Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-24

Born TO Mrs. w. II. Cooper, on We'd
nesday last, a daughter.
The Maple Rapids Dispatch says the
Gratiot county farmers have beaten
those of Clinton county on wheat this
year.
Shepherd band have received their
new Instruments and now the good
people of that hamlet may as well take
to the woods.
l.. Kehn has put in machine for
manufacturing and covering buttons.
Mr.. X. is hustler and will always be
found up with the times.
GOV. Luce has selected Senator l.. c..
Palmer to represent Michigan as a COM
missioner at the industrial and ed
ucational exposition in Columbus, o.,
next month.
The Great Arabian Show is billed for
Alma, Aug. 30th, consisting of trained
horses, trained dogs, trapeze artists,
tumblers, etc, and a grand band and
orchestra of 80 members.
Inquiries III regard to rooms for
students are in good demand. Parties
having rooms to rent will do well to
inform Pres. Hunting as to the mum
Der and whether furnished or not.
We see by the Norwalk Chronicle
that Miss Nellie O'IIagan, formerly
of Alma, has opened millinery and
fancy goods store in that city. She
| has many friends in Alma who wish
her success in her new venture.
Miss Louisa Todd, of Milton, who
has been spending some time with her
grandfather VIM. Rogers, on Monday
last received dispatch announcing
the serious illness of her mother Mrs.
Hartman and left for home Tuesday
accompanied 10y her grand mother Mrs.
Rogers.
There is no excuse for going without
necktes any longer. See what McCul-
lough Il Button are offering: 20 cent
necktle for 10 cents! Also parasols SO
cheap that no lady can afford to dc
without one. Call and see what bar
gains they are Offering.
Prof. O. j. Stiwell and wife returned
from their bridal trip Wednesday visit
ing Rockford the home of his parents
and friends of the bride at De Witt and
Lansing reporting pleasant tour
The Prof. is making arrangements fol
the opening of school sept, 3rd.
Tinker 4 Lancashire are furnishing
the woodwork for the interior of the
new Library building at the College
This well known firm are working w
an extensive trade in this line, having
several orders for other towns on hand
Good work and fair dealing is theil
motto"
JOS. Ellison is the happy possessor o
a log cabin pin of lS40, which has beer
in his family since that date. On on,
side is engraved the cabin, while the
other bears the likeness of Gen. W. IL
Harrison, making at this day yer!
pleasing pocket-piece for as good re
publican as Nj. +.
The Ann Arbor common council ha
voted franchise and right OF way L
Gen. Nathan Church, *. L. Peet, Rob
ert Smith and others of Ithaca, for
street railway at the university city
The road will call for five miles OF tract
and will be built early next spring
Such road ought 20 be good invest
ment at Ann Arbor. and no doubt will
John y. Gibson while digging ditcl
on the grounds of y. Church one hun
dred rods southeast of the Uniol
School House, found the fossil remain
of some large animal probably a mas
todon. Mr.. Gibson removed portion
of two ribs which though not entir
one measured three feet ten inches, tn
other two feet eight inches. The re
maidel is TO be exhumed at some futur
time.
Mrs. Henry Stark's Sunday sch oc
class gave her "A pleasant surprise las
{ Monday afternoon. it being the CAT
, anniversary of her birth. They CAV
her a silver napkin ring, with her nam
nicely engraved, typical Of their regarC
for their teacher. After bountifl
p lunch had been served, Mr.. Stark es
I corted them to the park where they il
8 duged in the amusements that pleasan
: resort affords, after which they repair
ed to their homes, well pleased wit
, the enjoyments of the afternoon.
= The second Adventist's Camp-mee
70 ing which had been in session one wee
unCer thc direction of Elder Geo. !
= Butler q man Of eminen ability occi
"a pying a very prominent position in til
= denomination being their chef PR
i. siding officer assisted by Elder Van
e. Horn. Miller. Ostrander and that Ell
= inent scholar DIR. J. II. Kellog, phys