Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-31
Alma. Michigan. Friday. May 81. 1889.

The best Sl.25 Plow Shoes to be had
are at f. l.. Stark's.
Lockwood has the finest jellies ever
before opened in Alma.
The stores were all closed on the
afternoon of Decoration Day.
Headquarters for Cottonnade pants,
overalls, and working shirts at Bailey
& Beach's.
Look for the Bee Hives special sale
next week. Remember they do as
they advertise.
Ladies, clean your Kid Gloves with
the Mather Kid Glove Cleaner. For
sale only at Webb's Drug Store. 526-ly
DR.. Kelley will attend the State
Dental Meeting at Grand Rapids next
week, and will be absent Wednesday
and Thursday.
Chas. Dayis, manager of the Wright
House livery, informs us that he has IL
fine bred horses Oh the road from Dir.
'iiShb . hCobClH luiiNHs
We have full line of Russell Ok
ford Tie Shoes very easy, just the thing
for tender feet and warm weather.
L. i. STARK.
A letter received from Geo. Yering-
ton Wednesday, reports him well and
was written on the train while cross
ing northern Dakota. He don't want
anything to do with Dakota for him.
According to the recent report of
Carol ID. Wright, Commissioner of
Labor, from 1870 to 1887 there have
been in this state 12,70l marriages and
999 divorces; that is one divorce for
every l2.S marriages.
The young people of the NJ. +. church
gave Miss Blanche Cole, the organist, a
happy surprise on Wednesday night, a
purse was raised remumerating her, in
part, for hel efficient work in her capac-
ity. All reported grand time.
1t is the general public opinion that
the managers of the college ball grounds
are more nice than wise when they
refuse the town boys the use of the
grounds until after four o'clock, and
then object to their charging admis-
sion.
Exchanges are publishing records of
big days plowing, which the several
farmers who do them think are hard to
beat; but the teams that have been
rushed through to accomplish those
feats have not had their side of the
case presented yet. An abuse of dumb
animals more than offsets any credit
for an unusual days work.-.Stdte Re
publican.
Farmers are allowed % cents each
for setting out young shade trees along
the highway of their farms. A law
provides that for shade trees set %
feet from the center of the road and 60
feet apart by the occupant of the prop
erty, he shall be entitled to credit of
% cents for each tree to the amount of
one-fourth of his highway tax for each
year.
There will be Bazaar and Sociable
given by the BUSY Bees" at the rooms
of Mrs. +. u. Shaffer, on Wednesday
evening, June 5th, from 7:30 until 10
O'Clock. The object of the bazaar is to
raise money for the society to carry on
its missionary work in our village. No
pains are being spared to make it a
pleasant and profitable time. 1t is de-
sired that these little Bees be en-
coHraged by large company of their
friends.
Bro. Ely, in his last weeks issue,
found some fault with the band for not
playing often enough. We would like
to ask him where he has been since the
lst of April? Does he realize the fact
that since that date they have missed
only twice in giving us one concert "A
week, one of which, the night appoint
ed was stormy, the other on account
of the absence of their leader. If Bro.
Ely, or any one else, has reason to COM
plain, we want their reason, as the
band have agreed to satisfy such if
they have to come out every night.
Alma citizens are favored in two re-
spects, equal, if not better, than any
town in Michigan. 1st, by hearing the
best music; 2nd, by hearing it oftener.
On Wednesday morning last John
Dunlap of st. Louis committed suicide.
He was arrested OH that morning by
an officer from Saginaw, on charge
of embezzlement of S32l.00, the COM
plant being made by a firm for which
he had been buying lumber, and had
not fully accounted for all funds fur
nished him. The officer found him on
the street and Dunlap asked to &c
home and get his breakfast and over.
coat, and after kissing his wife he
bade her goodbye and went out to
Hughes lumber yard, la, down in the
| shed and dpliheratalv fred thp hal