Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-01-08
Vol. z, No. Al.
HERE, THERE AND ELSE-
WHERE.

Additional local news on fourth page.
Manager s. A. Smith Of the Wright
House, went TO Detroit Tuesday.
A. Yerinet'n and his better two-,hirds
commenced the new year ~ saginaw.
Many q gav Christmas sled received its
first introdution to the snow Tuesday.
The Hon VIM. n. B-own. OF Mt. Pleas
Ant. spent Sunday at the Wright House.
1t is 1852 year. since Easter day has been
50 late in the season As il will be this y'ar.
Gratiot County ineanea ptients will here
after be sent TO the new Traverse City
asylum.
|. N. Shepard and j. II. Struble. OF
Shepherd City. were in town on business
Monday
OH Heath & Son, OF Carson City, will
open = hardware store in Ithaca the firsi
of next month.
Eaton kspdis Jsurna': The Alma Re
cord had a beautiful. green tinted. Christ
mas supplement.
b. W Ellison's office in the rear of his
The otner looks lonesome.
Mrs. J. w. Kazebee arrived in Alma
one day last week. an the DR. looks
more smiling than ever these days.
The Ithaca frenen made $lG0 out Of
heir Christmas masQ Grade bail The
firemen should always be remembered
Ira ID. Suydam, recently returned from
Dakota. vs. looking after business matters
in the Doctors store during his absence
The Eaton Rapids Journal celebrated
its twenty-secons brit day by coming out
IN neat new dress The Journal is a
good paper and is deserving ofsuccess.
Frank Kiefer, of Alma and Miss Eta
butcher, of Pine River, were marri, d ut
the residence OF the brides parents,
last week Thursday by the Rev. w. Cal
land of st. Louis.
John n Day. principal Of the Blanchard
is speI ding The holiday vacation
with his parents ia Arcadia Judging
from all reports Mr.. Day ia ma King an
excelleat teacher.
Palmer & Spinney have house and
To- for sale in Alma at very low price.
Must sell wi'hin 30 days, if at great
sacri6ve. Housr, nee and sidewalk in
front, all new. s475 will buy it.
Lent beg ms later in 1886 than in any
wear between 1888 and 1so9 Ash Wedues-
day, the nrst day of Lent comes on March
~, cons, quently the gay season will be
much LONGER than usual this season.
We are little late in sending out our
NV Years souvener, stll we trust Oui
readers will appreciate just Ms well May
il p owe usetul to you through all the day
Of he year is the Wi IA OF the publisher.
When subscribers DO not renew PROMPTLY
a. the expiration Of tleir time We shall
take il Il At they do not care lor the paper
and as we do not Wish 10 crowd The KF-
CORD upon anybody, OF course II will be
discontinued.
Hutchinson & TagVart expect to have
their factory comp eted and ready 10 COM
mence business on small scale within a
week or 20. In the spring They expect I"
sdd COOS force and make business liy--
y, aud everyone seems To have great faith
10 their sbiliiy to do so.
W,s'fall & Co.'S drug store at Ithaca
wts discovered 10 be On fire Saturday Dig
and when The hltzr was extingUisbed
Sss found that the express com mpaRy's sat-
n ihr buiding had breh rotbtd of $2S
TIE robbery hal evidently been com
united aud The fire started af'er"ards
DR.. j. Suydam stated for the Mt
Clemens mineral springs Tuesday morning.
To take treatment for The rheumatism with
which he has been having = long struggle.
For the past two months he has been
scarcely ab o drag himself around much
less tend To business. His ends all hope
that he may find speedy relief
Evening Jour al please stand up: We
have received a copy OF the Alma X cord
,di ed BY Miss {. NJ. Fleming. which bears
amp evidence hat won n can don he
editorial harness a. do good W rk tn re-
in.-Alleean journal and Tribune, DON
ender on paper. The Jour al will
forever after hold its peace We trust.
The open winter prcphets got down |
from he irnce Tuesday morning and pot |
pnn, c their GROWING fr awhile They |
are how busily eng,g' d in watching tin
barometer. We v nlure 10 give our opi' :
ION ot tn QUESTION. If dont stay fir z.
IN up now-weli, then we'll have a M
more open winter. This is absolul ely |
free.
IfBro. Smith cares as much for his r..
puial ION - he NO Ii lead his r, sders L
inf, =, il must make him feel rather spr, |
80 at such fattriing (O comments as
this from the Ionia STANDARD: at begirs |
% lo X az though BrOtf er Smith, OF IN,
Grafton Journal had burned his hngers |
shile festbering his n estin the Bohemia
oz' business Our metaphors may he =
" fir mixed, lu Ora int editors will com
prehend our meaning"
Peters. Edick, md Henry Hsmp a.
iemIt ted tn escape r. m The county jail las
Wedne-dsv, and Nere disc vrred jus, IL
. me 10 have their plans fr stratrd.
Pe'ers and lick eill be r-memb red w
C nnec' on ei b the New Haven $50 i
and Hamp VS. just r. GENTLY sen,et ced TO-
isic' nv. Peters w-s taken tn Iouis
Thursday where he sill rem ain until "Ih.
f"bins NJ 81 again" in 1887.
A. Wirchell. avell known farmer OF
Ing am souniy writes as follows 10 The
Mason News: "The wolves are abroad
They are selling Centennial Club wheat
8 10 per bushel. on the Bohemian oat plan
They call II some kind of Russin wheat.
IL is good kind Of heat and ! raised 65 |
bushels one acre and n quarter OF land.
I have now m tn" ound eleven acres Of
hat wheat which | " II sell TO farmrrs for
seed rrXi fall at the market price. There
IL plentv Of IA In this vicinity "