Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-03-09
MARKET REPORT.
HOME AND VICINITY.

Saturday. March 10Th. is registration
day.
A Sl2 cloak for 80 at Alma Mercan-
tile Co.
A. Waring is in Detroit this week on
business.
There are 265D students at the State
University.
Prints, four cents per yard at Alma
Mercantile Co.
An Ithaca undertaken boasts Of %
funerals in February.
Mime. McCarty; dresSmaking shop IN
Vermeulen block, PAD floor. Isl l2s
The Ladies' Literary Club will meet
with Mrs. Carey on Monday next.
Choice line of novelties in wool dress
goods at u! to 10 cents at Pollasky's-
For dry wood call on Fred Kernen
or leave orders at the express office.
Come to.the social at Mrs. Peters
tonight and get a good dish of salad.
William Parks, auditor for the T.,
A A. Il n. NJ, was in town Tuesday.
f. 4. Brown, of the Union, Otsego,
brother of We scribe, is visiting in town
this week.
Decorators are at work on the Opera
House and expect to complete the job
in few days.
Beautiful ingram rugs given to pur-
chasers of so worth of goods durin g
this month at Pollasky's.
Mrs. d. d. Whitesell will put in a
stock of millinery in the building lately
occupied by G. L. Latimer.
b VanDenBergh has change of
adv. this week. Look it over and rest
assured that he is after the trade. -
Floyd Woodward e Co are nicely TO-
Gated with their stock of goods in the
Stark building and look as neat as can
be.
Don't forget the lecture at the Pres
bvterian church, March Is, by George
r. Wallace, d. d. Subject, The
Human Kaleidoscope,
Jay Alverson has purchased the lit
tie house on Woodwork Ave. belong
ing to Francis Palmer and will build a
nice house on the grounds this season.
The public debt of the United States
was increased over S40,000,000 in the
month of February. All under these
good old times too, but what will it be
hereafter?
The report at st. Louis that the dam
at this place had been washed ont
must have originated by some one who
is not used to seeing water. No such
thing has been heard of here.
We hear the question OF cleaning up
the pond agitated again this year.
Now is the time to agitate the question
and make arrangements. There is
nothing that can be done that will
beautify our town more than this.
A large invoice of ladies' and
children's hosiery direct from impor-
tiers has just been received at T. f
Pollasky's Absolutely fast colors in
black, brown and tans. The line is
offered at astonishingly low prices.
Judge Longs fight with Hockey
Smith on pension matters has brought
his name prominently before all old
soldiers. There is much talk among
q. A. r. men of making Mr.. Long the
next national nder.-Living-
ston Republican.
The Central Michigan Normal school
announces that its summer school for
teachers will begin Tuesday, June 26.
and continue six weeks. Complete
courses are offered and thorough train
ing is promised all teachers desiring to
prepare for the August examination.
Owing to lack of time and space we
were compelled to omit the program of
the eighth annual convention of
Gratiot County Sunday School Asso
citation, so kindly furnished us last
week. 1t was fully carried out and a
very enjoyable and instructive time re-
ported.
The Supreme Court has decided that
the county treasurers must issue the
new tax certificates, required by the
general tax law of 1893 to show taxes
have been paid. without requiring com
pensation therefor A county treas
urer cannot fix his own COMPENSATION
for duties performed in the discharge
of his office
On Sunday morning and evening
Rev. NJ. II. Petit. of Ithaca, an elo
quent speaker and sweet singer, will
preach in the Baptist church, Alma
Subject for morning, "Life's Truest
Mission" evening, 1.-The Glorious Re
ception.' The reverend gentleman
will also conduct meetings during each
evening of next week.
Peter Malcolm, of Saginaw, was in
town Wednesday. He is the gentle