Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-03-09
A $40 overcoat for s. at Alma Mer

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Chaplin.
last Thursday, a girl.
For clean shave or a stylish hair
cut go to Earl Clark's.
David McCarty and wife, of Ferris
we're in town Tuesday.
Mrs. s. Butler, of Detroit, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. G. Morden.
ATTENTION FARMERS Fine salt
only 1915 per tor, at Pollasky's.
Business at the Kelley Institute il
increasing, three new arrivals this
week.
Judge Dodge and ii. A. Miller, Of
Mt. Pleasant, were in town Wednes-
day night.
Mrs. II. j. Vermeulen and Sophia
willard were in ithaca Wednesday
visiting friends.
A good store property renting for
Sl25 per year, in good town of 500 to
trade for house and lot in Alma.
Our long looked for books have ar
rived. Subscribers who have them
paid for will please call for them.
The new spring styles in tailor made
clothing. are blacks and grays. l..
Kehn has just received his new stock
Walt Smith. of Stanton, represent
ing the Free Press, Detroit, was in
town Tuesday trying to work up list.
Ithaca common council propose to
draft an ordinance prohibiting the
erection of wooden buildings on main
street
The ladies should not fail to see the
large assortment of novelties i'm dress
goods and trimmings just received at
Pollasky's.
On Friday, March %, is the day set
for the execution of Patrick Eugene
| Prendergast. the assassin of Carter
Harrison, of Chicago. Another crank
gets his just deserts.
William Whitney, of Mt. Pleasant,
was married on Monday night, to Mrs
Case, of this place. They left Tuesday
night for Mt. Pleasant where they will
make their future home.
The Ladies Aid Society, of the
Presbyterian church, will give liter
AIRY salad social at the home of Mrs.
Peters, this evening All are invited
To come and have good time.
Supt Ralph Ely will deliver free
lecture at College Chapel, Saturday
evening, under the auspices of the
Zeta Sigma. Subject, How Great
Men are Made Everybody invited.
A newspaper whose columns over
flow with advertisements of business
men, has more influence in attracting
attention to and building city or town
than any other agency that can be en-
ployed. People go where there is bust
ness. Capital and labor will locate
where there is an enterprising commun-
| ity. No power is SO strong to build up
a town as IA newspaper properly patron
lied. 1t will always return more than
it receives. -Rey. Dewitt Talmage.
7. A. Ely, secretary of the board of
poor commissioners, reports that at
their meeting Monday, a through in
spection of the county poor house was
made and found things in very salts
| factory condition. The services of
Jerry Davis were retained the coming
year at a salary of 900, which in
cludes three horses, tools, etc., and
Mrs. Days has charge of the inside,
who, by the way is as an important
fact ion about the house as Jerry is on
the farm. She is neat, prudent, kind
and patient
Miss Mary McNutt wishes to an
nounce to the ladies of Alma that she
has severed her relations with Miss
May StuttZ in the dressmaking bust
dence of Mr. Mott Crum, opposite +.
n. Chsdwick's on Forest street, where
she will continue the business and
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earnestly solicits a liberal share of
patronage. She has served two years
in one of the largest and most fashion
able establishments in the city of
Grand Rapids and feels competent to
please the ladies of Alma who desire
fashionable dressmaking.
A recently enforced rule regarding
the execution of pension vouchers
should be taken note of by those draw
ing pensions AS it may save them an
extra trip and some delay. Contrary
to the custom heretofore, 1t is now
necessary that the certificate should be
shown each tine to the magistrate who
makes out the voucher. so don't for
get your certificates. If for any reas On
the certificate cannot be shown, the
pensioner should make statement
under oath to the commissioner of PEN
sions stating fully the cause of his OF
her inability TO exhibit the certificate,