Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-24
Pumpkin pies are ripe now.

has been neatly painted this week.
John Taylor is now acting as
salesman at ii. a. Delavan & Co.'S.
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Porter attend
ed the State Fair at Jackson, last
week.
Mrs. S. a. Smith returned, Satur-
dry, from a visit with Jackson
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright re-
turned from their two weeks trip in
the East, Saturday evening.
Special meeting of Alma Lodge
No. 244, f. & A. NJ, Saturday eve,
Oct. I'd. Work on I'd degree.
+. f. Meyer has been engaged as
salesman by J. w. Mcleod and is
now behind the counters of that
well-known establishment.
Now the good farmer draweth the
wormy apples to the cider mill and
returneth with much cider and a
smile that is chidlike and bland.
S. +. Anderson purchased w. Is.
Humbert's interest in the wooden
factory this week. Mr.. n. now owns
the greater portion of the stock of
this company.
If any Of our subscribers care to
bring us wood on subscription we
are perfectly willing that they should
do SO. If any have ten-inch wood
We shall be glad to take it, as that is
the length we use in our engine.
l.. Kehn moved into his own store
building on Est Superior ST., Thurs
day, where he has much pleasanter
and more commodious rooms than
in his old quarters. Mr.. X. is doing
thriving trade, in fact he "suits"
nearly all the gentlemen in town.
Alonzo Jewett, of Beckenridge,
was arrested and arraigned before
Justice Yerington last Saturday,
charged with selling liquor without
pay:ag his tax. He was fined fifty
dcllars AMI five dollars costs, or in
default thereof 30 days in the coun-
ty Jail. Being unable to raise the
required sum, he is now boarding
with Sheriff Peet.
At the Democratic county convcn
ton held at Ithaca last Monday, DR..
J. +. Suydam, IL. Il. Waldby, Chas.
Younglove, Alex. Campbell, Will
lIough, and j. Walker of this village
were delegates. The convention
nominated w. a. Bahlke, of tins
village, for prosecuting attorney, a
young man of ability, who will un
doubtedly make a strong run.
Mr.. +. y. Chadwick has purchased {
half interest in an Alma dray line, and
with his family will move from his farm
To that village early in October. Will
all their neighbors and numerou,
friends, the Rcriclc greatly deplore:
their departure from among us, and
with them go our heartieSt wishes fol
their future success and prosperity
Alma gain in Mr.. Chadwick good ant
useful citizen.-Shepherd Rcrielc.
Saturday afternoon officer Merrill ar
rested eX-postmaster Holiday, on
warrant sworn out by W. III. Kennels
charging Holiday with assault Will
intent to commit murder and "witl
assault with intent to do bodily harm.
He was taken before Justice Paddock
and the case adjourned until Thursday
The case grew out Of the old post-ollic'
fight, and Kennels claims that lIollida,
assaulted him OH Tuesday, Septembel
7th.-!St. Louis Republican.
w. Il. Scott of st. Louis, was il
town couple of days this weel
trying to organize company Il
start a bobbin factory here. Mr.. ;
evidently has good thing and it i
not at all improbable that the enter
prise will be started. If it shoul,
be, it will bring several workmei
and their families here, and hel
, make Alma what it should be, \ liv
manufacturing town.
Among the names mentioned fo
the nomination for sheriff at the RI
> publican county convention to b
held at Ithaca, next Monday, pei
, hans the most prominent is that q