Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-06
THE STATE.
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

Tho president has nominated +. Nelson
Fitch TO be receiver OF public moneys at
Crawling (formerly Reed city, and
Paul W. Grierson % be postmaster at Calu
met
Nichisans appropriation for improve
ment of harbors is $!,25AN0.
The bill for a public building for the
Saginaws (consolidoteiD has been favor
ably reported appropriating s O. %.
Mrs. Azuba, Hood a resident OF Adrian
since ISIS, is deal.
John Butler wa found dead in his barn
yard near Parma.
There will be reunion of the Third
Regiment MICHIGAN Volunteer Cavalry,
and Battery q Third Michigan Artillery
at Owosso April D. l,'s. There will be n
bushes, meeting in the aft rnoon and a
banquet in the evening.
3Several families from Bellare will immi.
CRATE TO Washington Territory this spring
Adrian oilers 81 900 to the Gale plow
works.
Prof McElroy, formerly superintendent
Of Michigan school for blind at Lansing
says he proposes 10 give up his time TO
manufacturing his patent car heater, prob
ably in Detroit, aud has declined offer Of
superiutendency Of school Jacksonville,
ILL.,.
The fish commissioners recently planted
100000 white fish in Lake Michigan At
St Joseph.
The Hon Emory PHmpton died in Ben
ton Harhor few days ago. aged 6 wears.
Emory VI. Pimpton was horn in Ohio.
He served FOR time during the war in
the Fourth Michigan cavalry Of which n
was captain. lie was a member of the
state house OF representatives in SO and
served on the judiciary AMI insurance
committees. Mr. r.impton was we'll
known over the state rs a prominent
republican politician. lie practiced law
in Berrien county for neotlv forty year,
Two million white fish were planted in
Lake Michigan near 80. joseph the other
day.
At the special election held in Albion
the other day ON The question OF bondin
the town .or SGD 900 20 buy the pre- ent site
of the Gale p.ow works so as 20 seep them
in that city nearly every voter i'm town
was ON the aye" side The vote stoo
zoo for AMI . against. j. is thought likely
that the company viii stay there
\ man named Fore-wuu who has been
reapiu- "a rich harvest i'm the cattle insur-
ance business, wa, arrested I'm White
Pigeon the other day. He claimed 20 rep
resent "a Pennsylvania company, an the
state insurance commissioner is gong TO
look into his case.
judy Grant has refused new trial IN
the case OF the state vs.. q ~. A. T. Swine
ford OF Alaska, and the latter must make
a shown o the u-es 20 which Ire put the
So .ppropr.ated by the fat, for the
New Or'oan- exhibition.
Coin CamubeU OF Kalamazoo has been
convicted in the Uuite3 states court i'm
Grand Rapids for flo sely assuming 20 be
a government pension AGENT Tie was
remanded 10 jail 20 await sentence. 4
number Of fraudulent papers were found
on his person when arrested, his olren e
being committed some time ago in Kala-
mazoo.
Hon. Levi Lane, die at his home in
Cambria Hillsdale county. recently. agel
60 years. Mr. Lane came 10 Hrsdale
county in las and 70 Lenawee county in
1885.
Marquette asks the genera government
TO spend 10000 for the extension of the
breakwater at that place.
Brighten. O. a. jane. Second Brigade,
Division Of the Lake Department Of
Michigan. Patriarch, Militant ,. -. o. f..
announces the folowinr appointments on
his staff Co. Alfred Mine. CoNwater
chief OF staff Ma. T. IS. Root PIainweu.
assistant inspector General; Maj. W. vs..
Owen Muskegon. .si,tunt luartermaste
general; Maj. So T.. smith. Ludinytou
assistant commissarv-g general; Maj. James
Dean, Detroit. assistant chief OF equip
ment MAJ. a. r.. Ehesler 81. Louis, As
sstant surgeou-geuera,: Ma +. VI. Fos-
ter, Jackson, brigade chap ain; Capt. G.
A. Quincy Hart, assistant Judge advocate
general Capt. J. d. FIR nix, Canton, aide-
de-camp. capt George w. Crouter Grand
Rapids. aide-de-camp: Capt. 7. a. WilIeC
Flint, special aile.de camp.
A citizens improvement association has
been formed in Coliwater. composed Of
all the prominent business men and capt
talist OF that city.
Mrs. Mary n. Lathrop OF Jackson deliv-
cred an address before the international
council OF women in Washington, on the
falacy OF high license. and aryued the viz
tues Of prohibition as the only effectual
method OF Expressing the liquor traffic.
ne peuCu crop III MlculEtu lTulL belI Is
holding its own, with the prospects in
favor of the biggest harvest in twenty
years
AL Of the clover in Van Buren, county
has been XII, ed 10y the recent co a weather.
The Coldwater Free Public Library has
1906 books and its property is worth
$4,000 over 800 people visited the
reading rooms last year.
"citizens protective union" has been
formed at Benton Harbor, the object OF
which is TO see that the laws relating 10
the liquor traffic are enfor ed
DR.. Otto a graduate of Hope college at
Holland writes from Oh ma that when
arose on the morning Of February II, he
saw the tops OF the mountains covered
with snow, though the flower gardens
were in full bloom Rev. Mr.. Chamber
lain who has worked as missionary there
for forty years, says that he never saw
such beau fnl sight.
There are ''l indians in Baraga county
Tho hoe