Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-17
For leather fly nets 60 to Gillman's..

For leather fly nets go to Gillman's.s
Everlasting hamestraps at Morden's.
Mrs..D. ID. Whitesell was i'm Ithaca,
Monday.
Lou Kehn is at Stevenson Lake,
recreating.
G. W. Giddings, of st. Louis, was in
town Monday.
Barley coffee lSomething) sold by
Clum Il Balch.
Children's hose five pair for % cents
ut Mrs. Avery's.
Mr.. ana Mrs. j. f. Schwartz were in
Shepherd Monday.
Miss Maud Mccullough is visiting
at Harbor Springs.
Deputy Sheriff King, of Vestaburg,
was in town Tuesday.
Geo. Wilson, of the Roller Mills, is
visiting in Detroit this week
] have new Mason & Hamlin organ
to exchange for horse.
BART MILLER.
Mama Pierce, of Ithaca, visited Mrs.
ID. ID. Whitesell the first of the week.
Ask for Special and "Favorite'
brands of roasted coffee at Delavan's.
Superintendent Travis is just now
engaged in contest with the rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. Hodley, of Carson City, is visit
ing Mrs. Warren Hawes here this
week.
j. +. Schwartz and Geo. Latimer
have each put in new Hall safes this
week.
George Pulfrey returned last Satur-
day from a few days visit among friends
at st. Johns.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Johns
church will meet with Mrs. Nesbitt
next Thursday afternoon.
Williamson charges travelling notion
men and takers Sl5 day license.
Alma should do likewise.
Mrs. Bart Miller has purchased. the
j. l.. Miller millinery stock and will
increase it and put it i'll shape for bus
mess.
The bicycle race Thursday evening
caused lots of excitement. 1t was won
10y Ely Brewbaker by about two rods.
a large crowd witnessed the contest.
The L. & a. had another disaster
above Lake George Tuesday. The
north bound train was derailed, the
engine, baggage car and smoker leav-
ing the track. The engineer and brake
men were seriously though not fatally
injured but no passengers are reported
hurt.
According to the new school law
certificates of the first grade will be
good for four years throughout the state
instead of three years as at present.
The second grade will be valid for three
years instead of two. The length Of
time for which the third grade will be
valid will remain at one year.
The officers of the Gratiot county AL
lance have issued call for meeting
of the Gratiot county Alliance at
Patron hall, Opera House block, st.
Louis, July IS, 81 at p. m. for the
purpose Of electing county officers for
the ensuing year, and such other bust
ness as may come before the meeting.
Each surveillance will send delegates as
directed by the bylaws of the Alliance.
Horsemen, attention. A meeting has
been called Friday evening to consider
the question of obtaining ground and
building race track in this village.
The project should interest all lovers of
fine horse flesh. There is no reason
why a good track should not be built
and series of races arranged this
season. Such grounds C could be made a
source of profit in more ways than one.
1t is to be hoped that there will be a
full turnout.
The Free Press says that Sagnawians
are delighted with the prospects of the
establishment in their city at an early
date of a new Medical College under
the charter of Alma College, the
faculty of which will be Drs. Ross,
Sample, Barber and Evans, all promi-
nent practitioners of this city. 1t is
undertood the physicians named, in
company with the wealthy capitalist A.
w. Wright, of Alma, are the prime
movers OF the scheme, arrangement be-
ing about perfected whereby suitable
college building will be erected, at
which it is expected there will be an
attendance of about 100 students.
The new election law provides that
the tickets shall be printed in the
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