Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-01

Hayt's.
An entire new stock of boots and
shoes at Delavan's.
Allen Brubaker, of Grand Pointe,
is in town on business for few days.
The apron social together with the
Smith family concert was postponed in
definitely.
There are fair prospects for vast i'm
provments on the cemetery in the next
two weeks.
A car load of wall paper, all the
latest styles and best quality just re-
ceived at Webb's.
Il. ID. Lemen was called to Cadillac,
Tuesday, by telegram, to take part
in an important suit.
The street sprinkler began its sum
mer's work Monday. 1t is a relief to
have the furious dust allayed.
James Kress and wife rejoice over
the arrival of a nine and one-fourth
pound boy at their house last Sunday
night.
Jas. Stewart, formerly cook at the
Wright House. now at the Morton
House, Grand Rapids, is home for
short visit.
Remember by paying up your sub
scription and one year in advance you
receive the American Farmer a 10
page farm paper, free.
To notify those who are not aware OF
the fact that their paper has expired
we put cross on the margin of the
paper of our subscribers whose sub
scription have expired. We need the
money and by paying up now you re
ceive the American Farmer free.
The Ithaca papers are trying to stir
up feeling by claiming that Alma and
st. Louis, in common or separately had
designs on the county seat. However
it may be in st. Louis, Alma is not talk
ing about the subject and does not an
ticipate that the seat of government
will be moved this year.
The following is list of unclaimed
letters remaining in this office for the
week ending April %. 81: Mrs. Tillie
Ferris, two; Grace Acker, Mrs. Sicklis-
tul, Bertha Wilcox, Edith Fastu, Ed
ward b. Fuller, Oscar Wagner, L. l..
Johnson, +. j. Ray, and A. b. Havens.
Persons calling for above please say
advertised. Il. A. ELY, u. NJ.
Wednesday morning John Glover
aged 20, one Of the pioneers of the
, county, died at his home in Arcadia
t from an attack of the grip. He was
taken sick Saturday. Mr.. Glover was
one of the oldest settlers having cut his
: way through the woods from Ithaca to
his farm in 1854 BY hard work he
!. cleared up a fine farm on which he
passed his declining years.
An exchange tells the following story
about the meanest man on record: lie
sold his own son-in-law one-half of d
COW and then refused to divide the milk
maintaining that he sold the front half
He also required his son-in-law to pro
: vide all the feed the cow consumed, and
compelled him to carry water to hel
: three times day. Recently the COW
:, hooked the old man and he is suing the
9 son-in-law for damages
The paper bags in which the groceries
D are done up, are useful in many way!
and they should always be saved. Fol
!, instance, slip your hand IN one of then
/ when you black the stove and it vii
b. not be soiled. In fly time slip one owe
Il the clean chimney during the day anC
t it will be nice and clean when yOl
II light it in the evening. When you Cal
# fruit in glass jars, slip the sacks owe
d the jars and the fruit will keep mucl
5. better. The action of the light causes
o more fruit to spoil than any other thing
! By all means sage the bags.
O The matter which has been agitatinl
the NJ. l.. church for some time cul
/ minated Il. few days ago in the arres
Il of j. w. Hawkins, the senior steward
# on the charge OF ENLIGHTENMENT o.
# church and Sunday school funds. Til,
" matter briefly stated is this: Th
a church officials charge that during Mr.
:. Hawkins incumbency as superinten1
ent he drew from the treasr-rar sum
which he failed 10 a"1count for to Tn
: amount of s3S.. And that while senio
n sIe"ar" of. the church whose duty
las to collect the minister's salary, h
!" collected and failed to turn oyer th
% various amounts, which as near a
u could be ascertained footed up ST.
% and that he denied any deficiency unit
e confronted by the figures. On tn
&c other side Mr.. Hawkins claims that a
&c far as the S39. is concerned he frequent