Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-18

Monday.
Buy nothing but the Jaxon cracker
al w. l.. Hough Il Co.'S.
a. w. Wright was in Duluth til
first of the week, on business.
Mrs. John Watts, a former citizen q
Alma is visiting friends in town.
The three year old colt "Axtel'' tina
trotted in 2:l2, has been sold for sos
600.
Mrs. John Croft. of Mercer Co. Mo,
is visiting Mrs. f. n. Chadwick thi
week.
Manly LenhofT is the new man il
the billiard parlor at the Wrigh
House.
DR.. a b, Spinney, formerly of thi
place visited his son John ID. las
Wednesday.
III Ii. Grover has returned from De
troit. and is filling his old position will
Spicer e. Son.
| Mrs. y. w. Chaplin aged 40 years.
months and "a days, died last Saturday
funeral Monday p. IN.
The Alma Roller Mills will pay the
highest market price for wheat.
t549Swl A. w WRIGHT.
Pres. Geo. +. Hunting and j. w
Ewing attended the state Synod in ses'
sion at Kalamazoo last week.
The school library have just received
their SO volums of books that were sent
away some time ago to be rebound.
Any person wishing tie buy village
lot in Coleman, write j J.J Booth, Alma
Mich, for prices.-Coleman Independ
ant.
In another column will be found q
clipping from the Mt. Vernon Demo
crat, giving full particulars of the
death of Geo. Rice
A. w. Wright has large crowd OF
men already at work on the drain thai
is being put in parallel with the race
as spoken of last week.
Will Trott, of Helding, was home
over Sunday on visit with his parents
He is now engaged is putting in elec
trict lights at that place.
Look over Pollasky Bros. now adv
If you can't read it take it to this firm
and they will translate it in manner
that will be benefit to you financially
The Ladies Library has been get
ting some books rebound. Every person
should patronize this association not
only for the use of the books but for its
social good,
a letter from Dan Adams the first of
the week states that he is improving
slowly. having had what is known in
that climate as mountain fever, which is
prevalent among new comers.
Geo. w Brown, ,lpbolster and mat
ress maker has located in st. Louis for
a short time. Furniture repaired. He
will call on the people Of Alma next
week to receive their orders for work.
A scrub race at Elwell on FRIDAY
created quite deal of meriment among
the lovers of sport. G Erickson aud
Elias VanLenvan trotted a match Of one
half mile under wager of 80 cents
Erickson won and cot the laoney,
Iwo OF our business men were seen
some two weeks ago, one dark night
wheeling baby crib down the back
streets from the depot, 1t was bran
new one. We are in hopes then
names will not get out.
The time for redeeming delinquent
state and county taxes for 'S6, which
were sold and tax titles given to pur
chasers last October, expires on the last
day of this month. After that day
owners will have to settle with holder,
of tax titles.
A. G. Down has accepted a position
as foreman in Tinker X Lancashire
planning mill, at Alma, and has moved
his family and household goods there
Alr. Down is lrst-class workpan, an'
has many friends here who will regre
his going.-Shepherd Neacs.
Who says Alma's wheat buyers ar
not up to snuff? Geo. McCarty in
forms us that last week he sold tw,
loads to III. A. Delevan for 60 cents
and thinking he could get more at Ith
aca, took a sample over there but wa
offered only So cents, in consequence
he came home perfectly satisfied.
The T., a. A. & n. NJ. will run al
excursion on Thursday, November /
from all points north of Owosso to Wei
lington and Tihin, Ohio. Fare fo
round trip from Alma to Wellington
So so. to Tiffin 1886. trains leave Alm
at 1927 a. IN. good to return up to am
including December 18TH.
Jason Woodman, the state Grang
lecturer, has lectured to large house
through the county the past week. III