Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-08-14
Vol. z, No. 20,
LOCAL. BREVITYES.
Register Saturday.

The superabundance or news this weeS
is not alarm ing
DO not fall to attend the entertainment
Monday evening.
Do you like musicH Then do not mis-
the treat Nonday night.
II. l.. Wood and S. ]. Day Of st. Louis
now receive the RECORD.
Our subscription list is still booming
Let the good work so on.
Work upon the third story of the santa
rum is progressing rapidly.
The walls OF the new school building
just peep above the ground.
Secure your tickets for the entertain
ment next Monday evening.
Rev. ]. W. Sutton is attending CAM
meeting at Ionis this week.
! Are you going to join the new library
Good way TO gel good reading.
Fred Church is having house built OF
his farm just southeast Of town.
Subject for morning service at the NJ
f. Church, Divine Bencfacton.
Don't forget the special election, no
tice of which appears on fourth page,
Ferd Montigers new house on north
Woodwork Ave is nearly completed.
The little adopted daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Mckenzie, on State S.. is very i'll.
Mr.. Roberts is making several improve
ments upon his residence on State street
c. y. Brown left for Sheridan Saturday
p. m TO take charge of the Sheridan News
Miss Bamboroughs s S. class picniced
last Saturday afternoon, just south OF
town.
Read the program for the entertainment
Monday evening and see Z you can afford
to miss it.
Do not fail to register Saturday, so that
you can vote on the bridge question next
Wednesday.
The normal students gave pleasant en-
tertainment at the school house Wednes-
day evening.
Quite a number of Alma people took in
the excursion to Detroit given by the X.
of f. Wednesday.
Miss Maggie Nero. Of Charlotte is the
guest of Miss Estelle Barnes, the trimmer
with j l.. Miller.
Louis Irish is the happy possessor OF a
III pound boy which came to board at his
house "Wednesday last.
The Elwel Dramatic Club expect to
produce their new play The Drunkard.
or the Fallen Saved, here soon.
We hear that Marcus Pollasky contem-
plates building = residence on his lot next
to what is known as the Barton property.
DIR. Fairchilds left town Tuesday morn
ing for parts unknown leaving quite
number Of merchants and others TO con-
clude that he is dead beat.
Pollasky's store. Turck's bank and the
Gratiot County savings bank were hand
somely draped Saturday last and canons
were fired at intervals during the afternoon.
Considerable sickness is prevalent
among the children in this vicinity. This
is the most trying season of the year for
little ones and the best Of care should be
given them or else the number of little
angles will be materially increased.
L. j. Dibell, the new foreman of this
office, arrived Monday and has been turn
ing out the work in good style ever since.
He is an excellent printer OF ten years ex e
perience, rapid and tasty, and we have no
doubt about his being able to please all
patrons.
Mrs. !. G. Gray and Miss Nellie Gray.
OF Sheridan. were in town last week. the
guests of Mrs J. Phipps. The RECORD
force did their best to help entertain them
and have things done up Brown. A trip
TO ~. Louis WAS among the many pleas
ant things.
Amcng all the changes in the tax law
are; One year for redemption; sales to take
place in October instead of May; duplicate
sale certificates to be made out. one for the
purchaser. the other to be sent 10 the audi
tor general No person can bring action
for recovery of land after five years. and
tax titles for 1882 will remain as a len for
two years
The circus has come and departed. II
was well attended here and although the
great mcnagerie etc, advertised failed To
maierialize we understand that the people
were fairly satisfied. Some Of the perform
ances were excellent. among them the
trained dogs The intelligence displayed
by some OF them was remarkable.
On Tuesday morning last Mr.. Emory
Alverson, of Grand Rapids, and formerly
Of this place, was married 10 Miss Alnetta
f. McLaren at the residence of the bride S
father. The happy couple took the early
train for their new home in Grand Rapids |
accompanied by the good wishes OF their |
many Alma friends. The ceremony wds
performed by the Rev. j. w. sutton.
Messrs. Steele. Turck. French and En-
gineor Hall Of the Lansing, Alma & Mt |
Pleasant railway. were in town Wednes |
day for The purpose Of discussing the line |
of railway and the sight for the depot |
Alta meeting OF citizens held last night |
at which the engineer OF the road was pre-
sent. a committee composed OF +. A.
Sweeny. J. r. Chaiterton and j. W.
llancc. was appointed to confer with the
citizens and consider tire most feasible
route for the railway into hIs placc and
the most Desirable location Tor q depot.