Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Vol. 8. No. 5.
HERE, THERE IND ELSE
WHERE.

d. &. Bl;nn, a former resident Of Alma
was in town this week.
f. C. Achard made business trip to
Saginaw, Wednesday.
Marcus Pollasky has several houses TO
sell or rent. Terms easy.
A. Bradley reports business good in his
line, n fact we are pleased TO chronicle.
The Reed City Clarion is now printed
all at home, and is just as saucy as ever.
POPULAR prices of admission at the
East Lynne" performance. BE sure and
attend.
Easter was just as stormy and disagree
able as though it came earlier in the
season.
Harry Hawkins deals ont groceries ar
W. i. Hough \ Cos like an old hand at
the business.
Z. :. Hoskins of the 81. L2uis Leader,
wa a pleasant caller st this Office Thurs
day morning
There viii be Episcopal services at the
Baptist church ON sunday next, May 2nd
At the usual hour
This is the season when the angle wor m
should bc settling up his earthly affairs
for AT what hour etc.
The cornerstone Of the soldiers home
at Grand Radids viii be laid without
ceremony next week.
If YOU wish to purchase a house and
lot on easy terms,at ow rate OF interest.
Call on Marcus Pollasky.
Remember the date-May . and be on
hand 20 hear EAST Lynne one Of the
most powerful plays ever written.
The Maple Raplds Dispatch saws:
"Colcra has made It's appearance in Italy. -
Poor Italy There is no hope for her if il
has come in that form.
7. O. Lumsden's residence was moved,
the first ofthe week, 10 its new location
acres. the street. Mr. Hodgkinson did
the job in his usua! good style.
There has been almost butter famine
In Alma during the past week CT two. 1t
is hoped that there VIII be no trouble on
this score wheu the creamery commences
operations
Marcus PolIasky has Just finished build
ing several neal dwellings which lac will
sci a. great bargains; tue property is in %
desirable locality and everything is new,
neat and clean.
The Normal school viii DE continued AZ
Fentou; q citizen committee having pur-
chased the building for S. 900 will turn it
over 10 Prof. Pile, who will be head Of the
institution hereafter
The lives ofwild ducks are now pro-
tected by law. The measures giving the
birds immunity from the death-deaiing
weapons Of spOrtsmen for a season went
into effect on Friday
If anyone wants Il large black pig they
can have the same by calling az Mr. De
Pcw's resi- .ence scross the river and prov
ing property. They may then call at this
office and pay for this notice.
Fred H. Coon travelling agent of the
Detroit Evening News, was in town Mon
day and Tuesday looking after the circula
ton of that paper He raised the number
of subscribers 10 about 70.
st. Louis Republican: c. W. Hicks is
in town making preparations TO move his
family to Council Bluffs, Iowa. where he
has scared a partnership in large real
estate and insurance business.
Fishermen should remember that there
is a state low prohibiting the spearing or
shooting, al TINS season of the year, of all
inland water fish except suckers, mullet,
red-sides and wall-eyed pike.
Paste this in your hat \ recent
decision of the postofilce de
partmcnt is that It is unlawful to open a
letter addressed to another person, even
for the purpose Of detecting crime.
The old she adjoining the Wright
House on the West has been torn down
and The site has been levelled and is being
nicely sodjed. This makes quite AN add
tion b. the Wrgnt Hous lawn and is
d, cidcd improvement IN all respects.
The Congl church is receiving coat
of plaster Members Of the society are
engaged in collecting funds with which
to purchase the windows and i really be-
gins 10 look as though the building would
be finisheed at no distant day.
Is Alma to celebrate Decoration day?
Don't put off preparations until the last
moment and then make iiZZle of it, but
Eck u - ~ EldlI duNl NdiII IL Ohl III SuSh
n manner that the dead heroes will not
turn over in their narrow beds in misery.
Let US have a good one or none.
On or about Msy l2h WE warn the
community, ioieign flag will he seen
floating from the flag-stad above Wright's
Opera House The japanese have captur.
ed IT but il is only for ia Il one date TO dis
pense e. CT The benefit Of the Episcopal
churti.
Owo.so Press: Mr.. a. J Weston, who
formerly lived on the Amos Young place
between OwOsso and Coruuna, and now
lives at Alma. was in town Yesterday. visit.
ing his relative, III. w. Holman. He is
pleased with Alma and expects TO engage
in business there.
The st. Louis Republican speaks as
follows ola former Almaite:
Charlie Coats, the hardware man, has
been making spocialtv of clothes
wringers during the past GO days, duting
which lime he has sold 81. Charlie is
hustler at whatever he takes hold Of.
The Saginaw Evening Journal is young.
but its cheek is colossal. The Saturday
edition contained quarter of n column
OF Alma news stolen word for word from
Fridays RECORD Evidently the gentle
men know n good thing whcn they see IL
but II made US smile to S. the ads. along
with the rest.
Mr.. Shelly, one Of the proprieiors OF the
Monday and made this office pleasant
Ill L. l.. .f..t. a. I 4.