Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-06

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been granted pension.
Old Song Concert given under the
auspices of the Y. L. S. q. f.
TheLadies Literary Club will meet
with Mrs. Tinker on Monday next.
Sol. Cooley, auctioneer, Shepherd
Mich. For particulars enquire at this
office. 1856 Pm
On another page will be found the
village treasurer's and clerks reports
for the past year
The largest stock of new wash goods
and laces ever exhibited in the county
at +. L. Pollasky's.
Otis Wise, of st. Johns, has returned
to Alma and is engaged with j. r.
Schwartz this week.
A large new lot of LII sheeting just
received at f. +. Pollasky's. We offer
1t at Al cents per yard.
l.. Bennett, of Plymouth, and Charles
Bennett, of Chicago, visited DR.. s. F..
Bennett the last of the week.
Don't delay purchasing your carpets,
oil cloth, china mating, curtains or
window shades, buy them during the
special sale at f. +. Pollasky's.
Look at the New Goodrich sewing
machine at Woodward's store; only
800, and warranted for ten years.
Married, Sunday March 25th at the
residence of Cage Wood, Forest Hill,
by the Rev. Moon, James Morrison and
Miss Edith Orwig, both formerly Of
Alma.
We are under obligations to our old
friend Hon. G. IL. Morse, Labor CON-,
for his eleventh annual report of the
bureau of labor and industrial statistics
of Michigan.
Mrs Bart Miller has very unique
and handsome trim in her store win
dows this week. One is of dainty pink
and the other of yellow, both of which
are very beautiful.
The new council met last Tuesday
night in special meeting and the Pres.
appointed his several committees for
the ensuing year which will be found
in another column.
Wallace Hemp, residing six miles
west and one mile north of Alma, lost
his house and contents by fire Wednes-
day morning, with no insurance. Loss
is estimated at $1,000.
And now comes Will Lapaugh with
a Peoples party hens egg that meas
ures 81 10 and weighs ounces. This
probably settles why Sumner township
turned Republican this spring from Al
to s. majority. The hens were busy,
EVERYBODY LooK:-This spring, ]
will sell furniture, profit or no profit
Bring your pictures and have them
framed cheaper than ever, from the
cheapest to the best. holdings always
on hand. Bound to sell at some price
JOHN Il. PETERS.
There are good prospects for the
5,000,0 900 feet of pine on the tract where
the Bradley mill burned down last week
being put in and sawed here in Alma
Our citizens should encourage this en-
terprise as it would greatly benefit the
town.
The reunion of the Sth Mich. Infant
ry will be held at st. Louis, June 14th
Speeches will be made by Judge Long
John ID. Summers and other member!
of the regiment. 1t will be remember
ed that Il. A. Ely and his father were
members of this company. The RECoRI
will publish the program later.
Last Thursday night at IL O'Clock
after the majority of our citizens were
in bed, fire alarm was given and be
hold, it was the Jail. The loss is yer,
slight, as it was in such condition that
it was unsafe to put prisoners into
This necessitates the building of a new
one, an expense which has been antici.
pated for some time.
Word was received some three week,
ago by Chas. Hutchings, that his sor
Ed, who has been at Kansas City fol
some time had cancer in his face ano
had had an operation performed on hi
cheek. The doctors had decided tha
the upper half of his jaw must be taker
out, but protest was made to this an(
he was taken to South Bend, Ind, anC
it has been decided by the best medica
authority now that he has no cancer
We supposed that Michigan was tn,
only state in the union that had cancer
fiends, men who care more for expert
ment than human life. Ed. is recover
ing and is expected home in few days
A representative of the RECORD wa.
invited to the agricultural implement
store of j. W..Holmes, on Superior st
last Thursday, where we were happil,
surprised to see one of the largest and