Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-27

bracelets at Porters.
Every purchaser at the Bee Hive
Stores for the next 80 days gets gift.
l.. ID Rodman's S many friends will he
pleased to learn that he has received a
pension.
Those new X of II. Pins and Charms
expected at. Pequegnats are beauties.
wait for them.
The Grand Rapids Telegram Heraid
published a boom edition of that beau
tiful city last Tuesday.
The new awning ut the Milliken
House adds very much to the appear
ance of that popular hostelry.
The Eckert, Robinson Co. are at st.
Louis this week Friday and Saturday
nights. and will also give Saturday
matinee.
Mrs. Messenger has just received a
full line of new styles and patterns
from New York. DO not fail TO call
and examine them.
For the latest approved styles in
Millinery goods call on Mrs. Messenger.
cw goods just received. Best styles
Best goods. Lowest prices.
Iwmt 10 trade, one new lumber wag-
n and one phaeton buggy. some vii
lage lots and some money for good
piece of land in this county.
Bert Woodward.
Brotl.er Knights of Pythias will
ind to their advantage. To wait a
Tew days before buying Pins or Charms
is / have coming the finest line ever
Sh Owl. in the county.
y. W. PEQuEGNAT.
James Gwget is expected to arrive
at nome on the T. N. train ON the T
- \. road. Fria! with his wife I, =
malne. Arrangements have been made
10 meet them and To- conduct the funer-
I'll exercises. the particulars OF which
We are not able to give.
some pudding heads think the best
WY tu sprinkle the streets is to let the
Marshal do it with "A hose. \ few min
( te, exercise with the hose turned on
such ilInatlcs aud disinterested citizens
youd do more good. Let lis wake up
ni have some enterprise an | not have
/ Inc dust on oar backs for Sign boards.
he smvrying corps of the Battle
! rcek * Bay Guy railroad have run
mother line from Midland to Pleasant
/ Valley. Leaving Midland it runs north
of the Chippewa aud crosseS the river
~ Greeudale township near the point
where the Biz salt empties into tie
Chippewa and thus penetrates a heav-
! is timbcred country. Detroit Journal
The donation party for the benilit OF
thc Rev. j. Van Antwerp, at his resi-
icuce Tuesday evening, was Il very
pleasant social event. y large number
Of apprecialive friends met To pay Z
tribute of well merted respect 10 thi:
rNcellcnt christian minister and hi:
worthy wife. \ purse containing So
was presuted him in very neat anC
appropriate speech ~ Dr Hunting
lne College qumtette rendered som,
.iae selections in IN admirable manner
litcr which the company disper'et
well pleased with the events of the eve
/ ming.
While it is our boast that Alma i
,ne of the finest towns ia manv respe, I
20 ie found in the state, yet We are SORT
! 20 admit that i'm a IN liter of much in
+, uortauce to the business men. we ar
far behind lery many less pretentiou
: places, We allude To the matter &
street ~prinkling 1t seems rs If 10y
. .i'tlp rrpcuncerted action this might b
. lflgrd for We suggest that tn
uHcu t.dhi,h sprinkler and bclie'
ii.j f.r..i;. Tie business men woul
r.gt.toiN contribute. some man wit
.ttram can he procured who viii |
glad to take tie job of Kidding the bu
mess ai ceS of the intolerable nuisanC
oi 50 much dust " i'll the council tai
the iniatiVe steps ia this matter?
q T.. last sad rites over the mortal r
d. .,u~ oi ,'ttot Ntllis. the young CO
,r..p sjtwcnt. were held at the COLES
Il Cndpci li,t rnursIay IN rning at IS
II The opening prayer 10y Prof. Stuart WI
a very t9uching and appropriate follow'
l. by short DISCOURSE 10y DR. lIunth
- who had been SO constant in attendant
~ upon his young friend during his illne
a doing ! that arge-hearted benevolen
le and :cndrrcst sympathy could do f
his comfort and recovery with a mot
>. els tenderness Wid constancy. tn
>, showing his christian profession al
= following closely i'm the footsteps of
- Divine Master who went about dol
:, good" Bpuediction 10y Rev. rheodc
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