Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-20


far from $500.
For Paris Green, Pure Drugs and
Medicines go to L. A. Miller's Drug
Store.
The Shepherd second nine will play
the Maple Leaf club at this place next
Saturday.
Bro. IIoskins, of the st. Louis Lcddcr,
was in town Wednesday and made the
RECORD fraternsl call.
The Gratiot county Sunday school as
sociation will hold its annual picnic III
Goldings grove, st. Louis, Aug. -.
The haying season has about closed
in this section and several farmers will
commence in their wheat this week.
Leave your orders for campaign pins
badges or medals with f. T. ShafIer
who makes speciality Of that kind of
work.
Henry Groat, son-in-law of j. W.
Hawkins, is nursing broken leg, re.
ceived at Clare while driving team at
logging
QOur readers will be pleased to read
a letter in this issue from Prof. ID. H..
Adams. written at his Green Noun
tain" home
The state Republican convention
meets at Detroit, August Sth and 9th.
The congressional convention meets at
Saginaw Aug l5
George II. Brown left for Grand
Ledge Tuesday where he assumes the
foremanship of the Office of the Grand
Ledge independent
\ car load of tents has arrived at the
depot in care of Rev. Mr.. Burrill which
will be utilized in the camp meeting TO
be held in Burrill's grove in the near
future.
W. 5. & 5. have shipped three car
loads of wool from this station, the re-
suit of their purchases so far this sea-
son. H. a. Delevan X Co. have shipped
one car load.
ID. j. Campau, president of the De-
troit Driving Club, has our thanks for a
press ticket for the blue ribbon meeting
of the club, at Detroit, July oath, 18th,
10Th, 9th and 2Sth.
On Monday the Maple Leaf Club de-
feated the st. Louis club II to 10. The
Maple Leaf club are very hard to beat
taking into consideration that the old
est boy in the club is Il years.
Charley Hampton has figured up his
profits on running Il daily for two years
at Harbor Springs and finds that he is
S37 Il ahead. If you long for wealth
just embark in the newspaper business.
Miss Gussie Bennett. of Ithaca, was
in Alma Monday morning on her way
to attent the teachers assembly at Bay
View, and promised the RECORD al
interesting letter from that popular re-
sort.
\ gentleman at Saginaw, who for
merly lived at Alma. and, in common
with the rest of us, loves her pure
water, receives his daily supply of drink
ing water, from the well he loved 81
well.
Mrs. d. r. McElwain. of Hastings
spoke upon temperance at the NJ. +
church Saturday evening. She will re
turn to Alma in the near future for tn,
purpose of organizing lodge of Coco
Templars.'
Mrs. c. J. Sterling, who is spendin
the summer with her fat her, Mr.. II. \
Delavan and family. will accompan
Miss Ross to the Bay View assembly a
first assistant to that lady in her Kin
dergarten normal training class
Miss Fannie Hall. a well know
Alma lady, went to Milwaukee sever
al weeks ago, in company with Mrs. +
b. Green and daughter; she was take
sick soon after her arrival there; he
sickness terminated fatally last sun
pay.
The citizens of Ithaca have sent Law
yer James J.. Clark, to Detroit, TO dc
fend Elva Clark. the Young woman al
rested last Saturday, on the charge o
killing her new born babe. a well de
served compliment to Mr.. Clark, VIII
stands at the head of his profession il
this part of the state.
The revised time card of the Il. an
A. will be published next week. Aim
now has three daily trains each wa
which will be of great convenience t
the travelling public. We also get regu
lar trains through to Cadillac for I'll
t first time since the opening of the roaC
b, Died in Alma last Friday evening a
the residence of Hiram Utley. Mrs
Elizabeth Partridge, aged rs. Mrs Pat
ridge was born in Madison Co, Ne
: York. Removed to Michigan in 1si: