Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
Frank Pollasky sells the best mems
50 90 shoe ever made for 81 As.

ridhh IolldSky Sells the ueSI men
so 90 shoe ever made for Sl.4s.
For ground feed, corn, oats, etc, call
at the Alma Feed store opposite the
post Office.
Have you threshed? Buy your grain
bags, fun two-bushel size, at Pollasky's
for 81 80 dozen.
Elmer Carpenter, of Lake George,
spent Sunday in Alma Elmer is about
TO open up shoe shop there.
Mrs Bart Miller is in Detroit this
week looking up the fall styles in mill-
merry and buying her fall stock.
Our local sports are enjoying them
selves this week up the river shooting
wild ducks. They report several.
Miss Molly Hunting, one of the grad
yates of 1913, has a position in the Kala-
mazoo Ladies Seminary as language
instructor.
Robert j. paced full mile at Fort
Wayne last week in 2:o33 beating the
worlds record, held by Nancy Hanks,
Of a second
VIM. Brown, of Shepherd, made us a
pleasant call while in town Tuesday
en- route for Big Rapids to the con
gressional convention.
The Gratiot County Agricultural
Society have made arrangements for
some speeches from Gov Rich, DR..
Nichols and others, one day during the
fair.
To-day, friday is the senatorial
convention at st. Johns and we are in
hopes to be able TO announce the NOM
inatiOn of c. w. Martin, of Ithaca, as
our next candidate gfor state senator
from this district.
BY dropping a line to Eggleston's
music store, Ithaca, Mich, you can get
prices on pianos from 5000 up, on or
gans, from $50 up, and on sewing ma
chimes, from $50 up. Everything in
the music and sewing machine line
constantly on hand,
Frank Ramsey will leave next week
with the following horses for Big Rap
ids; Gold Drop, Jessie, Mambrino
Il, Diamond, Clifton Boy and Billy Rat
ter He says they are in fine condi-
ton and expects to make the horses
that beats any of them go some.
Rev. G. A. Cary has returned from
his vacation and will hold regular serv-
ice at the st. Johns Church. Next
Sunday there will be celebration of
the Holy Communion at S:45 a. N. local
time. Eyensong and sermon at 7:30 p.
m. Sunday School at $3.50 p. m. AL
cordially INVITED.
Vol. /, No. I Of the Bay City indie
pendent, is on our table. 1t is a neat
seven column folio, we'll filled with
reading matter and we'll patronized by
advertisers. The only give away we
can see about it is that it is strictly
Independent, politically, something
that never has or never will be known.
Cultivate your voice. All who ex-
pect to study vocal music this year can
arrange for lessons any day next week
after Tuesday. See Mr.. Beckner at
the College, or, in the evening at his
home. Mr.. Beckner will teach even
! ings and Saturdays for the accommo-
dation of those who are engaged the
remainder Of the week.
Everybody wants to take the *. O.
I. NJ. excursion TO Lansing, September
II. The Maccabees Of Gratiot county
have arranged for a special train oyer
the d., l.. Il n. R'y and are making
arrangements to make this the eXcur-
sion of the season. The X. o. T. Nj.
band, of Breckenridge, accompanies
the excursion. Train leaves Brecken-
ridge, $50; Ithaca $50; st. Louis, 40;
Alma, 500; Elwell, 1904; Riverdale,
ia; Vestaburg, 1928. The small sum
of SIPS pays the fare for the round
trip. Returning train leaves Lansing
al 200 p. m.
7 Last Tuesday E. Brant had occa-
sion to go into the attic in his house
which is accessible from the woodhouse
| and there found piled up against the
chimney pile of litter comprising
shavings, dry grass two flour sacks and
a piece of burlap, the two sacks being
saturated with kerosine oil. The in
{ tent of the sneak undoubtly was, that
the heat from the chimney would set
the litter on fire and his plans would
be perfected. The woodhouse door it
seems they leave open. Can there not
be some way to catch the vile charac-
ters that are perpetrating so many of
these acts in this section?
~ case of irregularity in the dealings
| of the Michigan Mortgage Co. has come
to light in our township. Some four
years ago, ID. and NJ. Reed, of Arcadia,
borrowed 81 900 of j. II. Bssill, of
Detroit. The loan was made through
the Michigan Mortgage Co. and speci-
fed that all payments should be paid
to this company in the notes. After