Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-02
GREETINGS.

Poultry food at Moruen D.
C. NJ. Scott sports new street lamp.
f. f. Hibbard, of Shepherd, was in
town Friday.
Rev. A. f. Hart of st Louis was in
town Tuesday.
Ex-Goy. David ii. Jerome was IN
town Wednesday.
Mrs. S. w. Tinker spent Sunday with
friends in Saginaw.
w. II. Carpenter is home from Bay
City OH a visit this week.
Mrs. J, L. Slate, spent Sunday with
friends in Grand Rapids.
The Excelsior factory was closed
down last Monday afternoon.
For decorations of all kinds and
atest designs call at Webb's.
A. ID. Amsden and Mr.. Morton as
sisted the st. johns band at st. Johns,
Friday
A.D. Amsden and Mr.. Morton, as
SlSJeu lne ONlu Ddihi "Soih 0hN i"'' va
last week.
Rev. DR.. Hunting will lecture before
Wright's Grange at their hall, on the
evening of the ninth of November.
Subject preparation" All cordially
invited.
]. w. Mcleod, returned from the
Upper Peninsula last Friday after a
few months stay i'll that section. He
expects to return in the spring
r. A. Hastings, w. y. Anderson
and NJ. Y. Ballard. members of the
Sparta Glee Club made the RECORD
office pleasant call Wednesday morn
ing.
r. A Johnson has opened Notary
Public Office over the old Pollasky store,
he also makes a speciality of Convey
ancing and Accountant, Real Estate
and Insurance. See his advertisement
on another page
Wright's Opera House Band have
rented the rink. made arrangements to
have telegraph line run thereto and
will give the election returns next
Tuesday night. Between dispatches
the band will furnish music.
J. Lee Potts nominee for Judge of
Probate and NJ. r. Salter nominee for
County Clerk gave very convincing
speeches before the Young Mems Re
publican Club in this place last Satur-
day night to large audience.
The Grandest Rally ever held in lsa-
bella County, took place at Mt Pleasant
last Wednesday, addresses were made
by Gov. Luce, Senator Palmer, :.
G. Draper. and Judge Wheaton. The
street parade and luminations were fine.
At meeting of the Alma Business
Mems Association last Friday night, 1t
was voted to close all business
houses except butcher shops and jew
elry stores at 1880 standard time, com
mencing on the 7th of Nov. and con-
tinuing until April lst,
There will be given free entertain
ment and election returns in front of
Wright, Schneider q Suits, Nov.
6, together with beautiful dis
play of scenery, the candidates, prom
inent Republicans and Democrats,
comic pictures, &c. An entertainment
worth 5Oc free of charge. Everybody
come and hear the result of the election
at the same time.
1t can not be denied that the republi-
cans present an unexceptionable good
ticket from president TO coroner now
let them stand shoulder to shoulder re-
fusing all propositions to trade off or to
sacrifice, any candidate on their ticket
and success is certain. This result is
sure to be realized if republicans stand
firm and vote their ticket on the 9th OF
November.
Some Of Ithaca's suckers visited
Alma. Thursday and reported that
Ithaca had gone to smash on Repre-
sentative and that everybody was
gong for Webster, they blew their horn
on our streets and were bottled up by
putting up some money to close then
wind bags They will probably report
the seine story at ithaca about Alma
We have investigated the Ithaca sturl
aud find it campaign bluff. and il
regard 20 alma Wood is all right
and Will 90 out of Arcadia with a larger
majority than ever. There is not /
candidate on the ticket that the Re
pubicans are pulling together on better
than on Mr. Wood. The comparison
between the two candidates is SUI
Gcient II the vote of Arcadia i.
changed men of more brains than these
sore heads will have to come with Z
more plausible story than they ar,
advocating.