Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23

A $40 overcoat for So at Alma Mer.
camille Co.
Call and see the new stock of whips
1t Morden's.
Dennis Fitzgerald is visiting in Can
ada this week.
Bargains in gloves and mittens at
Delavan's this week.
A. +. Woodward was in Springp0ri
Tuesday on business.
ATTENTION FARMERS salt
only 1915 per tor, at Pollasky's.
Il A M. regular convention Satur
urday evening, also p. NJ. degree.
Miss Mercy Sweet, of st. Louis, was
In town Wednesday, visiting friends
1t is reported that Ben. Taylor has
sold his fish business in the u. +. ano
will return to Alma in few days.
The new spring styles in tailor made
clothing. are blacks and grays. l.
Kehn has just received his new stock.
Z. n. Sharp has traded his farm on
section IL, to M. G. Dallas for the livery
barn property occupied by +. A. Leon
ard
| EMPLOYMENT Experienced help
can obtain employment by writing to
Belding Bros Il Co., lock box 10,
Belding, Mich. 7sl-2w
Jep. Earl, of Newark, aged IS years
and an old pioneer of this county, was
buried last Sunday from the residence
He was an uncle of Messrs. Nathan
and Fred Church of this place.
M. S. Butterfeld, who bought out
Faughner & Co., has started heading
mill in full blast. He now employs ten
men, and as soon as he can procure
bolts will increase the number.
The ladies of the Relief Corp and
comrades of J. l.. Haskell, on Febru-
ary..20, reminded bim of his.45 birthday
by complete surprise. They came
loaded with the necessaries. All re-
port good time.
We have added the New York Tri-
bune to our clubbing list and hereafter
you can get the RECORD and the New
York Tribune one year for Sl.50, or the
RECORD and Detroit Tribune for Sl.25
Show this to your friends and ask them
to subscribe.
Mrs. Oscar Wilson, aged 80 years,
died Monday morning of consumption.
The funeral was Tuesday afternoon,
services being held at the Free Metho-
dist church. Deceased has been a
sufferer for some time. She leaves a
husband and one child.
You can practice true economy by
investigating the prices and examining
the great stock of dry goods, cloaks,
carpets, curtains, clothing, boots, shoes,
etc., just received at f. E. Pollasky's,
before making your purchases. We
buy goods at hard pan prices and offer
them to you in the same manner.
The credit system of selling goods at
retail is rapidly growing in disfavor all
over the country. Merchants offer
many reasons for doing away with it,
namely, tardy payments, the small re-
lance to be placed on promises, extra
capital required, and the annoyance
and injustice of the practice of those
who, having been favored with credit
at one store, do their cash trading else
where.
On Washington's Birthday the SAM
tarium entertained Rev. DR.. Bruske,
Rev. w. +. Jones, Rev. j. w. Meal
lister and II cir wives, Revs. Harris and
Eldridge, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Sharp,
Madam, Mrs and Miss Lancashire.
An alter dinner program consisting of
patriotic songs and addresses, was par
ticipated in by DR.. Bruske, Rev. Nc
Allister and Petty john. A witty letter
was read from DR.. Lancashire, who,
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright, was
unavoidably absent from town. The
parlors were handsomely draped with
flags.
j. W. Myers, of Lakeview, is the
new agent at the D., l.. 81 y. depot.
For some reasons unknown to Alma
citizens, j. ii. Arnold who has been an
efficient man there for years, was dis
charged. On Monday last the excite
ment was raging and petition was
signed by n:ne-tenths of our business
men to have him reinstated Alma has
never had more attentive, obliging
and courteous agent than Mr.. Arnold.
Ii of course is none of Alma business
mems business as to the cause of his
dismissal, but they are all very free to
express their opinion, as to this man
ner of doing business and they regret
the company IS decision without attach
ing to it some reasonable excuse for
his discharge Mr.. Myers comes to us
highly recommended and is pleasant
and genial gentleman.