Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-22
Alma. Mich, Friday. October 90. 1886


est prices. j. l.. MILLER.
The Fusion mass meeting at st. Louis
Yesterday drew out Il large crowd,
quite Il number from Alma taking if in
\. w. Wright is having the gutter in
front of the Sanitarium and his new
residence neatly curbed with stone. If
the other property owners on State st.
would follow suit they would have the
finest street in town.
Tie G.. a. r. box social and dance
at the opera house last Tuesday even
ing was Il success, both socially and
financially. The boys always make it
pleasant for their guests and always
have a good crowd at their entertain
ments.
The trustees of the Presbyterian
synod of Michigan, who have the
power to establish and locate a college
in Michigan, will visit Alma next
Tuesday to look over the advantages
offered by the town for locating the
proposed college here.
\ Luce club was organized at the Of
fee of a. Yerington, Tuesday evening.
Marcus Pollasky is president and y.
Yerington secretary. The membership
is about -. The club will go. to st.
Louis tonight to hear Luce, Reed and
Palmer and will take Wright's Opera
House Band with them.
1t has been reported that Mrs J. l..
Miller is suffering from diphtheria, but
this is incorrect. She is suffering con-
siderably from having had seyeralteeth
pulled and the public have Judged from
the swollen face that it must be diph-
iberia, over which they are greatly
alarmed just at present.
The editor Of the Holly 1drcrtiSc'
keeps list of poor accounts which he
calls the black list" and takes pains
to show them to the callers ut his Of
fee If we should conclude to follow
his example, we imagine there would
be a scrabbling among some Of our be
loved patrons who are way back.
Guess We'll try it.
This afternoon Alma is to be favored
with visit from three distinguished
Republicans. Hon. Cyrus G.. Luce, Sen
ator Il. W. Palmer. and Congressman
Thomas B. Reed. Of Maine. the Repub
licm leader in the house of representa-
tiye5. They will make short specche'
here and speak in St. Louis this even
ing. Notwithstanding the short time
that thrir visit has been advertised. in
dications point to Il large crowd and al
enthusiastic meeting.
OF our new citizen, Mr.. Wm. Carna
han of the new livery barn. The Hub
bardston Airadisar has the followin!
lattering words TO say:
1t is with much regret that we an
nounce the departure from our midS
If Mr. VIM. Carnahm. Mr.. Frmi
| Clark OF North Shade. has rented hi
barn purchased part Of his stock an'
will cOutiuue the business. Mr.. {. ha
| been long and fayorablN known i'm thi
community and has been ever read
and willing to assist in everything cal
culated To promote the best interests o
| the village while his loss will he felt b,
us. we are assured that the point Wher,
| lle has decided To settle and 60 int,
| business Will gain good citizen.
| II seems to be- pretty generally under
| stood that the L. X y. company cXpcc
shortly to move the present ireigh
depot To the junction where the roa,
branches off To Mt. Pleasant. and fit j
mp for u passenger depot, and then re
model the present brick passenger de
pot into a freight house. leaving j
| where it now stands. We hope the re
port is not true st. Louis Le0der.
How meek Bro. IIoskins is now com
pared with that outburst of wrath Wa
long last Spring when We stated tina
This change would hc made some tim
this season. For nice. pious man h
displayed considerable temper and do
MED the statement point-bak. NOV
he hopes the report is not true" bu
since the depot was moved to the june
tion Sunday his hope is II. g.
1t is decidedly amusing to obsery
the strenuous efforts IT. Louis is MAX
ing to secure the proposed Presbyteria
college. She was given a fair chanc
to bid for it. but waited until Alma
proposition was made public. Any
thing TO beat Alma," is their war cry
and then the fun commenced. The
called meetings, coulgeled, entreate
and finally made their offer, a bette
one. they claim, than Alma's. No
content with biding their time an
leaving the committee to decide whic
is really the better offer. they are devot
ing much time and all the space i'm tn
dailies they can get to pr0rc that theiI
is the best offer. It's enough to max