Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
Fine fruits at Stevie's.


Granulated sugar for 6cts. nc Yer
mulen's.
The Rev. DR.. Bruske, of Saginaw,
was in town Tuesday.
The Reliance corset waist, regular
price SIPS for Sl.OO at Alma Mercan-
tile Co.'S.
Delavan has a nice lot of figured
Sateens, 80 inches wide and only 8 cents
per yard.
Great reduction of prices on clOthin g
hats and caps for the next 80 days al
+. L. Pollasky's.
Lake McCurdy, of McBain, was in
town "Wednesday visiting his grand
father, l.. l.. Drake.
Alma Creamery on Thursday shipped
10 tubs of creamery butter to Detroit
and Ii tubs to Buffalo.
Glen Salisbury, of Bay City, spent
Sunday in town. He reports a good
situation and likes that city very much.
Pollasky has made arrangements to
handle a large quantity OF wool this
season and will pay the highest market
price for same.
Ernest Scott has received his new
Little Giant Bicycle, sent him by the
publishers of the Ladies' Home Journal
he having sent them lS5 subscribers.
Kendall Brooks ID. ID. returned from
Boston Saturday evening, where he at
tended a meeting Of the alumni OF
Brown University. 1t is half century
since his graduation.
The board of review meets next Mon
day and Tuesday at the clerks office
for the purpose of looking over the roll
of the township. Visit the board and
see that your assessment is all right.
Hamlin x Green have purchased a
new 81 600 invincible Sander for finish.
ing furniture at the Table Factory
They report lots OF orders and arC
much encouraged with the enterprise
EX-Congressman Z. +. Tarsney, OF
this district, has yielded TO the ineyita
bic result of hard drinking 50 that h,
is a complete wreck and has been takeI
to retreat where his friends hope b,
may brace up again.
Miss Lydia J. Newcomb will deliver
d series of lecture on Physical Cuitar,
IN College chapel, May 30 and 80. Fiji
day afternoon at 1 o'clock, How tC
Dress; Friday evening, How To Walk
saturday evening, How TO Breath ane
| Talk. All ladies are invited to attend
Tickets for the course e5cts, single
tickets ljcts
DIS. Il. b. Ross. c. il, sample, o. j
Barber and ". ;. Humphrey, of Sagi
nav, and T.. G. Minar and J. J.. Elliott
Of Boy City, we're the members OF tn,
delegation of physicians who yisite,
the college last Tuesday in the lnteies
of the medical department. Th,
doctors were the guests OF the Santari
um and were joined at dinner 10y Rev
4 f. Bruske and Prof. Ewing, pIesi
dent and secretary of the college.
The attention of teachers and other
Interested in educational matters j
called 10 the program OF the i4th semi
annual meeting of the Gratiot Count.
Teachers Association at THIS place, Jun
and 6. Every live teacher IN Tn
county should attend and undoubtedl
will. Members of school boards woult
do well to put in one day at this meet
ing and take a view Of the work done
President futile aud the local commit
tee have worked hard and an interest
ing time is expected.
Major Lemen, the / 1 year old son o
Il. ID. Lemen of this place, met with
painful accident by which he lost tW
fingers last Saturday afternoon Will
getting drift wood out OF the river W.T.
George IIodgekinson. Major place.
his right hand upon block TO stead
himself while getting on TO a log jus
as George, who is near-sighted, strugl
an AK into it,, The blow severed th
!, little finger and split the bone of Tin
next one. The wound was dressed aut
is now doing very nicely.
With the wool season close at hanD
farmers cannot be too careful TO re
member that a little care. after th
sheep are washed will add several cent
to the price OF the ileece. Sheep, if al
lowed 20 run in pasture full Of log
after washing will blacken their fleece
and decrease The price. Neg,ecting t
tag them early will also take off th
value. Care in tieing up the wool
putting il in neat compact packag,
and keeping the tags and remnants b.
themselves Will add quite an amour
to the value of the clip. Farmers hay
no right to complain of poor price
when their product is poor. Take pain