Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-15
Sun umbrellas in great variety at

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Turek attended
lodge at Ithaca Tuesday night.
STE those capes and jackets at Alma
Mercantile Go. Prices reduced % per
cent. Sec adv. on first page. =
Mrs. Elmer Heath, of Ithaca, who
has been at point of death for some
days, was reported better Thursday.
j. w. McAllister was called to De-
troit last Friday by telegram, an
announcing the death of his mother.
a new line of crisp cloth in dark and
light shades, plain figures. Just the
thing for warm weather, at Pollasky's.+
TAX PAYERs:-I will be at the Office
of John Durham every Saturday for
the purpose of collecting corporation
taxes JOHN GREIG, Marshal.
Hon. n. b. Bradley, of Bay City, was
in town Wednesday attending meet
ing Of the executive committee of the
College.
Glen Salisbury has purchased stock
of drugs at Edmore and has taken pos
session. Glen is hustler and is sure
to succeed.
STRAYED:-Brown mare with star in
forehead, and branded on left hip "G
o." Any one returning her to me will
be rewarded. L. j. BARBER,
Mt. Pleasant.
Umbrellas going up-when it rains.
They are way down, when you buy
them at Pollasky's. From SO cents up;
worth twice the money.
Ed. Berry, of Bay City, was in town
Monday and, as usual, made some
more improvements on his property,
this time it is a new sidewalk.
Bills are out for the annual Free
Methodist camp meeting at Elm Hail.
Sunday June oath. The d. L. & n.
will run an excursion leaving Alma at
$50.
Miss Vent has been richly endowed
by nature with voice which art and
training have brought to high degree
Of excellence. Her method is very
nearly perfect and she has wonderful
range and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES News.
Among the contributions to the Col
lege Library this week are the works of
Abraham Lincoln, by Nicolay s. Hay,
two vols. octave, elegantly bound in
sheep, by l.. A. Sharp, Alma, and five
boxes of choice works from Hon. n. B.
Bradley, Bay City.
~ boy by the name of Gibson, of Sum
ner, jumped from running passenger
train near Riverdale last Friday night
and was considerably mussed up. He
says he could not pay his fare and the
conductor was going to take him tc
Ionia, so he made leap for life.
j. Brandon Tyner, who took the part
Of the old man in the Introductory sin
gle act play and of the boy in Jane
at the Opera House last week, was the
first actor to recite line in the new
house. 1t is not usual that an actor
can take parts so diverse in character
and do them as well as he.
James Gardner, the worthless devi
that has been hanging around Alma
the last year and has been in several
disgraceful acts and has been accused
of many more, had his trial at Ithacs
last week for attempting to drive off &
horse and buggy that was htched OF
the street there few days ago, anC
was sentenced to one and half years
at Ionia.
1t is unusual that a homeless baby il
so fortunately situated as the little CIR
baby of three months which Mrs. Theo
Nelson has recently adopted. Mrs
Nelson has always been a very active
woman, with a family which has al
ways required much care. Now tina
her family is reduced to the two boy!
who are away FROM her more and more
she has grown lonely at times TO ease
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the world, she has undertaken to real
and care for this homeless babe.
The opening of the Opera House lat
Thursday night was very pleasing ant
satisfactory to the proprietors and tn,
managers. The house was well fillet
and all were apparently well pleased
An accident occurred with the electri
lights which made it very disagreabl,
and had a tendency to detract from tn
interest in the play. A handsome
grand piano has been placed Their
which makes an investment of $500
not counting the building, for whicl
our people should, and do, feel yer
grateful to j. II. Lancashire 81 Co. Tn
proprietors wish to thank the band an
the citizens who so kindly assisted an
helped to make it q success.
Sunday about one clock, the alarr
Of Gre was given of the burning of tn
grand stand at the track. Both con
panies responded promptly, but OWN
TO the bursting Of the hose. - ,yas Il,