Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-05-04
j. +. Sartor was home from Rowland


is home on visit.
Elmer Van Wegan left Thursday
morning for Belding.
Mems and boys clothing for spring
and summer, at Pollasky's.
Chas. Hale, Of Perrinton, was in
Alma Wednesday on business.
Ladies' and gents mackintoshes at
greatly reduced prices at Pellasky's. +"
Delavan is giving carpet sweepers
free to his customers. Call and see.
Sol. Cooley, auctioneer, Shepherd,
Mich. For particulars enquire at this
office. 7S5-2m
Fifty and seventy-fye cent neckwear,
an elegant line, selling at 80 cents at
Pollasky's.
No better sewing machine ever made
then those New Goodrich, at Wood
wards store.
Z. G. Shelter and wife rejoice over
the advent Of boy at their house last
Tuesday morning.
The Ladies' Literary Society will
meet with Miss Katherine Deleyan
Monday, May 18th.
Door drapery; something entirely
new and elegant at moderate price
at Alma Mercantile Co.
Will Thomas is making arrangements
to put himself up new house and has
the mason work well under way.
Look at the New Goodrich sewing
machine at Woodward's store; only
S2s 90, and warranted for ten years.
Claude Forton left Tuesday morning
for Detroit, where he will have charge
of the books of the new Kelley Insti-
tute there.
Having added a full line of gents
and ladies' shoes, l desire to extend
an invitation to the public to inyesti-
gate. We guarantee to sell 25 per cent
less than any firm in Alma.
WOODWARD & Co.
Gorton's famous gold band will ap-
pear in open air concert at IL O'Clock
May 9Th, at the post Office corner and
the uniformed parade will occur at
1890 O'Clock in St. Louis, and Alma
during the afternoon.
The net earnings of the Flint & Pere
Marquette railroad during 1893 were
$65S, 1885, as against 1861 ,96l.13 the
year before. There were 7S,4S9, ITO
feet of logs handled over this road, of
which 81, 900, ia went to Saginaw.
The announcement of the Lansing
papers that the state encampment had
been secured for that city was a little
premature. 1t has finally been decided
by the military board that the encamp-
ment will be held on the old grounds, at
Island Lake, in Green Oak township,
commencing Tuesday, August.14.
The American Flag Day Association
is new organization incorporated un-
der the laws of Illinois. The purpose
is to foster patriotism among the school
children by the holding of patriotic
exercises in the schools on the third
Saturday in June In commemoration of
the adoption of the national flag by the
continental congress in 1777. Why not
celebrate the day in Michigan.
The performance of Gorton's Min
strels is strictly refined, entirely fit
from start to finish for lady audience.
1t is white minstrel organization and
should nor be COMPOUNDED with the
colored minstrel companies that run
out now and then to make living OF
Mr.. Gorton's well earned reputation as
1.-THE New Orleans Minstrels." One
night, Saturday, May 5th, Holcomb's
Opera House, st. Louis. Popular
prices: so, 35 and % cts. Positively
no higher.
DR.. s. +. Bennett, who has been the
physician at the Kelley Institute at
this place, left Tuesday morning for
Detroit where he has accepted like
position in the new Institute In that
city. His family left Monday morning
for Chicago where they will spend a
few weeks before joining him in Detroit.
During his short stay, he and his fam
lily have won the respect and friendship
of all whom they became acquainted
with, who all regret their departure
but join in wishing them success,
A wicked exchange, whose editor is
down on secret societies, ruthlessly
gives away Knights of Pythias secrets.
Fortunately there are but few ladies
who will believe the local lodge works
the fourth rank in any such manner.
A woman in Bay City disguised herself
rs man and clerked in a store for
year and then applied for membership
in the knights of Pythias and was ini-
tiated. 1t seems that in the third rank
they have an india rubber rat and Gel.
luloid snake which run by clock work
inoida and which oaav,,o xyary nak,rot