Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-09-11

Sterling silver souvenir spoons AT
Porter's.
Remember that Webb's is the populm
place TO buy school supplies
The Champion Seed Drill, force feed,
the best in the state at Nm. Clubb's.
II your horse has sore shoulders use
filtered petroleum. For sale at
Morden's.
The Alma Roller Mills opened last
Thursday morning after having been
shut down several days for repairs.
Remember that am selling clothing
cheaper than ever before in order Ia
make room for new goods. L,KEHN.
The First day Adventists are holding
tent meeting near the Implement
store. They will remain about two
weeks.
We are under obligations to the Sec
rotary of the Lakeyiew Agricultural
Society for complimentaries to their
fair on Oct. 6, I and s.
The 32nd Annual Fair of the Shia-
wassee County Agricultural Society
Will be held September lois. Special
attractions are offered.
am bound to reduce my stock of
cloths and propose to reduce to prices
below anything ever offered in Gratiot
county. All work guaranteed.
l.. KEHN.
The fifty-siXth session of the Michi-
gan NJ L. annual conference com.
menced at Grand Rapids, on Wednes-
day last. Bishop Newman Of Omaha
presided. About three hundred minis
tiers and three hundred laymen were
present. The Detroit Conference will
meet on Wednesday next.
At meeting of the X. O. 7. NJ. last
Tuesday night a committee was APP
pointed to call on Mr.. Hill their
Master at Arms who was about to leave
town and express the regrets of the
order of his departure: The committee
waited on him and presented him with
a handsome charm as token of their
esteem.
The Union Scout, Marching Through
Georgia, historical allegory of Sher-
mans march to the sea, in five acts and
twelve spectacular tableauX each
night, by Corporal J. w. Clemson, as
sisted by members of VIM. Meyer post
and other home talent will be given at
Wright's Opera House about October
10, l6 and II.
The Michigan crop report just issued
has the following figures for the grain
crop of Michigan. The estimated yield
of wheat is put at $4,000, 600 bushels
oats in the southern counties are yield,
ing 35t bushels to the acre and the
central counties 500 bushels while barley
is averaging Is bushels. Potatoes will
average about 50 per cent of a crop.
At a recent meeting held to organize
a Citizens Lecture Course, the follow
ing committee was chosen: Prof. S c.
a. Davis, j. L. Ewing, Jerome Travis,
DIR. E. A. Bagley, Rev. J. w Vickers,
O. Nj Eyerden and DR.. Kelly. It is The
intention of the course to make it sim
liar TO that of last year. Every citizen
should int rest themselves in this and
help it along 10y their support.
The officials of the West Michigan
Fair Association have sent ont the
usual number of complimentaries q?
each Ct which is stamped Not Trans
ferrable'', expecting therefor a lot OF
free advertising. The newspapers OF
the state will do well to ignore all such
associations. Advertising has a value
and if the proprietor of paper wants
to accept IA ticket in payment fol
services rendered be wants no condi
tions attached to it.
f. Il. Brown, Of the Flushing 90
server, a former employe of this Office
and brother of G. +. Brown, one oil
proprietors, was married at Brent
Creek Thursday evening to Miss Abbie
White, daughter of j. i. White oil
that place. The wedding took place
at the residence of the brides parent:
and was attended by some so invited
guests who gave the happy couple many
valuable presents. Mr.. and Mrs
Brown have the best wishes Of the
RECORD with the hope that their future
may be fully as bright as their present
is.
The Lewis-Shaw combination ha,
undergone another change since last
week. Last Friday Prosecuting At
torney Clark and Sheriff King visited
the truant wife and at last persuaded
her to return to her home. These il
the neighborhOod who are posted SAL
that more will follow. I'm connection
with the item it becomes necessary 20
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