Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-25
Alma, Mich. Friday. June 25. 1886

CouIIS Ol llldI Guy.
The pipe is being put in on the State
street water main extentiOn and the
work will soon be completed.
Miss Lena Blinn, "a former resident
of this place, but recently Of Milan, is
in town the guest of Miss Nettie Kress.
Herbert O'Connell is the fortunate
possessor of a fine new bicycle, which
arrived per express Wednesday evening.
The newsy little sheet, the Enterprise,
of Lakevew, fails to put in an appear
ance only semi-occasionally, or less.
Why?
DR.. j. w. Kazebee has moved his
dental parlors to the rooms over Webb's
drug store, recently occupied by the
RECORD.
ii. b. Waldby is afflicted with an at
tack Of inflammatoay rheumatism and
is gracefully limping to and from
business.
Mr.. Crow, of Grand Rapids, who has
charge of the improvements being
made in the Touring mill, was in town
this week
Frank III. Crawford, of Detroit, late
with ID. M. Ferry & Co., is the new
book keeper at w. 5. & ). He arrived
here with his family Wednesday.
Ray & Wilcox have leased the brick
yard ON Mrs. jennings farm. near this
village and have for sale some very fine
brick. Read their ad. in another
column
Y Mr.. and Mrs. Allis, of Lanawee
county were the guests Of Rev. and
Mrs. j. Van Antwerp during the past
week. Mr.. Allis is looking about with
a view of buying home in or near
Alma.
I Florence TTiles, girl fourteen years
Old, of Ferris. MOntcalm county, was
brought before Justice Yerington
Thursday, charged with being a com
mon prostitute. The girl plead guilty
to the charge and was sentenced to the
state industrial home for girls at Adrian
until she is 81 years old.
Miss Ida Shepherd has opened Il shop
in the little building just south of B..
w. Ellison's where there will always be
found in stock all kind of materials
used in making fancy work. She also
does all kinds Of fancy work to order
and will give instructions to parties de-
string. 1915 4 w
/ We are panied to hear of the death
of w. II. II. Earle, of the Hartford Doy
Spring. one of the brightest papers in
the State Mr.. Earle attended the
press meeting and also went on the eX-
curson, and many of our brothers and
sisters who remember his handsome.
smiling face will be made sad by the
announcement of his untimely death.
Fred Slocum of the Caro- Adre,tise,
had the best report Of the State Press
| Meeting at Coldwater. Miss Fleming
of the Alma RECORD, second best
| Reed City Clarion. Coming from the
source it does this is indeed a compli-
ment and one we hould be happy to
appropriate, but we fear the Clarion
editor had not seen the Ovid Union, aad
| Hudson Gazette, when he made the
comment. Both of the these were y
/. and left our hurried production cleal
in the shade.
We would call the attention of om
home subscribers to the printed labels
on their paper. Observe the number
| following your name and if it is the
same as the whole number-always to
be found on first page-you will know
that your subscription has expired
Several will find the number on the
label to be decidedly less than the first
page number and the proper thing fol
them to do is TO walk into this office
and lay down the cash. We need al
there is due us and these small sums
taken all together make large total.
Prof. Harding has been fortunate
enough to secure the Hon. Theodore
| Nelson. State Supt. of Public Instruct
ion. as Il member of the Normal schoo
faculty. Mr.. Nelson will have charge
of Literature, General History anC
Mental Science. 1t wouldbe difficult t.
make better selection for this place a
Mr.. Nelson is known and highly re
spected not only in Gratiot county. bu
the entire state. We congratulate
Prof. Harding and the Normal schoo
upon this valuable acquisition to theI
already fine corps of instructors.
The pupils of the Union school vii
, give an ice cream social at the neV
school building OH Thursday evening
July 1. Admission to building an'
: kdish of ice cream 10 cents proceeds t
f DE used in purchasing library books
| lJames l.. Clark, chairman of the build
ing committee, will make "A short speech
IThe Kid band will furnish music an