Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-14
Useful Christmas gifts-Messinger's.

j. 5. Rogers, of this place, has been
granted pension.
For durable and sensible presents go
to Woodward X Co.
A nice driving mare for sale cheap.
Inquire at this office.
Parties having cows and wishing to
trade for wood call at this Office.
Call and look at the endless line of
shoes and slippers, they are line and
cheap. WOODWARD II Co.
Mrs. g. IL. Chase, of st. Louis, spent
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. G. r.
Brown.
For SALE-A two horse power boiler
and engine for sale cheap, Inquire at
this office
| will pay the highest market price
for 200 bushels of oats delivered at the
Alma Feed Store. j. +. MEDLER.
When you want anything built, from
a chicken coop TO business block, see
j. w. Hawkins, the builder.
Can save you money on anything in
the jewellery or silverware line. If not
in stock will order by telegraph, lat Tay-
lor's.
Try those delightful little three
minute Majestic" biscuit served with
delicious coffee at the hardware store
of Smith " Glass.
a special sale of ladies' fine shoes at
Delayan's on Saturday next. AL shoes
at prices ranging from $500 to 81 10
will be sold for even $500.
w. S. Wright, of Duluth, is the new
ly installed book keeper at the SAM
tarium, taking the place of Theo
Marsh who goes to Lansing.
Homer Decker, of Sumner, expects to
locate in Alma in few days and buy
and ship poplar timber. He wants it
sawed four feet long and delivered on
T. Il A.
The Grand Rapids Herald, of Dec.
10th, gives Alma very creditable write
up with cuts Of the College, Wright
House, Sanitarium, Union School and
Wright block.
NoTICE:-On and after January lst
the RECORD will charge 10 cents per
line for all notices of concerts, enter
tainments, etc. when admission is
charged. Al will be used alike.
Attend the great clearing sale at +.
+. Pollasky's and get some of those
bargains in dry goods, carpets, jackets,
capes, clothing, shoes, etc. The best
goods are going fast.
The subject of the evening sermon at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
evening will be The Bible as Liter
airy Work" All are invited to hear
this interesting subject discussed.
Parties having sewing machines
needing cleaning or repairing can have
the same promptly done by leaving
their orders at the Sewing Machine Of
iice of w. Il. Sigsby's in Woodward n
Co.'s store. Stencil cutting also done.+
Joseph Gee, an old resident of Sum.
ner, died at the home of Burton Gee,
his nephew, Monday night of apoplexy,
after few hours illness. Deceased
was bachelor having resided with
this nephew for years. He was 81 years
old and respected by all, leaving quite
little property.
The Central Market is opened ready
for business and are prepared to fur
nish the public with all kinds of fresh
and salt meats, fresh fish, oysters, sau
sage, home cured ham and bacon, in
fact everything to be found in first
class market, at prices below competi-
ton. Look for the sign Central Mar
ket." WILLARD Il MAPEs.
Hereafter no person can vote in
Michigan who is not citizen of the
United States, which means that he
must have resided in the nited States
five years and have taken out full nat
uralization papers. This was made so
by the adoption of the amendment re-
lative to the qualification of electors at
the late election.
Alma Mercantile Co. has new
adv. this week. Don't look it over for
II you do you are sure to lind place
where you can not help but spend your
money their prices are so low and their
stock to choose from is so enormous it
is sure to catch you. They solicit your
trade and when you look them over
you will feel that you have struck it
rich.
The following is the Introductory OF
the entertainment, Queen Esther, at the
Opera House, Thursday and Friday
evenings, Dec. 10th and 2lst The
events that will De presented III this
entertainment transpired about 400
years b. c., while Artaxerxes, of the
Ahasueras of the Ezra, was on the Per-
sian throne. Having deposed his