Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-04-17

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Webb's.
DIR. q. l.. Cheesman of st. Louis WAS
in town Thursday.
Morris Messenger is visiting friends
in town for few days.
-Four members were baptised into the
Adventist church this week
Mrs. Is. VanDenBergh is spending
few days with friends in Fenton.
A. T.. Putnam, of Milan, proprietor
of the Cash Dry Goods store, is in town
this week.
Pay your subscription to the RECORD
in advance. and get the American
Farmer free.
Mrs. Mary Weaver is on the sick list
this week, suffering from "A severe at
tack of la grippe.
Girdles are all the rage this spring,
for ladies wear. All shades of silk and
gold and silver at +. L. Pollasky.
silk umbrellas, natural wood or
silver handles 81 80, $l.75, 500 aud up
to $500 each at Alma Mercantile
! Co.'S.
The corrected returns for the county
on the state ticket gives Montgomery
majority of 90S. Howard sol, Clark 9OS,
and Daboll 1895.
Ithaca's Business Mems Association
| is making strenuous efforts 20 bring to
the town several factories, among
which is said to be ST. Louis factory.
The Rev. Jones, of Chicago, a young
and talented clergyman, has accepted
the call to the pastorate Of the Presby-
terian Church of this village and will
begin his duties soon.
+. L. Pollasky has just received
nearly car load of straw hats in all
the new styles and shapes, and says
they will be sold at such low prices that
every person having DC can buy a hat
A wrestling match between Robert
J Reakes and Steve Brown for 500 on a
side, has been arranged to take place at
Mt. Pleasant April 20. y special train
will be run from Saginaw and other
trains are talked Of.
+. NJ. Hopkins, engrossing and en-
rolling clelk of the house Of represent
alives, and for short time "A resident
of Alma, will travel for the Barnes
Lock and Safe Company of Pittsburg
after his work at Lansing is over.
| am now receiving my spring and
summer stock of millinery to which |
invite your attention.. All the latest
millinery novelties and every thing
usually kept in first class store My
goods are new and stylish and what is
of still more consequence, cheap.
G2i-tf Mrs. &. l.. DowNIE.
The business men of Alma turned
out well TO the meeting of the Alma
Improvement Association last Monday
evening and the list of members is
looming up. The officers fo- the en-
suing year are: Il. A. Ely, president;
l.. b. Green, vice president; o. Nj
Everden, secretary and q. s. Ward
treasurer. a.
According to the crop report issued
by the state department at Lansing
the value of farm products for lSS9-9I
shows the value of wheat to be SIC, 72S
SOB; Corn, 7,25i;2i5; Oats 7,390.4i7
Hay, H. l6,l94 Clover seed, l,295, 76l
Potatoes, 5.279, OIL; Apples and peache:
sold, ,593.S77; Small fruits sold, 55j
3O5; Market garden products sold 3S4,
sis. Total S54, 499,23l
The Smith Family Concert Troupe
originated in Wellesley College anc
have made extensive tours throughout
the entire union: they celdvm appeal
; in SO small a place as Alma hut thei
services have been secured by the Ladies
of ST. Johns church who have engaged
them to be the great attraction at thei
Apron sale on Wednesday evening
April Goth. To say that the Smith
Family are irresistible is TO speak cold
ly of their very amusing performance
The village of North Star was burg
larized Tuesday evening, three store:
being broken into. The drug store OF
George b. Howe, the establishment o.
the ST. Johns Mercantile Company anC
Mrs. GARDENERS general store eacl
losing the loose change In the tllls ant
some of the lighter and more valuable
portions of the stock. The cigars Were
in demand, one store losing about So
worth. No estimate has been received
) of the tull loss nor have the officers a
' this date any clue of the BURGLARS.
1t is with pleasure We announce tina
we have made arrangements with tina
popular, illustrated magazine, thu
: American Farmer, published at Cleve
land, Ohio, and read by farmers in al
parts of this country and Canada, b.