Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
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The Herald says Traverse City has a
ghost
Ithaca is TO have good brick yard in
the spring.
The Hubbards,on Advertiser is improv-
ing both in quantity and quality.
Thanksgiving put the printers behind
time and made the RECORD late.
The Detroit Weekly Tribune and the
ALMA RECORD one year for 81 so, cash.
owen Fawett Is coming. He will play
his new piece the Big Bonanza" at the
Opera House, Dec. 10Th.
The Mecosts Sentinel was one year old
not long ago. The Sentinel 10 very
lively, wide-awake infant.
M. ]. SUNNI ers. Of Sheridan, is can.
vassing the town for new kind of wash
ing machine and ironing table.
The Opera House flag has been at half
mast since the news of Vice President
Hendricks death was received here
Mr. Robert Irish, with w 8. & s. has
received well-esrned promotion lie
now has the entire charge Of the books OF
the firm.
Married in Alma, Nov 90, 1885, by the
Rev. J. Van Antwerp, VIM. H. Van
Sickle and Miss Mary Covey, both Of
Elwell,
The postofiice started in this quarter
with 200 stamps but p. NJ. Ely says it
10 ks as though they were not going to
last through.
Tho Ithaca Journal copies our wheat
and WOOL report, made recently, and says
The showing is good one No one in
Alma has cause 10 be ashamed Of il.
II yo printer men who are running
notices for the Rutledge Publishing Co.
of Esston, Pa, don't get nicely left-well.
We will be astonished. They are n. &.
Ed. Purdy recently captured by Deputy
Peet and Constable Petit ct Forest Hill,
is now In the Antrim County jail waiting
for his trial which is 10 occur in March.
There are IS cases on the circuit cour,
| calender, or rather there were when court
commenced Tuesday. Seven criminal
cases; II issues OF fact; eleven, chancery.
Monday was the last day of the deer
killing season in the lower peninsula. OF
course you can kill one, II you get
chance. and want to, but il will be very
dear affair.
Snow is six inches deep in and around
Grstioi Mich.-Eaton Rapids Journal.
First we had heard Of it. We bad
some. a couple Of inches, once this fall,
but there is none AT present.
The Edmore Journal says that their
telsphonr line will be extended north to
Big Rapids and east t. st. Louis next
spring. They won't have to go to 81.
Louis, cause they could probably make
connections here.
| The rumor Of the purchase OF the l.
A. & NJ. p, railroad by the Il. A. & n
NJ is without foundation. The wo'k Of
surveying for route between Salt River
and Mt Pleasant will begin the first OF
next week.
c. II. Coates, Of st. Louis. was in town
| Tuesday, on business He made this Of.
| flee short but pleasant call. and report
I'd business pretty good with him. His
Alma friends will always be glad to hear
that be is prospering
Three cases Of small pox at Rodney,
| this side of Big Rapids. This is no,
|
nf thinking il would be pious plan for
our citizens to roll up their sleeves anG
set the NJ. DIS at work.
Runor says that Eastern capita'iss are
| pr, iecting = road To branch from The T.,
A. A & n NJ. RR at Elsie to run through
Maple Rapids and Greenvile TO Musk
goD. The railroad promoter. Major An.
derson, is on the track lookingup right
of way
Dr. DeMay, OF Ithaca removed tape
worm, SO f. ct in length, from Peter, who
is now In jail Al that oil CO charged with
participating in the New Haven larceny.
Perhsp, he could not get enough ordinary
food To satisfy the worm and was going to
try a richer diet for it.
An Ex. says the meetings Of the Sal.
va.ion Army al Bushnell centre have been
interesting and profitable Quite nun.
Der have ptotessed religion and donned
the badge.
Now give the S, A. a long credit mark
That is the first item OF that nature We
ever saw in print
The thrifty house wife was present n
abundance at the exhibition OF biscuit
b,king at w S. & SIS Friday and Satur-
day of last week. The performer had the
art Of making biscuit down fne and they
certainly look AS nice as any We ever saw
! That kind OF baking powder will pro-
bably be all the rage now.
Riverdale will be represented In the col.
umns Of the RECORD hereafter, by very
able pen. We have reason To be proud #
what few correspondents we have. They
are all intelligent, exercise good judgment
IN sending us news and they have our sin
cere thanks for the good work they are do.
ing for us. We hope TO add more to the
list in a short time.
Mrs. W n. Rogers visited her daughter
NJ Milton, Macomb County last week,
spending Thanksgiving there, and OF
course had an enjoyable time. she says
the roads are much better here than Al
that point. and from that We inter they
must be very bad there. Her grand
daughter. Miss Louie Todd, returned with
her and will make u short visit
Francis Palmer, one OF the attorneys
Of our village, and John ID. Spinney, u
son Of DIR. spinney OF the Alma Santa.
rum, have formed a partnership in the
legal business. This partnership does
not include any Official business oi Mr.
Palmers, or any interest relating to such
business. Mr. SpiDney is a young man
Of general aud business talent and q reg
nlar graduate of the Ann Arbor Lsw
School He has come 10 Alma TO reside
permanently and we are led to believe
that he will prove valuable acquisi.
tion both 10 business and social circles.