Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06

Umbrellas, corsets, hosiery, etc.. very
cheap at Delayan's.
Fine line of summer dress GOODS al
Alma Mercantile Co.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Hulse.
.June 3Olh, "A ten pound boy.
VIII Curtis, of Mt. Pleasant. was III
town Thursday visiting frlenus.
Ladies' fans and parasols, fash onabie
coors and designs, at Pollasky's.
Leave your orders for ice cream ana
it will he delivered 20 you promptly.
BENNETT & STERLING.
Geo. Pulfrey ana Will Thomas have
their new residences nearly completed.
James Stuttz has sold to j. Gardner
lots 2, and 4, Block 4, Stuttz's addi-
ton.
F. w. Hooper returned Wednesday
from two weeks visit with friends In
Ontario.
New line parasOls and sun umbrellas
at Alma Mercantile Co. See adv. on
first page.
For ground feed, corn, oats, ETC., call
at the Alma Feed store opposite the
post office.
Dell Beebe and wife, of Fowlerville,
are spending the week with N. j. Nc
Cullough and family.
There will be no evening services at
the Presbyterian church through the
months of July and August.
The executive committee of Alma
| College was in session at the Wright
| House parlors Thursday afternoon.
On Sunday, July Sth, Rev. A. r.
Choate, Of Shepherd, will preach in the
Baptist church, both morning and eve
ming.
Mr.. Stone has purchased lot on the
corner of College and Maple Avenues
aud will build commodious residence
thereon.
Am. Young left Monday morning fol
Petoskey where he has a position in the
Kensington. He expects to 60 south fol
the winter.
The store of ID. w. Adams is having
an overhauling, being treated with
coat of paint and paper, which is de
cided improvement.
A. w. Wright and family with the
private car Alma" were tied up in The
strike in Canada but returned home
Wednesday night.
1t is probable That the republican
county convention for the purpose OF
nominating delegates to the state con
vention will be held on or about July
2lst.
The st. Louis VS.. Indian ball game
of St. Louis last Saturday, resulted II
st. Louis receiving a good taking, the
score standing II to II in favor of thu
Indians.
A hot game of ball may be looked FOL
July 10th, arrangements having beer
made for a match game between thu
Alma and Detroit Opera House teams
on that date.
now have samples Of the Argenti'
Portraits at my gallery. Call and SCI
them. They are made from the mega
tive, thus you get an exact likeness
They are pictures that will last as the,
do not rub Off like crayon and are yer.
reasonable. r. L. OSBORN.
r. G.. Ball. Manager for Darnum !
Balley's show, received a telegram from
Mt. Pleasant last Monday morning, re
questing that he hold on and not clos
up with Alma until he saw them. Tai
,, about Rip VanWinkle, what's tn
matter with Mt. Pleasant? Too slo'
for any use.
Owing to the burning Of the gran
. stand, and the circus August 10, it ha
been decided not to have races ut Aim
l In July, which will be dlsappointmer
to our business men but as it is hard
Q work up interest enough to warrant il
g success it is thought wise TO discor
! tinue until another spring.
4 The completion of the census of Aim
shows slight decrease of that of 1885,
/ from the fact that the enumeration
I were laboring under transformation
/ In 1890 the census of the village inclut
l. ed the Grover addition which is an az
u dition to the village, but not in tt
corporation and contains about rs fan
n lilies or an estimate of lie people whic
10 this time were taken in the townshi
q and not in the village. In 1890, IL
It students at the college and the 40 wor
Is men at that time at work on the San
tarium, both of which were not take
r. this year. In 1890, our census was | 81
"a and without this addition and the st,
It dents as above stated, it is l ,497 in ls9
st July 4th in Alma was dull day, mo
d of the people going to Ithaca and She
Of herd. At Ithaca, the celebration WI
NJ grand SUCCESS. tho crowd beir