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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
RIVERDALE.
Business Mention.-New Institutions
The MaccabeeS New Creamery
COMPANY Visitors.

Business Mention.-New InstltuJions.-
The Maccabees New Creamery
Company.-Vistors.
Work on the new livery barn is progress
ing finely. Two crews of men are so dlstrib-
uted on the work, with competant carpen-
ter at the head, that every hour of time is
filled to the greatest advantage. When it is
completed Riverdae can boast of rs finely
constructed and commodious barn as can
be found in Gratiot county. The doctor Is
satisfied only with the best and, judging from
his manifestations of public spirit Riverdale
may be made glad that he has come to stay.
Our school term expires June lst, and
Mr. Taylor has taught an excellent school
and given entire satisfaction to the commit
nifty. We hope he will be re-engaged. The
only objection Mr.. Taylor has to Riyerdale is
the water he was compelled to drink for a
week or more. Ask him about it.-The
Maccabees are growing rapidly in Riverdale
this summer, applications for membership
are received at every review. A lecture, on
June TO- at the church, by a noted speaker,
will beneficial to all. At the time the order
was organized here, some three years ago,
a certain business man, owning a hall, turned
them into the street and made the remark
that "the order will die out in less than a
year" Pretty lively lot of corpses at some
of their reviews, judging from the racket
hear outside.-The Riverdale creamery
is no more. 1t cost $4,000 and sold the other
day TO l.. Stevens for $3.50 to satisfy an exc
cution. A new company has been organized
TO make cheese, snd there is some talk of re-
moving it to Elm Hall.-Our stave mill
is still running night and day, furnishing
employment for large number of men.
This place should consider itself fortunate
and appreciate what the firm of Gardner &
Peterman is doing for it during these demo-
cratic times.-The familiar face of W. T.
Pitt is again seen on our streets; but now at
the foot of the undertaking the assessment.
Miles Heath, of Ithaca, was in River
dale Oh Wednesday, and he appeared to he
enjoying himself as usual We understand
ne was trying to sell one of his horses to a
lady from Chicago, who is stopping here at
prosent.=Miss Donohue has taken va
cation, and will visit friends and relatives at
st. Louis and Ithaca.-There is quite q
probability of Riverdae having another
change in the location of the post office.
building especially for the Office is what is
required, and would be greatly appre :iated.
-Riverdale is right in line with the large
cities of Michigan, having a live medium;
real nickel-in the slot medium direct from
the medlumistic realms of spirltuallsm. 1t
mas only recently developed that we had such
extraordinary talent in our midst. Not long
since a eance was communed at the home
of the medium and the characteristic form
ulary of all important communication began.
Further particulars next week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
THE STATE.

The coal famine at the Sault has
compelled the government contractors
to stop dredging. Forty men are
thus thrown out of work.
Mrs. |. T. Damon, of Millngton, re-
Gently went insane and was taken TO
Pontiac asylum. She was the wife of
one of the leading merchants.
Sam Williams, the man arrested for
robbing a jewelry store in Port Austin,
and who escaped while on his way to
Jail, some two weeks ago has been re d:
captured. He is now locked up at Bad
Axe.
The Sault News runs a department
headed THE State of SUPERIOR Citi-
zens of the upper peninsula do not take
kindly to it. They remember the past
winter and how the good people of the
whole state helped them out in their
trouble.
Hattie Abbott, a Pontiac girl who
Joined the Salvationists against the will
of her parents and was returned home,
is again M, sing. Her mother, on Mon
day, brought suit against three lieute-
nants of the army for inducing the girl
to leave her home, laying her damages
at three hundred dollars.
st. Joseph claimed the honor of ship
ping the first lot of Michigan strawber-
ries, but New Buffalo is after her scalp.
The Semaphore states that Andrew
Willard, just north of town, shipped two
crates to commission dealer on the 18th
Of the month and that he had them
some days previous on his table.
A Naubinway citizen went to ST.
Ignace, got drunk, took off most of his
clothes, broke twenty panes OF glass in
ten different stores, smashed four show
cases, tipped over several stoves, chop
ped the Office chair into kindling wood,
threw several beds out of the window,
kissed every woman he met, and yet is
still at large .-L'Anse Sentinel.
The first white man that went to the
menominee river TO remain was Chap
pee, an Indian trader, and agent for the
American Fur Co., in 1896, just ninety
eight years ago. He was French Cana
dian voyageur. At that early day the
locality was noted for the abundance
of animals that furnished fur, and was
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
MIDDLETON.

