Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-06

held in Inlay City, August Il and Il, has
been postponed To September IA and 10 on
account of the association being unable To
! get the use of the state tents for the first
date The quartermaster-genera informs
the local managers that all the tents are
engaged until late in October, excepting
from September TO -, and the latest
date has been chosen TO enable farmers TO
finish seeding.
A company OF Marshall young mon
camping out near Lyon Lake three miles
south OF Marshall, were enjoying them
selves in fishing and other sports, when
suddenly win Hyde aged about % years,
one of the party, and son of Hon. \. o.
Hyde Of Marshall, was suddenly attacked
with epilepsy and in spite OF medical aid,
/ promptly administered, he died in a short
/ time.
The remains Of Thomas J. Walker, the
murderer and suicide were removed
from the vault in Ann Arbor
and buried in the strangers Cor
nern of Woodmere Cemetery by a
friend in Ypsianti who succeed in raising
/ the money necessary TO defray the ex-
Uenses. Neither the mother, wife or broth
or of the deod man answered the numer
Gus letters and dispatches OF inquiry as to
the disposition OF the remains which were
sent each one some time ago.
A girl living near Deerficld is busily en-
/ gagged in collecting 100000 postage
stamps. a farmer living near her has
] promised to pay the expense of giving her
n good education if size succeeds in getting
that number.
The chief Of tine Pottawatomie Indians
from Athens has taken steps TO have the
men arrested who recently sold liquor to
the Indians in that place.
Ordinarily the overworked brain Of tho
convict has not been allowed TO rest from
the duties of prison school life for mid
summers vacation, but "A two months va
cation has now been declared, more for
the sake of the teachers than the convicts,
however.
The Kalamazoo celery crop will be larger
TIN, year than ever before The daily
/ shipment, are about 5000 dozen. Celery
swamp command big money and the in
du-tr, s the life of the city's industry
I daring the summer and fall seasons.
1 About 200 men are given employment in
thc business. one man has thirty acres,
the largest celery garden in the world.
The ware house Of the Kalamazoo paper
miu was destroyed by tire the other night,
causing loss of $1,000 1t is thought the
fire va, incendiary.
Rev. Thoma, Harrison, the boy preach
er. VIII Ice the star at th- Albion dis
trict camp meeting to be held August
1924.
Nora Fetters, the St Louis girl, who has
figured conspicuously in the courts for
some time, has been found guilty
of being a common prostitute, and sen
fenced TO the girls reform school at
Adrian.
James Gilman of Harbor Springs,
wheelman on the ferry Walter Chrysler,
was drowned at st. Ignace the other day.
Joseph ]. Ellis, for many years resi-
dent OF Ann Arbor, and one of its most re-
spected citizens, is dead.
The Senate amendments striking out the
appropriations OF $4,000 for a public
building at Detroit and of $4,000 for the
custom house at Galveston were disagreed
TO.
The state fair dates at Jackson are Sept.
10 10 Is, inclusive. The live stock, poultry
and farm implement entries must be made
on or before Sept. l. Most of the other
entries can be made up TO the first day of
the fair but single plates Of fruit must be
made on or before Sept. 9. In shipping
freight, il should be directed to Jackson.
"for state fair"
Heavy losses and severe hardships are
reported from the northern part of the
state caused by the forest fires which are
destroying timber, crops and buildings.
The following appointments 10y the gov
ernor are announced: Henry y. Lathrop.
Jr.. of Detroit, member of the state board
OF examiners in dentistry. 90 succeed G..
I r. Thomas. whose term has expired; also
Albert b. Cogger of Biz Rapids, circuit
court commissioner for MccoSta county.
vice Hayes. removed from thr county.
The comis,ion,r of railroad, ISSUES the
following earnings statement of Michigan
railroad compuu les for the month OF May,
lS>6: Earnings FOR month of May lsSG
/ S5451 IS 81; earning, for spending
month lss5 S5.lG2,gO1 Is; increase for
lS>G. S39l 430 ~; total earnings from Jan.
/, lSsG 10 June /, lN>G, S25.3g9, 70! 10: same
period, 1Ssl, S23 9l6.2 49 60: increase for
l. Sl,3s3,0l2 30: per cent increase, 6.21.
Geo. W. Chatterdon, the Grand Rapids
man recently murdered by his wife left an
estate valued at about 5000 He died in
testate. and petition has been filed in the
probate court asking that his nephew,F. \.
Chetterdon, b. appointed special admins
traitor of the estate.
a rumor prevails at Adrian to the effect
that Miss Franc Whipple who was sup
posed TO have drowned herself in the
whirlpool rapids, Niagara river, is alive
and in a convent. The rumor originated
from n prophecy made by "A clairvoyant.
The family of the unfortunate lady still
believe in the theory of suicide.
Col VIM b. McCreery of Flint is in New
Mexico investigating reported discoveries
of gold in the mining lands and claims in