Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-10
GREETINGS.

No meeting of the village board last
Tuesday night.
Get your Pure Drugs and Pure Medi-
cines Miller's Drug Store.
Full particulars of the death of Phil.
Sheridan on another page.
The Harrison and Cleveland scarf
pins are the latest at L. p. Shaffer's. =
Miss Nettie Kress and Dora Hicks
are spending the week with friends in
Saginaw.
The brick work on the library build
ing has been commenced and will be
pushed to completion.
The most complete line of mems fine
shoes on the market. Price s. and up
ward.
f. l.. STARK.
Caple q Hall are making things hum
in their line of work, putting ont three
jobs of cave troughing in one day, over
400 feet.
On Wednesday J. b. Tubbs, the pop
uar Meat Market man. purchased the
Mrs Geo Boyer residence on superior
Street.
We are informed that Ed Palmer is
at work in the wheelbarrow works at
Jackson. sweating profusely in the
meantime.
Fire Co. No. was called out We'd
nesday to put out the fire, which sprung
up at the old Excelsior works; no dam
age done,
Some of our Young people visited
Crystal Lake last Sunday. We agreed
not to say word about their getting
lost, so don't ask us.
We are inreceipt of compliments from
the Moutcalm Co. fair, held at Stanton
Sept. 4th TO eth inclusive. Stanton
always has a successful entertainment.
Thanks for fayors.
w. II. Whippe, has leased the Dallas
building, formerly occupied by Findly
4 Morden, for his grain, flour and feed
Office and has already purchased and
shipped several ear load, north.
Alma base ball club No. ! went to
Midland Tuesday TO play the club at
that place and were badly beaten, the
score standing 10 to in favor of Mid
land. The last report is that the Alma
boys are to reorganize.
Alma has a crank that refuses to buy
two cents postage stamps, at the post
Office, fearing poison from the green.
Where has the fool killer been of late :
As though an individual used two
cent stamps enough to be affected by
the poison.
Health officer Suydam was called to
examine the sewer. crossing State
Street, south, on Tuesday. The sewer
near its outlet at the race has caved in
causing the fifth to back up, making il
almost impossible for residents in that
section to bear. Immediate steps vii
be taken to prevent this.
On Thursday last Alma B. B. clul
No. visited Stanton. playing three
games as follows: On Thursday after
noon, 10 to II in favor of Stanton Fri.
day forenoon. to 10, 10 innings, favor
of Stanton and Friday afternoon. : tC
10 in favor of Alma Our boys report
good usage and grand good time.
Several members of the !. o. o. +
of this place attending installation
of officers of st. Louis lodge No. 81
encampment last Tuesday eve. Or
Thursday eve they attending specia
meeting for the purpose of initiating
A. b. Daraugh and Rev. Woodmansee
This society now numbers 100 members
In last weeks issue we made men
ton of the land where the new excel
sior works are being built as being pur
chased of \. w. Wright. Mr. Faugh
ner wishes us to correct this as througl
the generosity of Mr.. w. these two lot
were presented to him. Mr.. Wrigb
never fails to assist the unfortunate
long may he live.
The lawn in front of y. w. Wright
residence is marvel OF beauty, pre-
senting specimen of what nature an
art working in harmony can produce
and yet one short year ago this lot wa
rough and:barrcn. a flag stone walk
soon to be laid on the premises, a fittin
fnis to the finest private resdenc
in this portion of the state.
A novel scciatv has hpeu organizo
by Z. y. Miller & Co. Upon receipt ,
postal YOU are expected to preser
yourself for initiation. We would a,
wise all candidates to supply themselyt
with strip of board about three fe,
in length and two inches in width, wit
good handle one one end. \ yigoroJ
use of this will enliyen tine exercises.