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1 S VRS. ) E list Wholesale and Retail Grocer Tlu! fruit season in hero. The lirst thing on tholit-t is y Pineapples We would advise all our customers to buy early as the supply is very limited. We have them on hand all this week. Strawberries are coming in freely now and ar much lower in price?. We buy almost direct from the grower so wo can give you daily the very freshest stock. Lemons The very finest at lowest prices. Oranges Mediterranean Sweets in lartre and medium sizes. We carry a large stock of the highest class groceries we can buy and guarantee our prices to be the lowest. ED. KELLY 5 ALMA. L. H. HAYT IS SELLING THIS WEEK: Good Rice :c Best Cleaned Currants c Medium Herring per box 10c Good Pork per lb Good Corn per can c Good Tomatoes per can ;e Lemons per doz b'c FRESH STRAWBERRIES EVERY DAY. HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR FARM PRODUCE. in the Bazaar kid WE ARC SELLING Tin Cups each 1c ijt Tin l'ails each e 10 loo 14 Ke S Covered Tin l'ails each . Go' d quality Men's Socks per pair ." New Dinuerware and Glassware just arriving. L. H. HAYT. Near tho P. O., Alma. Department sa I wish I had bought Drugs at Webb's. WALL PAPER HAMMOCKS CROQUET SETS BASE BALL GOODS Largest Stock and Lowest 1 'rices. 33. S. "WZE3333, DRUGGIST. in throat, 10c. HOME AND VICINITY. Wall paper at Webb's. Circuit court will convene aain next Monday. Sim Miller of Saginaw was in Alma Saturday. Dr. Hay Turck returned from Detroit Tuesday eveninir. Max I'ollasky of Detroit visited in Alma over Sunday. Karl Torrey of Detroit visited Alma friends over Sunday. Tho lU.e euu special subscription rate is 40 cents until Jan 1, ls'.7. Hew W. Y. Jones returned from Sar atoga, X. Y., Tuesday tioou. Ice cream ill) cents a quart on Satur day, at Fink's. Delivered Sunday. Walter Vliet and wife of Detroit are visiting Alma relatives and friends. Mrs. 1). C. Johnson of Ithaca was the guest of Mrs. J. M. Nichols Wednesday. Mrs. A. 1. Taylor of St. Louis was the guest of Mrs. L. X. Chadwick Tues day. Supt. Eiy addressed the graduating class of the Ashley high school last Fri day evening. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Lilelxui left Sat urday morning for Walkerton, Out., where they will visit for a fortnight. Ely Drewbaker and wife entertained a number of young people Wednesday evening, and warm sugar was served. l'rof Xewcombe, assistant professor of botany in Michigan University, was a guest of l'rof. C. A. Davis Wednesday. If. J. Vermeulen has commenced building a residence on Cherry street, Toledo, which lie will occupy as soon as completed. All persons holding coupon tickets, on Watson's photograph gallery, St. Louis, must present them before June '", or they will be no good. James Garget t left Tuesday afternoon for Richmond, Ya. Mr. Garget t is planning to erect several dwelling houses in this place next season. Work on Newark and Arcada drain is progressing linely. The water has bothered the diggers very much, but already one mile of drain has been dug. Mr. and Mrs. William Comstock have issued invitations for Monday evening, June 1.), to celebrate their golden wed ding, at their pleasant homo two miles north of Ithaca. At a meeting of the Hod and Gun club Friday evening it was decided to have the weekly shoots Friday after noon, commencing promptly at four o'clock, local time. Hurt a lJ-year-old son of William Nicholson, living north of Ithaca was thrown from a horse last Friday nilit. His foot caught in the stirrup, and he was dragged a long distance. Ho is in a critical condition, and may not re cover. A house owned by F. L. I'ollasky, east of the Ann Arbor ehp.t, and occupied by Mr. Foyleson burned last Fridaj night. The. contents were taken out with but slight damage. Loss about .oOO; insurance .foo. The fire was un- j doubtedly of ineendiary origin. The regular m'etiiig of Alma lin-J caiiipiiient i. (. O. F. was held Tueeiay , evening, with a numl r of visitors pres- ! cut fiom Ithaca, St. Louis and Wheeler. Ithaca Encampment did the Work of initiation, sit the close of which the J Alma members escorted the visitors to the H t( 1 Arcada, where Mine Hosf Howell had prepared a m;igmtrj.