Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-02


Wednesday evening, Aug. 7th.
Mr.. Geo. Moore. of the Woolen Mill
has had IA sign painted on two sides of
the building.
Ladies, clean your gloves with Math-
er's Kid Glove Cleaner. For sale only at
Webb's Drug Store. SICILY
John d. Spinney has been having his
commodious residence repainted and
expects to go to keeping house the last of
the week.
Orrin Kimmei brings us some last
years apples which have been kept in
his cellar and are as fresh and sound
as though past picked.
Several couple of our young people
visited Crystal Lake last Sunday, re-
porting grand time and pronouncing
Crystal lovely resort.
J. +. Schwatzrecieved another order
on Monday from Kimball x Merriam,
of Saginaw for 10 more sorting carts
for their Mills at that city.
Decatur Coleman and Jay Gee, have
both started with their threshing ma
chimes, the boys are both experienced at
the business and have the reputation
Of doing good work, farmers should
wait for them.
Utah's wool clip for the present sea-
son will be nearly fourteen million
pounds with an average price of seven
teen and half cents. The Mormons
are engaged extensively in sheep rails
ing.
The next meeting of the Gratiot
County Pomona Grange will be held
with Emerson Grange Wednesday,
Aug l4th commencing at 1890 am,
An interesting program has been pre-
pared.
Burglars forced an entrance into the
store of w. b. Lathrop Il CO., between
Elm Hall and Riyerdale last Wednes-
day night, and raided the store of Is
pairs of shoes, Il pairs of pants and a
quantity of other goods less valuable
No clue to the thieves has been obtain
ed.
Probably one of the finest farm res
dences in this section, is the new house
OF L. Raycrait, put up by Alyerson &
Decker. 1t is complete in every partic.
ular, having just put in fine furnace
made 10y the Marshal Furnace Company
in addition to his fine residence, he has
a fine farm and is one of the bes
farmers in Arcadia.
Jas. II. Browne with his excellent
company. presented The Little Detec
tive, at ChUch's Opera House, Wed
nesday evening, to delighted audi
ence. The play is a good one, full O
interest throughout, and the roles were
well sustained -GratjOt Journal
The Company will appear at Pollas
ky's Hall August 9TH and Sth. Prices
% and 10 cents. Reserved seats 50.
Mr.. II. a. Delevan passed his seven
ty-ninth birthday, on Thursday, of thi:
week Mr.. Delevan presents remark
able case of vigorous and well preserv
ed manhood, both physically and men
tally. being as active and clear headed
as most men of less years. lie can bt
seen on our streets every day, eXchang
ing pleasant greetings with his many
friends, who wish him yet many years
of healthy, happy life.
The heaviest wind storm that ever
visited Gratiot Co., was last Saturday
about O'Clock, it came from the sOutl
west taking north easterly course, i
blew down orchards and trees, unroofeC
houses, sheds. and barns, killed stool
etc, the first known of the storm her,
was south and west of Elm Hall takini
a straight line to Shepherd on its trip i
raised havoc, blowing down 81 large
trees within a space of mile, at Sher
herd it took portion of the roof from
, w. ; Il 5. Touring mill, broke in
plate glass front and altogether doin!
F lots of damage. wheat that was il
shocks was scattered over whole farm
and oats were blown flat to the ground
Monday last was the day set by Gov
Luce, to receive petitions and listen E
arguments of the friends of the severa
= candidates for the judgeship of the 29tl
judicial district, composed of Clintot
and Gratiot counties There were iv
candidates in the field, viz: Daboll an,
= of St johns, Walbridge and Potts O
E Ithaca, Scott Of St. Louis and Clark O
Alma. The candidacy of Mr. Clark wa
very ably advocated by Messrs w.
$ Turck, James Gargett, Il. y. Ely. o
j Alma and Robert Smith, of Ithaca
These gentlemen know Mr.. ClarI
] thoroughly, are familiar with his attain
S ments and are fully confident that hi
e appointment would subserve Tia
e best interests of the people of tins Ju
e dical Circuit and one eminently fit {
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