Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-30


Sunday.
A full line Of Groceries at Mccullough
& Button.
Dongolia Kid button Shoes at w. r.
Kinch's.
To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes, Wed
nesday night, boy.
Mc.& b. will save you money on any
thing you want to buy.
The beautiful SNOW" paid us a
spring visit Tuesday night
w. A. Taft, of Riverdae was in
town Thursday on business(Y.
A. w. Bahlke of North Star visited
the home of his parents in town Sun
day last.
Prof o. j. Stilwell, left Friday night
to spend his vacation with his parents
at Rockford,
Election tickets and slips warranted
to elect IF yoted) printed OH short no.
tice at the RECORD office.
The Mt. Pleasant Democrat has
changed hands, having been sold to
q. c. Brandon. of Charlotte.
I. a. Miller & Co. have just added a
new and pretty line of wall paper and
alabastine in their post Office store.
We:are here to stay. Bargains every
day in the year in boots, shoes, hats.
caps and gents furnishing goods.
+. l.. Stark.
Having had experience in leading
and fashionable dressmaking parlOrs in
Charlotte. Lansing, IOnia and Saginaw,
| have opened dressmaking rooms over
Fisher Bazar. where | am prepared to
do dressmaking at reasonable prices.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Miss MINNIE COLE.
This is the time of year when the
frugal farmer is looking AT his HARNESSES
and machinery TO see if every thing is III
readiness for the spring work. 1t pays
to take time 10y the forelOck every day
in the week. Ii these small matters
are attended to now, it may save a day
or two right III the midst of the rush Of
the spring work.
The old warhor.e to the front once
more.-B. ). Webb the reliable Druggist
mas just received a fresh stock of BaX
ter's Lucky Star Cigars. Byron is alwal
OH the lookout for best quality five cent
cigar made as he wants to keep up tie
reputation he has justly earned by sell
ing the bes, Cigar for the money. Try
a Lucky Star and you will smoke nC
other. B. ) WEBB, Sole Agent 467-3m
To the four persons furnishing the
greatest amount OF local news from now
until Jan. LIST, 1889, We will send the pa
per free for one year from that date.
Items must be plainly written, signed
enclosed III an envelope and left IN the
BOXES labeled Items for the Alma
! RECORD at the postoflice. The VIII
ter'S name will not be published, but Ii
required as an evidence of good faith
We furnish stationery free to those whC
wish to use it i'll furnishing news. e
reserve the right to decide IN all cases
whether the matter furnished is OF SUI
licient interest to warrant publishing.
Last Saturday morning one Of the
largest fires ever at st. Louis oc
Cured il started from the Repub.icdn
Office while the force were at breakfa:
Help was called for from this place anC
Is minutes thereafter No. , hose com
pany OF this village had stream OF
the fire, though it is four miles from
this depot to the st. Louis station. II
spread rapidly, and before it could bt
stopped IA buildings were destroyed
invo Wing loss Of $1,000. All the
city buildings burned except the Jail,
The insurance will not aggregate NOR,
, than one-third of the loss. Those who
have lost 10y the fire, with the amount
of their individual losses, so far IA:
known, are as follows: Republican of
fee 500; Drury block, $4,000; lie,
Kings Chinese laundry; Spotta's wag
on shop; fire engine house and council
room, $1,000; Burns harness shol
81 600; Johnson's second hand stor,
and lumber piles, S2,000 Burgess
meat market, $500; Littefed's sa
loon, $500: the Oddfelows' and Mason
ic hall; Barton Il Browns store, DR.
: Goff' S dental office, Shelt's tailor shor
: Burgess barn, Kngsbury's milliner.
store, 81 900, (by fire and water; Dru
; rvs grocery and restaurant $500.
The following resolution WAS naSSel