Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-16

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Mrs. b. W. Ellison returned last week
from her visit in southern Michigan.
Misses Ycrington. Chase and Chaplin
of our village schools are attending the
Normal.
Patients keep coming to the SANTA
rum. There are fifteen guests there
at present.
The plump and juicy watermelons
are on hand again to trumpt ones APP
petite and the collie.
An elegant new piano was placed in
the sanitWim this week Tuesday.
Music hath charms, etc.
\ terrific storm, Tuesday, is report
ed from Shepherd. 1t threatened here
but passed by on either side
Grant expected his book to bring in
about $4,000, but the publishers sag
Mrs. Grant will receive between S5Op,-
600 and S6O0.O00.
f. NJ. Milllllen, Of Alma, was in town
Monday. lie is thoroughly in love with
his new location and reports prospects
llsttering, -Fenton Hldcpadcld.
Postmaster Ely reports quite m in
crease in the mail business. When the
T. x \. commences to carry mail, bus
mess will be still liyelier for them.
some very fine color work has been
executed at the RECORD job rooms
this week. Lock at the case of sam ples
of work done in this Office, now on eN-
hibton ut the post Office.
We have been thinking of getting up
apic-nic for our correspondents. Would
YOU come to it in the same way YOU
come to the RECORD columns. one one
week. and another the next;
"IIillsdale County Pioneer Associa-
ton of Gratiot County" WAS organized
by the lormcr residents Of IIillsdale
county. at Elm Hall on the 3D. ult.,
with Chas. Brooks president and Mrs.
Ella Ellis sec'y.
The change in state street will be
very marked, in fact il bids fuir to be-
come the handsomcst street in town.
but while the work progresses the good
housewives have to dust" around
pretty lively to keep their houses free
from tie clouds OF dust that are eyei
pIl~.nt.
\ Tuesday morning !. ". Holm IS wa'
diving out TO his farm accompai iet bl
his daughter Lena. and Sophia Willard
when the horses became frightencd d m'
overturned the wagon. 'ractming Mis-
Lena's collar bone and giving Mr.
Holmes and Miss Willard SERIOUS
,. .sl.4lng up.
The Lcod,r editor must be gettIn!
dyspcptic. He calls om item concern
ing the possible location of the l'rcSby
terian college here Growing" 1t WA
simply the expression of an opinion
that seems to be quite unanimous here
1t cost YOU nothing and surely ough
not to grieye you 50 if st. Louis is s.
certain of getting il.
f The new machinery to be used in tR
cxtcntion of the WatcrWorkS systeU
pumps. boilers. etc. was ordered b
the city dads" last week. from Fan
banks. Morse X Co. OF Chicago. and
expected to arrive here soon. The neN
pumping house is to be erected JUS
, east of the loming mill and will be on
story high. - feet square. with hic
walls. TIE committee is buSyiy ongas
l ed planning the work and operation
9 will commence at once.
= We are constantly adding To or Ii,
the names of farmers WHO have b'
= come thoroughly disgusted with I'll
Bohemian oat organ and have ordcrc
it discontinued Yesterday, famC
G whose son was led into the swindI
$ through this organ and It's editor. han'
: ed us his name saying that he had tai
. en- this aforesaid organ for twenty yea
G but he had lost all faith in it and wan
: it no longer. This is only one of Il
! many.
Adolph Wermerth, of New Have
e did not feel like supporting his famil
t. while they SAW no good reason why
d should not, and this is how the gent
Re Adolph came to get entugled in Il
:. mcshcs OF the law. lie confessed TO Ju
e tice Yerington Friday last, that Inc W
rs guilty ofthe charge and promised
furnish sweties in the amount OF -
}. each toconduct himself imam eXempla
IN manner during one year. The Surcti
IN were not forthcoming. hence Adolph
ne boarding at Ithaca mtlsuch time rs
nj shall see lit to comply with the law.
Ks II is very gratifying to notice t
hc "changc Of heart in a great ma
IS. toward thc Normal school. There We
a GREAT many who were glad it was
ch come here glad i'm q kind OF ha't-hca
rs. cd way. but when the students co
,st upncod to p0ur iu here from eve