Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-01-15
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Miss Clara Bailey is attending school
lee.
NJ $ Lizzi Irih now ats as cashier in
the oflic4 Uf w. 8 Il 5.
$4,000 wor h OF Improvements. IL W
does IA tsutNou fellow cliz.us'
A masquerade ball will he given Wash
ington's birthday. Feb. %, at Wrghts
Opera House.
The Review says Shepherd is TO have
two lawyers, three doctors, one dentist
and beer garde the spring, while
there are grave slspicions that.a gambling
den already exists.
Tnere IL u Scarcity of b ues in A mt.
Every \ ore bulldog that has halfwa
decen, rooms above lis I ii .d Nth tenant .
II ere se less thsn hall n dozen empty
hCu-cs IN the whole town aud only one
Emp store. Good pan for some one I
0tlli sDmc hous to re I, II seems To US.
When the elegant new ssniisrium is
op ned and the n armsl school graces ths
town win its pres nee, when electric
lishts begin 10 dsZZle the eyes OF our
cIu uzrns then Alma will ommen CO 10 be
Qui m ,tropolitan. We shall expect stree
care AMI herdIc coaches as the next in
nOvhtlOn.
We have received Vol /. No. o. In c
Shepherd Review and find tito be y neat
locking five column quarto, pretty we'll
filed with advertising and local news
Mr.. Overacker is . fearless writer and he
bids fair 10 keep s me of his oonlcm
poraries pretty well stirred up. Success
TO the Review
Married, at the residence of. J.. Clark,
W. dnesday evening, Jan. IS, MIR Fred
Chnrch ard Mis-, Kit,ie Innis. Rev. Van
Antwerp ofiristing. Mr.. aud Mira.
Church are we'll and tsvorably known
here and receive the congratulations OF =
host of friends. The RECORD wishes them
n long life, happiness and prosperity.
st. Lonis Republican Prosecuting
attorney Clark has appeared in l.3 csses
for the people during the past year OF
nearly three week. In every case the
interest of the people has been carefully
looked after by Mr. Clark, and 10 more
careful or earnCst prosecutor haa ever
occubied that position than j. l.. Clark.
IOS NSu bIfSditchhl pcbpic SoF t1h' VT
should hhre credited tbem with So W
worth at improvements mude on the T
church bu aiding las year We are glad
IN doso now and sorry that We forgot
IN, IN last W ek. If y"a don't believe II
somr wo 10 Get up such list and
have II complete justtry II ouce, brother.
a ,d slst,Is.
We m,de one error last week in cur
sta em, mt uf improvements that wa. quite
mistake and Ne hasten L. currct it, In
figuring up The cost Of the 2,656 feet OF
water pipe and cosl Of laying We left uui
ihr ur z, nisl cost of the pipe Per foot
which was 32c Corrected II should rrad
iotal cosi 81. 1882 instead of e265. brIng
inc ~ sum total OF improvement 5 ~ a.
$93 1899.
While Alma people are bowling about
the cold weal her. blowing on their ach.
ing fingers and stamping their benumb-
ed feet We think it ought to he ZONE
comfort TO them TO think that ma es.
capped pretty easy. The cold wave was
ext+i sive aud very, very f,igid, making
Florida people b.wsil the loss OF their
oranges. bl"cksding trains throughout
the east and west and raising particular
Caiu' all around exceptin NJ shigsn.
The ST. Loms Leader thinks il really too
bad that the correspondents should report
the short cofnings of the Queen city Of
the North" II IOes not contradict any eft
their statements but tries To defend the
Queen" urging the plea that it is no
orse than many other towns From
those 60 empty houSc' We should think
that the song Nothing hut leaves. the
Spirit grieveS" elc might bc sung with
feeling and effect by the remaining ciliZens
OF the Queen
On the fourth page Of the RECORD vii
b. found the annual sia'rneut ut he 'n
dition ~ the Farmers' Mutual Fire lns
Co 0t Graf ot anu Issb counties. A
peru'sl OF IL will show tue con psny q hc
ia a pr spt ruus condiion aud cohtantly
increasing In usefulness. Ii IN OI iut, re.t
10 every larmer IN the two counties. NJ.
johns n the =, cretary OF the company, 4"
a thor ush business man and evideudk
understands how Ia manage the business
ol the company.
This seems to be great tine for Tai q.
road suilding. The Z. A. A & y. NJ
ave several extensions IN view; ~,
Lamp" Iohd IL growing; the Michigau *
ONO is 20 be extended n line IS talked oi
between G,aud Rapids aRd Saginaw; an.
"iher from Cnic.go To Bay Cts, thlOl, h
GrauOt county. aud We W nj veututc to-
say hsv many oibep. Ii certainly iakts
som, hing 10 do AL Il is work win, auu
-O much proposed activity would Sc to
Indicate that times wei, to be liveliei u !
around
+. G. Achar of Saginaw City. has pur
chased the hardware siot OF Hutchinso
* iaggart and is now doing business a.
their did stand Mr.. A. is u young msn
OF experience and enrerprIse, and in.
tends TO push hi business. lie il
thoroughly overhauling the ock, pu
ting in new sh living, and when fnish. d
the sore will he wonderfully improved
A large Hssort me mt of new goods IL beiug
added TO the stock. and when ,vrry thing
Is in ship shape orCer Mr.. Achari wiz
have one Of the mosi complete hardware
stores IN this part Of the state. Wewish
him success in ms venture
We would inform the st Louis Re.
publicaI that We did keep truth on our
side in regard to the lap r b. controversy
TIE Republican says The robe fell fr IN
his buggy, wsS seen aud picked up by AL
homes 81 Louisiie, and returned to the
owner at once" We never should h,ve
mentioned the affair again had it no.
been for this last fling ofthe Republican
His statement il 80 baldbeaded that VIZ
feel cal q upon now to- state the facts in
the case. Tue robe fell from the buggy,
VAS seen and picked up by N st. Louislte
who threw il over his arm and got home