Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-23
Vol. Z, No. 80,
ZOG4L BREEI7IES.

ry.
Wood taken on subscription at this of
flee.
New goods are very numerous at b
w. Ellis'n's.
Geo Wright was in Detroit Monday
and Tuesday.
The "sere and yellow leaf is very nu-
merous these days.
Ithaca is to have clothing store and
is happy accordingly.
Dr. Spinney started out on a trip
around the state Tuesday.
Mrs. hoa Rice Of this place is visiting
her parents who reside near Pompeii.
IT is said that $65Isi in premiums
were awarded at the recent county fair
The D., L. d y. train men will be re
CURED TO wear uniforms after Jan. lst.
1886.
1t looks real "citifed" to zee people
lurging lanterns around on the main
streets, don't it,
Miss Eunice Tuperning, OF Sumner,
this county, and Frank Young, of Bengal
were married oct 10.
Chas. Sumner Post q. A. r. has recent
ly been organized at Estella with six
teen charter members
The excursion given on the 18th will
probably be the last until another sum
mer smiles on US again.
The Maple Rapids Dispatch was dated
| oct. 81, 1885, last week. Know just how
easy it is to make such mistakes.
We understand that Geo Chase has skip
ped out tor Alma and left many creditors
% mourn his untimely departure Ed
more Journal
S. IL. Gray reports temporary scarci-
ty of men for the woods in this section,
with wages everywhere advancing. A
good sign, this, Of better times Big
Rapids Herald
Geo. Yerington returned from Chicago
the first Of the week looking much re
freshed after his weeks vacation. He
visited brother and took in the exposi
ton while there.
We made mistake in the name of
the new meat market firm last week
Revised it is Tubbs X Fordycc, but not
withstanding our mistake they kept on
selling good meat right along.
W. B Lathrop has bought fine road
cart rthe Schwartz (Alma) patent Dir.
Schwartz says he has sold over sixty of
these carts this summer. They are certain
/ ly the best road cart made Il Corner Local
The sanEarium window frames have
been filled with white cotton cloth THE
week, 10 take the place Of windows until
the painting ani plastering is done Il
makes The building look very natty, the
cloth AZ short distance resembling frost
cd glass.
Isaac Gee, Of thi, place, took 10 first
and second premiums at the Gratiot
county fair, on stock, the largest number
taken by any one person at the fair we
believe Mr. Gee has some Of the finest
stock IN this part of the state il is well
worth ones time to take look at IT.
Miss Belle Tutue Che well known ma
sic teacher, has gone to Chelsea, Mich. on
visit Rumor says that when She returns
10 this country she viii settle down al
Alma ana thereafter be known as Mrs
Chas /. Delavan All Of which will meet
the approval Of many well-wishers II st.
Louis Herald
Why wouldn't it be a pious plan TO or.
ganize a Chautauqua Literary Circle here
this winter: The long winter evenings
are coming and We know of no better
way to improve them. Wherever they
are organized people speak highly of
them as promoters Of education and so.
cial in ercourse.
! The Carr murder trial was put over un-
J til the December term Of court, last week.
| The reason given was that his attorney.
Mr.. Draper, of East Saginaw, was i'll
and could not be pre-, ent. This an East
Saginaw paper contradic's and says 3ir.
Draper is as well as he ever was, 50 what
are We to believe?
We publish this week, on the fourth
page, accounts of one or two frauds that
rare are being perpe;rated upon farmers.
Our farmer friends will do well to read
them and thus be able to recognize the
'snydes' when they call and begin TO
tell their plausible stories We shall
give more of them next week.
Manufacturing is the heart af town.
What this town needs is All enlargement
Of the heart-Lowell Journal. Grand
Ledge needs an attack Of that, too.-In-
dependent. Lyons is catching the dis
ease and it don't hurt little bit.-IIer
aid. Alma has it but can stand a more
severe attack quite comfortably.
Mr.. ]. b. Sheldon and family will
move to Alma this week or next. Mrs.
5. will engage in the fine laundry bust.
ness at that place. She fully understands
the business and will make success OF
it-Corner Local. There is certainly n