Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15

Pure Drugs and Medicines at Vans
The Ackmoody VS. Pratt, assumsit
suit has been appealed to the circuit
court.
ii. f, =. Schneider, placed agents for
w. 5. q 5. flour at Saginaw and East
Saginaw, last week.
Prof, Taggart, gave very interesting
10 minntes talk last Tuesday before the
students at the Union School.
John Small who was arranged before
Justice Yerrington, charged with
cruelty to animals, plead guilty and
paid fine of $40 and cost
Until March lst | will sell everything
in the Watch, Clock, Jewelry and Sill
verware line cheaper than ever was
sold in Gratiot Co, G.. b, PORTER. 4
4. a. Johnson has sold to Joe Ray
a lot on the cornerof Forest and Center
streets. Mr.. Ray has commenced
drawing stone and will build fine
residence there in the spring,
Six Days more of the Great
Slaughter Sale of Boots, Shoes, Cloth
ing and Silverware, Come and secure
a bargain while you have an oppor
tunity. Brown & Archer Bankrupt
Sale. H. J Martin Manager.
The public opening, of the College
Library will take place Friday after
noon. February 22nd, an address by
Rev. j. PierSon d. d., of Ionia, will be
delivered. He is a grand talker and
should be heard by all.
AT the Republican Caucus. Saturday
afternoon, the following delegates were
elected: Jas. l.. Clark, a. Yerington
ID. Reid. j. d. Spinney, J. II. Norton,
G.. +. Kress, a. Hood. J. +. lanes, +.
Palmer, Z. a. Bagley, A. B. Angel and
T a. Ely.
a committee is around selling tickets
for the Band Banquet on Friday eve
ming, February 22nd. In addition to
the supper and some well selected
toasts, the band will give fine pro-
gram. This will be rare treat and
should be well attended.
We have just received a case of
Ladies fine Cur Kid and Dongola Kid
Button Shoes that we shall offer for
S2.C0 per pair, call and secure a pain
they are far superior to any shoe that
any other dealer can sell you for -. 80.
Six days more. II, j. Martin.
Manager
1t is with pleasure we announce the
wedding of one of our former highly
respected ladies, Miss a. V. Case to
John Marchmont, January 23rd in Lon
don, England, by Rev. II. a. Bullen
Mrs. Marchmont's score of near friends
in Alma, wish them a long and happy
life.
Jack Farrow, whose parents reside ,
miles east of this village, met with a
serious if not fatal accident while al
work in the Chapel lumber camp. He
was caught under falling log and
crushed TO the ground. DR.. Baldwin
of st. Louis, at this writing, has nc
hopes of his recovery.
J. +. Schwartz, the enterprising car.
riage manufacturer of Alma. had 81 SOC
worth of bob sleighs ready for his Gus.
toners at the opening of winter, and il
is safe to estimate that he must have
had hearty welcome for sleighing
without which he was doomed to carry
over the entire lot of sleighs for another
year. st. Louis Lcdder.
Alma people have tor a year largely
attended entertainments at Holcomb's
Opera House, St Louis, but the condi-
tion of the house at the Band Concert
has reversed it. 1t was not only cold as
an ice house, but dark as q dungeon, ant
a majority in attendance are now suf-
fering with cold. The cause of thi,
condition is cOnumdrum.
When IA girl. just from boarding
school, want her brother TO bring in {
stick of wood says: William, will yol
please transpose from the recumbent co
lection of combustible material acros.
the threshold of this edifice one of The
curtailed eXcresences of a defunct Logo
Her brother opens his mouth but doe.
not speak until his father yells ont
"Bill, fetch Sis some wood" and h,
fetches it.
The concert given last evening by
Wright's Opera House Band, was
largely attended by our citizens, and
proved rare musical treat. The banC
gave several fine selections, amonl
which The Mill i'm the Forest" was
perhaps the most difficult to render
but the perfect time and harmony OF
the different parts demonstrated theil
skill and fine musical attainments, as ;
band. Each number of the program
was well received 10y the audience, bu
the "Occarina Quarette" rendered by
Messrs Amsden, Harrington, G. w