Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-24


The cheapest place to buy tinware is
at Hayt's.
ID. Fleming of Riyerdale was in town
Wednesday.
Call at Delavan's for anything wanted
in Boots and Shoes.
Mrs. A. j. Hall spent Sunday with
friends at Mt. Pleasant.
Manager Potter, of the Harrington,
was in town last Saturday.
The ID. l.. Il n. have few changes
in their time table in this issue.
j. +. Sartor, our townsman, has been
appointed post master at ROLAND.
Miss Lille Ayers, of Sumner, left last
week for short visit with friends in
/ Ohio.
The Star Store wishes to announce
that hereafter they will sell goods for
cash only.
Frank Norton, an old Alma boy
is now very low with consumption at
Grand Ledge.
j. w. S. Opdyke returned last Satur-
day from his vacation. He reports
plenty of fun and fish.
Mrs. Bart Miller, j. G. Lindsey and
Alma College Business Department
have announcements in this issue.
Some lawless tramps pulled up the
pipe at the flowing well near w .Clubbs
blacksmith shop last Saturday night.
Miss f. M. Brown, formerly of Ithaca
has purchased the millinery stock of
Mrs. Avery and has taken possession.
Il. l.. Drake sold his stock in TIE
West End grocery last week to j. G.
Lindsey, of Genessee county, who
took immediate possession.
The baking powder man giving away
silverware made the town last Satur-
day night and as usual found catchers,
There is no game too old for biters.
Chas. a. Luce and daughter, Samuel
Sears and wife, Frank II. Sweet and f.
G. FISHER, of Grand Bapids, were among
the guests at the Sanitarium last Sun
day.
n. Z. Watts, of Missouri, is visiting
his son, John Watts, of this place. Mr..
Watts was one of the first residents of
this county, having cleared up good
farm two miles west of Alma
The Detroit Times is responsible for
the statement that the Indian school
may not be located at Mt. Pleasant.
The price of real estate is put down as
the reason. What is the matter with
looking after it for Alma?
James Wheaton, who lives on section
II in Arcadia, boasts of the biggest yield
of hay so far heard of this season.
From five acres he cut l6 loads of hay,
as large as two horses could draw to
the barn and he is anxious to know if
any one can show bigger yield.
Partons of the RECORD must over.
look any irregularities in this weeks
issue and if any are found, attribute
them TO the fact that young gentle
man arrived in o. NJ. Everden's fami-
ly last Friday morning and announced
his intention of locating permanently.
d. &. Hively, Of the Carson City
nursery, made his last trip with berries
to Alma last Tuesday when he brought
in load of Cuthbert raspberries of as
fine quality as could be asked. The
demand for small fruit in town has
been greater than he could supply. The
RECORD is again under obligations to
Mr.. lively for fine sample of his
Cuthberts.
Perkins Brothers single mill of
Lakeview was blown up last Monday
afternoon about o'clock. Three per-
sons, r. G. Gregory, the fireman and
his son Eddie aged Is and f. G.. Peters,
one of the proprietors were instantly
killed, all being horribly mangled.
Several others employed in the mill
were injured more or less. Large
pieces of the boiler were blown go rods.
Low water is supposed to be the cause.
Arthur Downing, the young son of
Miner Downing, of this village, met
with a painful accident Monday after.
noon. He was out with Flobert
rifle shooting sparrows and while watch
ing stood with his left hand resting on
the muZZle of the gun. In some way
the gun was discharged, the ball enter
ing the lower edge of the hand and
lodging in the bones. DR.. Yerington
probed for the ball but was unable to
get it,
The threatened strike on the 7. & A.
has been bridged over for while and
the complaints of the employees will be
settled by board of arbitration. 1t is
probably the wisest course for the men
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