Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-20
Vol. z, No. "a.
HERE, THERE .4ND ELSE-
WHERE.

Wood taken on subscription at this OF
fee.
j. r Axtell of Howell. is visiting his
son, c. Ii, Axtell.
Storm doors are taking the place of
screens, these days.
Travel on this branch of the d. l.. u
y. is much improved.
Webb says we can expect to see the
holiday goods arriving soon.
Come to this Office for tax receipts.
We can furnish them at low figure.
Owosso has captured another manufac-
turing enterprise. Patent medicine this
time.
X. w Ely's many friends in this vicini.
ty will. be glad to hear what he has to say
in another column.
l.. n. Shepherd is the new post master
at Salt River and the disappointed are
raising great howl.
1t is stated that F. G. Kneeland will
start private bank in st. Louis about
the first OF December.
The Standard oil company has the mo-
nopoly Of this State now, and oil has
gone up cents per gallon.
Hiram Tubbs aud Mrs. Matilda Olds,
of breckenridge, were srri' d at st. Louis
Nov. 10, by Rev. w G. Calland.
Mrs. Geo spayde, who lives about one
mile sou n Of town, has betn Ill for soms
time and her recovery is considered very
doubtful.
". johnson, who once owned the b..
Louis Democrat, has recently secured a
position in the government printing Office
at Washington.
Geo. and Rant. Whitney, of Mt, Pleas
ant, have purchased the Kinter House at
City and propose to run the
the same hereafter.
The Ladies Library was open last Sat
urday afternoon and evening. Hereaft
er it will be open from to 6 o'clock in
the afternoon and from 7 TO s in the even
ing, local time.
There will be union Thanksgiving ser
vices at the NJ +. church on Thanksgiv-
ing day at 1870 a. IN. The Congregation
al pastor, Rev. j. Van Antwerp, will de
liver the address.
We enjoyed pleasant call at the Of
fee of the Sheridan News, Monday. We
found Bro Brown with good supply of
work on hand, and everything lively
Mr.. Brown is an energetic, worthy young
man and the business men there should
give him their hearty support.
A masquerade ball will be given at
Wrights Opera House on Thanksgiving
evening. a prize will be given to the
lady wearing the most handsome cos
tune, and one to the gentleman wearing
the most comical one Excellent music
has been secured and those who attend
will no doubt have an enjoyable time.
Jno.H. Ar mold is the new station agent
in Alma Mr.J IL Phillips who has fill.
ed that position very acceptably for the
past year or more has received an appoint
ment at Bay City where he will go soon.
The work here is quite heavy and many
times Mr.. Phillips has been greatly over
worked, covered up in fact, but he always
made the best of it and pulled through
some way. The company has found ii
necessary to send two men here, Mr.
Arnold as station agent and another gen.
tleman, whose name we did not learn, Us
assistant If they do their work in as sat
manner as did their predecess.
Or they will hear no grumbling from our
citizens.
AS a market Alma is hard to beat, when
.he size OF the town 10 considered. We
nave taken the trouble to ascertainI the
amount Of wheat purchased here since the
wheat buying season opened, and the fig
lres given US by the two firms we have
very reason to believe are perfectly &C
;urste:
4. A. Delevan ....,..,............2 g, 1876
Wright, Schneider Gstuttz, ............. ss4s:
Total H,g77
For all Of this the highest market price
las been paid. During the wool buying
sason 100. 600 pounds of wool was mar
leted here, in many instances parties
coming right away from home markets TO !
his place where they always found a
eady market and the highest cash prices
The amount of money paid for these two
tsple products alone repre- sents q snug
little sum.
Saturday morning last distressing ac-
,idcnt occurred at Hamlin Il Green's
,oop mill by which w. A. Thomas lost
lis left hand. The hoop planers became
,logged and he attempted to remove the
without stopping the machin-
ery, when his hand was caught between
he two knives and almost Instantly sew
.red from the arm just below the wrist
oint. Hb was brought up town for med.
col care, and Drs. Downie. Yerington and
Suydam carefully dressed the wound and
did all in their power to alleviate his suf
ferings. Yesterday he was reported by
one of the attending physicians as doing
well. Mr.. Thomas h sd on at the time of
the scc,d,Rt large, leather glove. aud it
Is thought that the glove was
caught and drew his hand in the