Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-02-12

pension.
DIR. Hunting at the Presbyterian
church February 18th.
Youngs IL Lancashire shipped car
load Of ice to Saginaw this week.
Get your corn shelled at the Alma
Roller Mills. Their new machine works
to perfection.
W. A. Bahlke was in Chicago the
first of the week, on business pertain
ing to the table factory.
Thos. Pitt left Tuesday morning for
Grand Rapids where he will spend the
winter at the Soldiers Home.
Charles Tam, a former Gratiot citi-
zen now representing the Free Press
has been in this locality the past fen
days,
The Wright House Blacksmith shop
is now open for business. Horse shoe
ing a specially. c.. IL. McLachlin,
Manager.
Until March lst Delavan will sell
gloves, underwear, etc, for very low
prices, in many instances for less than
cost.
Ladies' and Misses cloaks and jackets
are being offered at one-half their value
at F. Z. Pollasky's. Why isn't this a
good time to buyp\
Rev. T. M. Stewart, of Battle Creek,
is conducting series of religious
meetings at the Seventh Day Adyen-
list church this week.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Mrs BAIT
Miller, who has been her with hel
daughter the past few weeks, returned
to her home in Grand Rapids Thurs
day morning.
Judging from the prices that clothing,
boots, shoes, underwear, gloves, mitts
ETC., are being sold for at +. E. Pol
lasky's the bottom must have complete
ly dropped out of values.
Rev, c. w. East, NJ. L. Pastor at st.
Louis, has just entered the bonds OF
matrimony. \ reception for himself
and bride was held at the home of Mr.
+. Sutphin OH Wednesday evening.
Mrs. c. c. Gerber, of Arcadia, Slipped
on the doorstep of her home last Mon
day morning and broke one of the
bones of her left forearm. The fracture
was reduced by DR.. Suydam and the
patient is doing well.
The Wright House Steam Laundry
is doing rushing business, their out.
side trade is increasing and prospects
are favorable for big business. There
is not an institution in the state better
equipped or that can do better work.
The sophomore class of the Union
school held meeting after school last
Wednesday for the purpose of perfect
ing class organization. The election
of officers resulted in the following
Pres, Ray Wheaton; V. p, Bertha
Struble; Sec'y, Bertha McLaren.
Died last Friday morning at O'Clock
Mrs. b. Heller, mother of Mrs. J. Long
fielder and S. Heller. The remains
were taken that day to Detroit on the
1917 train for interment according to
the rites of the Jewish church. The
deceased was born in Hungary and was
al years old.
OF all mean, contemplate things the
lowest is one who will steal from a sich
mans wood pile. George Hutchinson
lost several cord of wood while he was
confined TO his bed and while he know:
the party, yet he is willing to take what
the wood is worth and save the fellows
family the humiliation of exposure. A
word to the wise is sufficient.
Down at the ID. l.. Il y. station bus.
mess is booming. Electric lights are
being put in. The carpenters have
repaired the burned portion and the
painters are now engaged in removing
all evidences of the lire. The freight
building is being painted to correspond
with the passenger station. John Girls
pen, of Ionia, who has been painting
for the road for the past ten years has
charge Of the work.
The examination for cadets to West
Point last Thursday at Saginaw had a
peculiar ending, The chief contestants
were L. A. Osborne of Owosso, aged
% and Ray Turck OF this village aged
IL. At the close Of the examination
Osborne was FIVE points ahead and was
named as the lucky one with Turck as
alternate. But Turck claimed that one
question which the committee decided
he had missed was all right. The ques.
ton was; which is the Oldest college in
the United States. Turck's answer
was Harvard while the committee
claimed Dartmouth. Later he con-
vinced a member of the committee that
he was right and re-hearing was ap.
pointed for Wednesday. On reassem.
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