Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-10
State Nswc Condensed.

Second Reformed chur IN. lac tell from a
/ sCaNoldmg 10 the ground, distance OF
/ twenty two feet, with bunch OF shingles.
/ He caves a wife and three children.
Miller Watkins Of Grass Lake. who went
/ TO Jamestown, -. T., some time ago 10
/ live. died Thanksgiving day. Some weeks
| ago a horse fell upon aim in stall. break
/ hi- leg in two places. Blood poisoning set
in causing his death. The remains were
! brought 20 Grass Lake.
The Jury at Mount Pleasant brought in
a verdict of g, 500 in favor of plaintiff. in
the case of Harriet +. Perry vs.. James
TubbS ct al, The defendants sold liquor ia
pl1intiifS husband when he was intoxi-
Gated, and he was run over and killed 10y
the cars on the +. a +. NJ, between Loom
is and Coleman. The case will probably
20 20 the supreme court.
The case Of arson against Mrs. Annie
Cowan, charged with burning Cornelius
Wadron's barn in lonia township, lonia
county, last July, has been dismissed on
techncality. but she has been re-arrestcd
aud balled IN $1,000, TO appear at Ionia,
Dec. q.
Perry Manning, OF Portland town
ship, and well known throughout lonia
county, dropped dead recently of heart
disease.
While the wife of Charles Smith OF
Charlotte, was alone and going about her
household work the other morning, in
some mysterious way her clothing took
fire, and when her husband returned he
found her on the floor dead.
G.. p. Richardson of Cincinnati, O., an
experienced silk man. is about 20 pur-
chase the silk plant at Belding. The brick
work is completed and the factory will be
running in six weeks.
Oran Preston. conductor on the Chicago
& Wet Michigan freight. was instantly
killed on the 2ith at Coloma. He was UNI
coupling cars while making a flying switch
and lost his balance. falling between the
cars Three cars passed over his body.
His mangled remains were taken TO Ban
gor, where his parents reside He was
about - years Of age. resided at Buffalo
and leaves wife and two children.
Gen Logan will deliver an address at
the dedication of the soldiers home De-
cember 30.
Geo. T. Day of Mason has been rendered
the -itiOn Of law clerk under commits
,ioner of patents Montgomery, at o salary
of 5000 per year.
Geo. w. Lee. farmer who lived near
Carson City. while unloading sope bridge
timber from a wagon. was struck on the
head by a stick Of the timber, crushing his
skull ana killing him instantly. De leaves
ii family.
Jane, Edmund, of Howell went up on
his house 20 fix chimney the other day.
He fell and was dead when help reached
him. II j. thought his death was caused
by heart disease.
Supt. Marks # the state fish hatchery at
Pcto.kcN l. preparing a case of specimens
which hc Will present TO the agricultural
college. Among them will 10 specimens
OF Che spawn or eggs Of whlteGsh. trout.
and other fish IN the various STAGES of in
Cubation aud % Little Traverse black eel
That measure. three feet seven inches IN
length, although but four years old. The
specimens will he used 10y the fish commits
sion % illustrate . the legislature the prog
rc,s Of fish culture.
Ex-Gov. Jerome is mentioned as a proba-
bic senatorial candidate.
Coloma is to have fruit drying and evap-
Grating works soon.
Alex. Brown of Jackson has heen rear
rested for the embezzlemenJ of Jackson's
fourth Of July funds.
George Carr, Whcotiie'd farmer has
been arrested at Lansing ON charge OF
enlightenment. a. the instance OF ms bonds
men in u guardianship matter. Carr re-
comfy dropped considerable money in
Bohemian oats. and ii was Thought he was
disposug OF AIs ward S property with
view 60 skipping out.
Robert Iron, of Holly, tried to drive
acr0,, the i. a l. VI. track In front of
passenger train the other dav and WAS in
st9utlN Killed. Ills horse Was kllcd and
Michigan men continue their purchases
OF timber limits in the Georgian bay re-
gi0n OF Ontario. de pite the threat Of the
Dominion government 10 raise the export
duty TO point where IL will equal pro-
hibition Of expectation. Many OF the
Michigan parties who have purchased are
the owners Of saw mills on the side and
had i'm view the bringing the logs across
the lake. This was the intention OF the
Emery lumber company, who have saw
mills at Tawas and on the Saginaw river
They will have bought over some l2,O0,-
600 feet the present season and intended
20 put l5.O0O.O0O feet for the same purpose
this year. +. w. Whitney, who recently
purchased a tract containing l20,WOOOO
feet Of pine, expects to put In oOOO'OO feet
this winter for export. Several parties at
Alpena and Oscoda intended TO operate in
the same way.-LumbeTmdH's Gdzette.
An effort will be made to have the next
legislature pass bill proving for the low
erng Of Thornapple lake, in Barry county,
which would redeem thousands of acres of
land which arc now swampy, being over
flown every spring.
O. +. Phillips of Portland, offers SO re-
ward for the capture of one Pecox, his
hired man, who he claims, skipped out
Thanksgiving night with 800 of his
phillips money.
J. w. Forshee OF Niles, under treatment
at the sanitarium in Battle Creek for
nervous and mental difficulties, shot him
self through the heart the other afternoon.
He was Go years of age.
One-fare-for theround-tr rates will
prevail for those who desire TO attend the
dedicatory services Of the soldiers home
in Grand Rapids Dec. 30 Gov. Alger will
preside and deliver an address. Com
mander Northwcod Of the state e.. A. X.
will oiliciute at the g. \. X. ritual exer-
ciscs. Gen. John a. Logan will be pres
cnt and deliver an address, and ex-Gov.
Fairchild of Madison. Wis. commander of
the G.. a. r., of the United States is ex-
pocted. The home commissioners will all
be there together with ex-GOv. Blair and
other prominent men.
The High Llcence Law Of Missouri is said,
during its three years OF operation, TO have
reduced the number Of saloons in that State
by about one fourth. while increasing Tho