Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-06

the latest styles, cheap at Webb's.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. f..
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
\. .. Davis OH "Wednesday afternoon,
March IL.
The M. L. Ministerial Association OF
the Lansing district will be held in
Alma, April IS and 20, the Rev. Geo.
). Hickey presiding.
Monday night nightwatch Rosen-
bury lodged five tramps in the lookup
and he did OF consider it much Of a
night for tranps either.
Some ten OF the students from the
high school and two of the teachers,
Miss Grover ana Miss Avery take the
examination at Ithaca this week.
MARRIED:-OnTuesday evening last g,
At the residence of Mr.. j. L. Peters by
Rey. j. w. Vickers, of the VI L. church,
Dwella NJ. Peters, of Ithaca, to Miss
Libbie Hoffman of Alma.
Have you seen tie large line of car
pets at Pollasky'sr They have more
than 100 styles to select from, consist
ing of Velvets, Brussels, Ingrains and
Heups iil all the new designs.
In order TO prevent pension sharks
from proving upon those who have just
received pensions the department has
ordered that the p0stoflice addr ess Of
the fortunate ones shall not be made
! known.
The calendar sent out by that pop
ular newspaper, the Detroit Journal,
is one of the most artistic specimens OF
work ever issued 10y any establishment.
But the Journal never does anything
III half wa, manner.
According TO the registered thermom-
eter at the signal station the temper
allure reached its lowest point, > be-
/ low zero, last Sunday morning. Last
year the lowest temperature, 10 :
below, was ON March g.
Great Corset Sale: several odd lots
consisting of Featherbone, Zenobia
Tricora. Brilliant and Vassar in white.
| Drab. Ecru. Blue and Cardinal regular
prices 75cts. To $l.00 to close out at 80
cents each.
ALMA MERCANTILE Co.
The Ladies' Aid Society. of the Pres
b. terrain Church, of this place will have
a social and supper, at the home OF
Mrs. L \. Ely, Friday evening
March 18th, from six to eight o'clock.
\ special invitation is extended TO all.
ST. Louis is making preparations to
receive a great boom The Business
Mems Association has Left out the
Objectionable collection feature and is
getting down to some hard work. The
association is sanguine that the coming
summer will witness the advent OF
some large factories.
The State Prohibitionists have nom.
mated the following ticket: Justice o!
the Supreme Court, J. Il. Lang, OF
Flint; Regents, Henry \. Reynolds, OF
Detroit, and Charles *, Perrine, OF
Jackson, while he Industrial party
puts in nomination the following: JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. O'Brier
Atkinson, of Port Huron; Regents, ID
p. Denning, of Cass City, and G. "
Scott, of Olivet.
New York has a law fOrbiddng the
clipping of horses and docking OF theil
tails. Both practices are cruel, unnat
ural and detrimental to the horses
health. 1t is OF course, unconsciou.
and unintentional cruelty, but if own
ers had no protection in winter but
one coat of hair and that was removed
they would begin to realize the suffer
ing entailed upon mans most mobiles,
servant among beasts.
Senator Browns local option bill i:
! an amendment 10 the local option law
!, Of state, which reverses the present sys
tenn. 1t will go on the principle tina,
every county Is normally prohibition
: county. To- SO remain until made other
wise. ItputS all the trouble of petition
ing fol a special election upon th'
liquor element in the county. Tie bill
meets the approval of the leading tenn
perance workers of this aud othe
states.
There Is need of our citizens wakiu:
up 10 the fact that manufacturing in
dustries are not going To drop into on
midst without some effort Oh the pan
, OF the town. Nor is 1t necessary tina
the town shall hold itself ready to pu
) up a large bonus But factories are at
tracted to towns where. other thing
being equal, the business men ar,
showing a desire to get in outside CAPT
) tai. Other towns in our vicinity have
: made arrangements toward this enC
aud are in readiness to invite in outsid,
capital and show up their advantages