Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-04-26

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first of the week, on business.
Alabastine the best wall finish, all
shades at Webb's Drugstore.
r. NJ. Winston, of st. Johns, spent
Sunday with Bert VanDenBergh.
A fine line of Oxford ties, operas, and
walking shoes at Bailey x Beach's.
New invoice of plain and fancy win
dow shades just received at Webbs.
w. l.. Hough, S. A. Smith and Fred
Hale were in Saginaw Wednesday, on
business.
Finest Dongola Lace Oxford for
ladies in Alma will be found at f. l..
Stark's.
An Y OH the margin of your paper
signifies that your subscription has ex-
pired,
Mrs. 5. w. Tinker who has been on
the sick list for the past few weeks
has recovered.
The X. of Z. who attended the ban
quet at Owosso, last Friday night, re-
port grand time.
Otto Sanderhoff and Simon Fink
have their liquor bonds ready for the
approval of the Council.
Joe Ray is busily engaged getting
material on the ground, preparatory to
building on Forest street.
Tinker Il Lancashire are furnish
ing some of the building material for
the new church at Merrill.
Remember that Bailey & Beach keep
everything in the line of working
garments and sell cheap for cash.
We carry complete line of bulk gar
den seed of every description.
w. l.. HoUGH & Co.
Solomon LaPaugh, of Sumner town.
ship, lost.a valuable horse, from inham-
nation Of the bowels, on Friday April
10Th.
Farmers and laboring men in need
of a first class every day shoe will find
just what they are looking for at +.
l.. Stark's.
Adams Bros. received ton Of choice
maple sugar last week, put up in ten
and twenty pound pals, from friends
In Vermont.
Clark & Norton have been retained
in several land claim suits at Marquette.
MIR. Clark. of the firm, left for that
place Wednesday.
Geo. Best, of st. Andrews Bay, Fla,
a former citizen of Alma, returned
Tuesday night and will remain here
for the present.
The annual meeting of Hose Co No.
., is called for Friday evening, May
10th. 1t is very important that all
members be present.
If you See John d. Spinney prowling
around some back yard with spade
you may know he is after burdock
roots, instead of horse radish.
John Norton is giving law lectures
to the students of the Commercial
department once week. He is a
brilliant talker and well posted.
Rev. G.. D. Kaufman has purchased
the Encyclopedia Brittanica at a
cost of Sl20. He has also purchased
the house and lot formerly owned by
Charles Davis.
Bert Milliken and Miss Leila A.
Stevens contemplate giving musical
concert at the College in about two
weeks. Watch for further announce.
ments, and do not miss this rare treat.
The assumpsit case of VanLeuyen
VS.. LaPaugh was heard before Esquire
Yerington last Monday, Clark 81
Norton for the defendant and w. A.
Bahlke for the plaintiff. The decision
will be given Friday.
We are authorized by NJ. Il. Faugh-
ner, who is in Detroit, to announce
that he has shipped for free distribu-
tion to the farmers in this section. 100
bushels of fax, and that it will be
found at the Excelsior Works.
The House of representatives at Lam
sing has repealed the mortgage tax
law, vote standing 60 to %; and we
are proud to state that II. l.. Wood
voted for it. This is wise move, as
under this law, money is drawn from
the state, working injurlously to the
borrower
The county Jail parted with its last
guest yesterday, and is now empty for
the first time in nearly two years-an
evidence, we suppose. that civilization
is advancing and that men and women
are becoming better Or, is it owing
to the new Republican administration
or the fine weather, or the return OF
spring, or whatp-Ithaca Journal.
The Women's Home Missionary So
rietv of tho NJ T. church will meet al