Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-02

| ID. ID. Whitesell, spent the first OF the
week with friends in Canada.
Mrs. Ii. VanDenDsrgh is spending
the holidays with her mother at Fenton.
Remember you eau pay your subscrip-
ton with wood, if brought before the
18th.
Cast Iron" shirts, unlaundried
fifty cents at Alma Mercantile Com
pany's.
Mrs. w. o. Watson, of Breckenridge,
was in town Wednesday vis ting among
friends.
l.. s. Ferris returned Monday from
Pittsburg where he has been for some
time past.
George Mead, of Ashley, secretary of
the Ashley Table Company was in
town "Wednesday on business.
Special communication of Alma
Lodge +. Il n. NJ. on Saturday evening
Jan. 3rd. Work on second degree.
To RENT.-Conveinent colt age on
South side of Superior st. near College,
at $500 per month. Apply at Office Of
A. w. Wright. 6lS-2w
The Pollasky Table Company resume
operations next Monday. The repairs
are completed and everything is in fine
order for 1891.
Friends OF Ed. Schweier will lie
panied to learn that word has been re-
ceived from the west, stating that he is
rapidly declining.
j. u. Glavin has sold the Hood farm
south Of town, to DR.. o. Z. Fletcher OF
Delta. Ohio, for $4,000 cash. The
doctor thinks seriously Of making
Alma his future home.
Traverse City voted, short time ago
to give $20, 900 and site to the Oval
Dish factory of Mancelona aud they
claim that the concern will move
Traverse City has lots of push.
S. A. Smith, of Wright House fame
and now OF of the New Bryant, OF
} Flint, was in town over Sunday. lie
, seems very we'll satisfied with his loca-
ton and judging from appearances the
, world is using him well.
. Herbert Carpenter who has been
2 spending the holidays with friends IN
town left Thursday for Grand Rapids
q where he has the position OF private
. secretary in the Office Of the Grand
Rapids Fruit and Produce Co.
C. G. Vanderlip, the Ithaca organ
dealer who left for parts unknown last
week not only defrauded Ithaca parties
tout of large sums but has left Alma
parties in the lurch to the tune OF
several hundred dollars.
. Marc Pollasky arrived in town last
Monday accompanied by II. NJ. King
, man cashier of the First National
Bauk, of hicago. Mr.. Kingman has
be en- an invalid for sometime and comes
to the .Sanitarium in csearch of better
health
The Patrons Guide, the official organ
of that order is at hand and deyotes a
considerable space to very clear and
q comprehensive statement of the pur
poses and benefits of the Patrons Com
mercial Union. Number four of the
GUIDE will be of value to all for that il
no other purpose.
Number four of the Saturday Call, a
: new paper published at Lansing will
|, Harry Stitt as editor and Orrm Stair
business manager. is at hand. Thi:
FIRST copy TO us, is Il hands ONE Que
The Call is devoted to society events al
: the capital and is very spicy sheet
l There is no need of wishing it success
1t will get there if good management
y and push amounts OF any thing.
q Alma Coll eye stands well to the front
j among Michigan colleges and Its posi-
ton has been acquired by hard. co nsci
{ entious work OH the part of its faculty
Though not half dozen years old it
numbers as many students on It's regis
e ter as those who started many year:
n ago. Those who desire n collegiate ed
. ucation at comparatively slight ex-
Il pense can do no better than To come To
e Alma and Alma College.
n. Barber young man living in town
was arrested last Saturday on the com
d plant of q. w. Rogers charged Will
:, stealing several cartridges from hi:
: store house. Some Of the cartridges
). were traced 10 Spicer's market where
:. the young man had sold some claiming
K that he shot them. He was taken be
e fore Justice Durham, confessed his Of
Q tense, received a fatherly talk, full o.
good advice and after paying up al
IS costs was let off OIL suspended sen
;, tence.
y For some time past the ID. J.. & \
: sta ton has been found too small TO &C
II commodate the needs Of the town. TIL,