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Alma Record
Friday, 21 August 1885

         Reports of having seen a meteor last Friday night,
       as large as the full moon, but more brilliant, have
       been coming from all parts of the State. It was seen
       at Muskegon, Muir, Evart, Stanton, St. Louis and
       various other places, but Alma can say more than that
       of it. Whether it was attracted by the many brilliances
       here we can't say, but it came sure enough. It was seen
       about 8 o'clock in the evening, coming from a north
       easterly direction with considerable velocity. We did
       not see it but those who did say that it was about the
       size of a large foot ball, and very brilliant. It was
       in sight only a few seconds and then fell with a great
       crash upon the roof of WM. ROBERT'S house, on State st.
       The house wherein ye editor dwells is just cross the
       street and the way it shook for a few seconds led us
       to believe that someone had been fooling with dynamite.
       The crash was terrific and everyone in the town heard
       it distinctly. MRS. ROBERTS was alone at the time and
       was so stunned that she did not recover entirely for
       some time. A look around the premises did not reveal
       any traces of the noisy visitor, and no damage was
       done farther than startling some of the residents of
       that locality half out of their wits for a little
       while.
       
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