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

! first of the week OH legal business.
Y means your subscription has ex-
pired, and we need every cent we have
out.
Harry Holmes, of Rochester, n. y,
is the new night clerk at the Wright
House.
The best and cheapest line of chill
dren's school shoes in the market at
+. l.. Stark's.
Bailey & Beach are painting and
kalsomining their store, adding much
to its appearance,
If you need stylish hat or cap call
on Bailey & Beach. as they keep the
best and cheapest line in the county. u
You can get gold-headed silk UNI
brellas at G.. b. Porter's at from S150
to 5000, with your name engraved on
free of charge
| A musical and literary entertainment
will be given at the College, Monday
evening, May 9Th for the benefit of
the Athletic Association.
The concert at the NJ. L. church oD,
Tuesday night under the auspices of
the Y. =. L. was grand success, and
listened to by large audience
The Easter party given by Charles
McEnally at Pollasky's Hall was a
very pleasant event, although very
small company was in attendance.
The sugar social at the Kindergarten
rooms on Wednesday night by the
Union School, was success, netting
$3.50, which will 60 for the school
library.
Will Latimer and Miss Leona Stout
were married at Big Rapids last
| Thursday, returning to Alma the same
day. The Record joins with their
many friends in wishing them success.
| AS this is the first issue on the
eleventh year of the RECORD. we are
compelled to ask all that are indebted to
us to call, as in order to make im-
proyements, we must have every cent
we have out.
The st. Louis village council voted
to pay the st. Louis Press Sl.5O for
publishing the proceedings of each
: meeting, amounting TO SO per year.
|, if meetings are held every week. In
|, addition to this, legal rates are paid
for all othar nrintinu
| The Portland Observer gives utter
ance to the following truth:-The worst
Of competition comes from men who
do not understand their business. This
is the class that generally demoralize
business. They are found in all lines
of trades and generally succeed in max
ing their creditors pay for their lack of
knowledge.
Detective Whitesell has been work
ing on case of theft, since last De-
cember, and Saturday night last, sue
ceeded in his work. On the 9th of De-
cember, a bag containing about 100
pounds of English walnuts, were stolen
from freight car at Ashley. Whitesell
took out search warrant on Saturday
and found As pounds of the nuts in a
house at Ashley, and at once arrested
the male occupant, who plead guilty
and was fined S25. The thief had evil
denty had a high time on the 80 pounds
he devoured, but they proved expensive
in the end.
The greatest story out, and one which
has received the greatest attention
throughout the English speaking world
, which has been commented on and cri t.
icised by the most renowned Literary
lights" of the age, is Robert Elsmere'
by Mrs Humphrey Ward. This book
containing nearly 700 pages and crit
iclsm on "Robert Elsmere" and 1.-THE
Battle of Life" by the Rt. Hon. w. +
Gladstone NJ, p, together with one
cake of Balsam of Fir Soap, the great
est skin purifier and pancea for skin
Diseases, also highly recommended for
the teeth, given away free TO pur.
chasers at the Bee Hive Stores. Look
at the articles and conditions in the
3 Bee Hive window.
Y The following is the Financial state
: ment of Wright's Opera House Banc
5 for the year, March 9Th, 1883, to Marcl
Y 30th, 1886:
l BY cash on hand, ........ $50
Playing in Park, 900