Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-20
Cold weathed.

Otto Sanderhoof is visiting friends in
Owosso this week,
Stamped linens ut reduced prices at
Mrs. f i. Shaffer's
Miss A. Mcfarland, of Stanton is the
guests of the editor and family.
On Wednesday there were five "book
agents running around loose in Alma,
The order Of O. L. 5. give a banquet
Friday. Go and enjoy pleasant even
ing.
A good work horse for sale cheap
good size, Enquire of Geo. w. Pull
frey.
a. c. McGraw's Ladies Pebble But
ton Boot for $500 sold by W. r.
Kinch.
Farmers will be satisfied if they go to
the Milliken House for dinners when
in town.
"Trix" at st. Louis last, Wednesday
evening was much appreciated by sew
eral of our citizens.
Alexander Pulfrey of st. Johns is
spending the week with his son, Geo.
W. Pulfrey of this place.
G. w. VanWegen can he found the
third house north of the Episcopal
church, on Wright street.
The case against George Boyer for
selling liquor to a minor, was diocon-
| tinued for want of witnesses.
A large line of rubber goods on
which we put the celebrated Crescent
heelplates, at the Bee Hive stores
Charles Huffman, of Ithaca. was ar
rested by Sheriff Petit on Thursday,
for desertion from the L. :. army.
Comtland Rudgers typo in this
Office, was called to Lyons last Satur-
day, 10y the serious illness of his father.
Frank Rollin has been confined to
his bed the past two weeks with infam-
nation Of the lungs, is reported better
1t looks as though the Alma Clerks
Association had come to stay. We OBJ
served on a subscription paper circula-
ted for a poor sick, needy man SlO0
signed by the association.
College prayer meeting is held each
Friday Evening promptly at : O'Clock
in College Chapel. All, old and young
are cordially invited TO attend and par
ticipate in these meetings.
Major Anderson, famous as rail
road solicitor, was in town Wednesday.
If the Major gets after this new road
YOU are safe to bet that ii will go. He
is without a peer in his line Of work.
Upon examining the baggage register
at the Wright House, it appears there
were received at this House for the year
1857, l4s3 pieces Of commercial bag
gage, 9ll private trunks and 1870
valises.
1t is leap year, and it has been just
900 years since there were as many
SIS in the year as We have just now. 1t
is a good time for old bachelors to
cogit-s, the girls to reciproc-S, and not
hesit-s.-Hter-OceMt
October last, Thomas Murray OF Sc
Vile lost 500 from bureau drawer.
Detective Whitsell Of Ithaca has been
working up the case. On Wednesday,
Sheriff Pettitt arrested James and Dell
Fauner near Baldwin, brought them to
Ithaca before justice Phillips, who
held them to bail in the sum of $1,000 to
appear before him on the 18th inst.
We are sole agents for the Love But
ton Hole and Sewing Machine. In adj
dition to doing any kind of work poSSi-
BILE on any other machine, makes per-
feet Button-lIoles on any kind of goods,
Oyerseams, and sewS with two needles
at one operation, making two rows of
stitching either zigzag or straight Cal
and examine them and be convinced
that they are superior to other machin-
es. MILLER Bios
Postoflice men i'm some parts of the
country are trying TO bring about a
change of manner of addressing mail
matter. They want il reversed, and
are quite right, too. Custom has es-
tablished the present method and if is
intrenched only in habit. The right
way would be to put the state first.
then the county, then the town, and
last of all the persons name. 1t would
be much easier then to distribute mail
matter, and the chances for mail being
miscarried would be lessened.
The following from the Detroit Free
Press is a well-deserved tribute to the
managers Of the Alma College: Alma
College is enjoying very prosperous
first year. The fall term closed with
sixty-three students and the present
| the winter term opens with sivty-four
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