Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-24

See the grand Uncle Tom" street
parade next Thursday
DIR. X. G. Turck and wife left Wednes.
day morning for Mackinaw and Sault
st. Marie.
John Rork of Middleton has received
a renewal of pension at the rate Of $40
per month.
\ w Brock has for sale good second
hand cook stove, No. S. Well burn either
wood or coal.
Rev. w. r. Clark pastor Mackinaw-st.
Baptist church of Saginaw, was In
town Tuesday.
A. IL. Harrington of Marshall, former
ly "a student of Alma College, has been
in town this week.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Alma Wooden Mills was held
on Tuesday afternoon.
Forty.six tickets were sold at this
station for Toledo last Sunday. on the
Ann Arbor excursion.
A nice juicy roast or piece of beef will
do more good than all the medicine.
Try Banghart's market
Mr.. and Mrs. @. L. Chadwick were the
guests of their parents, MIR. and Mrs +.
y. Chadwick, over Sunday.
r. E. Moblo's gray pacing mare is
one of the best single drivers in the
county and is for sale cheap.
Mrs. Fred Fullerton and daughter
have returned home from months
visit with relatives near Elweu
Everett Alverson of Grand Rapids
was the guest of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs f G.. Alverson, over Sunday.
Miss Winnie Teeven and Miss Carrie
Launt of Grand Rapids are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs Bart Miller this week.
a. L. Wagstaff of Cofreeville, Kan.
sas, former resident in Alma, has been
transacting business in town this week.
RE. Mobolo of Riverdale says this
sporting life is too exciting for him and
offers his gray pacing mare for sale
cheap.
E.R. Griffith is refttinP the building
recently occupied by O. W Rogers
grocery store, where he viii run meat
market.
Three barns in Rathboue We're struck
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by lightning last Sunday afternoon
They took fire and several horses were
burned to death.
There will be free open air concert
given by the Uncle Toms Cabin Co. in
front Of the opera house next Thursday
evening at seven O'Clock.
siegal Wilson has resigned his position
in Earl Clarks barber shop and returned
to his home in Riverdale. Chas
Grooms has taken his position.
F.E. PollasEy offers his entire stock
of carpets, mating, rugs. lace and
tapestry curtains at manufacturer 5
cost during the next 10 days sale.
Mrs. Day of Detroit has been guest
in the families of Dewitt Nought and l..
b. Kehn. She went TO Elwell "Wednesday
where she VIII visit friends before re
turning home.
Clark Evans, farmer living one mile
west of Riverdale, was caught under a
falling grainary "Wednesday forenoon of
this week and died before help
could be procured.
The annual county Grange picnic will
be held in Wlntou's grove Ithaca,
Thursday, August 30 Jason Woodman
of Paw Paw will deliver the address
The program will consist of music,
readings and Rotations. AL are in
vited to attend this picnic.
The following guests from ont of
town were present at the Sargent.Thum
wedding: Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Thum,
" SIS Alice Thum, Messrs. Ezra, Ernest
and Timothy Thum, Mr.. Frank Pres.
sley, Mr. and Mrs Chas, Smith and
daughter, MIR. Edward Gable, Miss
Addie Parker, all from Newark; Mrs.
s. E. Presley and Miss Eliza Presley
from Ithaca; Mr.. and Mrs. Il D Lemen
from Shepherd and Mr. and Mrs. Wal.
lace Smith from ST. Louis
Last Sunday night Nelson jerks OF
Ovid, who has been at work in town,
was taken violently insane at the home
of Mrs Lyons on Superior.st. where he
was boarding. He had been unwell for
day or two and all day sunday his
actions were very strange. About mid
night he became 50 violent that the men
who were sleeping in the same room
with him found it necessary to call IN
Marshal Greig, who with some assist
ance placed Mr.. jerks IN one Of the cells
of the lookup. The officials Of Clinton
county were notified and they took him
! away on Tuesday At last reDOrts the