Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-06
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
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Mo E H. idulllH sptHL houudl III
Saginaw.
III. d. Irish WAS in Spring Lake
W ednesday on hotel business.
Have YOU played progressive fiddle
de-wink? Buy an outfit of llalt.
The thermometer registered 2 : be-
low Zero Tuesday night making IL the
coolest night ot the season.
The ID. l.. X y. people were measnr-
Ing Tie ground ior The new de! OF Mon.
dV.
\. w. Beckner has accepten'a posi-
ton us cashier of the Graliot County
SIvipgs Bank and commenced hts
dulles Nedr-s lay.
Marcns Pollasky has engaged y.
, E'gan Ia mt down "a flowing we'll al
the new ID, l. Il y depot. lie viii pat
/ ia u fountain aud make II ornamental
IS well rs useful.
( Tinker. Lancashire 4 Co. have now
as tasty an Office as amy firm il. town.
/ II has been thoroughly oyerhauled,
pew paper, paint, etc and presents Il
Very tasty appearance.
Tie Ladies of VIM Mover W. II. G
will give supper al the Il. y. II hall
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 10Th. when
They i'll dispose al a handsome quilt.
Supper 25cts. aud you have Il chance TO
draw the quilt.
The cold weather has had good ef-
feet IN some respects. Among those
who have reason to be thankful is j. +.
Schwartz who has found business
quite brisk in the sleigh line since the
cold wave struck us.
ii. a. Forest, wife and son of sag
NAV stopped at the Wright House
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Forest is a
member of the State Board of correc-
ton and charities and was on his way
to inspect the county poor-house and
jail.
Delevan IL Co. are shipping large
quantities of grain yet. This firm
has paid out thousands of dollars
this season aud furnished good mar
ket when other markets were poor and
heir efforts have been appreciated 10y
the fan mers.
IIamlin * Green are making prepa-
rati0ns for big RIM next season. Tie
capacity of their factory will be pushed
10 its greatest extent as the firm is
buying and shipping large quantities of
timber in from the west. The money
paid ont has been of inestimable benefit
TO the farmers of the vicinity.
Mt. Pleasant citizens are trying to
induce the legislature To allow Them to |
amend their city charter 80 they can
take care of the bonds which are now |
past due, The present charter does /
not provide for refmding and will not
allow a tax Of more than u Ter cent 10
he raised in one year, and they want
the privilege OF bonding for at least
ten per cent. OF the valuation
In connection with the supreme |
court jld geShip is mentioned the name (
nf Judge RtmSiell Vt Traverse City. |
Few circuit judges have g, better repli-
talion in the state than he. and AS H. is /
Il farmer and stands well with the I
agricultural element the chances ale I
favorable for his securing the nom na .
tioL at the hands OF the republican
party. Il
Thur Sday morning the Todd IIonse {.
at Ithaca WAS found To be oil fire. The
lire department WAS called ont aud
livery effort made To save the building .
but 10 no effect. However "a large
share of the contents were removed
and the department WAS able 10 pre-
vent the spread of the llimes to the adj
joining buildings though two were
very close TO it. The building was
occupie as IA boarding house.
Mrs. A. O Burlill, wife of the pastor
of the Advent church of ANA, died at
her residence at 500 z. m. Tuesday.
For some years She has been great
sufferer from cancers and several tIm's
before has almost succlimbed 10 the
dread disease. She WAS w.maD he.
loved 10y all her acquaiutances III eX-
emf larv christian whose daily life WAS
n constant exempIiticdtinn OF her prof
essiun The funeral was from the Ad.
vent church and was largely attended.
ANoidln. Taxes,
An amusing example Of the ezpedients
resorted TO BY people TO escape taxation
is afforded by q prominent farmer Of
Lafayette, Ore, who claimed al offset