Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-26
Alma. Michigan, Friday. October 90, 1888.


Banjo Strings at Miller's book store. =
Frank Thomas is acting as relief
agent at Ithaca this week.
The snit of Kimmel VS.. Butcher Bros.
has been adjourned to Nov. 18th.
Frank Harrington has moved back
to Alma and is in the table factory.
Mrs f. Coon is fitting up rooms over
Mrs 5. Messengers millIner store for
living rooms.
There was 2i0 tickets sold at this |
station for the Republican meeting at
St Louis Wednesday evening.
1t is rumored that Owosso parties
have rented the Dallas building and ex-
pect to put i'll a stock of groceries.
Our College department was for
gotten on the part of the correspondent
until too late for publication this week.
George Traut, of North Irving, Barry
county, is spending a few days with his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Barnes.
The st. Louis creamery was burned
Wednesday night. Total loss. The
fire is believed to have been incendiar-
ism.
Ronk d Baughman, the hustlers,
have new adv this week. Their
large and complete stock is curiosity
and their prices whole circus.
The friends of George Parsons paid
him surprise visit at his residence,
two miles from Alma, Wednesday eve
ming. The occasion was the anniyer-
Sary Of his 32nd birthday.
John Langdon, living one mile and
IA half west of Sumner, committed
suicide by handging himself in neigh
boris barn, on Wednesday afternoon.
Financial embarrassment is thought to
haye been the cause.
The Womans' Home Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. +. Church will hold their
next meeting at the parsonage, on
Centre street. on Friday p. M, Nov.
2d. Let every member be present If
possible. Outsiders also Will be well
coined.
G.. b. Porter is fitting up a room for
Preparing sewing machines and work of
that class. He will put in large lathe
> and do all kinds of light steel turning.
He will have IA man to take charge of
that department.
! The RECORD job rooms have just
completed 600 copies of an annual
5 Catalogue, setting forth the advantages
of the school, its course of study and its
rules. 1t is the intention Of the board
to furnish 4 copy to every parent in
the district. giving all an idea Of the
. magnificent work done.
George Lane and George Thornton,
on Sunday last found three skeletons
of Indians, about one mile and half
east of town. near the river. They
were found about two feet below the
surface, and with them were found
. quite a quantity of beads probably a
quart hatchet, and four metallic
breast plates, and many other trinkets.
In Zach grave was found tin pail and
spoon. These articles were all well
e preserved.
5 A mortgage of $4,000 per mile on the
| projected Battle Greek & Bay City rail
= road was recorded in the Gratiot county
a register of deeds office, the present
week. 1t runs TO the Farmers Loan &
, Trust Co. of New York city. The in
e strument bears the signature of a.
5 W. Wright, of Alma, president Of the
T. company. The line will pass through
the counties of Calhoun, Eaton, Barry
q Ionia, Clinton, Montcalm, Gratiot, Mid.
5 land and Bay.-Joundl, Ithaca.
IL. l.. Wood, of st. Louis, the popu-
i lar candidate for representative in the
s State legislature was in town Thurs
day on his way to Riverdale Mr.
o Wood has been seriously afflicted with
v malignant boils, from giving personal
S attention to his interests in this cam
:. paign. but he is too well and favorably
known to suffer from such inability
d His numerous friends will see to it that
y his canvass does not lag and that his
2 calling and election be made sure and
= triumphant on the 9th day of November
The largest political rally yet held
Il in this portion of the State, was held
: at st. Louis, Wednesday evening, Oct
9th. 1t is variously estimated that
Il there were from 10000 to $4,000 people
q present, and from 20 TO 5000 torches
70 borne in the procession, which was one
d of the finest ever witnessed, consisting
= as it did of a large number of mounted
II torchmen,a "a yeritable Log Cabin, mount
Z ed on truck and drawn 10y three YOKE
10 of oxen was quite novel feature ot
10 the procession. The most surprising
feature of the whole affair was tn,