Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-11


New stock of whips at Gillman's.
Look at Mrs. sh3fer's advs' this
week. ~
Remember that Miller's Photograph
Gallery is open every Friday and Sat
urday,
Andrew Wilson had finger
smashed while working at the Table
factory last Friday.
Quite number assembled ut the
meeting of the Ladies Aid Society held
at Mrs. w. o. Johnson's on Wednesday
last.
To fully appreciate the improvements
Nathen Church is making OH his prop
crty near the school house necessitates
a visit.
The manager of Holcomb's Opera
House. st. Louis, advertises a 10 cent
dance every two weeks on Friday
nights.
BoRN:-To Mr.. and Mrs. Is. S.Webb,
an eight pound girl. on Wednesday,
October 9th, both mother and daughter
are doing well,
Infants mits, boote6f, socks, skirts,
leggings, wells, etc, + r less than half
price, at Mrs. Il. p AFer's, 2d door
west Of Episcopal charcN
The addition o: a DR.. Hayes appaTa-
tus for generating and applying Ana
estheliss for the painless extraction Of
teeth to DR.. Kelly's Dental parlors is
a grand success,
We are in receipt of the October
number of the American Creamery, pub
lished at Holly, which by the way IS a
very interesting journal, and one every
farmer can well afford to take.
Mrs. Francis Hawley presents us
some very fine apples, from lot
recently received from Mr.. Hawley's
brothers in Jackson Co. She was very
happy in the possession of box of nice
wedding cake. The happy pair being
Mr. !B. + Larue and Miss Isabelle Glib
son, of jackson.
The Director Of our union school has
received an order upon the county
clerk, from the Secretary of State,
for the following books to be placed in
our school library Public Acts for
1889, one copy each .of stha " Boards of
Agriculture" Horticulture, and Health
for 1888 also one copy of Vital Statis-
tics" 1887.
The Young Peoples Union of the Nj.
Z. Church met OH Tuesday evening
last, when the society was reorganized
and the following officers elected for
the coming year: President, Rev. j.
w. Vickers; Vice Presidents, Mr..
Carlyle Walker and Miss NJ. Swinson;
Treasurer, Miss May Taylor; Secretary,
Mr.. Eugene Taylor.
For the benefit OF enquirers we
state that type lice" are not living
beings but an old printing office dodge.
They are produced by placing type
in column partially filled with water
and when the observer is very atten-
tive IN looking for the animals the type
is pushed up, which fills the eyes of the
innocent party with water. 1t is merely
something cute.
From the latest returns from the
Elections, recently held in the new
States of Montana, Washington, North
Dakota and South Dakota, it is certain
that the two Dakotas and Washington
have gone republican by large majori-
ties. while the result in Montana is in
doubt, both parties claiming the result
in their favor. 1t will take the official
count to determine the result.
Between the editor, foreman, devil
and three compostors, the RECORD
came out last week dated Sep
tember 4th, instead of October 4th, we
were in rush of work and were un-
able 10 get TO press until clock
\
made the objectionable error, they say
mistakes will happen with the best of
people, if so. why exclude printers
On a trip oyer the country last Satur-
day we had occasion to stop at the
farm of c. L. Fisher, residing west Of
Elwell, there we found four small
boys whose age ranging from 1 to 10
years were digging hole in the
ground, on being asked their purpose. a
bright four year old youngster answered
going to raise a publican pole all the
good boys out here are Harrison boys. s"
When the boys get their pole up the
RECORD is under obligations to furnish
/ a flag for it.
Last Wednesday evening about 80
friends being aware of the fact that
Mrs. Geo. Yerington had her carpets
upIpreparatory to cleaning house, de-
cded to give Mr.. Yerington surprise.