Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

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John Sharp, of st. Johns, spent sun
day with his parents at Alma.
Ladies, call on Mrs. Bart Miller for
strictly first class dressmaking.
% pieces outing flannel at five cents
per yard worth double, at Pollasky's.
O. w. Rogers, the egg man, shipped
6 ,4S0 dozen eggs the first of the week.
New line parasols and sun umbrellas
at Alma Mercantile Co. See adv. on
first page.
j. M. Nichols and n. G., Davidson
and families are recreating on the Pine
this week.
S. n. Wadley is reported very sick.
The first of the week it was thought he
could not live.
j. Ii. Haskell has been hired by the
school board for janitor of the union
school for another year.
The crowd for Island Lake from
Alma was very small, but those who
went report a pleasant time.
Frank Ramsey left Wednesday morn
ing for Ionia where he will start Nam
brine Diamond in the $500 race.
Mr.. and Mrs. Streetor, of Wolcott,
Ind, who have been visiting with Mrs.
Depew, returned Monday accompanied
by Mrs. Depew.
Mrs. Bart Miller's new making
rooms are now in order and those
wishing fashionable dress making will
do well to give her call.
The examination of Will DALEY called
for Monday morning, was called and
adjourned to Friday and the prisoner
taken back to the county Jail.
Edgar Church has received an APP
pointment as an assistant on the gov
eminent survey and expects to leave
in few days for the 500 where he
commences work.
II. and c. Mcnamara left the first of
the week for Lansing with y, w.
Thorn and Patti where they will start
them at the races there this week, both
being entered in the $50 pace.
Forty friends of Mrs. j. Nj. Wheaton,
of Arcadia, got together last Tuesday
and gave her rousing birthday party,
it being the 4lst event. She was pre-
scented with a handsome water set.
Mems and youths clothing, latest
fall styles, an immense assortment;
good goods at the lowest prices ever
known, at Pollaskys. If you need a
suit, you'll save 25 per cent. by inspect
ing Pollasky's mammoth stock.
The RECORD has some patrons who
either think a paper can be run on poor
promises or they don't care as long as
they don't have to pay. We have sew
eral who have repeatedly promised to
pay up but failed to come. We have
some who will regret it if they don't
pay soon.
"Our Country Cousin" by Frank
Jones at the Opera House last Tuesday
night was very satisfactory entertain
ment to our people and was attended
by a fairly good audience. Country
Cousin made things lively all day on
the streets, wearing ridiculous make
up and representing green farmers
first trip to town to perfection.
The sheriff from Isabella county was
out last Tuesday with warrant for
one Bert Smith, who had been at work
for VIM. Sloan for few days, on a
charge of false pretence. The officer
captured him but allowed him to 60 to
the barn after some of his clothing and
bis bird flew for the cornheld and at
this writing has not been captured.
Friends received letter from Fred
Hale, formerly Of the Sanitarium, and
by the way, one of the most agreeable
young men that ever left Alma, locat.
ing him at Ladonia, Texas. He, with
a partner, is running a dental parlor
there and have four branch Offices in
other towns. His many friends in
Alma will be pleased to hear of his sue
cess
Some months ago the Whipple Har-
row Co., of st. Johns, commenced suit
against the Hench Il Dromgold Harrow
Co. and put an attachment on some
harrows here in the hands of their
state agent, Bart Miller. 1t has been
very quiet for some time until the first
of the week, the goods were returned
with no reason given, which signified
that it was only bluff.
On Monday last, the Menominee and
Manistee companies of state troops
stopped at Alma on their way home
from the state encampment. The Me-
nominee Co. went to the Sanitarium
for dinner and the Manistee Co. to the
Wright House. Seventy-eight sat down
in the rear sun parlor of the Sanitarium.
The troops were met at the train by
, Captain r. II. Sillman of the governor 8
staff and who is business manager of
the Sanitarium; Capt. Berg of the Hi.
nois state troops, and Cadet Lieut..