Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-16

u. Nj. DelaVan.
New stock of wall paper just received
at G. l.. Mahan's
w. II. Watson of Saginaw was in
Alma Tuesday on business.
ID. ID. Whitesel and wife spent Sun
day with friends in Saginaw.
Owing to a lack of entries the Lam
sing races have been postponed.
New arrivals OF the latest novelties
in dress goods at f. f. Poilasky's. =
Get your meals at Fink's Palace
Restaurant, only first class place in the
city.
}. Il. Northon left last Saturday for
Clare, where he will spend his yaca-
ton.
Miss Jeanette Welty of Dayton,
Ohio, is visiting her brother, Is. +.
Welty.
If you are a smoker and never used
any of Hammell's goods you are behind
the times.
Just received at McCullough's Il
large invoice of Mems $50 shoes.
Best on earth.
Mrs. 5. Messenger and daughter,
Rosa, left Monday morning to visit
friends i'll Detroit.
The recent heavy rains in this county
have made the potato and corn crop
look exceedingly bright.
Mrs. Kirke Ilildreth of st. Louis, will
give reading at Riverdale Tuesday,
Aug, 20, for the benefit of the L.O. NJ.
John L. Peters is fitting up the south
part of his store and putting in
new front, making avast improve
ment.
Ladies, attend the special fine dress
goods sale at +. +. Pollasky's and Sc
cure one Of those choice dress patterns
at 20 per cent. discount.
Fred Avery, state agent for The
Pathfinder" teachers publication,
took SO subscribers at the Teachers In
stitute at Ithaca last week.
Rev. G.. Wayland Lsk, pastor Of the
Baptist church in Ithaca, will sail for
Europe the last of this month, and will
be absent about three months.
The ladies of Alma and vicinity are
cordially invited TO call and examine
the large, fine assortment of novelty
suitings just opened at +. L. Pollas-
ky's.
l.. j. NanLeuvan passed through
Alma Monday with his stallion Charley
V. and a string of live other horses, on
his way to Saginaw, where he intends
putting them all in training.
A match race between Charley Y.
owned by l.. j, VanLeuvan and Mem
brine Diamond owned by w. Sloan took
place in Seville last week Monday,
witnessed by large audience, Charley
V. winning very easy.
Mrs. Wimple sent TO the RECORD
Office Monday of this week a bouquet
the center piece of which was a double
sunllOwer, arranged around which were
petunias and sweet elysium, the whole
forming decidedly unique and pretty
arrangement.
Elders Miller and Fargo of Battle
Creek will hold meetings at the Ad
yentst church on Saturday and Sun
day, August II and IS, the hours OF
service being at 1890 and 1880 on sat
urday and 1890 on Sunday. An inyi
tation extended to all.
j. l.. Miller, Alma popular boot anC
shoe dealer, is on a combined business
and pleasure trip to Niagara Falls ant
Buffalo His particular business is tC
look up facts and pointers in the shoe
business, which will enable him to Civ,
his customers the best goods at the low
est prices.
The RECORD job rooms are busy Thu
week turning out the Students Han(
Book for the College, which, when com
pleted will be a very handsome and use
full publication, showing no little Ell
terprise in its undertaking 1t is pa
out under the auspices of the Christian
Associations.
Bills are out announcing farmers
picnic at Sharpsteen's grove, one mil,
east and one-half south of st. Louis
Thursday, August -, 1895. An al
dress will be delivered by Hon. j. Ii
Brigham of Ohio, Master of the Ma
tional Grange. Farmers and farmers
clubs are particularly invited,
When your neighbor asks the loan 0
your paper, just ask him why he doe
not subscribe for it himself. You ar
generous enough and public spirite,
enough to take your home paper, Will
|, no would refuSp tO nav the puhliShp