Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12
THE ALMA RECORD.
FRIDAY, JUNE, IL.
STATE NEWS.

June ~. ABOUT tune.
There are only 430 prisoners at the
ionia State House of Correction
The Niles high school turns out eight
young lady graduates next week.
Three persons were drowned at East Sag
raw between Friday and Monday.
The strawberry crop Of Michigan will be
ready for market in about week. Fine
crop too!
Tramps, burglars, and horse thieves
seem to be very numerous In tie southern
part of the State.
Adrian has 10 weddings booked foi the
balance of June Good place for Preachers
20 live in.
Michigan. it is said, is the only State in
The wheat-belt that gives premise of an
average yield.
The new customs house at Memphis,
Tenn. will be furnished by Grand
Rapids furniture firm.
Prof. Voland, for years principal Of
the Ypsilant high school. has accepted
position in the Grand Rapids schools.
Pat Brenan was sentenced To State Pris-
on for life, last week. for the murder of
Deputy.SherG Kohl at Negaunee. March
last.
Osseo IIilsdale County has % widows
within hafmile radius Of the village and
yet the entire population only members
$50.
James Low. of Grand Rapids, has a
collection of $50 bibles, which includes
editions in 1870 languages and dialects -
[Detrcit Post
VIM r. cambridge, an old resident of
Kent county was killed Saturday afternoon
by a timber falling from barn which he
was helping to raise.
The Stare University is to be the recipi-
ent Of a fine collection of Arctic plants
made by Edward Israel. of the Inflated
Greedy expedition.
ton this veal lasting two days. Five
thousand dollars have been raised and
more is expected Grand Rapids never
does things 10y halves
Frank Morris wealthy young snob Of
Grand Rapids. will be taken to some
inebriate asylum Tie board of physicians
examined him and found him mildly in
sane, the result of excuses.
Detroit Germans are pretty well wrought
mp over an encounter between two editors.
One tried to horsewhip the other, and get
ting the worst Of it lac is now after inn
with blood in his eve As their swear
ING is all in Dutch the rest of the editors
IN the State can take in all the fun.
{. p. Crea. niger hobs up serenely'
1t Maple Rapids and commences suit
against the village officers for $4,000 dam
ages for malicious and false Imprisonment.
The suit comes from the closing of Crcasin
gers Opera House on his refusal TO pay
license tor each entertainment.
4 party Of Missouri editors have been
on trip through this State. They were
entertained al Grand Rapids 10y the furniture
men, Saturday and proceeded from there
10 Macknaw and 81 Ignace. from which
point they started for home Monday The
party, with ladies, numbered 30,
The following postotllce appointment,
have been made for Michigan this week
shiloh. Ionia county. George W. Brown
vice c. f. Joslyn, resigned; Mill Greek
Kent county. Henry ID. Plumb, vice Z
PLUMB. deceased Lakevile Oakland
county, James Goss, wee ]. f. Rymau, re-
signed Olive Center. Ottawa county. G.
c. Jores vice J. d. Merritt, resigned
VIM. X. Josselyn Of Grand Rapids whc
has made several unsuccessful attempts Il
commit suicide lately, accomplished his
purpose Sunday night by plunging hcat
foremost into a cistern He became in
sane over the loss Of horse and the feai
Of not being able TO support his family
He was 20 years old.
Col Sellars bill 10 prevent the circula
tion of obscene literature has passed lotl
houses of the legislature. II j. directl,
leveed not only al the publication eXhiui
lion. sale or loan of suoh carton sheet
rs the Police News and Police Gazette bu
will apply also 10 microscopic pocket
knives, and all pocket-eood~ oi iujeceu
character. a. well a. to the load c;rcI
posters which are becoming disgu,Gnzl
common
Oscoda which was so recently tl.c seen
of a terrible accident caused by The giyin
way Of scafIoid upou which several me
were working, had another accident O
the same nature Friday. although it wa
not attended With so great "A loss Of life
While John Dcrubc and Fred FORTE
were at work ca building the scalIold o
which they were gave way Foriier fc
head foremost but struck on his back q
cross some timbers and WIS fcarlulW
not fatally injured. As he weighs 20
pounds he has undoubtedly been scriousl
injured internally. Bsrube caught hol
of scautlng with his hands and remain
a. suspended in mid AIR until aid reaehe
him. He was not hurt.