Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-05-18
MARKET REPORT.
HOME AND VICINITY.
care of Alma College.

Mrs. j. f. Sartor spent Sunday at
Rowland.
Bulk garden seeds at Delavan's at
lowest prices.
Fine line of summer dress goods at
Alma Mercantile Co.
This vicinity was visited last Monday
with quite hail storm.
Just in, mems and ladies' summer
underwear, at Pollasky's.
T. w. Whitney, of st. Louis, has his
new race track completed.
Chas. Morden is building an addition
to the rear of his harness shop.
Wanted, 250, 900 pounds of wool; high
est price paid by f. E. Pollasky.
Alma Lodge, F. & A. NJ, regular
Saturday night; also work in Sd degree.
Taylor is always in the ring on the
repairing line and guarantees satisfac-
ton.
Farmers should remember that land
plaster can be found at the Alma Feed
store.
We are under obligations to the
Evening Press, Of st. Louis, for an
occasional copy.
Miss Lucy Plumb, former student
of Alma College, visited friends in
town last week.
Special bargains this week in clothing
and shoes at Alma Mercantile Co. See
adv. on first page.
Mrs. Carrie Brown left Tuesday for
New York, where she will spend the
summer with friends.
Oh Fan! 'Tis not the wisest plan to
90 to Hindustan to buy your fan, for
Pollasky leads the van.
p. M. Smith is in Benton Harbor
this week, delegate to the X. of p.
Grand Lodge in session there.
A. w. Wright has a lot of men at
work this week on his car house and
putting in a stone abutment for the
dock at his new park.
Bring your wool to market before the
price drops. Frank Pollasky pays
within fraction of Boston or Phila-
delphia quotations for wool.
We will be well supplied with sugar
for the coming fruit season as we have
car load of 100 barrels due here now
from New York which we bought at an
exceedingly low price.
HAYT & VLIEr.
Mrs. +. n. Chadwick was called to
Chippewa Lake last Friday in answer
to telegram announcing that Mrs.
Claude Chadwick was very sick. News
has since been received that she is
recovering.
At the citizens meeting last Friday
night to perfect arrangements for Bar
mum & Bailey's show, the usual atten-
dance was present, merely six. Not
withstanding the lack of interest, COM
mittees we're appointed and desperate
effort will be made.
The health officer wishes to announce
that Geo. S. Martindale, who makes a
business of scayenger work, is in town
and would advise that he be we'll pat
ronized. There are several places
that will be ordered cleaned at the
next meeting of the board If not at
tended to at once.
Hamlin Garland has written for the
June number of McClure's Magazine
impressions of visit. to the great Car
negie mills at Homestead, showing how
the work and life there strike the eye
of strenuous and humane realist.
Many pictures made from life draw
ings will illustrate the article.
Decoration Day will be observed in
Alma in the usual manner. Commit
tees are at work making the proper
arrangements and nothing will be left
undone to make the observance of the
day one of the best and most interest
ing in the history of the events. Full
particulars and program will be given
next week and in the meantime, make
arrangements to come and join in the
services. If the weather permits, SER
vices will be held at the Park; il not
the Presbyterian and Baptist churches.
will be opened. Rev. w. +. Jones and
Supt. Ralph Ely will deliver addresses