-ijt banquet of several ( ouie j Thirty acres of good pasturo to let. M. C. Dallas. T. F. Timby was in Wiedmau over Sunday. If you want your magazines bound call at this ntliee. tf Mrs. N. Church is vi.sitiug Mrs. Carey in Harbor Springs. Ten sets of second hand team harness wanted at Morden's. A. J. llatlield of St. Louis was here on business Tuesdav. Paris Green and London l'nrple for spraying at Mahau's. Miss Hessie Cowcls of Detroit is vi.sit iug Mrs. II. H. Micham. Little Jala- of Saginaw was a guest at the Sanitarium over Sunday. For the next 5!0 days I will sell hay rakes at manufacturers' juices. Wm. Cut.k. Hon. J. W. Robinson of Yestaburg was here on business Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Rollin leaves tomorrow for a fortnight's visit in St Johns and Elsie. Rev. Ernest Shanks and Hen Taylor of St. Louis called on friends here Tues day. Mrs. Mate Clark of Akron, Ohio, is the guet of her niece, Mrs. Frank Rollin. Frank (J rover entertained the high school seniors and teachers at tea Thurs day evening. The Saginaw Yalley Haptist Associa tion meets in Ithaca next Tuesday and Wednesday. F. E. I'ollasky shipped two car loads of wool to Detroit last Saturday, and two more Monday. Mrs. M. I'ollasky has generously re membered us with llowers from her carefully tended garden. Remember tho war song concert in the opera house this evening, for benelit of Michigan cyclone snfierers. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rlair of St. Louis gave a reception Wednesday evening to Rev. and Mrs. II. H. Jefferson. Mrs. Ruhnell and Misses Lottie and Elonora . leave today, for Northport. where they will spend the summer. Patrons having boeks they wish r bound or magazines bound will do well to call and look at our samples of bind ing, tf You can get IT pictures for cents at tin Little ( Jem Gallery at Alma, for a few days only. Just think of it, 1? only .: cents. Fink's restaurant is one of the most attractive1 places in Alma. Private entrance for ladies, and everything neat and attractive. A certain St. Louis business man conies to Alma from twice to three times a week and buys his meats of our pop ular butcher, F. W. Hooper. Rev. H. It. Jetferson will preach the baccalaureate sermon before the graduat ing class of the high school in Sr, John's church next Sunday evening. Margaret E. Titian, died at her home in Suinmcrton last Sat urday, of consump tion, aged 'JO years. The funeral was held Sunday in the Catholic church. Frank S. Soveiven. M. 1)., and Harriet A. Spinney, M. 1)., were married in Reed City, Monday evening, June j. Dr. and Mrs. Sovcrocn will reside in Evart. Fred Usborn has been cleaning house at his gallery this week. Paper and paint and good taste have made it one of the prettiest galleries in Central Michigan. Some one went into Frank Wilkin son's orchard, one and one-half mile northeast of St. Louis, the either night and cut down and elestroyed twenty-tivo tine young apple trees. You should take advantage of our spe cial subscription offer at eme-e and tell your neighbors. For the campaign we e)lfer the Ri:i()i:i until January 1, lMt?, seven months, for 10 e-e-nts. St. Louis Drown Stockings elefeated the Kent County Athletic Club of Grand Rapids in St. Louis last Saturday. The score stood s to o in favor of St. Louis. Pangborn pite lied for the St. Louis team. Rittner, the! tlorist, is building a new green house, ','ox'iO feet. As soon as it is e-ompleted, the old one will be torn down, and in its place' will be built a new one, -..'Oxioo feet, with all the latest and most approved furnishings. Perry D. Hanghart of Saginaw has formcel si partnership with Jay Alver son. Mr. Hanghart is ;m experienced butcher, ami this with Mr. Alverson's well known sibilify in this line of busi Hi's, speaks well for the' success of the ne'W linn. Solnion Cullins, a Chippow a Indian, born in Mt. Pleasstnt, for live years a student in the Indian scho 1 sit Carlise, Pa., lists been