Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-23

er's Kid Glove Cleaner. For sale only at
Webb's Drug Store. 526-ly
Miss frankie Wiley, daughter of
A. NJ. Wiley, is slowly recovering
from a severe run Of fever.
NJ. b. Faughner informs us that he
expects his machinery on soon, for the
purpose of manufacturing flax.
Do not fail to hear Prof. e. p.
Sprague at the Pipe Organ Recital on
Saturday evening at st. Johns church.
On account of so much freight to
handle the freight trains on the Il. a,
A. q n. M. are form to hours
behind.
A suitable reward will be given for
the return of one dark brown Milton
overcoat, either lost or mislaid.
541-2w w. A. BAHLKE.
The ladies of the NJ. +. Church will
give a social in Wright's Park next
Wednesday night, Aug. 2S. All are
invited.
Ed. Weston does all kinds Of repair
ing light machine work, pipe work, saw
filing, etc. Shop half block south of
Episcopal church.
The T. A. A. & n. NJ. will give II
fare for round trip from all points not
reached by the excursion train to the
3. S. picnic next Friday.
The question now is who takes Prof.
Adams places in the Union school ?
The board informs us that several APP
plications have already been made, but
no action has been taken.
The Fish Commissioners Of Michigan,
at the coming State Fair, will make a
complete exhibit of their work. from
the incubation of the egg to fish tit to
grace the table of the epicure.
A large party of Alma people went
to St.Louis Monday night to see Trixie.
Again we feel the necessity Of an Opera
House, as our people are compelled to
go out of town for such enjoyment.
Owing to the fact that r. r. Schweir
is going west for his health. Wright,
Schneider & Stuttz are closing out
their stock of general merchandise at
Shepherd. This will be a hard crack
on Shepherd.
Hattie Bernard Chase under the di-
rection of Chas. w. Chase, will appear
at Holcomb's Opera House, Saturday
evening Aug oath in Little Coquette. "
They are highly spoken Of, and it is
probably very funny.
Major Bradley, of Elwell, passed
through town Wednesday morning, en-
route to st. John, to exchange stories
with his old comrades and renew the
friendships formed amid the stern
realities of the battle field and camp.
A Howell boy while hunting English
sparrows recently shot horse: Pinck-
ney boy in the same pursuit put bullet
into comrade, and an Ingham county
lad lamed a hired girl and broke fourteen
panes of glass. 1t is an indisputable
fact that the English sparrow has got
to go.
d. II. Adams left last Friday, for
his new home at Ogden, Utah, as we
noticed in last weeks issue. He expects
to enter into the real estate business,
Dan is a hustler and we express the
wishes of the community in wishing
him success, he has promised our read
ers letter from that locality.
Prof o. J. Stilwell expects to re-
tnrn home to night, he is greatly inter
ested in the election of a capable sec
retary for the board of school examiners.
The Prof. is not candidate but is do
ing all he can for man of years of eX-
perience in the school room. This Of
flee should he filed by just such
a man and by so doing our country
schools will be brought up to a higher
standard.
The farmers is the one the swindler
usually aims at but here is one for the
benefit of ministers and justices of the
peace. A well dressed couple are doing
the country introducing new scheme.
They have the marriage ceremony per-
formed, when the groom presents p
check for $40 to the one officiating, tell
ing hIm to keep so for his services
The groom receives so and goes on tC
work his scheme on some othergministel
or Justice The check is found to be
worthless.
Some man that should be taught
better, visited the lookup one night Of
last week while the two parties occu
pied it for stealing a steer which W.
made mention Of in last weeks issue, ,anC
handed the prisoners hammer and {
cold. chisel and advised them to Gu
themselves out and that his name was
"Dennis.' the tools were taken from