens may we'll felt proud of il.
heretofore "A great many shows of the
snide' kind have exhibited here and
eople have been fooled so many times
lat they were afraid To go to any entertain