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

Harvesting has already commenced.
Gen. Sup't. Fish. of the ID. l.. * y.
R'y was in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Button are spend
ing two weeks at Alba, Antrim county.
That old but excellent drama ''The
Hidden Hand" Friday evening next.
Thos. Davis, of Detroit, has been i'm
town this week the guest of Dr.Spinncs
and family.
Mr.. Shelley, ST., of the Corner Local,
was in town on business. Tuesday, and
made Il pleasant call at this Office.
The st. Louis creamery commenced
operations last Sunday, turning out 100
pounds of butter at the first churning.
There is an Amy. an Almer and an
Almont in the State. 1t is not singular
that some of these often get mixed up
with Alma.
We notice my our exchanges that
harvesting. all over the state, will COM
mence nearly two weeks earlier than
usual. this year.
Mrs. J. II. Miller and family started
Tuesday noon. for BakerSyille, o., to
Join her husband who has been there
for some time past.
The Hidden Hand" will be on hano
Friday eve. July 23d ,at the Opera House
BE sure You are on hand to take a hano
in the performance.
Several of our good citizens drove
over to st. Louis last Saturday evening
to hear Helen Potter. They say me
entertainment deserved a much bette
audience.
\. II. Finn, of the Port Huron Tri
Jiue. was married recently to Miss Kat
Scott. of Detroit This most eXcehe"
newspaper man evidently found III
AL Finn-ity.
| Silas Moody, of Forest Hill, was il
town Tuesday and reports everything
as booming in that vicinity, especial
harvesting. Wheat. he thinks. vii
prove fine crop this season.
| The st. Louis Odd Fellows are max
ing preparations for their annual eXcH
sion to Detroit during the month q
August. \ visit to Put-in-Bay wi
probably he one Of the attractions.
The manager of the st. Louis opcr
house has secured a great attraction fc
July - and 2S. Prof. Bristol and hi
Is wonderful trained horses will /
there and do wonderful things. 1t wi
: be worth seeing.
The st. Louis ball club got downe
in great shape at Alma. last Frida.
We have been unable to get thc'scol
from any of them. but understand
stood 80 to in favor of Alma.-S
Louis Republican. Not quite as bad :
That. 1t stood IS to 6.
Some wag from here reported for Il
benefit of the susceptible st. Louisit,
that their fine flowing well was playi
l. sad havoc with Alma mineral well
/ The JOY was unboundcd until son
a gentlemen suspected joke and tel
phoned over to see about the wat
famine.
Alma was well represented on Il
e X. =. excursion which started from
Louis. Monday .as advertised. Mr.. al
Mrs. j. 7. Watt. Mrs. Depew, {
b. Misses Brown and Messrs NJ. and +.
D. Pollasky and w. :. Turck were amol
- the number. -Four others. whose nam
we did not learn went also.
Y Through the Kindness of Thos.
IIemn subscription paper has be
H. started for the family of :. G. De
who dropped dead last Saturday on t
Y. :. V. q st. J.. railroad at Ithaca. Abe
IL SO has been subscribed. This srca
Y well for his fellow employees, as {
family are in very needy circumstanc
Courier.
We ilnd Il pleasant to have -
efficient and Trustworthy cmploye
While we were on the sick list J
" week business went forward in @
$, Vie and we think our readers did
find very many short comings in
,le RECORD. Considering the amount
work performed in the Job rooms
~. think they did very well indeed, SO v
that perhaps some of the readers n
wish US ill quite often.