A Newsy Gr!st from an Old Correspond
ent-Middleton's Prosperity.
The Aid Society of the Christian church
had an ice cream social at the old Middleton
hotel on Saturday evening last which was
Largely attended. The proceeds went to help
pay the minister's salary. THE Misses
Grace and Daisy Everest took a trip to New
Haven Center on Saturday last on a short
visiting tour.-Grace Everest's school
closed in the Reynolds District on Friday
last. --Childreus day exercises will be
held at the Christian church on the first Sun
day of June. -Francis Carlin who went
fishing some two weeks ago and got lost has
DOT been heard of yet. He is foolish and
would easily be identified; and should any
one sea such a man. would confer favor by
communicating with Henry Carlin, his
brother, at Middleton Mich. -Our artist
Buckhold and Little are taking some fine
photographs and we consider our selves
lucky in getting them located permanently
among Us. They have purchased the photo
gruph gallery at Maple Rapids and Mr.
Little will attend to customers at that place
while Mr.. Buckhold will stay here.-A.
NJ. VanDerhoof shipped fine car of stock
from here this week ID. Perkins
has erected shed just north of A. l.. Skaters
store and has it filled with the Wood mowers
and binders for which he is agent.
The dance at the hotel F.iday night was
success as far as enjoyment goes, mp not III
numbers all say,sthe crowd was not large but
all had good time.-Adney Reynolds
says he is going to plant 10 acers of beans
this year.-Ulyde Causan has gone TO
Lucas, Mich. to work VIM Buckholder
who has heen in Dushvile for the past week
returned home Friday. He informs Us tina
he is about trading property in Dushville for
property here. and will locate permanently
among us. Orlando McLand of Carson
City, Sundayed with his parents Of this place
THE Middleton Coopering Co., are
shipping quite extensively of slaves from
srom this place lately. Bros
have received another car load of lime this
spring. The trade is lively.-J. b.
Ressegue Il Co. have Just finished putting
in new front to their store which looks as
if it would stand the storms.-J. w.
Patterson d Co. have been putting some new
shelving in their store and otherwise i'm.
proving is reported that G. s. Keefer
will handle the mails as postmaster after the
lst of Jane ". A. Bonee of Perrintou
was in town Friday and gave ye correspond
ent a call.-Mr. Curtiss of Perrlnton
was in town this week working the interest
of the Journal and Inter Ocean. =-Taik
about towns, but we think Middleton can
compare with any of them: she has three
general stores, three blacksmith shops. three
wagon and repair shops. two millinery shops
two dealers in agricultural implements.
one hotel, one stave mill, one elevator, one
handles lime, tile, and brick two dress
makers. one photograph gallery, one furne-
ture and upholstering and undertaking
establishment, one hardware, one drug
store. two churches. one doctor, one meat
market aud about fifty dogs and all doing
living business let some one else compare.
Freeman Salisbury has the addition to
his house about completed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

May 81. In the matter of George Lindsay,
and alleged insane person. Order made TO
convey said insane person TO the Northern
Asylum for the Insane.
May 81. In the matter of the estate OF
Charles Hall, an incompetent person; Order
made discharging William X. Johnson af
guardian of said incompetent person.
May % In the matter of the estate OF
George w. Gribben, deceased Order made
admitting the will of said deceased to Pro
bate aud appointing j. X. Salisbury executor
thereof.
May 23. In the matter of the essate OF
Clara X. Nelson, deceased: Petition of Will
Der T.. Nelson filed praying that an admins
traitor be appointed of the estate of SAID
deceased. Hearing, June Is, 1874.
May %. In the matter of the estate of
Charles S. Douglas. Deceased Hearing
Final account of administrators, June Is,
1894.
May %. In the matter of the estate OF
Carrie Scarborough. deceased; Petition OF
Daniel marlborough filed praying that the
Probate Court by an order determine who
are the lawful heirs of said deceased. Hear
ing, June Is, 1894.
May %, Ia the matter OF the estate of
Flora scarborough, deceased; Petition of
Daniel scarborough filed praying that
the Probate Court by an order determine
who are the lawful heirs of said deceased.
Hearing, June Is. 1893.
May 26. In the matter of the estate of
Andrew b. Thompson. an incompetent per-
son; Order made appointing Lorenzo Daily
guardian of said incompetent.
May 26. In the matter of the estate of
Nancy Cooper, deceased: Petition of Hiram
NJ. Cooper filed praying that an administrat-
or be appointed of the estate of said de-
ceased. Hearing, June %, 1894.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
ELWELL.

