Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-06-28

H. A. Mllliken has moved his family
into Fred Ely's house, over the river
Prof. Hogan is billed for Ithaca July
4th and will make balloon ascension.
The examinations in the upper rooms
of the Union School closed last We'd
nesday.
Who keeps the best line of shoes in
Alma? Why don't you know?
+. l.. STARK.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church met with Mrs. Dr..
Hunting, Wednesday afternoon.
Ladies, clean your Kid Gloves with
the Mather Kid Glove Cleaner. For
sale only at Webb's Drug Store. 526-ly
A Picnic given for the benifit fo the
Bee Hive Patrons in July if you can
find their add, you can learn full par
ticulars.
III. l.. Lockwood the grocer, showed
us strawberry on Saturday last which
measured FIVE inches around. Who
can beat it?
On Monday last while j. n. Day was
back of Vans drug store jumping, he
was struck on the foot with weight
and is now slightly disabled.
The greatest of all special sales is
announced for next week to continue
till the GLORIOUS Fourth" so rs to give
everybody a chance at the big bargains
at the Bee Hive.
AS the Fourth is next week and our
force expects to celebrate, it would be
an accommodation if advertisers would
hand in their change of ad as early as
Tuesday.
a. w. Wright is putting in cobble
gutter in front of his lawn west Of the
bank, which is an improvement, and
something we are in hopes to see the
whole length of Superior street.
Would it not be good plan for some
one who has it in charge to remove the
old cross walk which has laid in front
of John Hicks walk the past few weeks.
1t would certainly improve our street.
Alma people will attend the Mt.
Pleasant celebration on July 4th. a
special train will run up in the morn
ing, and back at night after the per-
formanceS are over. One fare for
round trip.
Mr. Ira Hatch. a student at the
College, has a window in the RECORD
Office, where he does all kinds of wood
engraving. If you want cut of any
thing made, call on HIM, as he is one
of the finest workmen in the state, and
is sure to please you.
Frank Pierce has sold his house and
lot on Superior street to A. j. Weston,
and will leave Saturday with his family
for Santa Barbara, California. He has
accepted position as lumber inspector
on'the dock at that place. Their Alma
friends wish them success.
Geo. A. Woodford, manufacturer 9
agent of Detroit, has taken the state
agency of Montigel & Cos patent
bob-sleighs. He is rustler and has
now the best bob manufactured, and
expects to reap a good harvest for
himself and the manufacturers.
The natives at Cedar Lake have be
come somewhat agitated over the tact
that "white caps" are III their midst.
One family has been warned by the
midnight intruders to move out and
the town is all torn up. 1T has been
intimated that certain, damsel has
been implicated in the affair, and as
there is ''spotter'' already at work
arrests will probably be ,Inade.-
Edmore Journal. =
Ed Schweir, for some years with
Wright, Schneider and Stuttg, and now
manager of their store at Shepherd, has
been failing in health foIs some time
and has now decided to So west. He
expects to leave about .gthe first of
September, and has chossh Oregon for
his destination. Ed is AZ hard worker
and one of the finest Of young men, and
citizens of Alma as well as Shepard
will regret his departure, but wish him
the success for which e is in search.
Geo. Harrington EFT Wednesday
morning for Chicago find Milwaukee,
To introduce the Flint Patent Folding
Chair, which he proposes to buy tie
patent of and ma4ufactue at this
place, providing he gets the proper en-
couragement from jobbers, to guaran-
tee a success. Mr.. Harrington is a
hustler and fine mechanic and if he
undertakes this enterprise he will make
"A success of it.
We have only 13 dress patterns left
of the entire line of embroidery white
goods suits Butlof the large lotsold at
special sale last, week the prices on
these patterns at special sale last week
were $500 to $500. We are going tC