Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-09
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Why do you SILVER when you can buy
an overcoat at +. Il. Pollasky's from
So 80 up.
The Ladies of st. johns church will
meet next Thursday, Oct. 18th, at Mrs.
ID. II. Sullivan's.
Quite number of Almaites took in
the Nelson-Allerton race at Grand
Rapids, Thursday.
The entries for the races next week
are coming in fast assuring the asso-
citation of a successful meeting.
Grand President Partridge, of the T..
of L., was billed to speak at the Ely
school house last Tuesday evening.
The work on the dam is rapidly near
ing completion and everything will
soon be III readiness to turn on the
power.
The L. A. A. & n. NJ. Ry., will run
their annual Ohio excursion, October
20. Wellington, Creston and Tiflin.
One fare for round trip. 650.4w.
Mrs. L. X. Roberts, an accomplished
pianist whose skill is not exceeded 10y
many professional teachers, will take
"A few pupils in piano practice. Her
card will be found in another column.
Frank Alvord, Of Sumner, started Il
crew of men at North Bradley, Mid
land county, October cutting pine for
A.. T. Bliss. He intends to bank
several million feet of logs this winter.
Says Maria to John, where did you
get that splendid fitting suit you've got
on?" Says John to Maria, II got it at
f. Z. Pollasky's. where they keep the
best goods and sell at the lowest
prices"
The Union Scout" this grand enter
tainment will he given at Wright S
Opera House, Oct. Is, Is, and II by 10
ladies and gentlemen of Alma Cor the
benefit of VIM. Meyer Post, No. l52,
@. A. r.
LYDIA the 10 year old daughter Of w.
+. King hardware merchant at Brock
enridge was badly scalded last Satur-
day. She was lifting boiler of hot
water from the stove when it slipped
pouring the water all over her feet and
ankles. She will be confined to her bed
for some time.
All horsemen who have examined
the track of the Alma Driving Park
pronounce it an exceptionally fine piece
of work. The credit of it belongs to
NJ. c. Dallas under whose supervision
it was butt. Hardly another man
could have taken the ground at 50 late
date and turned 1t into so good a
shape.
The Ladies' Club will meet with Mrs.
Church on Monday afternoon, oct. II.
at three O'Clock. The program, in
charge of Mrs. Davis, will be as follows:
Literature of the Restoration - Isaac
Walton. Samuel Butler, Thomas
Hobbies. Contemporaries in France
Corneille, Racine, Moliere. The Club
extends an invitation 20 the ladies of
Alma a cordial invitation to attend
Little Marie Travis, the eleven year
old daughter of superintendent Travis
of the Alma schools, is nearly as en-
thusiastc fisherman as her father and,
! judging from her catch last Saturday, a
much more successful one. Without
other help she hooked and landed 2S
inch pickerel after short but very
exciting contest. Now let other young
ladies Of equal age come TO the front
with fish stories.
Quite little sport was developed on
the new track last Saturday at the
Matinee race. While none of the
horsemen present felt disposed to push
their horses to the limit yet enough
speed was developed to create no little
fun Among those who had horses on
the track we're noticed Messrs. Soper
and Highly, of st. Louis, Moblo. of
Riverdale, McMullen, of Elwell, Gee,
of Sumner and VarDenBergh and
Sloan of Alma.
Orrin Stebbins, an old veteran who
has been making Alma his head
quarters for some little time while sell
ing patent fence, claims to have been
sand bagged ard robbed last Tuesday
evening. He came TO the Milliken
House at night and paid for supper,
room and breakfast and showed some
five or six dollars in money. After sup.
per he sat down in the Office where he
remained until about nine o'clock
when he was told by the proprietor that
he could 60 to bed at any time. In re
ply he said that he had met a young
fellow that afternoon who was going to
come around in short time and take
him out where they could have some
fun, and shortly after he hurriedly left
tba room flo had baan oona bardl 4,