Newsy Notes on Various Matters
Mr.. Madden from st. Louis, was visiting
friends in Elwell last Monday evening"
Last Saturday evening Mr.. Bogart's horse
was taken sick at about ak o'clock. In about
three hours he was dead Cause, spasmoiic
iic.-Itis rumored that Phelps Bros
have sold their store property to Jay Gee, but
there is no certainty in the rumor up TO the
present writing. Chauncey Sweet
has been seriously i'll for several days or
weeks past, but ia now some better again.
Mr.. Joe Sweet and Mr.. Will Howell
started on the road to take farm pictures last
Saturday morning. Mr.. Frank Taylor
hos accepted position in a school at Cadillac
and will move there soon.-The ice cream
social was quite a success last Saturday even
ing, only a little too cold.=-=On the nights
of the 9th and 2Sth inst. there was heavy
frost in and around Elwell, doing much dam
age to TIE early crops.-The farmers are
very much discouraged over the cold weather
aud the late frosts in this vicinity. Last
Sunday morning Sell Brothers show passed
through Elwell at about o'clock. One of
the engines gave out and the rear section had
TO lie on the track about one hour until the
rear engine had helped section one up to
Riverdale. Box,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

fine spot for an Indian trading post
in fur, game, fish, etc.
Anew Buffalo lady recently put hun
bred dollar bill ia her pillow for safe
keeping, and then forgot all about it.
Then came housekeeping, and she fired
everything out of doors. The next day
there was weeping in that household
the bill was missing. After all the
neighbors in the village had been sum
moned and "A still-hunt made, the lady
was made happy by the discovery o.
her lost treasure in the grass OF thu
lawn.
For the first time on record story
comes from the upper peninsula that
cannot be beaten in the southern Part
Of the state. During recent thunder
storm Finnish trammer. who was on
the fortieth level of the North Quincy
mine, near Hancock, was struck by
lightning. The man had placed one OF
his hands on one Of the rails of the skip
road at the same time one of his leg.
was resting on the same conductor.
The electric fluid followed the track to
where the man was resting, and keeled
him over as flat as if he had been knock
ed down with a bludgeon. He finally
recovered.
George Gibbs, Of Eckford township,
Calhoun county, is the latest claimant
for the honor of youngest soldier IL
the union army of 1S6l-65. He enlisted
in 1861, at the age of thirteen, wa,
wounded at Pittsburg Landing, April 6,
1862, and discharged in August follow
ing; re enlisted in February. 1868, serv.
ing continuously until mustered out a.
the close of the war. He was no drum
mer boy, but carried musket and per
formed every duty required af a private
soldier, receiving no favors ON account
of his youthfulness.
Miss Name Judd, aged %. of Adrian
committed suicide at the Eastern hotel,
Brighton, Monday morning, by hang
ing herself TO the bedroom door knob.
The woman has been engaged in the
millinery business at Adrian, and hei
mind was affected by illness. Mis-,
Judd was taken to Brighton, on visit.
by friends, who, for the past two weeks
have carefully watched her movements.
She eluded them for not over fifteen
minutes when she committed the act
Miss Judd had "A good position, and
was getting $50 week, but illness pre-
vented her from enjoying life
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
ALMA COLLEGE.
Program for Com mencement Week, I S04
MONDAY, JUNE II. TO FRIDAY JUNE Is
Examinations

Program for Commencement Week, 1894.
MONDAY, JUNE H. TO FRIDAY JUNE IS
Examinations.
SUNDAY, JUNE L.
1870 a. IN. Farewell Communion.
$50 p. m Baccaaureate Sermon. by Pres.
A. i. Brlske.
$50 p. m. Annual Address before the Chris
tian Associations. by Herrick
johnson, ID. D.
MONDAY, JUNE IL CLASS DAY
$500 a. m. Examinations.
$500 p. m Glass Day Exercises.
500 p. m Address before the Commercial
Department, by Hon |. y. Fan
cher.
TUESDAY. JUNE 10.
300 a. IL. Examinations.
sop IN. Graduating Exercises of the Kin
dergartcn Department.
$500 p m. Annual Concert of the Music De
partment
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE -. ALUMNI DAY.
1000 a. IN. Graduating Exercises OF the Pre-.
paratory Department.
$500 p. IN. Meeting of the Alumni Association
scoop. HI. Union Prayer aud Praise Service
THURSDAY. JUNE 81
1900 a. m. Fourth Annual Commencement
300 p. m. JolhcatQn Meeting.
500 p. IN. Presidents Reception.
You are cordially invited to all these exercises
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
WEST ARCADIA.

Personal and Businesses Mention-School
Clossd Sheep Dogs.
The people of West Arcadia still live, al
though the reporter has not notified the pub
lie of the fact for a long time. ==Decatur
Coleman is drawing some immense loads of
stone from AL Beason's place. The stone
are used for abutments for the Ely bridge.
School closed this week Friday. Miss
Cope has taught the winter and spring terms.
Dogs have made havoc with j. H..
Nils and Will Beverly's lambs, also several
other hocks have been disturbed. == Miss
Hattie Parsons has another piano. 1t was
bought in Chicago. j. Ii. Allis has
been on the sick list since the last Of March.
but Ia getting some better at this writing.
90. +. Bonner has put porch on the
front Of his h)uss.==M T.. Is. Woodland
il making improvements on the forty pur-
chased of Mr. Echert-The general en-
curry nowadays is when can we get in our
corn? Echo answers when? ELIZA.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
S. ". NEWARK.
The News in Brief.

Rain! Rain! Corn planting has had set
back of about fifteen days. corn that was
planted before the rain is coming up
On Wednesday of last week John Wright's
horses took fright at a corn marker and
broke loose from Mr.. Wright throwing
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright out and hurting them
quite badly: but at present they feel quite
well.-Mrs. Epra circuit Is on the sick
list.-We understand there is a man in
our neighborhood who is feeding peddlers
free of charge, if they will listen 10 him
talk politics, he is demo-, =. l., Pro. Hi,
Coxeyite .-Hamiiton Martin has movei
on to his farm on Sec. 33. -Tacy Rod
gers of Carson City is visiting her parents
this week. =-Mumps at VIM. Sepleys=
Geo. Allen is doing a lot of spraying trees
this spring. Quarterly meeting next
Saturday and Sunday business meeting Sat
urday afternoon. Walker had
the misfortune to loose valuable COW one
day last week. REC.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
What n Busy Man Got.

He is very busy man, so busy ir
fact that he neglects everything-home
society and even his meals. Then he
gets hungry and cranky and lonely and
wonders why he has headaches, dyspep
STA and the blues. But the minute they
show signs of abating he PUSHES along
on his same mad career
This bothered the girl who called him
by his first name and exercised the ex
elusive privilege of scolding him anC
questioning his business methods. She
could tell him she didn't see what gooC
a big business was il he didn't have time
to eat and enjoy the good things of life
and he would shake his head and think
what sweetly ignorant and feminine
kind of a girl she was but if any one
else had limited that he was getting thin
and haggard and had crows feet and
dyspepsia and all the signs of premature
decay he might have resented it. He
was not too busy to send her little
watch in the shape of diamond hear
for Christmas but he did not notice thai
she sent him nothing but flew down
town as usual the day after Christina:
and worked like beaver until noon. he
was pondering over a row of figure,
and stock ticker when boy marched
into the room, tipped his hat and sci
down a covered tray before the aston.
ished man.
There aainty as if at a pretty home
table, was a lunch, quick. business
mans lunch, but solid and daintily
served. He was never known to dc
such thing before but after a whistle
of surprise he figured away with one
hand while he drunk hot bouillon and
conveyed substantial roast beef sand
witches to his mouth with the other hand.
And when he got through, so busy was
he, he never even wondered where OF
how he had CHANGED to have that repast
Every day this week it comes in with
charming regularity. 1t is always diff.
ferent but always suits him and he ha:
contracted the trivial habit of men on
salaries of looking at the clock toward
lunch time. When he had time to suspec,
and asked that girl of his why she
laughed at him when he wasn't starving
at dinner-time she laughed and said
That's my Christmas present. Men
make fun of useless things. Food is a
sensible one, isn't itp'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
FOREST HILL.

News Notes from the North.
Nothing particular was damaged by the
frost OF last Sunday night although ice was
found in several places. Wood
and Willie Katenhus went TO Whitmore Lake
and Ann Arbor last Sunday. family
of Mr.. Shultz have been enjoying visit
from his daughter Flora and her husband
and little boy of Manistee county during the
past week.==Children' Day exercises at
the Christian church next Sunday evening.
Miss Lily Wood visited in st. Louis
this woek.=-Some of the farmers will
have TO repant their corn as the excessive
rains have caused il TO rot.-Mrs. j. w.
Doan spent three days in Ann Arbor last
week attending the W. g. L. y. convention.
Mira Hull and children visited relatives
in st. Louis last Saturday night and Sunday.
ETC.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
Sc. CRYSTAL.

