Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-28

We need rain.
Crops seem to be doing nicely.
+. j. Dibell made business trip to
Sheridan Monday.
a credit mark is due Marshal Thomas
for his good work upon the streets.
Forest fires have succeeded in making
the air decidedly ''haZy" this week.
The school officers are besieged with
applications for positions in our schools.
The village schools will celebrate
Decoration day next Monday by taking
Il holiday.
Ye scribe made ailying trip to Green
vile Wednesday p. NJ. returning Thurs
day morning.
The original Fisk Jubilee singers
will give concert in st. Louis about
the middle of June.
The creamery carriers carts attract
ed great deal of attention when they
came out the first of the week.
The ladies aid society of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
Dr.. Spinney next Wednesday afternoon.
John w. Thompson paid $500 on the
18th for his drunk" Drumks come
high, but some people evidently must
have them.
If YOU want to see the best case of
photographs ever seen in Alma, you
will find it in the west window of Pol
lasky Bros Dry Goods and Clothing
store.
The demand for Normal School cir
culars is SO great that Prof. Harding
in all, to be circulated in this state
mostly.
1t is pretty safe to say that Alma
will not celebrate this year. We un-
derstand that the village just over the
border, east Of us, is to make an at
tempt i'll that direction.
The r., Ann Arbor q y. NJ. railroad
|.s<pect to be running their trains to AL
| ma in the course of week or ten days
NAH of which will be appreciated by the
majority of our citizens.
Prosecuting Attorney Clark returned
Tuesday evening from four days
Swing around the circle" having tax
EN- in on his trip Jackson and Adrian
Mich; Alyordton, Ohio; Butler. Ind.
and Chicago.
Mat WiXom's show, which is to ap-
pear here next Thursday, is said to be
one Of the best % cent shows that has
appeared in this vicinity. a visit to it
will prove or disprove this assertion,
and viii only cost you quarter of q
dollar.
FE. Brant sold out his livery business
Vast week to Bert Woodward and Geo.
Ward. who will hereafter conduct the
! business. successfully, we trust. Mr..
Rrant will not engage i'll any business
for a time, and bespeaks for his success
sors the patronage of all his old-time
patrons.
w. :. g. ;. desire us to announce
that Tuesday next, June 1st, will be
ladies' day at the creamery. All of the
ladies of Alma and vicinity are cordially
invited to be present in the afternoon
and watch the new way of making but
ter. Work will commence at . O'Clock
and the whole performance from churn-
ing to packing the butter will be gone
| through. Remember the afternoon and
take as many of your lady friends as
can go.
The trial of Elnora Fetters for being
a common prostitute was adjourned
from last Wednesday until one week
tomorrow, before Judge Paddock.
The case against her for the murder of
young Vliet has been dropped, as Pros
ecuting Attorney Clark thinks it would
be very difficult to convict her on that
charge, and even if Il conviction should
be the result, the sentence would be no
greater than it would from conviction
on the charge now pending trial, and
the prosecuting attorney is confident of
her conviction on the present charge.
If any of the good housewives were
foolish enough TO believe the statement.
made in our creamery article last week,
that it took one gallon of cream tomake
one pound of butter, we are sorry. 1t
was one of those foolish mistakes one
is apt to make when hurried. but we
think our readers must have detected
the error readily. 1t takes two
guages of cream, or two inches of cream
in the gallon cans used, to make a
pound of butter usually. OF courses
this varies according to the quality of
! the cream, but is the general standard.