Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-09-13

for Toledo.
Jas l.. Clark is attending to legal
affairs in Port Huron.
Miss Abbe White, of Brent Creek,
spent Sunday with Mrs, c. Thrown.
Miss Eloise Dufur, of Union City,
spent Sunday with Mrs. +. L. Stark.
Ike Woodfn and family are in attend
ance at the state fair at Lansing this
week.
Remember that Miller's Photograph
Gallery is open every Friday and Sat
urday,
The RECORD until Jan. /. for %
cents, nearly four months; now is
your chance.
Miss Effie Hawley returned from
Jackson last Saturday, where she has
spent the summer.
The u year old daughter of Mrs.
| w. w. Pike, who has been very low
is slowly recovering.
DR.. j. ii. Lancashire and family re-
turned home from the sea shore Mon
day night, reporting grand time.
| We are in possession of a letter
from VIII Howe, now at Abrams,
Wis, which we will give next week.
The funeral services of Mrs. S. F.
Kimble, Will take place Sunday Sept.
Goth, conducted by DR.. Geo. +. Hunting.
Mrs. S. F. Kimble, who has been a
sufferer for years with dropsy was
relieved by death on Monday afternoon.
Owing to the rush of other work we
are compelled to omit Our write-up this
week but will try and continue next
| week.
Geo. r.. Brown foreman of the Grand
Ledge Independent and f. f. Brown
foreman of the Flushing Observer visit
ed relatives in town over Sunday.
n. Bradley and family, of Nanticoke,
Ont. spent Sunday with Martin Mon
tigel and family, they are on their way
for Owens, Mich, their new home.
MARRIED:-At the brides home at
Augusta, Miss Lottie Thrush. former
ly of this place to w. b. Elwell, of
Canaseraga, n. Y. Sept. 5th by Rev. j..
Van Antwerp.
If you want Monument or Tomb
stone remember E. l.. Brown of Alma
represents the largest firm in Michigan
and defies competition i'll price or
workmanship.
News was received Tuesday night
stating the death of Geo. Burts brother
to whom he was called last week. He
has the sympathy of his Alma friends
in his bereavement.
During a ride about Alma the first of
the week we counted thirty six new
houses which were completed or under
completion so far this season, this is
very encouraging.
In order to get the new tobacco law
before the people, the State Women's
Christian Temperance Union respectfal
ly request all ministers of Michigan
to preach a sermon on Sept. 22nd,
Correspondents of the Farmers Re
view report that there are promises o.
fair crop of corn in the west and north
west that there will be heavy yield o.
potatoes, but that there will be a short
age in the apple crop.
| .Fanghner returned from the cas-
last Saturday, where he has purchased {
complete flax mill and will have it il
running order the first of next week
He has an experienced man to take
charge of the business, and we are il
hopes he will build up successful busi
ness.
The barn on the Bogert farm now til,
property of Gen. Church, west of Aim;
was burned to the ground last Saturda!
noon while threshing, catching in the
stack. The barn, wheat, 400 bushels
of oats and Lang Bros. separator wa
; burned, loss not known but probably
total.
Here is an item worthy the notice OF
every Farmers wife: To keep summe
butter in good condition, put it int,
cloth bags and keep it submerged in
tank of strong brine. Take it up an,
pack in clean tubs or boxes at any tim
when the market is good, and it come
out as fresh as newly made butter.
Gale b. Davidson, the popular mana
ger of the Kensington hotel, informs u
that the hotel will be closed for th
season on next Saturday, ana will op
en again under his management OF
May lst, 1890. Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson
will go home to Alma for two week
rest; then they will visit Saginaw an,
Chicago for time, and then procee,
to Grand Rapids where they will win
, ter. AS hotel manager Mr.. David
: son has proven himself second to none
Under his careful management TIN