Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07


Free trade prices. Atwood yarn, 40
cts. per pound, at Pollasky's.
% pieces outing flannel at h'e cents
per yard; worth double, at Polasky's.
Andrew Shaw and wife left Monday
for visit with friends in New Jersey.
Mrs. NJ. Gray left Wednesday morn
ing for a few weeks visit at Grand
Rapids.
HOUSES TO Remit have two choice
dwelling houses to rent. Inquire of H..
A. Delavan.
Call and see our new line OF robes
and blankets. They are the finest ever
brought to town. MoRDEN q MINER.
w. S. Turck and 4. A. Ely, of this
place, attended the congressional con-
yention at Big Rapids last Tuesday
The first rain since about the middle
of June came to our rescue last Tues
day morning which was very refresh
| ing.
Why wear poor clothes, when you
can get the finest clothing, the very
best taylor made, for the same money
at Messenger Il Co.'s?
The date of the third annual fair of
the Howard City Driving Park, is Sep
TENDER IL to II and bids well to be
their banner meeting
Frank Mattern brings us liberal
sample of Concord and Worden grapes
picked from two year old vine which
are certainly the finest of the season.
| J. II. Lancashire returned home
from the seashore last Saturday, re-
porting a very pleasant time and re-
turned after his family Thursday morn
ing.
Pearl Warner, of st. Louis, was ar
rested last Monday by deputy sheriff
Greig on a complaint, made by her
parents, for truancy She is at Ithaca
now waiting trial,
Miss Ida Dunlap, assisted by home
aud Ithaca talent, will give musical
concert at the NJ. +. church in the near
future. Full particulars and program
will be published later.
TAKE NOTICE. am selling carpets
from the finest Axminstus to the cheap
est Ingrains of samples, for cash only.
My prices are so low | cannot afford to
trust. Come and see. J. L. PEI Frs
Mems and youths clothing, latest
fall styles, an immense assortment:
good goods at the lowest prices ever
J known, at Pollaskv's. If you need a
suit, you'll save 25 per cent. by inspect.
| ing Pollasky's mammoth stock.
The road across the big marsh on the
town line between Arcadia and Newark
is to be fixed up. Arcadia has put in
500 and Newark 500, the village of
Ithaca $500 and the people along the
line have donated enough to make it
$500 which should if properly expended
make big improvement.
Thos. Bartlett, residing southwest of
Alma met with quite loss last Sat-
urday night about 10 o'clock. Some low
lived sneak set fire to his hay barrack
which contained abought ID tons OF
choice hay. A shot gun we'll loaded
could administer the proper prescrip-
ton to some one who is doing so much
of this dastardly work in this com
munity.
Leroy Church, as many know, is the
possessor of two young pet bears.
Last Sunday he took advantage of the
nice warm morning TO give them bath
by turning the hose on them. They
enjoyed it, but not half so much as did
the bystanders when one of the bears
got hold of the hose and returned the
compliments by giving Leroy II good
soaking.
A committee Of the Gratiot County
Soldiers and Sailors Association was
called 10y the chairman at the Office of
+. G. Phillips, of st. Louis, last Thurs
day, August 80, and decided to held d
basket picnic at Ithaca on Oct. 10, and
the following committees were ap.
pointed: Comrade Giles Il. Brown, on
speaker, and Comrades Donaldson and
Bradley on program and arrangements
Gilbert Eastlick, of section II, OF
Lafayette, lost his barn, grainary grain
stacks and grain by fire last Wednes-
day at II o'clock. The fire caught from
the engine and almost before they
knew it everything was in flames
The threshing machinery was saved to.
gether with the most OF Mr.. Eastlick'S
farm tools. One hundred and sixty
bushels of oats that were threshed anC
about eight tons Of millett were also
burned. There was no insurance
The loss is bad one for Mr.. Eastick
-Gratiot Journal.
A meeting was called at Bannister
last Saturday for the purpose of taking
steps to drain the Maple River and
thereby improve thousands of acres OF
now worthless land in Gratiot and
Clinton counties G. +. Armstrong
was chosen chairman and I. a. Har.