Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-09-04

capacity of 200.
Union City is to have novel contest
Sept. and I0-a trial of threshing ma
chimes for prize of $500.
John n. WEIGH, of lonia. owns birch
canoe which weighs AZ pounds and can
carry a 1000 pound cargo.
Jackson's Salvation army has seventy
meml ers, rank aud file. and an officer says
they have come 10 stay too.
Wexford county's poor-house contains
but two paupers aud only five persons
are supported by the county.
Isabella county is building a male de.
psrtment to its poorhouse, and bath
house will be attached thereto.
Charlotte stock buyers, within the last
three months, have shipped over $4,000
worth of stock 10 eastern markets.
Willard Colard, of Dryden, over 20
years of age, has jest received 81 200 back
pension for which he has good use.
Prof Frederick Lutz, of Cambridge,
Mass, has been elected 10 the chair OF
modern languages in Albion college.
Cadillac's latest attraction as Il summer
resort-"PetOskey stones" have recently
been discovered there in gravel bed
On Sept s Charlotte will decide wheth-
er il is desirable TO issue $40 600 worth of
bonds in aid of public water service.
Gov. Alger has pardoned Theopolis
Roper, sentenced TO States prison for IL
years. Roper is dying with consumption.
Kalamazoo expects to expend about
SIS 900 for fire and water and s26 900 for
street purposes during the coming year.
The annual reunion of the survivors
Of the twen,y-:hird regiment, Michigan
volunteers will be held at Mt. Morris,
Sept %.
George Britten, a wcll-to.d farmer Of
Essex township, near Maple Rapids sui
cided last week Tuesd ~ because he had
lost $50 gold piece.
A Chicago detective arrested dia-
mond thief at Benton Harbor during the
recent reunion. Three shols were Fl ell
before he was captured.
A. ]. Frey, If Butler, Branch county.
has captured pure whie heron In
other portions of the county white crow,
have been seen Of late.
About one-'hird ofthe 27S teachers of
Calhoun county are men, which is Il
much larSer proportion than prevails in
the public schools generally.
Hillsdale college conferred the degree
of Doctor of Laws on Gov. Alger. Til.
governor in return recently sent his
check for 500 for the coli, ge endowment
fund.
Frank Bently, Of Mt Clemens, has APP
piled for n patent on an article which
will FL long felt wanna key which
can not be turned by IA burglar on the
outside.
Citizens Of Alpena and Cheboygan live
in hopes OF the early connection # The
two cities 10y railway. 1t is said De-
troit capitalists have been considering
the matter.
A Hudson groceryman recently found |
In his sore a deserted mouse nest made
up Of scrip and bills ranging in value
from 10 cents to s.. The value of the
nest was about 800
The planning mill Of Handy & McCluny
is beirg removed from Chase t. Wet
Bay CITY, where the machinery will be
overhauled and operated almost exclu-
sively in the manufacture Of boxes.
Bishop Warren, President Fiske, of
Albion college, and several other emin.
ant speakers will address great educa.
iional meeting at Pontiac on the frs,
evening of the Detroit conference, Sept
10.
The insane convicts in the Jackson
prison will be transferred To the asylum
It lonia about the 18th Of this month.
All tie insane convicts that have been
lent TO Kalamazoo will be transferred to
Ionia.
In Oregon township, Lapeer county
Iiphtheria is raging with unexampled {
ury. Al the schools in the TOW nship
IRE closed and on one road 81 houses are
abeled with diph IBERIA cards In some
louses entire families are down with the
disease.
Michigan farmers are not pleased with
he Egyptian corn" sent them from the
agricultural bureau at Washington. 1t
= not adapted TO this climate, evidently.
The stalks are tall and almost stout
enough for fence posts, but the ears fail
o mature.
The officials Of Adrian college report ,
he outlook for attendance the coming
rear TO be unparalleled in the history of
he college. The attendance last year
vss an increase Of over 6 per cent. over
he preceding one. and already there (
re more rooms engaged FIR the coming J
ear than were occupied during last
ear.