Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

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last of the week.
Domet shirts for % cents at Nc
CullCugh & Buttons.
Adam Mum has rented the Burrell
farm and taken possession.
Call at Avery's if you wish anything
in children's or misses hats.
w. Smith, of Eaton Rapids was in
town Wednesday on his way to Lake
George.
Supervisor Sharrar has the township
assessment taken, doing the work in
20 days.
Mrs. w. Hannah who has been
seriously sick for some time is now
somewhat better.
n little more attention to the back of
business lots and back alleys would i'm
prove things materially.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Nj. L.
church will meet with Mrs. j. w. Nc
Leod next Wednesday afternoon.
a. .. BurreIl has accepted the pastor
age of the Adventists churches at West
Bay City and Saginaw and left Thurs
day for his new home at West Bay
City.
Rev. Mr.. Shaw, who filled the Pres
bJ terian pulpit several Sundays in the
absence of Dr. Hunting was the guest
of Rev. ii. 4. Butler Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Ferris shingle mill caught fire near
the smoke stack Friday morning, and
but for the prompt work of the mill
hands, would have gone up in smoke.
AS it was it gave them quite scare.
The prices paid for farmers produce
, to-day as taken from quotations fur
nshed 10y the leading Alma dealers are
Z increasing. Red wheat brings l.05;white
LOO; oats, so; shelled corn. 75;potatoes,
, 1880; clover seed $500, $i.25; roll but
: ter, Is; eggs -; dressed pork 0ii to 90
beef .05. to O6; maple syrup 81 90; live
chickens OF to .07iper H., beans SI.75.
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THE DEMOCRAT.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The village has made some vast i'm
! provements on the cemetery the past
, week. Why would it not be a good plan
for the owners of lots to turn in and do
some Sticking up now. If you can not
do it VIII Thomas is handy and will at.
tend to it for you at a very slight ex
pense. If the grounds look bad now, it
, is the fault of the lot owners and we
hope they will all attend. to it and help
this improvement along.
, The kerosene and soap mixture is
made of soap, or hard soap preferably
whale-oil soap-one-fourth Id; two
quarts hot water; one pint kerosene.
Stir till all are permanently mixed.
Then add water till the kerosene forms
one-fifteneth of the whole compound.
This is the formula recommended by
Prof. a. j. Cook for killing aphides Oh
plant lice, bark lice and many insects
Apply with force pump when the in
sects are at work.
Tho Eroa MathnIicto xx-ilt hold fol,
, ernacle meeting, three miles west and
one mile north of the village of Alma,
on what is known AS the Gen. Church
. place, commencing Monday evening,
May Is. Services every evening during
the week conducted by Rev ~ William
assisted 10y Miss Annie Hart. n cord
. ial invitation is extended to all christ
D ians to join in the work. Come one
= come all and hear the word of the
Lord. REV. A. WITHAM, Pastor.
. AS will be noticed elsewhere, steps
have been taken to observe decoration
Day by appropriate ceremonies. This
is proper. The future defenders OF
= the nation are the Young people now
e growing up and the proper observation
G these days promotes growth of pa.
troitism which will some day ripen into
: noble deeds. Every member of the diff
7. ferent committees needs to attend the
y committee meeting next Saturday even
:. ing and arrange for the work Of the
. 30th.
= A prominent fruit. grower calls at.
: tention to the fact that the time to
, spray fruit trees is after the bios.
SONS fall, and not when the trees are
: in full bloom. In this way the spray
a falls directly upon the fruit germs and
: not upon the petals of the flower to fall
r to the ground. The State Ilorticultur.
t a! Society also calls the attention OF