Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-10
The Detroit Journal is responsible

now AZ inches on the level.
IL our citizens don't get the news it
will be no fault of the State dailies. as
the Detroit Journal, Tribune, Ners,
Grand Rapids Democrat and Saginaw
Journal have all had agents here this
week working up their circulation.
New cases and boxes are being placed
in the Church block in the store to be
used as the postoflice, and as soon as
they are completed the Office will be re-
moved to the new location. Topping's
music store will occupy portion of the
store.
There is prospect of fine enter
tanment, as we are informed that
Ella June Meade has endeavored to
make date with the Episcopal Society.
AS all elocutionist this lady is hard to
excel, and if she comes all may look
for rare treat.
1t takes time and considerable money
to build toboggan slide. Why not
organize a Snow Shoe Club? This
sport is quite inexpensive and highly
enjoyable and you don't run near as
much chance of getting your neck
broken as in tobogganing.
All interested in temperance work
are earnestly requested to meet at the
NJ. +. Church next Tuesday evening
when an effort will be made to resus-
citate the Good Templars' lodge which
is not dead yet sleepeth. Turn out
and lend your aid and influence.
Remember that no man does as much
for your town as the local newspaper
Every paper sent ont is an advertise
ment OF the business, the resources and
enterprises of the place and the peo-
pie get a better idea from the local
paper than from any other source.-EX.
Coleman Il Church thrcshed sixty
two bushels and forty pounds of clover
seed, second crop, from nine and one
half acres of land belonging to Mr.. Ely
Racraft. Mr.. Racraft had taken %
tons of hay from the same ground for
the first crop. This is a fair sample of
Gratiot county farming. Who can
beat itY
They've got a pure and undefiled sort
of religion up at st. Ignace. The Re-
publican calls attention to the fact that
1.-The ladies will meet at the parsonage
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose Of
sewing for the children of the late
Mrs. O'Connor." Orphans at st. Ig-
mace are considered before the heather
of Timbuctoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. IL. Bardwell, who
have been at Elwell the past year ON
a farm, have gone to Bear Lake, Man
istee county to spend the winter. Mr..
Bardwell stirred up quite commotion
in that part of Gratiot. this fall, by at
tempting suicide or else someone tried
to assist him in "shufiling off this NOR
tai coil. ." it has never been exactly de-
cided which.
The Detroit Dash. a trade sheet pub
lished at Dceroit in the interests of the
state newspapers, knows good work
when it sees it and says:
Some very neat letter heads come to
us from our customers, Among them
we note those used 10y Miss Fleming of
the Alma Record. SloCum Of the Holly
Advertiser, and Featherly Of the Lake
Side Monitor, as not only neat typo
graphically, but finely worked in taste
full COlOrs.
An anonymous communication reach
90 from Alma, To the effect that one
man in the Wright school district has
been to the school house and in the
presence of the scholars Informed the
teacher that I'VE cannot OffOrd TO pay
taxes for carrying religious services.
This is the third or fourth time that he
has done the same thing. and the act
is severely denounced by the writer
who signs herself or himself sub
Scriber. st. Louis Leddcr.
One can usually place great faith in
an anonymous communications. and
publishers generally take great deal
of notice Of them, but this is from
Alma, you know.
T. 4. Miller & Co. have just added Il
fine new line of miscellaneous books.
Many of the best authors are represent
ed. Among them we noticed Ben lIur,
by Gen. Lew. Wallace The Late Mrs.
Null, by that prince of quiet humorists,
Frank Stockton L. Z. Roe's latest
He Fell i'm Love with His Wife Carle-
tons poems. and many others. There
is also fine collection Of the famous
Caxton and Alden editions-good books
for little money, and nice assortment
of gift books. They are sold ut city
prices, and YOU should call there when
in need of anything in this line.
After seven great horrid men had
failed TO make the Alma, Gratiot CO.,
Record paying Investment young
lady graSped the editorial quill in one
hand, and the business helm in the
other, and the paper began To show