Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-29
Alma, Mich. Friday. October 80. 1886.

Cal. Kendall, Of st. Louis, Is clerk
ing for DR.. Suydam.
One of the Thornton boys is report
ed i'll with diphtheria.
Miss Eva Sturgis, of Estella, was in
town this morning.
&. B. Peterson, the view artist who
was in Alma during the past spring
and summer, has located at Iiubbards-
ton.
Max Pollasly exhibited fine fig at
this Office, one day this week, which he
had raised on fig tree of his own
planting. What's the need of Il better
state than Michigan
We have been furnished the copy of
the sermon delivered by Rev. j. Van
Antwerp, last Sabbath, at the COngre-
gational church. 1t is decidedly inter
esting and will appear next week.
Pollasky Bros. are overstocked with
newmarket, wraps and short jackets, at
the Bee Hive, and to make room, are
going to slaughter them, one week only.
If you want bargain, go and see what
they have to offer.
The Peoples Popular Clothing
House, can't find room to store their
immense stock of overcaots and for
one week only are going TO throw them
onto the market at about manufactur-
ers first cost. See their ad.
4 Mr.. Earl, of Greenyille who is
here experimenting the starting up Of
the Touring mill had .one of his hands
caught in the rollers, while in motion,
and badly bruised The nails were
torn from three fingers and MI f. car
ries very sore hand.
ID. Leach has sold his store building
on South State street to TubbS X For
| dyce, and has been busily engaged in
| boxing up his bazaar goods this week.
| Ii he can find suitable place he will
open soon with much more complete
assortment. He continues in the shoe
making business with Mr.. Titus at the
| old stand, second floor.
The three cases of diphtheria in town
have frightened many people into keep
| ing their children out of school tins
week. All precautions are being taken
and it now looks as though this would
he the end of it. The village health
officer has done his work well and Alma
is not addicted to maleries of this ma
ture, so we may feel REASONABLY conf
dent there is 10 occasion for alarm.
Robert Moiiatt. of Jackson. who was
principal of the school twenty years
| ago. was in Alma last week visiting
old friends. Mr. NJ. taught in the
building then located where the Wright
| House now stands, and which is now
used for Il blacksmith shop. next door
to IlOrmig's. He is thoroughly in love
with Alma. but sees nothing about IL
that reminds him of the Alma hc used
to know.
There was wailing and gnaShing of
teeth last Monday. when the Mt. Pleas
ant Yaple and TarSney excursion train
sped along and left between four and
five hundred eXpectant Democrats
standing on the platform Of the depot.
The Z. X \. Co. had not expected such
a turn out, evidently. and already had
more passengers than they knew what
TO do with.
The RECORD always endeavorS to
report matters correctly but occasion
ally il makes mistakes. and last week
got badly tangled in a statement that
did injustice To several of Our Nj. ID. $
and. although none of the gentlemen
interested have mentioned the matter
tous. We. nevertheless. hasten 10 MAKE
the correction. The statement referred
to read as follows
Mrs. Jas. Harding has been quite il
this week and it was reported that she
had diphtheria. but this DIS. Downit
and Scott deny.