Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-05-25
MARKET REPORT.
HOME AND VICINITY.
care OF Alma College

DelaVan 8.
T. F. Timby is in Detroit this week
on business
Miss Bertha Stevens has returned
home from Florida.
Fine line of summer dress goods al
Alma Mercantile Co.
Miss Allie Avery is home from
Wheeler on weeks visit.
Just in, mems and ladies' summer
underwear, at Pollasky's.
Peter Carr, of Nit. Pleasant, was in
town Monday on business.
Wanted, 25O, 900 pounds of wool; high.
est price paid by F. f. Pollasky.
Warmers famous corsets Nos. III
and III can be found at Delavan's.
Rev. w. b. Williams, financial agent
for Alma College, is in town this week.
Farmers should remember that land
plaster can be found at the Alma Feed
store.
The Ladies' Literary Club will meet
with Mrs. Nathan Church, Monday
May 2Sth.
+. COmStock is visiting Springport
this week and will hustle the table bus
mess on the side.
Special bargains this week in clothing
and shoes at Alma Mercantile Co. See
adv. on first page.
Mrs. W. S. Turck went to Gaylord
Wednesday morning to institute a
Chapter of the o. K. s.
Ga Fan! IT'S not the wisest plan to
90 to Hindustan to buy your fan, for
Pollasky leads the van.
Balch Bros, of Ithaca, formerly Of
Alma, have sold their business 10
E. d. Hamilton of that place.
On another page will be found a re-
port of the Y. z. S. G. Z. convention at
the Presbyterian church last Saturday.
The familiar whistle of Tinker, Lam
cashire & Co.'S mill was heard Monday,
they having started up for afew week s
run.
Bart Miller has purchased the Gar
gett house back of the rink, lately occu-
pied by Mr.. Davis, and will move in in
few days.
Mrs. 5 w. Griffith was called to the
south part Of the state Monday by a
telegram stating that her son was at
point of death.
Bring your wool to market before the
price drops. Frank Pollasky pays
within fraction of Boston or Phila-
delphia quotations for wool.
l. n. Fancher, Esq, Of Mt. Pleasant,
has been secured by the Business Dept.
of Alma College to deliver the annual
address on business" at Commence
ment
Mrs. Mary Ring, while returning
from church last Wednesday night, had
the misfortune to break two of the
bones in her foot, caused by stepping
off the walk in front Clubb's shop.
On Sunday and Monday last three
valuable cows of A. w. Wright's on
the Webb farm died, their symptoms
were very evident the work of poison,
and where they got it is mystery yet
to be solved. Frank Beckwith took the
stomachs to Lansing on Wednesday to
have them analyized.
The residence Of Levi Keefer, two
and half miles south Of Alma, was
destroy ed by fire last Friday night
The origin of the FIRE was supposed t
be defective chimney. About all TIT
furniture down stairs was saved. HI
had an insurance of $3.50 on effects an(
5000 on the house which was tota
wreck.
The citizens of Edmore have beer
thrown into a heat of excitement b,
the arrest of Almond Cook, a resident
near there, for incest with his fourteen
year old daughter, In which he has in
dulged for the past two years. Cool
made an open confession Of the charg,
in his examination, and has been bount
over to the circuit court. When tn,
prisoner was being taken to Jail, rop,
was thrown oyer telegraph pole ant
an attempt was made to lynch him
The sheriff evaded the mob and landed
his man safely benin thde bars.