Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-08-07
THE ALMA RECORD.
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FRIDAY, AUG 7
STATE NEWS.

Arenac county Is to have 81 800 court
house and iail
The Grand Rapids papers are consider
ing the possibility Of water famine.
Adrian is 10 have canning factory to
be owned and conducted 10y MIR. Layfay.
',ue Ladd
Isaoc Boise. farmer living near New
port Was instantly killed by lightning sat
urlay Don.
The o. 4. r. post Of Crawford aud adj
ioining counties will hold u reunion on
August IL aud 10.
Much sickness reported at lonia. mostly
typhoid fever. The water supply is look
"a on suspiciously.
TAe invitations for the army of the Cum
brand reunion at Grand Rapids will be
out in few days.
1t is said That during The year ending
July 90 upwards Of $4,000 woodchucks
were killed in Monroe county.
Brass canon draped with Grape haye
been placed on each side of the approach
TO the capital building at Lansing.
A farmer named Boyce was instantly
Killed by lightning, Saturday last, while
walking along the road near Monroe.
An average of about $50 bushels of
whorlleberries are daily shipped from
Roscommon. The picking is mostly done
by Indians who have their camp near the
town.
Ezra Butterworth. of Grand Rapids, 81
years of age sulcided by hanging July 81.
lie had been on protracted spree and had
ecome temporarily insane \ wi c sndj
children left
Mrs. Sarah c. Stevenson. Of Morenci,
gives her age as 43 years, and referring to
almost everybody in the village AS to her
fitness, makes application to he appointed
postmaster at that place.
Gov Alger and staff will attend the ia.
neral OF Gen Grant, telegram having
been sent to Gen. Hancock and a reply re-
ceiyod that position would be especially
reserved for governors Of states
The State military department have is
sued orders directing the furling Of colors
aad the wearing OF mourning badges for
80 days in memory of Gen. Grant On
The day Of The funeral ceremonic, gun
vii be fired every half hour from suarise
20 sunset.
Perry Anderson and Charles Spraguc,
painted Lansing Saturday, and started for
home driving the team at u 2: 10 gait,
They had not gone far when tl,e team ran
into an open sewer and both horses were
Instantly killed. No danger signal was
displayed.
During 4 thunder storm Saturday fore
noon Elias Staley. farmer living in Car
nel township. near Charlotte. drove into
town with load of wheat and took refuge
under IN oak tree which was struck by
lightning One horse was instantly killed.
Slacy was uuinjurcd.
Wm. J. Carveth. Hastings blacksmith
was arrested Saturday for trying to poison
las wife who has been an invalid for some
time. lie had mixed strychnlne with the
medicine left by tn, doctor. 1t is thought
she can not recover His examination
Will be held Aug. IL
Friday morning at three o'clock Lewis
Moe, night car inspector OF the Contra
road at Kalamazoo, was run over by
switch engine, and had six ribs broken
three fngurs cut off. and his arm. hacl
and head badly cut. His recovery !
doubtful. lie has wife and six children
\ new and destructive variety Of potat
bug is making havoc IN many fields in ia
south part Of the state. 1t has stripes Ill,
ether potato bugs. and r,'' - g, - 20 ~,
P.,. .,...s :. 30" suiail sharp helt
10 i extremely nimble, so much so that
is difficult to catch with the hands 81
ginning ut the bottom, it strips the leav,
from the plants with alarming rapidity.
IL is stated on reliable authority that Il
postofioe department of the governme
has drawn on Thomas Saylor, ex postma'
er Of East Saginaw, for ST, AL. ~ to Gov
an alleged deficiency in his accounts du
ing his administration. brought 10 liz
during the recent investigation Of t
affairs of the office. Col. Saylor retir
from Office in February 1884.
Three hard characters named Barr
Burga and Moore were arrested in TN
beds Sunday morning at Charlevoix on
well founded charge OF numbering an
dian just north of town Saturday mig
he Indian was defending ms SOU
against their attacks and they pound
him to death with stones and clubs.
Inquest held the next morning resulted
verdict as above stated.
Friday night two young men, one ma
ed ~. S. Williams 20 years Of age, d
the other William Green. about Is years
age, were terribly manged on the Ii
Shore Il Michigan Southern railroad II
Joncsvile. Both died soon after the az
dent. They had started for Hillsd
nd it is supposed were somewhat un
sue influence Of liquor. They were stu
,y train No "a going east
Lewis H. Noe an experienced nIr'
man and night car inspector Of the Mi
gan Central railroad at Kalamazoo
run over by a switch engine at 3 o'clock
morn ing and so badly hurt that he
,ol,hIy dio Ne lad inst iuSu,cfp,