Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29

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Butter-milk at Alma Creamery, 25
cents per barrel.
\. Bahlke and wife are visiting
friends in Ionia this week.
w. III. Taft is running logs down Pine
river to the mill at Riverdale.
W. 5. x ;. have just placed new
stoves throughout their stores
Miss Gussie Bennett, of Ithaca, was
in town Saturday calling upon friends.
Mrs. Julia Scott and Archie AleXan-
der, are visiting friends in Dewitt this
week
James l.. Clark was called to Mason
last Friday to try suit in justice
court.
Mrs. F. w. Hooper and family re-
turned Thursday last after months
visit TO friends in Canada.
Mrs. Charles Knill and Mrs. Frank
hIIli' VI tlilNbSOs hlN WV SNNoto Va -'' =
b. Faughner and family this week.
We are under obligation to b. W.
Worthington for liberal sample of
mammoth Strawberries, the first of the
season.
Prof. Stilwell left Monday morning
for his home at Rockford, to make glad
the hearts of his parents during his
vacation.
NJ. b. Faughner has established Il
warehouse at - Woodbridge Street,
Detroit. for the products of his Excel
sior works, in this village.
We will sell all our Hats and Bonnets
from now up to the fourth of July at
Rock Bottom Prices.
Mrs. :. MESSENGER
l.. ;. Weaver sole agent for the clear
Havana Boston Bell cigar; the Smokers
will be pleased if they Smoke the Bos-
ton Bell, try them, only five cents at
DR.. Weaver 5.
The wool market in Alma is boom
ing W. :. n :. have bought over
So, 900 pounds at prices from 20 to 90
cents per pound. Tuesdays purchase
alone amounted to 1920 pounds.
The Rev. DR.. j. ~ Wight, of Bay
City. presented the Presbyterian church
with sixty one hymn books one large
leather bound for pulpit use. y most
muniticent gift.
The match game of ball between the
Alma club and the st. Louis boys, Fri
day afternoon, was enjoyed 10y fail
crowd of people. and everything con-
sidered really good game was played
the score standing II to in favor OF
Alma. The umpiring of Geo Wright
was unexceptionably good and gave the
best of satisfaction. The game was a
friendly exhibition and we hope anoth.
er one may be arranged and another
good game enjoyed 10y the boys.-St
Louis RepuJlicMt.
1t is IA trite remark. that I'VE live in
a fast age yet. there are few people
who have any proper estimate of just
how fast an age this is. To give SOME
adequate conception. of how quickly
things are accomplished nowadays
consider; that within four minutes o.
the time the result of the ballot foi
vice president was announced, III Chi
cago, James y. StuttZ was receivln!
the same in this village from his tele
phone, he even heard the operator a
the other end Of the line close his watcl
after announcing the time as fou
minutes. Within six minutes after re
ceiy ng the announcement that Harris
son was nominated Mr.. Stuttz painted
"A Harrison banner and unfurled it up
on his flag staff over the w. :. *
block. James y. Stuttz is "A hustler.
Tuesday last young man from Hub
bardston. named Dempster Myres
came to Alma and hired Leonard 5 tay
orite horse. Sam, TO 90 TO Newark. in
stead of going to Newark he drove t
Carson. Ilubbardston, Pewamo an,
again to Carson City. about four mile
this side Of Carson he got a boy to com
with him to Ithaca under pretense tina
he wanted him to take the horse bacl
to Carson City, arriving at Ithaca n
sent the boy with the horse to Alma os
tensibly to bring a witness TO Ithaca L
testify in suit he claimed TO have a
that place, giving the boy particula
directions TO feed the horse at Leon
ards barn where he would learn a
. necessary particulars. The boy WA
= without money and Leonard took hiI
= back to Ithaca intending To give hiI
means to 90 home but while Leonar
p was looking for the Sheriff, the boy LEI
p for home OH foot. Leonard and Sheri
, Petit started out i'm search Of Myei
whom they found at the home of h
o brOther-in-law. about two miles We