Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21


the Alma Mercantile Co.
The best and cheapest road wagon
in the market at VIM. Clubb's.
Miss Myrtle Hall, of Williamson, is
the guest af Pearl Chadwick this week.
New line of colored cashmeres at 80
and 50 cents ut Alma Mercantile Co.
Just received at Z. L. Pollasky's
large new stock of nobby styles incloth
ing
c. j. Willett, of st. Louis was in
town Thursday on professional bust
ness.
III. II. Reedy, who Is at work at
Grand Rapids, spent Sunday with his
/ family.
Fred Shipman returned home last
week from Crooked Lake for few
days rest
j. n. Foster of the st. Louis Repub-
lican Leader was a caller at the RECORD
Office last Friday.
Mrs. Voight and son, of Bancroft. are
spending few weeks with her sister
Mrs j. A. Baker.
f. L. Polasky has purchased the
balance of the j. l.. Miller stock and
has moved it TO his store.
Peaches. peaches, peaches, We are
in it this week for rock bottom prices.
Call on us. Clum 81 Balch.
Eleven cars left Alma on the Saginaw
excursion last Sunday. Twenty five
tickets were sold at this place.
a fall line of goods for fancy work,
also something new in brown linens
ready for working ut Miller's.
Ice cream served by the dish. or fur
nished by the quart or gallon for pri-
vate use or parties by c. NJ. Scott.
Prof. j. I. Ewing and family re-
turned last Thursday from Bay View,
where they have been attending the
Assembly.
y choice line of fine dress goods is
now being offered at greatly reduced
prices. Go and make an early selection
at Pollasky's.
am bound to reduce my stock Of
cloths and propose to reduce to prices
below anything ever offered in Gratot
county. All work guaranteed.
l.. klein.
County School Commissioner o. G..
futile has packed up his household
] effects and moved from Elm Eall to
Ithaca. The central location was one
of tn e inducements.
The ii year old son of Andrew Dore
of this village fell from one of the
teaches in tie Ashery last Thursday
and broke his arm. Medical attend
ance was summoned and the fracture
reduced.
\ very pleasant progressive pedro
party was given last Friday night at
the residence of Mrs. A. j. Hall in
honor of Mrs. w. l.. Hough. Four
tables were run until l:30 after which
refreshments were served.
Now is the time to buy dry goods,
clothing, boots and shoes, etc. rs +. T..
Polasky is in the midst Of general
clearance sale and selling goods fully
% per cent. cheaper than their value 10
make room for an immence fall stock. .
We are in receipt of friendly letter
from T. l.. Fairchild now at Serena
Cal, which for lack of space we can
each week as a weekly visitor and by
tone of his epistle lie is as well as usual.
1t is currently reported that the In
dian School will be located just across
the county line in Isabella county north
of Alma. arrangements having been
nearly completed for the purchase of
the 2OO acres of land needed for the
school.
The races at the Pine Grove stock
farm in Seville last Saturday afternoon
proved quite exciting and drew quite
crowd some 800 people being present.
The following gentlemen had horses
entered: j. f. Slater, of Elm Hall,
Burton Gee, of Sumner, VIM. Sloan, of
Pine River and l.. NJ. Clum of this
place. l.. 5. VanLellvan also had
several fine colts.
A surprise party took place at the
residence of William Howe on Satur-
day evening last at which number of
their friends were present. They
showed their respect by presenting
them with beautiful clock for which
they received their hearty thanks,
after which refreshments were served.
Irwin and Joseph Howe entertained
the guests with two or three pieces of
music on the organ and Irwin
played a couple of pieces on the guitar
to which VIM. Howe Jr. sang, which
was pleasing in the highest degree to