Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
HOME AND VICINITY.

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Frank Ramsey spent Sunday north
OF Mt. Pleasant.
Sweaters, both mems and boys, from
81 % mp, at Pollasky's.
l.. II. Hayu left Wednesday for Chi
cage on business trip.
LOST Fancy silver hair pin. Finder
please leave at this office.
Mrs. O. NJ. Eyerden, of Ithaca, visit
ed friends in Alma Monday.
See that lot of 81 corsets reduced to
80 cts. at Alma Mercantile Co.
Ladies capes and jackets at half Of
last years prices at Pollasky's.
Ely Rollin brings us a sample branch
of plums that is sight to behold.
A complete assortment of boots and
shoes at lowest prices at Delavan's II
Elegant ladies' shoes, worth Sl.75 to
S2Oonow selling at 81 % at Pollasky's.'
Alma Roller Mills have just turned
ont 10000 handsome advertising cards
Farmers should remember that land
plaster can be found at the Alma Feed
store.
James Kinch left Monday for Mt.
Pleasant where he has a position in a
laundry.
Fred avery will teach school next
year having secured school near
Wheeler
j. A. Allen and family. of Detroit,
me visiting d. l.. Sharrar and family
this week.
Judge j. NJ. Everden, of Ithaca, was
i'm Alma Monday night, making us a
pleasant call.
See the new summer dress goods,
javanaise cloth, ten cents per yard at
Alma Mercantile Co.
Mrs. w. \. Hall. of Eaton Rapids, is
visiting her son and daughter, Mrs. j.
s. Caple and \. j Hall.
Geo Bahlke, of Ithaca, has secured a
position with Geo. Young and will re-
turn to Alma, his first love.
Miss Jennie Follick returned Friday
night from a weeks visit with friends
i'm Greenbush, Clinton county.
Mrs Dewitt Vought. of Alma, and
Mrs. l.. b. Kehn, of Ithaca, left Thurs
day for Butler, Ind, visiting friends.
John Bogart, of Elm Hall, brings us
a branch of Blue Damsel plum tree
with 50 nice plums on and all nice fruit.
Mrs. Bart Miller is remodeling her
store and will have, when completed
very comfortable dress making rooms
in the rear of the room.
Win Wilson leaves Saturday foI
Chippewa Lake where he will spend
4 Sunday with c. l.. Chadwick land sis.
ter, only this and nothing more.
WoIkingmen's pants, SO cents; good
solid pant for 50 cents, an excellent
| Kersey pant, S15O, about half price
If YOU are painting for pants, go to Pol
lasky's
There will be a meeting of the Gratiot
county Soldiers Association at the
Wright House, Alma, Friday, Aug
9th. for the purpose of taking steps
for reunion some time in September
Messrs. Kirby and Stein, of the I. 4
A.. were in Alma Monday on their way
TO the upper peninsula with two com
panies of state troops, stopping off fol
dinner and making this Office pleasant
call.
Barnum & Bailey's show made lots
Of work for street commissioner Dallas
their heavy wagons breaking dowr
nearly every cross-walk they passed
over on their haul from the L. & A
to the grounds.
Messenger & Co. have out their large
sign for their opening Sept. lst, with {
new and choice stock of clothing anC
gents furnishing goods. Simon's Ions
experience with the trade in this local.
~ and his wide acquaintance and hustle
should assure him success.
Another take has come and gone
This time it is "Surata." They gave
"A concert on the street and only adver
tised their medicines, but they succeed
ed i'm carrying off lots of money from
people who were foolish enough to be
lieve their story. Will people ever stol
being taken in and giving up thei
money 10 this gang of Travellers Thei
excuse for using the street for thei
concert instead of the Opera House wa
that the management wanted 500 TO
six nights. which was false but 10 prob
ably as near the truth as anything els
they got over.