Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-16


will be clused out regardless of cost
Mis- NJ. :. AVERY
NJ w. Tucker OF Sumner has foand
I il necessary 10 put shelf railway into
his store IN order To facilitate business.
Geo. Willard was appointed consta-
ble, Monday, 10y the township board Ia
! ill the vac iucy caused by the resigna'
tion of Fred Willard.
n. L. Pullman of Milan who is put
Ting in IA large line OF dry goods, boots
and shoes is getting settled III hne
shape iii his new quarters in The Church
block.
| There are rumors i'll the AIR OF "a
mill' that occurred Wednesday eve-
ming which Was participated III by
several. To-day the prospects are Hat
tering tor the starting of several as.
sault and battery cases.
w. II. Diamond of LennoX county,
Ontario is III town looking after the III
terests Of his daughters in the Sharp
case. Mr.. Diamond proposes To try If
possible and put him where he will not
be able To break up homes
Our new board of supervisors is en-
jagged III ferretlng out certain supposed
irregularities IN the III uIagrment of The
county poor house. Tue Investigation
is instituted at the insJigation OF ID. ..
Cuff of Pine River who is somewhat
noted as a reformer.
Here is partial history of Flint for
/ 1890: 100000 were spent in building
operations, the water works pumped
36l 100000 gallons of water, the post
Office handled l,55S, 93l pieces OF mail,
the fire department responded To 40
alarms, S5,UU0 were spent in sewer con-
Struction.
The dedication of the Free Methodist
church Will take place next sunday.
The dedication sermon Will be preached
at ll:00 clock a. III. after whicl VIII
come the Love Feast. Services Will be
continued in tie church the rest of the
week conducted by the pastor a. With
am assisted by the Rev. w. A. Witham
aud Miss Annie Hart, Evangelist.
c. n. Sharpe, whose examination, on
the charge of adultery preferred by his
wife, Hester Sharpe, came OF before
Justice Madden, "Wednesday at st.
LOUIS, was bound over To the
circuit court. He refused TO give bonds
ard was handed over TO the tender
mercies OF Sheriff King and now reposes
peacefully behind the bars.
The third entertainment in the
Union Lecture Course will be given on
Wednesday evening Jan. II i'll Wright s
Opera House. TINS entertainment Will
be lecture on Love. Courtship aud
Marriage, 10y the well known and pOpu-
lar lecturer, Jahu Dewitt Miller, of
Philadelphia The lecture will begin
promptly at eight O'Clock, standard
time Admission % cents.
Last Saturday evening the William
MCyer Post installed their new officers.
After the ceremony the w. Il. &. was
invited in and dne oyster supper was
served to them. For two short hours
the boys lived over the stirring scenes
OF '6l and many thrilling story OF
hardship aud danger on southern
battlefield was told to listeners who
. supplemented them with similar re-
citals.
Quite a peculiar incident was that
J made known TO John +. Schwartz OF
this place by the finding of IA letter il
his box marked, opened by mistake
The letter was addressed TO John +
Schwartz, Alma. Mich, and went Il
Alma. Nebraska, where it was received
by John L. Schwartz who opened it
The letter WAS returned by him to thu
rightful owner. Mr.. schwartz is anXi
Gus ~ see his double.
VIM. Meyer w. II. G number 49,
held special meeting Jan. 18th fo
/ the puIpOSt "a lHSldillIS llAO bVN piii
GERS for the ensuing year. The cere
mony Of installation was performed b.
p Mrs. Sarah Brown, of ithaca. The fol
= lowing are the officers Mrs. Turck, L.
Mrs. Weaver, 5. V. r.; Mrs Lockwood
j. p; Mrs. Gibson, Chap; Mrs. 30
. gardus, Treas. The order is IN a highl.
prosperous condition with excellen
prospects for the ensuing year.
> Elsewhere in our columns will b.
found notice of the formation of a co
partnership between James Clarke
Prosecuting Attorney, and Edward
l.. Walbridge of Ithaca, under tn
firm name of Walbridge 81 Clarke
Mr.. Walbridge needs no introduction
to the people of Gratiot county beini
well and favorably known. While tn
Junior member of the firm has no
: practiced to any extent in this count.
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