Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13


La Reina best s cent cigar at the
Post Office.
Pres. Hunting preached at Ithaca
last Sunday.
"TriX" at st. Louis Jan. 18th tickets
%, 35 and so cents.
w. n. Bahlke was in Ashley Mon
day on professional business.
Mrs. G. f. Brown is spending the
week with her parents at Sheridan.
Will G.. w. Vanwegen please tell
where any one can find him. Item box
A good work horse for sale cheap,
good size, Enquire Of Geo. w. Pull
frey.
Farmers will be satisfied if they go to
the Milliken House for dinners when
in town.
Mrs. V. ID. Warren, OF Youngstown,
o., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Har-
rington.
Miss Maria Grover held the lucky
number drawing the plush organ at G..
b. Porter's.
Miss Ida Dunlap was in Shepherd
last week endeavoring to organize a
class in music.
There will be "leap year party at
Mr.. Durgees' two miles east, on
Friday evening.
WANTED.-To contract for 80 cord
of green body hard wood foot in length
must be sawed. A. YERINGToN,
The NJ. +. Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. Reiner, on West Superior
street. on Monday p. m, Jan. IS. y
very cordial invitation is extended.
We are glad to note that our friends
have not forgotten our item box, and
when any thing worthy of mention
happens in the future, We hope they
will continue to remember us.
The people Of Alma duly appreciate
the efforts Of the band to furnish them
with enjoyable entertainments, as is
proven by the fact that last week the
band were able to increase their bank
account by the amount of s64.63.
David Bailey, OF Arcadia, went to
Tecumseh on Thursday of last week, to
the sick bed Of his wife's father. where
Mrs. Bailey had been for some time.
The old gentleman was considered
near his end.-Gratiot County Herald.
Marcus Pollasky. formerly Of Alma,
but now OF Chicago, is in Washington
OH business trip, and dispatch from
Washington says he was admitted to
practice before the supreme court to-
day on motion Of kttorney-General
Garland. He took the oath side by
side Of Ex-Governor Proctor Knot, of
Kentucky.-Evening Journal.
The largest sized hustler yet heard
from is Marcus Pollasky, formerly of
this place. He is here and there and
everywhere. When last heard from
he was in Washington in the interest
of a Postal Telegraph Company on a
very large scale, as chief organizer and
manager. If push and pluck and en-
terprise go for any thing, there will be
some surprising results from this move
ment. There's millions in il.
We are sole agents for the Love But
ton Hole and Sewing Machine. In adj
dition to doing any kind of work posi-
bic on any other machine, makes per-
feet Button-IIoles on any kind of goods,
Overseams, and sews with two needles
at one operation, making two rows of
stitching either zigzag or straight. Cal
and examine them and be convinced
that they are superior to other machin-
es. MILLER BRos.'
The replevin suit commenced by j.
NJ. Flanagan to recover his stock of
Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods, ETC.,
may lead some to think there was some
crookedness. Such is not the case.
f. l.. Stark took the stock above men,
toned to sell on commission of one
half the profits, Flanagan agreeing to
keep the assortment good. That is,
he would furnish whatever Stark could
sell. This he failed to do, then Stark
simply wanted fair compensation fol
labor performed, claiming breach OF
contract on the part of Flanagan, The
above is an unbiased statement of the
facts.
We, the undersigned. merchants ol
Alma, do hereby mutually agree to close
our respective places of business al
seven O'Clock p. m. standard time, or
each and every business day except
Saturday. This agreement to begir
| Monday, Jan. Is, 1888, and continue in
force until April l, 1883: Wright
Schneider 81 Stuttz; Stuttz Furnitur,
Co., Pollasky Bros, B. w. Ellison, J
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