Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-20


first of the week.
| Elegant line OF mems neckwear, just
received at Pollasky' s.
! Bert Dean, Of Chicago, is visiting his
mother here this week.
There were 5OS births and lSi deaths
i'll Gra,iot county last year.
Jno. T. Peters and wife left We'd
nesday for Bay View for two weeks va
cation.
For ground feed, corn, oats, etc, call
at the Alma Feed store opposite the
post office.
Chas. f. Rich and family, of Detroit,
spent Sunday with j. II. Lancashire
and family.
Wilbur Nelson left Tuesday for Tc-
ronto, a delegate to the b. Y. Z. u. in
session at that city.
Frank Convis and wife, of Bancroft,
are visiting her brother, l.. Ii. Hayt
and family, this week.
See those capes and jackets at Alma
Mercantile Co. Prices reduced % per
cent. Sec adv. on first page.
The little steamer Minnie Lane"
did land office business last Sunday,
running all day with good loads.
Miss Clara Booth has accepted the
offer made 10y the school board and will
be one OF the teachers for next year.
Dr.. w. Kelly is the possessor of
line two-y ear old FLY, grand daughter
of Goldstone, purchased of Geo. Holt
day.
Win. Wilson is now in the employ of
Hayt Il Vliet in the grocery store.
Win. is a hustler and has lots of friends
in the trade.
Clearance sale Of capes and jackets
at Pollasky's. $3.50 to $500 garment
for Sl.S9. Well made, latest styles,
good assortment.
Miss Fannie Smith has spending a.
few days with Miss Belle Chestnut at
Elwell. She went Saturday and re-
turned home Friday.
The annual report of the Superinten-
dent Of Public instruction is on our
table. 1t contains very nice cut of
the late DR.. Theo. Nelson and write
up Of Lis life.
Mrs. w. 5 Turck was in Grand
Rapids ON Tuesday looking after the
arrangements for the Grand Chapter
.. f. $, which Will meet in that CITY
early In October.
Mrs. w. 5. Turck was in Kalamazoo
Thursday and Friday of last week as
sisting in organizing Chapter of O.
h. ). which started with Sc charter
members and the most catering pros
poets of increasing the number to twice
that figure within the year.
Mrs. Elmira Harpham, recently of
this place, is now in the employ of the
Palmer House, at Ithaca. AS soon as
arrangements can be made, she intends |
to go to Florida, there to reside for the |
benefit of her health. She leaves her |
boy in care Of friends for the purpose
of giving him another years advantage |
Of Alma school.
There is probably not theater CON-
pany on the road that is as widely !
known and is meeting with better sue
cess than the Frank Tucker Theater
Co. They will appear at the Opera
House July 25, 20 and 81. The OPEN
ing play on Wednesday night will be
Our Jack" with new play each night.
Reserved sests 80 cents, at Webb's,
general admission % cents, children
under II years, u cents.
Fifty years ego the average weight |
of beef cattle wes 800 pounds, now it is |
| 400 pounds. The increase is due to |
the introduction Of pure bred stock and |
the more careful breeding as well as
much better feeding of the produce. 1t
is now as common to have animals |
weighing 200 as it was To have them |
weigh 900 pounds, and the increase
in weight is full one-third. Tie i'm.
greater and nearly double in weight |
since the large introduction of Polled |
Angus, Hereford and Short Horn blood |
into the herds.
1t is not only remarkable but dis
gushing what frivolous things people |
will take before the council and expect |
recognition. Last Tuesday night Pres
ton Lane, having some dirty linen to
wash, succeeded in getting the names
Of some of our good citizens on a petit
ton in which, we guarantee (if they
knew what it was they have no inter-
est or grievance, petitioning the honor.
able board to have the fence and sheds
on the south side of the Driving Park |
removed. The question is, where is his
grievanceY Is it because the associa-
ton allowed him TO pasture COW and |
calf on the ground one season or because
he was allowed to use the sheds all win.
ter for his stock free of charge and put |
a stop to when he tried it a second |