Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-05


Miss Neya Mallory was in town Sat
urday last.
Three and four new subscribers day
is how they are pouring in
Miss Carrie Marlborough spent the
sabbath with friends in the country.
BE careful about the coal stoves. Sey-
eral cases of asphyXiation already re-
ported.
WANTED. Two hundred silver GER
tilicateS. We are perfectly willing to
receive them on subscription.
Married. in Alma, Oct. -. by Rev. J.
Van Antwerp, Edward \. Nm Leuven
and Miss Eliza Bogert, both of Sumner.
Mrs. NJ. \. Weaver went on the
Toledo excursion, Wednesday. and ex-
poets to spend a portion of the winter
visiting friends in the Northern and
Western part of Ohio.
An item handed to us reads as fol-
lows: Honor to whom honor is due.
Mrs. NJ. y. Weaver raised the fig tree
and last spring sold it to Mrs. NJ. Pol
lasky. 1t had borne figs during three
seasons.
The gentleman from Flint has arIiv-
ed. and on Tuesday contracted with
samuel kenneday for %. 600 brick, and
will commence work at once ON four
charcoal kinS. to be located on the east
side of the railroad, Il few rods north Of
the depot. Salt River RcrioU.
In the the Advance Threshing
Machine Company's item, last week
the intelligent compositor got reckless.
1t should have read: This firm manu-
factureS on an extensive scale thresh-
ing machines and engines and would
employ about two hundred men"
Miss c. NJ. Fleming. who publishes
at Alma one of the neatest local papers
in the state was in the city on Mon
; day.-lOnia StHHd0rd.
1t must have been Our shadow for we
came no nearer Ionia than Grand Rap
ids. that day. and haven't been in the
city since June.
We were allowed to feast our eyes
upon one of the new silver certificates
+ the first of the week. They are beau
{ ties and the poor editors won't be
obliged TO grow rOmd-Shouldered from
carrying around SO many silver dollars
when they get to circulating more free
Is. Truly. we printers have divers and
, ,undrY CAUSES for thankfulncss.
We notice that the state dailies nearly
S All refer To y. W. Wright as being OF
saginaw City. When we take into con
p Sidcration the fact that Alma has beer
| his permanent home for over "a yeal
past that ms money is being daily in
j vested i'm and about Alma. and that Ii,
D % q lgfl
. il would seem as though hc might, very
, properly. he claimed rs resident oi
Alma.
The pupils Of the High school an,
Intermediate department were allowed
to hold an election. Tuesday. and the,
b. entered into the spirit of the perform
r aucp rs heartily a, did the older ant
, legal votcrS. The Intermediate depart
mrnt was thoroughly republican. thc
. result showing - votes for llo1 ant
. Luce and only II for TWsucy and va
{ pie the High school was more eNenlN
divided. there being - for the republi
can candidates and - for the democrat
b ic. Total for lIorr and Luce. 90: total
$ for Tarsney and Yaple 80. giving tn,
r. republicans fine ajority.
\ Western paper tells its realcr
S how Ito mind their P's'' in the follow
, ing paragraph Persons who patron
iZc papers should pay promptly. for tn,
pccuuiWY prospects of the press have d
y peculiar power iu pushing forward pub
e lic prosperity. Ii Che printer is pal,
- promptly. and his pucket-book KEEP
, plcthoric hy prompt paying patrons, h'
puts his pen To his paper I'm peace: lli'
> paragraphs are moro pointed; he paiut
e. his pictures OF passing events in mOr'
S pleasing colors and the peruSal of hi
l., paper is pleasure To the people. PaSt'
, this piece of proyerbial philosophy II
u some place where all persons can per
N ceiNe IT..
Alma college. just founded 10y tn,
" prc~h>'crianS. will be- ready To receive
~ students next september. The tW
m bu diugs already erected are fully equlI
ped for their proposed purposes. Th
dormitoly and dining hall has accomno
e datiOuS for 80 students. The large
= ana more elegant building for elias
* purposes has rooms for every depart
=, mcnt of instruction. besides two larg
" halls. each with seating capacity O
il 400 : library room and labratOrN
j, The whole is heated with steam. at W
,- expense OF - 100. and is To lee lighte,
= by gas. Another dormitory viii b
F" built soon. The grounds, comprisin
Il about - acres. are located within TIN
n town limits. The COURSES of study vii
y bc the preparatory. collegiate and non
!. NAL. The institution will not he secta
- rian. but college which shall funiSl
IT, the hrOadcst and most liberal education
IS for whoever enters it. under the health
. ful influence of christian atmosphere
At the meeting held here Tuesday, y
. B. Bradley of Bay City was electe'
chairman of the board of trustees \
W. Wright. of Saginaw city. treasurer
and Rev. H. NJ. Curtis. of Flint. secre
tary. GOV. II. \. Alger and ii. {. Pot
ter of East Saginaw, were also elected
members of the boerd.-- Grand Rapids
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