Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-28
c. r. BROWN, Prop.
GREETINGS.

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At +. Z. SHAFFERs.
Geo. Yerington is building an add
ition to his house OF Woodward Ave.
Hamlin & Green have removed their
Office from the Pollasky building to
their mill.
One hundred and thirty-one volumes
of the Presbyterian Sunday school libra
~ has arrived.
Several young people from Alma at
tended Holcomb's Opera House, st.
Louis, Saturday evening.
The total number enrolled at the
Presbyterian Sabbath school is l22, and
is embraced in eleven classes.
EG Hodgskins won the prize i'll the
Potato race at the rink last Saturday
night, consisting of 10 skate tickets.
J. NJ. Montigel Il Co. shipped seven
pairs of their oscillating bob sleighs to
II. Sherer & Co., of Detroit, on We'd
nesday.
The Sunday school of the st. Johns
church will have picnic on Saturday
Oct. 9Th, indoors if the weather is in
clement.
The passenger train, on the L. y. y
IN. NJ. was delayed Wednesday, in
consequence Of the wreck of freight
fr..iu north of Earwpll
The Band received the compliments
Of Marcus Pollasky accompanied by a
very fine piece of music entitled The
Visions of Beautiful Woman"
James G.. Blaine will visit Michigan
as follows At Detroit Wednesday, Oct
3rd, East Saginaw Friday, Oct. 5th,
and at Grand Rapids Monday, Oct, Sth,
Gen. Paul VanDerV Voort, Col. \. L
Bliss, and +. B. Green addressed very
enthusiastic Republican meeting at
Perrinton Monday afternoon and even
ing.
Do You want to know what are the
very latest things out in dress goods
this season? The Bee Hive Store can
show them to you better than any one
can Tell you.
The attention of the members Of the
Building and Loan association is di-
rected to the notice of the Secretary in
this issue. BY reading it you may be
money ahead.
Through some unaccountable means
we erred in giving the time of the eX-
curslon to the democratic blow out al
Detroit. 1t should have read Sept. q
instead OF Feb. 2G.
The threc-year-old race not being
filled at Hubbardston, last week, ID
DePew entered his two year old Bel
ID, and took 2nd money, he also re-
ceived $500 hush money ITO save the
test of an old ringer.
The store formerly occupied by w. A
Bahlke is being re-ftted and will he oc
cupied by Mrs. s. Messengers millin
cry store. This, when in readiness
will make the handsomest millinery
store in the county.
George Emsley left Tuesday for the
upper peninsula where he expects tC
avail himself of "a portion of the recent
ly declared forfeited railroad lands or
the Brule tract. why may not other.
take advantage of this opportunity?
On Saturday last S. Huntly, in tn,
employ of Tinker & Lancashire, drew
with one horse. from the mill yard Il
A. w. Wright's stock barn, 100 boards
l6 feet long and Is inches in width
He also defies any democrat horse t,
beat it.
Col. a. L. Bliss, the gentleman wht
it is expected will relieve Mr.. Tarsne.
of his perplexing duties i'm the mex
Congress Of the L. s., was in tow,
Tuesday morning and made the REC
ORD pleasant call. Col. Bliss is win
ming popular favor. AS the people.of tn
district become better acquainted witt
hlm, the idea Is becoming prevalen
that he is man that can be trusted T.
look after the interests of the Eight
district.
Last Monday morning, Decatur Cole
man moved his threshing machine
from Alma, two miles and one-hali
TO the farm of Voorhees, Bros, Sc
the machine and threshed one hundre
and eighty-five bushels Of wheat, pul e.
up, moved, set again and threshed Tiff
teen hundred and twenty-five bushel
of oats, making total of LII
bushels threshed, two sets nude, all IL
ten hours. Eight hundred and seventy
three bushels of oats ran from the ma
chine IN one continuous stream,