Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
Beautiful October weather.


Carpenters find bonanza in Alma.
Every native busy and some imported.
Clearance Nicely, compositor on the
Saginaw Courier was in town Monday
The Ithaca merchants now close their
stores at p. m. event on Saturday.
The season of alleged "Oyster stews"
is here in all its pristine gorgeousness.
What is the trouble with the lthGca
Adronce? 1t has not been seen upon
our table for SIX weeks or more.
This county consumed eighty-one and
quarter tons of quinine last year, and
there was earthquakes just the same.
Manistee has 10 pauper families. An
investigation of the cause that result
ed in their poverty reveals that 80 of
the number have drunken heads.
Half a dozen life insurance agents
have gathered into the fold several sus-
ceptible people. during the last two
weeks, and have succeeded in making
life burden to those who did not see
the point.
children" said Dakota school
teacher. from the noise outside think
q dog fight is going on. You are all eX-
cused and may go out and watch 1t.
Don't 90 in a hurry; here il will look
better to let your teacher 90 first and
he shot out of the door. followed 10y
wild rush of the scholars.
An oak tree in Butte county bears
gooseberries \ broken branch of the
oak and a consequent decay at the
trunk gave hospitable roofing space to
a seed left by some wandering bird and
the gooseberry bush high up in the tree
has grown finely and this year yielded
an abundance of large fruit.
The Empire State" is a new potato
that seems to be the coming variety. ii.
n. Robinson, of Pine River. exhibited
half bushel at the Fair, that were
simply monsters. From bushel of
seed planted last spring he dug 54 bush
els; returns that we believe to be hard
to beat-St. Louis Herald.
A blank crop report was sent out by
Cleveland paper for the farmers to
fill out, and the other day one Of them
came back with the following written
on the blank side in pencil: All we've
got in this neighborhood Is two school
mans, three widders, patch of wheat,
the hog cholery. too much rain, about
fifty acres Of 'taters, darn fool who
married cross-eyed gal becauS she
OWLS eighty sheep and mule, which
the same is me and no more at present
Ann Arbor Courier.
When trade grew slack, and bills
fell due, the tradesman face grew long
and blue; his dreams were troubled
through the night with sheriffs, bailiffs
all in sight. At last his wife unto him
said. Raise up at once, get out of bed
and say these words unto al men: My
goods l wish to sell to you, and to your
wives and to your daughters too; my
prices are so very low, that all will buy
before you GO He did as his good
wife advised. Crowds come and bought
of all he had, his bills were paid, his
dreams were glad, and he will tell you
to this day how well did Printers ink
repay. He boasteth with knowing
wink, how he was saved by Printers ink.
Sunday, Oct. oath, has been designat-
ed by the board of correction and chart
ties to be observed 10y the ministers OF
all denominations at their several
churches in presenting from the pulpit
in their wide bearings, prison manage
, ment and reform. Other states have
adopted this as a method of enlight-
ming the people in this respect and to
help to make the prison factor for re-
formation. The following subjects
have been suggested merely to show
what is meant; "The families of those
imprisoned, -" Provisions for discharg-
ed prisoners "Our Jail system and the
tramp evil Printed information will
be furnished by the secretary, l.. G..
Stores, Lansing, on application.
Of our fellow citizen Perry d. Petit,
the Gratiot Journal has the following
kind words to say:-"Perry ID. Petit Of
Alma, who was nominated for the Office
of sheriff, has been a resident of this
Co. since 1854. His boyhood days were
y spent among the old pioneers of Gratiot
county, and every man who has lived
in the county since the above date
knows the character and pure habits
Il of Perry ID. Petit, and the people of
q, Gratiot county should in obedience to
A the respect which is due this young
man, favor him with their suffrage.
= He is one of the gallant 4th Michigan
i Cavalry, the record of which makes
the feelings of every one go back to
those days long to be remembered. lie
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