Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-01-15

A hat csrnivsl will be given 1t the rink
ssiur isy evening Jan. III Prizes will te
awarded TO The persons wtari x the larg-
est and tmall,st hats. Toe ide- Is qui - a
novel one snd no dOsb' trere will br
plenty Uf sport over the different kinds of
tiles"
Waertown. Wis. Republicans Mr..
Tcwksbury rendered description OF the
greatest battle of the war. in graphic
manner giving his audience clear and
comprehensive view Of the positions and
movements Of both armies during the
three days fight
There Is now We doubt but that D.;
White was he perp"'raor at the IA e
Creek horror, numbering his innocent wifi.
and children and then taking his life.
lie must either have been insAne or else n
monster, and circumstances would seem
To indicate that he ~a- the later Mich.
igsn is taking the lead in murders just
now.
Henry w. Tewksbury will deliver his
famous lecture en- The Battle OF Gettys-
burg at the Opera House, Tuesday even
ing next. He carries painting of The
battlefield. nine feet in height by twenty
ed right before the listener Do not fail
to 20 and see and hear.
Mr.. John Watts, an old resident II
Alma a1d for sOms time past employed
N the Il i"uring mil here. Exp .cts TO leave
A ma about the first of + brusry His
mlly will arcompa him and ihey will
make their hume in Nebraska. They ARE
go 'd ciiz-ns and have may friends here
Who will tie sorry to have them 60
Here is one Of the truest most sensible
articles We have ever found in any OF the
81. Louis papers. 1t Is from the Herald ::
If only we could get those who are
asonizing over the postoffice question, and
expending oceans and floods Of energy in
trying To beat this end or :'other end of
town-it happily We could get them TO
concentrate their frantic efforts tOsard
building up the business Interests of the
town in "A general way. ST Louis would
experience boom before which all oh
siacles " success would he swept away
Possibly when the postoilice matter l.,
finally settled after months Of wrnngllng,
onr mOned men may turn their attention
to this matter, aud give Il few days
attention
+ ID. A ANS thinks we slightsd h m H.
our list OF improvements given last week
IL wss 1hOty unin entiouAl and II there
are any others whom ~e happened to SIX y
they must sp-sk up and We Will cheeriully
maze all corr. c,ions H. says he made
So ~ worth Of Improvements on bis
dwelin{s and store M A. Y rington
u whom Se are greatly iudeb I'd for sssis-
tsDCe Ia the work OF making the list ais"
stated To Us that there are nfeen houses
and stactOry in course of construction and
II Stage Were IL L. slmost ia possible t.
determine the cost Gut he thIuks II viii
ne perfectly sale To estimate tnem at 81 =
600 There may be- counted in the 1885
list properly as the greater part of tbe
work Is alT,sfy done. T1is bring, IN.
total up 10 Ia. u .ndsome sum OF so5, ,?52..
So
Our columns we're so crowded last week
that ~c were sblige TO omit the proceei-
inys of tbs cnubcil at their special mset-
Jug bed Jao'y G They app Ar in this
issue, however, and our readers will see
that b,ep has been taken to~srds stree
lighting. We believe every person in
Nina viii be happy wten the tim
comes Tor ibe ilumiI alton. The coun,i,
si'l Dot act b asst Y IN THIS matter, but viii
endesvor IN this, rs tuey have in all other
biDps. To secure for Ihe town ~hat wi
be lie I IL la tie sui. Ii 10 but GUS
IOD OF time when alma will call loudly
t'r electric lighting; TINS ia ioI lhrivIag
iOsn 10 stand still or f. beh mi the tim,
aud 70 tuose VINO urge that The town Is
qii ready tor IT yet, We would pu'
the Question. viii 1t not lie bet'rr 10
hrv" tue rltctri; syst III t. start with,
It an tu put in y cneaprr I'VE EN- ot Ugh
ny 1nd hed IN short tm- a" away
"ith u. al = loss, ~ favor IL The electro
Sstrmt W. know It will br rather sx-
prEslve but he idea /, thu, that when tue
plant is once purchased and in working
order. It sry umr when NOR lieh il nee:-
ed II Can furnish a, a tufliny cost, and
as one might -ay We have the ouslues. .et-
tied for a time