Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30
HOME AND VICINITY.

Wednesday.
Have Won looked into the Nickl
saving system? y
> }. Longfelder was in Port Huron tn
iirSt of the week.
Frank L. Poll"skv spent Sunday il
} town with his family.
} Judge Daboll lectured at Ashley las
night on Fort Fisher
The Grand lodge +. * A. NJ. meets a
Grand Rapids this week.
The L. Il \. have broken their con
nection with the +. ~ z. Nj. at Mt
Pleasant.
a large number OF st. I.onis people
attended the social at ID. II. Sulivan's
last Friday evening.
Fred Roberts. manager of the Law
renee House, Adrian, made flying
visit home over Sunday.
Rev w A. Witham, of Clare is here
assisting in the meetings this week at
the Free Methodist church.
Many mickle makes a muckle but
1t only takes 20 nickles to make dol
lar. Inquire at the Savings Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turck and daughter
left last Tuesday for Florida. They will
remain there the rest of the winter.
The Ladies Guild of st. Johns
church will meet next Tuesday after.
noon AT the residence of Mr. II. A.
DeleIan.
George Abbott, who was reported
injured bv 5. J Day in an incounter at
the formers farm last week was not as
seriously injured as at first supposed.
w. L. Ormsby, of Clio. DEPUTY
Great Commander K o. I. NJ. was in
town "Wednesday looking over the
prospects for organizing tent of that
order,
Free EStee and Others of Mt. Pleasant
are in Washington urging the passage
OF the Indian school bill. They are very
anxious now TO profit by Col. Bliss eff |
forts.
Mrs. y. j. Mccullough returned last
Friday tfom Alba where she has been
for the past two weeks caring for her
mother who has been very sick but is |
now recovering.
|. n. Fleming, of McBain, formerly |
of Elwell, was in town "Wednesday
He had been in Jackson visiting his
father who was stricken down by an
attack of paralysis.
Don't forget the registration Sat
urday. 1t is important that each vo-
ter's name be on the list. Register
and then vote for the bonds and the
villages prosperity.
BY an explosion of fire damp in the
Mammoth vein. Scottsville, Pennsyl-
wanna, last Tuesday. 10 miners were
killed. The mine is now on fire. and
but little hopes are entertained of re-
covering any Of the bodies.
Geo. McLellen removed this week
with his boot and shoe shop to Alma,
where he has rented building and pro
poses To do business. lie is a good
workman and the journal takes pleas
u1e in recommending him to the citizens
OF Alma IA such. - EdD.oye Journal.
A. d. Petit, chairman of the Gratiot
county republican county committee
and for long time an energetic repub-
lean worker. has been appointed post
master at Ithaca in place of ID. G..
Johnson whose term has expired. The
election is a good one and we congrat. !
llate "Al'' or the result.
+. Z. Pollasky's big show window
lad narrow escape from being broken !,
asst Monday owing to Decatur Cole
mans horse becoming frightened and 7
attempting To back "A cutter into the
tore. The runners drove in the base
nent window and the back had all but !,
truck the plate when the horse was
topped.
In view Of the demand for excursion
ates the Michigan passenger agents
ave arrived at this decision: Here y
fter parties Of ten bound to the same =
lace get rates of two cents per mile .
nd parties of over 90, one and one - !,
alf cents for the round trip. The -
ckets will be good for five days and y
10 pounds OF baggage will be allowed y
, each. u
The Chicago * Grand Trunk railway :,
'mpany Will appeal to the United n
.ates supreme court from the Michi- o,
IN supreme court sustaining the two "a
mt passenger rate imposed by the n,
st legislature. The company says
lat no inquiry was made into the -.
asonableness of the rate and that it y,
based on fhe earnings from business ~
Using out of the state. Other roads %