Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07


at Benefits.
Corsets all kinds at reduced prices at
at Delavan's.
Miss Elnora Cuddebeck Is spending
a few weeks at Bay View.
DR.. G. l.. Downie left for Detroit
Monday on short business trip.
Alma friends are anticipating a visit
from Mrs. w. l.. HOugh next week.
The Champion Seed Drill, force feed,
the best in the state at VIM. Clubb's. J."
Howard City is to have a big furni-
ture factory which will employ some ~
OF 80 men.
w. A. Bahlke spent Sunday in
Detroit and vicinity, returning home
Tuesday evening.
The Christian Crusaders are anxious
TO get hall in the town and hold u
series of meetings.
E.A. Putnam, of Milan, proprietor OF
the Cash Dry Goods Store, put in part
of the week in town.
Fred Hamlin has rented the Mrs. &.
l.. Downie residence and is putting II
in readiness to occupy.
Ladies' Misses and Children's shoes
in great variety of style and price at
Alma Mercantile Co.'S.
Lewis takes the lead in all styles OF
pictures. Call and see the latest. The
coming picture is the aristotype.
so. Bush, of the Advance Threshel
Company of Battle Creek, was in town
the first of the week, the guest of the
Wrigh. House.
1t is generally conceded that Robert
| Smith Il Co. are again the lowest bid
ders on the state printing and VIII
probably receive the award.
Morning services are held ut st
Johns Church every second Sunday II
the month at O'Clock. Remember
services next Sunday morning.
am bound to reduce my stock OF
cloths and propose to reduce to prices
below anything ever offered in Gratlo'
county. Ali work guaranteed.
l.. KEHN.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il
Kress died suddenly last Wednesda.
morning after short illness. Th'
parents Lave the sympathy of all.
Frank Davidson, of the RECORD force
takes in the Encampment at Detrol'
and Will possibly spend few week
visiting friends in the south part OF til,
state.
A. w. Pequegnat was in town Mon
day night on his way TO Chicago
After spending q few days IN that Cit.
he will go to Elgin, H., where he ha
a position.
We want several more correspondent
in various parts of the county who VIII
take an interest in getting the neigh
borhood news for us Let us hea
from some one.
New wheat is quoted at .s3, oats a
80. corn 80, new rye .G3, beans l.7t
butter II, eggs II, apples 90, potatoe
40, peaches 90, blackberrles Us, II
Alma markets this week.
Married at Ithaca, "Wednesday
August 5, Ashley Clark and Phoeo
S,xbee both of this place. The happ
couple took tae evening train for sag
nav where they will remain few days
The amount of coloring matter in
pound of coal is enormous. ii WI
Weld enough magsRta to color oOo YARD
of flannel. yermilion tOl 2,59D yard'
a,rine for l20 yards and alazarins ].
25, wards of turkish red cloth.
The meeting of the Great Camp
, the Maccabeeg viii take place at Jacl
son, september 10 II. The !. " a
has made rate of single far" 1.
round trip, returning August lott
These rates are open to all. MIC
!, DAVIDSON viii represent the Ain
. tent.
, Jay Alyerson has taken the soatt az
. for building Prof. Buffers residence
The professor believes i'll keeping u
= work in the hands of Alma contracio
particularly when good workmen ca
be secured here. Mr.. Alverson has hi
y much experience III contracting and
IL a workman is excelled by few.
, The Free Press of Saturday with
n characteristic untruthfq,ness says tn
' the Gratiot county delegation was Il
a only one in the state short in member
10 AS the delegation did not start uni
Monday and rs it was over hundr'
greater in number than had been ca
:, culated on, the Free Press yeracity
> likely to be doubted.
u Chas. Hutchins brought in q curiosi