c;tnvasing in Alma this week for subscribers to The Indian He lpe r, published by the pupils ef the school at Carlisle. The Art Amate'ur for June is a ve rit stble tre asure -treive' of art in tin house liolel. It treats exhaustively ef China painting, is rich in eleigns for be ginm is and more nelvsiuced pupils, stnel hints for all departments f d rative- strt. The- price is but ''' e-e-nts per single cepy, and eacli numbe r is worth many time s the' cost. No traveling sige -nts are' e-inpleeye l by 'I lie Art Amateur. Subcribet should senel dim-fly f f Montague Marks, Publisher, J.t Union Squ.m, New York. Mrs. D. Ely leaves for Petostey to nierrev. Prescriptions oonipouneleil elay or night Sit Webb's. A bright girl is wanted at this ollice t le'arn to set type. Lap dusters, lly ne ts, sinel light har nesses sit Gillman's. Mahan's stock of wsdl paper is com plete. Come' stnel seie. M. Marz ef Saginstw is the new clerk in Alvcrsou Ar Hanghart's market. H. J. Vernie-ule-ii has stdel the Utk'y house on State- stive t to H. W. Ellison. Mr;. J. T. Pe ters ami Eelith Desmond went to Owos.-o Sat unlay morning tet visit fri"nds. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wright and Dr. Lane-ahire we nt to Detroit Monday in tin- private' car. A lii st -class second-hand hay loaeler for sale e'heap. Will se-llor exchange for horse'. Inquire' of Wm. Clubb. tf F. H. Cobb, travel iii: psissi'itger agent ef the D. L. N. and C. .Vr W. M. rail reiads, was in Alma, Wedne'selay. Mrs. Martha (Jilnu'r of Frankfort is visiting he r site r, Mrs. William Howe. Mrs. Gilmer leaves soon for Washington state-. Meeller iV: Reige rs Intel one of their winelows ve ry pre ttily stnel appropriately trimme'el in black and white lor Monte r ial elay. The we;ol marke t is e-xeve-dinply epiie't. F. E. I'ollasky is paying 7 to 11 cents for unwstsheel, sinel 11 to 10 cents for washeel. Pe-rsons ele-siring pictures of the G. A. R., taken Memorial elay by Stanton & De-Long, e-an obtstin the'in sit Nichols' je-we lry store. Mrs. H. It. Ji-fferson entertained her Sundsty schetol class at the; Rectory last Frielay e-veuing at te-a. The evening wsts devote'el te game s. The lirst nine" of the cellege went to Hay City last Saturday stml ek-feateel the Y. M. C. A. base' ball te-stnt t)f that e-ity, the se-eue- staneling P, te !. At si me-e ting he ld iii Dr. Wheeler's otlie-e'in Sr. Lemis last Frielay it w;ts dee-ide el te hold the Masonic picnic in Ithaca, Wedne selay, June "i. V'rsinie-e re-freshing bath go to Will Davis' barber shop, in the Wright House-. lb-has every eemvcnionei' ami sicevssnry for a delightful bath. S. L. Henuett is now prepareel tet di'liver fresh bivad, jiies. csikes, ice cream ami ie-e s eve-ry elay. Leave- orders sit his store-, sinel they w ill be promptly attemle el te. Harry Micham, ferme-rly of Alma, was married in De-troit last Sunday tei Miss Julia Hubert. Mr. and Mrs. Mi'-ham we-nt to Niagara Kalis on si wedeling triii. Mesdanies A. It. Lutnly of Detroit, stud John Courter of On-goii, siste-rs eif T. F. Timby, stnd Mrs. Alle'u Me-Donald e.f Hulincll, Mie-higan, are- guests of Mr. Timby and family. The- Alma Rolle r Mills is ,oo,) barrels of Hour be-hinel in orele-rs, stml the mill is running full blast. Whesit is being benight in Detreiit stnd Iemia anel se-nt he re'. The mill is jurying at this place twet e-e-nts pe-r bushel stbeve Detroit prie'e-s. A numbe-r ef frienels of (Je'orge Van-Wege-n,with te-itnis anel shove-Is, surpriseel him stt his Imme hist Monday, anil helped hint grade' stnd lix up his lot. Se'verstl ladies came with lunch bstskets full to the covers, anel si rtiyal dinner WSts serveel. Thretugh the courtesy of N. Robert McDeiugall, clerk, we have re-ceiveel the sixtee nth annual report of the Elizabeth General Hospital ami Dispensary of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The? most grat ifying news conveyed by this repert is that our whilom frienel "Hob" is so pleasantly located. The trial of George Graham anel Hert Clow was he-lel be-feu-e Justice Geo Tues day afterneion, Prosecuting Lee-t appear ing feir