Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
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~ uc" llIc vi lIlt ldlcSl III DldCclcto
at Porter's.
Readers will find ordinance No. II in
another column.
Il. NJ. Fish, of Ionia, was at the
Wright House Wednesday.
w. ). Turck and family are expected
home about the first of April.
Mrs j. f. Schwarts is gaining from
a severe attack of malarial fever.
We are under obligation to Bro. Van
dercook for the handsome satin ticket
received.
Rev. Geo. +. Hunting ID. ID. is in
East Saginaw, Friday night, will lecture
before the Y. NJ. G. A. at that city.
a surprise party was given viii
Hawkins at his fathers residence, on
Wednesday night. All report grand
time.
John Courier and wife, expect to
leave the first of the week for Oregon.
On Friday night they give their friends
a farewell dance.
Mrs. Bugbee, mother of Mrs. G. Rush
returned to Prairieville, Monday. TO as
sst in the care of her brother, Captain
J. H. Earl, who lies very sick.
Remember the missionary entertain
ment to be given 10y the Young Peoples
Society of the VI. L. church, program
of which may be found in another col
umn.
A delegation of Almaites. consisting
of Charles Delevan, George Abbott,
Frank Chaplin, NJ. Nc Laren and Ira
Foglesonger, left Wednesday morning
for Houghton county, to look after their
land claims.
The bill having passed the senate for
feiting certain lands in the Upper Pen
insula, and opening them to settlers,
calls several Alma citizens to look after
their claims, this week.
Parties going to Marquett will get all
nfo rmation to routes, through tickets
on sale and baggage checked through
thus avoiding the transfer charges at
the straits, at ID. l.. * y. office
The house and its contents, OF David
Brown, three and one-half miles south
west of Alma, was totally destroyed by
fire Monday, no insurance. n petition
- hai ~ on lat ta1 fn or IN
their loss.
The Sheridan Sentinel is at hand, it
is a neat six column folio, well filled
with advertising and local, if the
Sheridan people will wake up and take
some interest in their town, they can
have good paper, but dead mer.
chants can not expect live paper.
Alma Union Schools have already en-
rolled 5l7 pupils the present year, while
/ the school census for 1883 shows but 5l5
pupils i'm the district. This is the
fourth year III succession that the Alma
! public schools have enrolled more than
100 per cent. of the school population OF
thellistrict. All is Still well,-Moderd
tor, Lansing.
Editor Dark, of the Edmore Herald,
has suspended publication and will
move to sheridan and start a new pa
per. His venture at Edmore was {
dear one for his pOcketbook, H. being
encouraged 10y some cranks, started
a 5000 Office fully determined to fill the
newspaper field at Edmore and he goe.
the way of all snap Offices.
The pupils of the union schools, helt
a caucus last Saturday morning, Re
publican and Democrat ticket. and on
Monday held their election, which re
suited in the election of the entire re
publican ticket, Eugene Taylor tried tC
stuff the BALLOT box and has been ar
rested, and will be tried for the offence
the last of the week.
At the charter election held in 81
Louis, Monday, the ticket was badly
split. There were two tickets in tn,
field, the Republican and Citizen. Tn,
following officers were elected:
President.-JohnA A. Elwell, C.
Clerk.-F. NJ. Vandercook, r.
Trustee.-Jas. a. Templer, L. Cal
yin A. Case, C. Thos. Mcclure, c.
Treasurer. A. Weller. L.
Assessor.-Danlel o. Cuff, C.
Street CONT. w. Seaman, c.
Constable. le.-Victor Lagatree, C.
a Missionary entertainment will b,
given by the Young Peoples Society o
the NJ T.. church, on Wednesday even
ing, March 20th. The following is tn,
program:
Music. From Greenland Icy Mountains
Prayer 10y the Pastor. Rev. J. w. Peach.
Recitation; a Potato George Taylo
kecitation What should we do for Missions
.....s.. ....s...... W lllc Jonnsol
Recitation Little Workers. charlie Vanwegei
Music: Nc have done IL unto me
Recitation: The Hymn that bore Him Home
..... Misses Blancc Cole and Winnie GriffcI
Map of India. showing Mission schools,
........ ..... Eddie Hutchin