Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-14
Christmas acknowledgements. =

Good suits made to OF Ger from $500
up at Kehn's.
j. w. Hawkins, high grade carpen-
ting and building.
Is. S. Webb was in Grand Rapids last
Saturday buying goods for holidays.
Ira Fraker, of Fulton, visited his
cousin, w. w. Fraker, the first of the
week.
Mems heavy cancels hair underwear
% cents; heavy wool socks, 10 cents at
pollaskys.
Parties having hay to sell will find it
to their interest to call at the Alma
Feed Store.
Taylor the reliable, is still at No. 3,
Wright block, tinkering watches and
selling jewelry.
Call at McCullough's and see th@e
boys and children's overcoats to close
out at Sl.00 up.
John Peters was called to Howard
City and Amble the first of the week
on professional business.
Don't do anything until you see the
great Majestic Range in operation at
the store of Smith 4 Glass.
Mrs. w. A. Leet, of Ithaca, wife OF
our efficient prosecuting attorney, was
admitted to the bar last week.
You can take your pick of those
nobby capes and jackets at nearly cost
of material at +. h. Pollasky's.
Will Trott is home from Holland on
visit and while here will wire his
fathers new residence for electric
lights.
W. +. Ballentine the new landlord at
the Arcadia, was III Detroit last week
and while there purchased new wag-
onette for the trains.
Don't forget the Band Concert and
Ball at the Opera House next Wednes-
day. Tickets for concert aud ball %
cents. Seats on sale at Webb's
The annual meeting of Alma Chap
ter, No 1873, h. a. NJ. will take place
on Monday evening next, the 18th
inst, at 500 p. III. Election of officers
for 1895.
MS. w. s. Turck, w. G.. M, is in
West Branch and Gaylord this week
installing officers of the Eastern Star
Chapters, and will pay the Chapter at
Roscommon visit
Ithaca school board have ordered the
village marshal to see that the child
rem are in school instead of OH the
streets. This is good idea anc should
be practlced in other towns.
This season have made Alma the
leading poultry market of Gratiot Co.,
having bought $4,000 pounds and still
hungry and want $4,000 pounds more
delivered at my place any day when it
is not raining. .. w. ROGERS.
In the case in circuit court last week
of Francis Palmer vs.. Enos kimme a
judgement of S2j and costs was rem
dered. Another case where Enos could
have saved money by paying and not
going into law suit.
If the editor Of the Evening Press, of
st. Louis, would call their correspond
ent down on some Of his brilliant (?l
cracks, the College people and the bust.
ness men of Alma would better APP
preciate his newsy little sheet.
a kind farmer near Alma thought
he would do generous act last week
by taking load of four foot wood to a
family's house in this place. He
was met at the gate by big robust
man and informed that he did not care
for it, he was not going to saw wood,
he used IS inch wood
The sparrow season is now on. The
law allows three cents each for them
during the months of November. De-
cember, January, February and March,
delivered in quantities of not less than
ten at the office of the city or township
clerk. The law also requires that the
entire body be taken and not simply
the heads.
We are under obligations to the
Overman Wheel Co., of Chicopee Falls,
Mass, for handsome steel plate,
framed, of the celebrated Salvador and
Tenny running race. 1t is a handsome
piece of work and is capital good
ady. for this popular firm. 1t will be
remembered that Harry Hawkins, an
Alma boy, has charge of their advertis-
ing department.
A lecture on Bunyan's Pilgrim 5
Progress, accompanied by stereoptican
views, by Geo. w. Bates, of Detroit, is
billed for Friday evening, at the Bap
fist church, admission l5c, child
rem 10 cents. Mr.. Bates is attending
Alma college and is studying to pre-
pare himself for evangelstic work.
He takes this way of making few dol
lars now and then in order TO defray
his College expenses.