the pe-ople, and Julius Kirby of Ithae-a for de fe'iidstnts. The trial of the' e-ase oce'iipied nearly the whole stfteT neieui. The jury re-turneel a verelict of ne-t guilty. T. A. Ely re turne-el Frielay afternoon front the upper pe'iiinsulst. He came from Me noinim-e to Frankfort by boat, thence4 em Ann Arbor road. After looking areiund his farm stnd sttteneling te seune' private' busim-ss, he will re-turn tei the uppe r pe ninsula to continue the work of factory inspection. A man is going through the cemntry working si ne-w swindle1. He calls at tile' re-siebnce s stlld shows feuir photei graplis, which he' says sire1 his nmther, lather, wife' stnel girl lutby. All were burned te ele-ath by a gasoline explosion stnel he' was also badly burned. He sells eemrt plaste r te lu-lp hint along, his physicist n giving him KK.) packages sis a prese nt. He' make s a big haul, almost e ve rylniely giving him the price of the plaster without tsiking it. The regular monthly meeting of the jHor coniinissieme-rs wsts he-lel at the e-ounty mm ir farm last Mondsiy. There are but f w e-nty-e-ight ium;ite-s in the county jKMir hosise-, the- smsdle-st numhe-r in msiny ytstrs. Supt. Dsivis has this spring 'JO acres of wheat, til ste-re-s of oats 1'. a res of corn, lo ae res of rye, l' sicre-s ef potsttoe s stnd re ets. stnd l."i acres of meaelow. lOverything iilwint the farm .iml henise' is in lirst e-lass e-ouelition, all elue" to the- untiring eari' stnd pains Uctuwid by 2lr. anel Mrs. Davis. How Long Should a Man's Legs be? "I-ong enough to reach the ground," Abe Lincoln sstiel. We hstve (K) pstirs of Trousers long enough te lit Jill le-gs, at prie-e-s shert e'nough to lit all pockets. MESSINGER'S CLOTHING STORE. Children's Suits Knee Pants. They range in size fre.m : to l.r years, they range in price- frtini ?.jc to .4.X) all colors. Coats are Sailor eir double breasteel. MESSING EIlS clothing Store. J. M. fONTlGEL c g. MANUFACTURERS Engines, IJoilers, Mill Machinery, Steel Plows, Bob Sleighe, Land Kollern, etc., etc. Agents for Oliver Chilled Plows, liusell & Co. Engines and Sepem tors, Wool and Steel Frame Harrows. We keep on lnnl a complete stock of Engine and Mill Suppliei, Pipe anel Fittings, Belting, Ileise, eter., etc. Special Subscription We mala this offer of seven months for 40c as a campaign offer, and expect to increase our list 500 names. The Kr.e emi) give-s mem- Lee-al. State and County News than any paper in the e-ounty. Old subscribers paying up to date arc entitled to this offer. CALL FOR SAMPLE COPY. MAHAN'S IS THE PLACE TO BUY: 1 PURE PA11IS GREEN AND LONDON PURPLE FOR SPRAYING TREES. yright Houso Barbor Shop AND BATH ROOMS. Everything First-CUss. Come anel se c me. For fashionable work I can please you. WM. DAVIS, Manager. IF YOU WANT A 01!ilAN SWAVE RCMCMBCR L 0. Dauis' Tonsorial Parlors, Ke'vrythlnjr cleanand elone in tho latest fahlon. Kepairn and Ncc.lle for all kinds of Sew Intf Machine'. NOAH'S ARK The Ark will move to the room now occu pied tiy Mro. Hart Miller's millinery nteru tho 1st of July. "leti. Thre you will tind a full line or Hazaar OexMls, at prices lower than eve r. A fow of tho many bargains. fill rK. KllVe li'pe-S Tn- Jl-ln ets irnod 1'npt-r V e. l,ov e'lerpi t Tacks fc ietil TM'tli picks 'v. HOCI-eih spin .re Nei. Lump t hiiiuu-ys .'c Wntch thl space for harjralns, AT NOAH'S ARK Opp. M. V. Church, Alma. 4$ .r .-. M . MCkll lk II. .iir...n H. as, chea ve t the i- Ifl-tQ, I Bargains for all. Itrowiiic Ove rallc Mtii'i llve-rulU Mi'ii'n e liccke'd Juckt-ti 4 puir 'im Sox Hoy !' Swt'iitrrs M nV Swiate rH, Uick or bluo. htruw Huts ut nny price-. 4c !He ' 43c MESSINGER'S CLOTHIWQ STORB. Founders and MaGtiinists. OF AND DEALERS INi UNTIL: January 1st, 1897, for 40 cefltfl Pure Drugs Wall Paper Stationery Hammocks, etc. ll'c Lead the Procession PA Piano8 (H-Organs We also leael in small instruments. GUITARS BANJOS MANDOLINS VIOLINS, ETC.- Any instrument niaele will be orele reel fe.r you on short notice. Larre ejuantities of choice Sheet Muic ceinstantly on hand. Prices are riht. McCarty's Music House, ALMA, MICH.