Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
GREETINGS.

NlSltlns caruS al llle ittCOIu oiilCc'
Farmers are busy drawing wood and
bolts.
Mt. Pleasant's new Jail is ready for
business.
Ithaca will have a new Grand Army
Hall 75x2i.
The South Lyon Picket will now be
run by steam.
Use double sole tap boots for sale at
Kinch's only Sl25,
Mrs. John Courier is visiting friends
in Cleveland, Ohio.
See those all wool Mems Socks for %
cents at Kinch's shoe store.
Mrs. Lula Medler has been sick since
the masquerade at the grange hall.
College stationery, note heads, and
envelopes cheap at the Record office.
There will be local option meeting
at the Court House, Ithaca, Jan. l3.
Mrs Alton Wiley was on the sick
list last week but is better now.
Mrs. Ben Button has returned from a
two weeks visit with friends at Jack
son.
Call and purchase pair of mems
Mittens at Kinch' for 20 cents-wort h
% cents.
The new exchange bank at Mt
Pleasant opened up for business last
Monday.
Monday Mrs. Eckert was called to
New Haven 10y the serious illness Of
her father.
Lewie Kehn has returned home from
Cleveland where he has been taking
cutting lessons.
Can man expect home trade when
he goes out of town to buy goods that
he can get at home?
For sALE:-An account OF $3.50
Tg ,inst F. J. Topping very cheap. En-
quire at this Office. Tyr
Thursday Of last week Clarence
Clark. living . miles southeast of this
place drew with one pair of horses 81
cords of green 4 foot wood.
NJ. f. Burkhead left Wednesday
morning for North Baltimore, Ohio,
where he will spend few months visit
ing friends and relatives.
Carson City will have another news
paper. 1t is to be hoped it will be an
improvement over the present murder
er of the English languauge.
DIS. Flowers have removed their
Office to the corner of Lincoln and
Center streets, one block south of the
Episcopal church, to the former resi-
dence Of NJ. J. Burkhead. 1864
T. n Austin, late Of Alma, has ac-
cepted position with the Ford River
Lumber Co., Of Wisconsin, as Veter-
mary Surgeon, taking charge of their
stock in camp for the consideration of
500 per month.
An exchange truthfully says: This
is au advertising and advertised age.
If you do not keep your business con-
stantly before the public some one that
is more enterprising will step in front
and crowd you back into obscurity.
While cutting ice near the ice house
on the pond, John Bowman took cold
bath, not as pleasant perhaps as he
could have got at the Sanitarium for
he had to walk mile after being pull
ed out. An eye-opener or two under
similar circumstances might be favor
ably recommended.
On Sunday last Mrs. Wood, mother
Of Mrs. b. w. Ellison ,land her daugh.
ter Ida with little girl were out in a
cutter, when from some cause the
horse ran away, resulting in serious
harm to Miss Ida, she having her lee
broken below the knee while Mrs
Wood was quite severely bruised
about the head. The little girl escaped
without harm. Drs. Yerington and
Downie were called and set the broken
limb leaving the patients as comfort
abe as circumstances allow.
At a meeting Of number of promin
ent Michigan men at Lansing last night
initial steps were taken for building {
new railroad from Bay City to Battl,
b Creek. 10y way Of Midland, Alma, Nash
Vile and Ionia. 1t was decided to raise
SOS. 900 at once, organize a stock com
, pany and push all preliminary work
The gentlemen present were A. W
Wright, Of Alma: w. III. Tousey, O
, Bay City; II. r.. Wager, OF Ionia; Wm
Reardon. of Midland; Geo. +. Howes
5 of Battle Creek Mr.. Wright is chair
man of the committee and Mr.. Touse,
secretary.