Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30

Through the Influence Of a number of
our leading citizens, Chapman j. Toby
has been given home in the Soldiers
Home at Grand Rapids, to which place he
went Wednesday.
c. F. Brown, formerly foreman Of this
office, but now editor Of the Sheridan
News, was in town the first If the week
Mr.. Brown is Il whole souled young mau,
but we fear he is getting Gray young.
Rev }. w. sutton, oi Lakeview. was in
town "Wednesday and made this ,ftlce Q
pleasant call. He likes Lakeyiew very
well, but for all that he wants the news
from Alma. 80 the RECORD will witt him
now each week.
Red Bird, the running mare hurt in one
of the running races last week, is owned
| by William Bradford, of Wheeler Gratiot
county. 1t is thought the accident may
end her running career The rider was
thrown but escaped serious injury. Red
Bird was valuable horse, and gave prom
ise of being a fast one, in the future
Lakeview Enterprise.
The Good Templars viii give an apron
and necktie social at Adams Hall next
Tuesday evening, November 81. Every
lady who attends is requested to wear an
apron and bring box containing neck
tie of the same material as the apron.
rhe boxes are TO be sold, and the gentle
mans partner for the evening will be the
lady who wears an apron like the necktie
he secures.
VIM. White of the Edmore Journal
was taken with the diphtheria Monday
consequently things are very quiet
around The Office. DR.. Roller has the
case in hand and will undoubtedly bring
him through all right, although if we
were correctly informed Bro. White is a
pretty sick man. The citizens don't
look for any paper this week. 1t is un-
fortunate bat we hope you will pul
through, William.
A suit at law before Justice Yerrington,
of Alma, instituted by Burgess Hall as
trustee for the NJ. f.. church Of this place
against Joseph L. Lowell, to procure the
amount of a subscription, has just been
decided in favor Of Mr.. Lowell. Plaintiff
claimed that the amount was $500, and
Mr. l.. claims it was but $50, and had
been changed 10y some one to appear
$500. 1t looks as though some one ha d
changed the figures, or else Mr.. l.. was
badly mistaken.-Corner Local.
The first passenger train ran over the
new road on Sunday, bringing all the
'bloods" from Alma on an excursion 10
this place, but, fortunately for Salt River,
it carried them all away again. Such
mob OF dudes was never setn in Salt River
before, and We hcpe never will be again.
-Salt River Correspondence of the Mt.
Pleasant Tribune.
That's very complimentary TO some
Mt. Pleasant people, as such men as Hon.
w. n. Brown, J. w. Hance and NJ. Dew
ereaux, were among the dudes" and
"biocds." Guess the TribuLe editor
didn't think Ct that.
Tuesday morning Manager Smith, Ct
the Wright House, Issued general order
No. 8, that all felines around the house
should be slaughtered. This created q
panic among the female help, as each one
Of them possessed pc! cat, and soon
the girls were flying through the house in
all directions, seeking a place Of refuge
for the dear little ihings." Closets,
bags. trunks and manner of unheard
f places of concealment were brought in.
to iequisition. and when the executioner
put IN an appearance not cat was To be
found on the premises, and thus were q
young and innocent lives saved from
bloody sacrifice.
A couple of weeks ago we made men.
tion of the great need Of street lighting IN
Alma, and again this we,k we wish to
bring the matter t. the notice of the COM
mon council and all citizens interested in
needed public improvements. Any pr.
son who was on the street last Wednts
| bag NNththb otNN1th thS IA US VI stA Siit
nine, can appreciate the great need OF
street iehting in this town. 1t would be
q much better investment than 10 build a
new lookup, as has been proposed. The
lookup would cost in the nei ghborhood oi
$50 to 81 600, while street lighting will
not cos, over half that amount, and will
benefit high and low, rich aud poor, and
the $40 o lookup would be useless, be
cause cheaper one would answer all
purposes. II the one we Low have isn't u
safe place TO keep tough characters, send
them to Ithaca, where they can be safely
lodged until their cases are disposed Of
We don't believe the use Of lookup Is
enough in demand in this town 10 war.
rant the expenditure Of that amount OF
money on one. But we DO need street
lighting. especially This winter, when tn.
evenings are long and dark, and the snow
deer. 1t Is no pleasure TO walk four OF
five blocks on cold, dark light, with the
snow couple Of feet deep, nesrly strain
! ing the eyes from the head trying to keep
in the path, aud great deal of such dis
comfort could be done away with by tn,
purchase ofs reasonable number of stree
lamps. AS to the probable cost, We have
taken pains 20 ascertain, and herewith
|, present a few figures for the benefit o
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