Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-10
STATE NEVIS.

prison.
The six principal hotels in Grand Rapids
have combined capacity for accommo-
dating 1900 people.
Farmers IN the vicinity OF Pontiac who
have commenced cutting grass report the
largest crop for years.
The sum of $4,000 will be added pro
rata the salaries of school teachers at
Saginaw City this year.
During June, 30 prisoners were received
at the Jackson prison, IA were discharged
and died; total July 1.730.
Farmers in Alpena township, Alpena
county. say that the fires now raging will
entirely destroy their hay crop.
Eels four feet long are said to have been
caught in Goguac lake this summer.
This story looks rather snakey.
First Sergent Philip Wagner, of the
Adrian light guard is dead. He was bur
led on the 5th with military honors
DIR. Samuel Graves, formerly a Grand
Rapids pastor, has accepted the presidency
of the Atlanta Ga theological seminary.
A scaffold gave away at Battle Creek
the fourth on which were six men, one of
whom. w. G Hyland was quite seriously
hurt.
Charlotte talks water works. and i'll
send a committee TO various cities to in
vestigate cost aud the merits of the various
systems.
Fred VanArsdaie, who was convicted
of pocket picking at Coldwater, was
sentenced to two years and eight months
al lonia.
H. c. Thurber & Co. of Marquette are
preparing to tow 5000, 900 feet of logs |
from Au Sable point, Lake Superior to
Bay City.
Foster post G. a. r. of Lansing is NOV
ing to secure headstones from the general |
government for the soldiers buried IN Mt |
Hope cemetery.
The Phoenix furniture company OF
Grand Rapids has contracted TO furnish
$4,000 worth of furniture for new hotel
at Memphis, Tenn.
The Sisson & Lilley lumber company.
Llley' Newaygo county, are building
standard guage railroad to their timber at
4 cost of SIS, 900.
The dwelling and out buildings of w
Call, of Quincy, were damaged by fire on
the 4th of July, by the premature explosion
OF some fireworks.
Chas Wynne ofAllegan and s. Cavanaugh
OF Watson sheared / 07S sheep in ii DAYS.
and about three ;ourths of the number
were fine wool sheep.
The trustees of the Grand Travers col.
iege have decide to put quantity of its
lands OH the market. They comprise some
eh the finest ia, the county and northern
Michigan.
Marquette wants the branch prison TO be
erected on the upper peninsula, Negaunee
wants and so does lshpeming The two
after cities are willing to compromise by
locating it half way between them
Grand Rapids new city directory will
contain 1900 names. BY the usual
'-ethods of calculating, this, it is claimed
viii give the city a population Of about
$4,000. The suburbs are not included in
.his estimate
Eugene salisbury, of Coldwater COZ
victed of nauslaughter for shooting Peter
Miller at Union City In Nav last, and who
was recommended TO The mercy of the
court was last Thursday sentenced to ten
years in Jackson prison. Salisbury is
about 81 years of age.
A son of James Kerby was drowned in
he Muskegon river. near Evart, last Fri.
day. He had been visiting at a nelghbor's
and toward night started for home up the
river His body was found Saturday.
lie had evidently gone in bathing. as his
clothes were near by On the back.
The large store of Blodgett & Byrne
Roscommon was found to be on fire about
noon on Thursday. and was burned TO the
ground. The loss will be about 50, 900, as
a good share of the stock and fixtures
were saved. The cause was first discover
ed up stairs Insured for $4,000.
John Ouilette, an East Saginaw dock
wolloper employed In loading the barge
sunbury. at Milwaukee, dropped dead u
bout 1880 last Thursday afternoon. Coro-
ner Campbell held an inquest and the jury
returned q verdict OF death from heart
disease. The deceased was As years of
age. resided in that city. end leaves
wife and two children.
About IL o'clock last Thursday night fire
was discovered at Msnistee in 8. Babcock
" Co.'S saw and single mill. which were ,
consumed together with their contents.
about 60, OC0 feet of lumber. The loss On {
the mill and contents will amount to S45.
90; insured for $4,000. One hundred
men are thrown out of employment. The
insurance is placed largely by Chicago
parties and is in good companies.
News has been received at Howell Of
The suicide at Chicago hotel. of Harry
Stone, Of the former place. Young Stone
was dry goods clerk while in Howell.
and had recently taken the agency of
sugar house. 1ll-luck in ihe.new position
made him dceDOndenf and Ia the s,,n,,as |