Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-04-17

The RECORD and American Farmer
one year for SI;25 to all paid up or new
subscribers.
+. ii Hamlin will move into L. Is.
Green's residence May l and begin
housekeeping.
III you are looking for hobby style
of hat for man or boy, you should call
at +. 4. Pollaskys.
The Ladies' Guild of ST. Johns
church will meet at MIS-. Hitchcocks
next Thursday, April 23rd.
Unbrellas Sateen umbrella, paragon
frame, natural wood or gold handle
Sl.0O at Alma Mercantile Co.'S.
|. L. Mills has the plans out for a
tine cottage to be erected on the lot
north of DR.. Yerington's residence.
Levi Levan, of the Saginaw police
force. accomapied b, his wife and
daughter, are visiting relatives in town
this week.
Ilorsemen desiring Bills or Cards
should remember the RECORD office.
We can do you nice job and suit you
on the price.
w. A. BaElke was in OwOsso, on the
examining board, Wednesday, looking
over candidates for admission to the
Military Academy at West Point and
the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
There will he meeting of the stock
holders of the Alma Building and Loan
Association at Firemen's Hall on Mon
day evening April Goth at 1880 standard
time L. NJ. SMITH.
Nv Sec. y.
1t is rumored that steps will be taken
soon to form local trotting association
in the county and construct Kite
shaped track. Not "a bad idea if Alma
horsemen would push the matter and
get the track here.
Ithaca is to have electric lights, and
the Thompson-Ilouston light will he
the one selected. The proposition made
the town by the company puts The cost
per year per light at $50. a committee
of three is visiting various places this
week investigating various plants.
Sim Miller's friends, led by Mrs. ID.
ID. Whitesell, remembering that last
Friday Was Sims birthday, and think
ing to add to his comforts, and to SUBJ
tract from the irksomenesS Of his long
confinement to the house, presented to
him purse of S33. 1t is needless 10
say that Sim was comforted by this
kindly remembrance.
Landlord Jones, of Edmore, about a
week ago, identified" man at the
local bank and a day or SOY later paid
Si5. 90 for the act. lie was notified OF
: ii. n. Metten's successful work in this
village Monday and Wednesday drove
to Ithaca to DO another job of identiii
cation. He found his man who agreed
to settle the matter with him.
Said prominent Alma citizen to {
RECORD reporter the other day, "Yol
mark my word that within the next 81,
months you will seq a large factory g
} into operation in Alma, something diff
terent from what we now have" Al
Efforts to get any further light on The
) matter were unavailing, But til,
gentleman was very positive in hi
statement.
Take notice, / am in the swim an,
have a lot of bedroom suits that can
not unpack until some of ms surplus
has been moved and will make specia
bargain prices on suits for few days
until ! unload, Come early and sc
the benefit, see also new styles. ! hav
also put in a fine stock of undertaken,
i supplies at Shepherd aud my patron
there will be served with an elegan
: hearse and experienced funeral di
rector from Alma. Calls attended da,
or night. JOHN I. PETERS.
The officers of the Gratiot and lisa
bella Mutual Fire Insurance compan,
5 are having considerable trouble il
closing up its affairs. OF late its bust
t ness has been decreasing and it VIA
! finally decided to stop. The officer
4 borrowed money OH their own RESPONSE
| bility to pay off the existing obligat
9 ions. These obligations were met b.
g l.. B. Quick, president of the company
D and j. w. Doane, president of TIN
board of directors, who paid oyer $50
t each and as they supposed settled tn
whole matter. 1t appears, however
t that in March, 1887, r. A. Peet, o
t Lafayette, lost his property by fire
e Mr.. Peet had been insured in this com
: pany, but had failed to pay his assess
/ ments and the company considered HI
' policy forfeited and refused to pay tn
g loss, there being proviso in the poll
{ cies then being used which declared
. them forfeited after a certain length o
e time if the assessments were not paid