Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-09

A large assortment of kid gloves at
lowest prices at Delavans'.
Miss Nettie Bahlke of Ithaca spent
Sunday with Alma friends.
George Smith of Saginaw spent Sun
day in Alma with his family.
The Silver King polish, for gold, sill
YER and plated ware, at Taylor's.
Hammell's Little Drummer is
leader handled by ali first-class deal
ers.
Two swarms of bees for sale at $500
piece. Inquire Of j. III. VanAuken-
berg.
+. G. Taylor and Bert VanDenBergh
were in Maple Rapids Monday on
business.
If you are looking for fine suit of
clothes call on Kehn Il Co. and leave
your measure.
Hooper Il Co. come out with a new
meat wagon this week having a very
metropolitan appearance.
If you contemplate putting cave
troughs on your building, you should
see the o. G.. trough at Brock Il Rod
mans.
The st. Louis f. & A. NJ. degree staff
will confer the Master Mason degree at
Frankfort, Wednesday evening, Aug
ust l4th.
The first good heavy rain of the
season occurred last Friday, starting at
$50 and continuing greater part of
the night.
Messenger & Co are in again this
week with q new advertisement. Look
it over and you will look to your own
advantages.
Carts Brown and Joe Sartor are now
the life sized bill posters for Alma.
Having joined the bill posters associa-
ton they are now ready for business.
Mrs. j. w. Mcleod of Cheboygan
is visiting her old friends in Alma. She
is much pleased with Alma's many
improvements and says they are very
mark.
John McCarty and wife, formerly of
Alma, late of Alton, Iowa, have
returned to Michigan and spent Sun.
day with her parents G.. w. VanWegen
and family.
j. III. Lancashire returned home from
Magnolia, Mass, Saturday morning,
after two weeks recreation atthe sea
shore. His family remain there and he
will join them again about the Goth.
The difference between a statesman
and mere politician, consists in the
fact that, whereas the statesman under
stands the art Of deceiving withou,
lying, the politician lies without
deceivng.
DR.. Skaters veteran Elm Hall bal
team, fresh from victories over some Of
the best clubs in Gratior county met theil
Waterloo at Vestaburgh yesterday
Score, Vestaburgh 20, Elm Hall 10. Bat
teries-Pangborn and Geiger; PritcharG
and Griffin Free Press.
f. Church who resides northeast o
Alma in the township Of Pine River
lost his barn last Friday night by fir,
caused from lightning. 1t was filled
with hay and grain and quantity o
| i'm al occ ahnnt 900 u,itl
$500 insurance on the building and $50,
on contents.
J. w. Holmes, village treasurer
wishes to announce that the limit o
time granted by the Village Council TO
the collection of the village taxes will
expire Sept. 9th and that he will be a
his Office every Monday, Wednesda.
and Saturday until eleven o'clock a
m. to receive said taxes. S57-3w-p.
The State Board of Education held
meeting at Petoskey last week, AM
adopted course of study for the Mt
Pleasant State Normal school, engag
ing Prof. G. +. r. Bellows, Lydia Z
Kniss and Anna Moss for the comm,
, year. The school will open Sept. IL
, Tuition is fixed at Sl5 for the year.
The sale of clothing at half price a
f. L. Pollasky's has been great sue
cess. Over 200 people have beer
clothed from this establishment durini
the past week. The sale has been con
tinued one more week upon urgen
request of the patrons who were no
prepared financially to take advantage
of the sale before.
We note with pleasure the early re
ceipt of the Michigan Registration Re
port Vital Statistics) for the year 1893
directly from the Secretary of State
Until last year these reports were trans
mitted through the offices Of the count,
clerks, under which system many failet
to reach their destination and accumu
lated in large quantities until finally
destroyed as worthless. While our reg
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