Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-18
A. w. Wright arrived in town Tuesday

Fred Roberts is clerking for the Stutz
Furniture Company.
The opera house will be crowded IL
night to see the big Bonanza"
Geo. Burhance is back Ia his old posi-
hon nj the Wright House-night clerk
Miss ORE Haskell, Of Morrice. is visit
iDg the family OF her uncle, ]. l.. Haskell.
Mrs. +. r. Schweier returned from
visit with friends at Sandwich, Monday
night.
AS you will see by the Council pro
ceedings Pollasky Bros. have been award
ed the job of building the new sidewalks
Those in attendance at the select party
last Friday night report an excellent time.
The attendance was not large, ,neverthe less
they succeeded in enjoying themselves.
Ye scribe visited relatives in Detroit
Saturday and Sunday We had the pleas
urr OF hearing Modjeska, the gre Il actress,
while there and had g good tme In
general
A committee has been appointed TO
devise some way to keep the sidewalks
clear of snow. Hope they will succeed
for the walking is anything but good
most parts Of town.
MasOnic.-The Alma Lodge Ne. 244 OF
+. and A. NJ. will hold their annual e.ec.
ton OF efiicers on Saturday evening Dec.
10Th.
NJ. PoLLAsKY. secy.
We have an elegant Christmas souvenir
in prenn alton. Should any Of our read
ers fail TO receive one they will confer
favor by letting us know, for we want
every one of our readers TO have one
! will give violin Lessons to anyone who
may desire them, and also will furnish
music f"r public or private part es
Rooms over j. L. iiller's store Alma
Mich
353p JoHN WALLACE
We have treat in store for our reaCers
next week. A long letter from Mr.. Gar
geit WAS received Just too late To be put u
type this week He has reached the 81.
Andrews Bay country at last and seems
much pleased with 1t. You will have a
chance TO Iesd it next week.
Are you gong TO get the prz ze We offer
youf The American Farmer is one Of the
best agricultural ] urnals published and
" III cost you Sl0l anywhere else, bul
we have made arrangement with the
publ'her sothet we are enabled 10 make
you PRESENT of this handsome paper.
Call NJ TINS office and se sample.
p. II. McGarry ef Stanton, WAS 10 town
Friday last and msde this Office pleas
and call. Mr. McGarry's new hotel al
Stan on is rapidly nearing complexion and
the OF ject OF his visit here was 20 To- k
through the Wright House and get some
ideas IN interior arrangements. lie WAS
much pleased with the Wright II 4use, say
ing that 1t was q model OF convenience
and elegance.
The state press is making great fuss
because the Journsl 'fiice AZ Ithaca is
heated bv Sc am. Here's another can. !
didlie for hnnors; this flee is heated hy |
steam too when the en- gineer at the Wright !
n use tends 10 hiz. When he DONE, n
peculiar expression creep. over the fore |
mans face, the air Gradually assumes a |
bu'sh tin', and the old stove comes To- iie |
rescue. We are happy. however, to 8. ate
that such spells don't occur often
The two Stanton editors had set TO"
one night lrst week Tue account given
u zach pspr is quite amusing. The
Herald editor claims thst he Ibid the
Clipper man out" while the Clipper
EDITOR Gains that the other one got the
worst Of The bargain. The Herald peo
pie have particular reasons for DE- tsiring
silence on the part Of the Clipper, bu
Bro. Dodge probably won't keep ,til
until h cts ready He is not OF re.
iirirg, timid disposition, unless he has
changed recently.
Owing to his fast increasing business
and the conseqrent heavy demands on
his time DR.. J +. suydam has handed
over to his new accountan', Mr. J. w
Brown, the entire management Of his
books and books debts, authorizing him
% transact all such business Plrties
owing him will espec ally take noe Of
his.
Don Henderson, Of the .Allegan Trih.
noe, i the onlv editor IN Michigan who
-efu>es 10 sav gsllant and uu hful thing
,onc,r rning Miss &. NJ Fleming, the
voutg see mplished and ener g,tic editor
IF The Alma Rec ri.-Dctroit j urnsl
Wonder what The journal tells by. III
never had a chanCe to refuse, TINT we
know Of. Much as we respect that ven
'rab'e journalist We s0all still endtavOr tn
worry along without his b nediction if ne
'hoCses to Withhold IT.
Just now there appears 10 be " war
ike spirit manifested in ST Louis. The
papers quarrel vi each other. the insur-
luce men. the dentists. and merchants and
ID tors come out in the papers in cards"
hat breath war and venge nee IN every
inc; the town is divided into down town" |
md 'un town. between which bitter
'ivalry exists and they even have n little {
'pite left over give to Alma Corner
Local
lis more than little spite. 1t is !
arge amount
he exhibition OF fancy ska'iGg at the
ink Wednesday evening hv Miss Adel,
3srion, aged yyears. and Ma Ter Frank
p addo'k. aged 3 years, was the finest
Nina people have ever been favored with
Master Paddock ls a little wonder, his l
'OpuOl over ,he little wheels being re-
for one so small. Mis- Barron ! ,,
= undoubt dly one of the very best lad,
katers IN ihe country exccliYg the ma
priiy Of ihe so-crlled champion" gentle.
men sk r.. The audiences WIS sma l. !
The ~ Louis infant band furnished mu- /
ic. playing in their usual wonderful !
manner, in a s yle that's all our own"