Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-08

Mrs. l.. A. Sharp spent Monday in
Detroit.
w. B. l.athrop, of Elm Hall, was in
town tuesday,.
A fine line of prints at very low prices
at Delavan's. 4
Pompeii has an attack of the Chris
tian Crusaders.
I George p. Stone of Ithaca was in
town Saturday
The Literary Club will meet Monday
May II, with Mrs. II. L. Butler.
Rev w, f. Jones expects to occupy
the Wadley house on Forest street.
Pollasky & Co. sold their bear the
FIRST of the week to Saginaw parties.
Mrs. A. j. Seabolt of Ann Arbor,w was
the guest of Mrs. j. b. Sheldon last
week.
Miss Hattie Spinney. of Detroit, is
in town visiting her brother John ID.
Spinney.
Finest line of Ladies' silk mitts in
town from 20cts, TO 75cts. per pair at
Alma Mercantile Co.'S.
If you want the Water Lilly collars
and cuffs, warranted not to break, go to
Mccullough & Buttons.
Miss Alice Wagstaff, of Coal City,
Ind, has come to our village to spend
the summer with her sister, NJ. Wag-
staff,
Geo. NJ. Stanley, of Flint, is the new
day clerk at the Wright House, Guy
Milliken taking the position of night
clerk.
, Fred Moffet, editor of he Herald,
Stanton, was one Of the Smith family
Thursday night in the capacity of a
tenor singer.
You can get beautiful highly pol
/ ished hard wood sewing table at f. L.
) pollasky's free of charge. Every lady
should have one.
Dr.. Hunting has been engaged to de-
, liver the address before the Christian
societies of Alma College at the close of
current college year.
Glen Salisbury has severed his con-
nection with 3. $. Webb and will take
up his residence in Bay City where he
has entered drug store.
Gratiot fruit growers 90 not think
that the frosts thus far have damaged
fruit to any great extent. Possibly
some OF the earliest varieties are some
what injured.
The boot and shoe trade must be
enormous in our town judging from the
number of cases just received at the
store of f. f. Pollasky. Boots and
shoes for all at prices heretofore un-
J known.
All citizens who are in favor of a
rousing celebration in Alma this com
ing 18th are requested to meet with the
Alma Improvement Association next
saturday evening at the Office of John
: ID. Spiuney 1t is important that as
many us possible be present.
The concert to be given 10y Miss Dun
! lap next Wednesday evening at which
local talent Will assist, Will undoubted-
~ prove q treat TO lovers of music
Miss Dunlap's success as an instructor
ia music is a guarantee OF the quality
+ OF the entertainment.
The prices paid for farmers produce
t to-day as taken from quotations fur
). ushcd by the leading Alma dealers are
! increasing. Red wheat brings .05;whitt
3 Loo; oats, 30: shelled corn 75;potatoes
$3.50; clover seed $500, $i.25; roll but
y ter, is; eggs =; dressed pork .0ll to q.
{ beef o.. 10 .05; maple syrup 81 90; live
+ chickens OF to Draper To-, beans Sl.75
2 Garwood Kress and family left Tues
{. day evening for Eugene City, Oregon
where they expect to make their home
T. Mr.. Kress will prove up OH his claim
p and after that will look for an opening
, in some business in that country. The,
intend stopping in Chicago for a day
. and will then leave by the way of the
: Union Pacific direct for Portland.
3 According to the farm statistics Of
4 Michigan for 1889 and 1880 as given 10y
e the Secretary Of state, We find the
3 township Of Arcadia reported as follows
4 Number of acres Of wheat in 1889, 1922
4 number of bushels, 1921; average pei
a acre. 1856 bushels. In May, 1890, there
3 was 1899 acres Of wheat. Acres of corn
e sgt. bushels of ears, 1876. Acres OF
L oats, 1917 bushels, 50,37S, There are
a only Eve townships in the county with
g a better yield per acre, these are Elba
< Ithaca, Lafayette, North Shade and
a " hceier.
Alma young people were inexpress
+ iblv shocked last Saturday TO learn OF