Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-04

Call and leave orders.
Annie Pequegnat and wife, Of Elgir
Illinois, were in town last Wednesday
Hon. IL. j.. Wood, of st. Louis, was
a caller at the RECORD, last Wednes'
day.
George Young is now the manager
OF the Sanitarium having assumed his
duties last week.
Mrs. James Fox and daughter Bessie,
spent sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Clark of this pac
You can buy anything you want in
mems underwear, overshirts, working
pants, rubbers, etc., at your own price
ut Delavan's.
Don't fail to see the large line of
beautiful shades and patterns in dress
goods and suitings just received at +.
L. Pollasky's.
Governor Winans asks, in procla-
nation dated February %, that the
people of the state assist the starving
peasants of Russia.
Messrs j. A. Weller, John Burns and
DR.. Crandall, of ST. Louis, were in
town Thursday evening, guests Of some
of the X. of Z. boys.
Melbourne Medler begins work for
George Delavan next Monday. His
Place at the Wright House will he
( filled 10y James Kinch.
Mr.. and Mrs Caple spent the first OF
the week in Eaton Rapids with Mrs.
Caple's father whose birthday hap
pened ON the 20 of February.
President Bruske was in Lansing
Wednesday, as the representative of
the faculty at the conference OF the
denominational colleges of the state.
Messrs Claud Chadwick, Carts Brown
Jake Kernon, j. T. LeMemesurier and
Geo. Sharrar of this place will join the
Uniform rank X. of p with st. Louis
division.
Major Il. II. Henderson,, the original
Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock,
and son. will give an entertainment in
Alma some time in the near future.
Look out for dates.
The RECORD is in receipt on the holt
day edition of the Fresno Daily Repub-
lican. From all accounts that country
offers some fine inducements to young
men with some capital
The members OF the l. .. o. +. took
Frank Medlers residence by storm
last Monday evening and after spend
ing a very pleasant evening presented
him with fine L. 0. o. +. watch
charm
The Nonparell club were entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. +. Z. Pollasky last
Tuesday evening. The club will be
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Bart
Miller at Pollasky's Hall next Wednes.
day evening.
The good citizens Of Ashley were
scandalized last Friday 10y the report
that all preparations were made for
cock fight with some eleven birds as
candidates for the ring. The match
was arranged between local and ont
side sports and the stakes amounted to
500.
Says the Detroit Times of February
%: Representative Youmans has ap-
pointed Will Pease, of Saginaw, and
Ray Turck, of Alma, cadet and alter
nate cadet at West Point. At the COM
petitive examination held at East Sagi-
nav, February, 4, M. Osborne, of
Owosso, passed the highest examina-
ton but the War Department decided
that he was few days too old to enter
the academy
\ very interesting contest has been
started in this county which will in all
probability occupy the attention of the
court for some time. The suit is over
the will of the late III. l.. Holcomb, of
st. Louis, who died this winter and the
aggreived party Thomas Holcomb of
Wilmington, Delaware, his nephew,
who is equally well known here, having
at one time many years ago, in connec-
ton with John Evans, purchased his
unce's interests here. 1t is reported
that in the last will of Ii. l.. Holcomb,
made shortly before his death his
whole estate was left to his widow and
as Thomas Holcomb, in all previous
wills, and they were numerous, had
figured prominently, he hardly felt like
being left out in the cold, Hence the
suit. He has retained L. w. Whitney
as the leading council in the case and
proposes to make big fight for what
he considers his rights
Alma suffered from another fire last
Sunday evening. The alarm was given
about $3.50 and the department on turn
ing out found Housers grocery on fire
The flames had gained quite Roadway
and ALTHOUGH three etreams yara turpod