We dng-Those Sneak Thieves gain
HoEe I'D there Poetry tJr Grover.
q, What "a Boom's To-day.
There was fat man. on the sly,
To the democrat clown he wicked his eye
Saying wen get there bye and bve,
And free trade we, sir, will let ny
q, What booms to-day
q, what a BOONE to-day
Lumber and ron-on she goes;
Then free trade wool we do propose
Well make the dnffer 20 without ciothes'
Wen make the toiler turn up his toe5-
O, how things boom today
o. how things boom today
With sugar ON this bill OF mine,
Protected-that is all so fine
Wen make you yankees wish 20 dine,
In Hades, on q porcupine
O. What a boom there'il be,
That sharks rejoice 10 see
Now Decoration Day is here,
And Grover with his fish pole dear
Fishing he his course doth steer.
While all the Nation sheds tear.
How glad all nature VIII appear,
when Satan comes TO claim his own,
10 fry The fat and soorch the bone.
Married. Elder Miller of near Hubbard
ston TO Mrs. Maria Harrington OF Ne"
Haven; also Jas. Durbin 10 Mics Ruoie Run
dio. both Of Crystal. May joy go with you
is the wish of their many friends.--Stli
thieying goes on. George Metcalf bought
bag of seed corn and took. il home, intending
10 plant the next day. When he went TO get
his corn some one had stolen 1t, bag and all
George says he Is glad they did not take the
marks out of his corn field. Jay Lindsay
had bag of oats stolen. Canned fruit, II
quarts, and sheep were taken from an Old
couple who were old and poor, with no way
of helping Themselves. Any one who VIII
steal from such people are the worst type of
thieves, and if caught, ought to suffer the ex-
treme penalty of the law.=-Miss Eva
Smith returned last Sunday, after two
weeks visit with her sister at Muir.
ALLEN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
love and Time.

'Good-hy dear love" And hc held her hand
And looked iu her eyes that shOne like dew,
Promise me, deareSt-yOu understand
Whatever may happen you'll still be true
Though time may part Us, ! yet shall know
That your heart i mine as mine i yours
And, though fate divide Us, our love shall
grow
And be- deeper and sweeter while life en-
dures
NAY, can you doubt me? Can forget?
My love l. stronger than time or fate,
And you'll come again to me, won't you, Pet,
Tomorrow evening at half-past eight
-puck
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
Very Much Surprised

have been afflicted with neuralgia
for nearly two years, have tried physi-
clans and all known remedies. but
found no permanent relief until l tried
bottle Of Dullam's Great German
Lipiment and 1t gave me instant and
permanent relief. Is cents per bottle.
Signed A. u. SMELL, Hamilton, Mich.
For sale BY B. VanDen Bergh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

ness irm in the Hoffstetter building vacated
by 4. j. Alexander, but the nature of the
business and the identy OF the firm has not
yet been revealed. The boys here who
visited Ithaca Lodge 1913 +. * A. M. last
week we're immensely pleased with the work
and the treatment they received. .. n.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
ST, LOUIS,

A Comment or Two from the City.
Mill street has recently been improved by
removing the surface Accommodations and
leveling it to the
day was cold and disagreeable, but was OBJ
rived with appropriate ceremonies.-
Qaite large number took in the I. A.
excursion Sunday.-There ia good sized
r,mor afloat that we are to have new busi-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

the village affords, tantalizng the small boy,
who, on account of the scarcity of leeks to
dig and through the economy of our school
board are also obliged to run loose on the
village streets. --Ashley IL dry, SO dry
that many of "the boys" have to 20 to our
neighbor villages two or three times a week,
and on their return. could one bat look
through the ice houses, he would think Ashley
il surely blessed with saloon. No saloon,
but plenty of beer and drunken boys
In certain town on Maple river not more
than a thousand miles from Bannlster, there
lives noted hunter, who, for convenience
sake, we will call John. Well, you see, one
day the boys procured wooden decoy duck,
and after anchoring 1t in the middle of the
stream they called Johns attention to the
duck out there in the river. John made a
rash for his gun and after getting in good
range fired broadsde. which failed 10 bring
feather. But don't you dare 10 go 10 Ban
pi-;er and say a word about 'duck hunting"
We hear that some of Ashey's young
sters are carrying reyolvers To protect them
from tramps. No need of that, boys, if any
one tramped TO Ashley they will tramp out
again.