Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-11

FRANK R0llln Is the new Bus driver
at the Wright House.
There are 457 pupils enrolled this
term, at the Public School
The 30. T." Crackers handled by our
leading grocers takes the lead. j09-iw
Parties indebted to L. p. Shaffer
please call and sett g at once.
Mrs. T.. Il. SIIAFFER.
Geo. "A. Royce, of Marquette, was
the guest of e.. ;. Ward the first of the
week,
a. W. Wright has been elected
President of the First National Bank at
Saginaw.
The X. +. Lodge are making arrange
ments to hold public installation and
give Il grand ball in connection. in the
near future Watch the date.
Miss Leona Stout leaves this week for
Fremont, where she will assist her
father who has a music store there.
Her wide circle of friends regret her
departure.
Mrs Graves, living on the Pritchard
farm west of this place, had the mis-
fortune to break her leg last Saturday,
falling from wagon, striking on the
walk on the bridge near the mill.
Representative Wood has been as
slngned to the head of committee on
Michigan Asylums for Insane criminals
ami member OF the committee on
Federal Relations and Military affairs
Butcher Bros. have closed up their
butcher shop and are moving to Fenton,
We are Informed that Fred has accepted
a position in Detroit and Frank will
travel this winter with his curiosities.
Edward Dean, residing near North
star, was struck by an engine on the
T., y. \. 4 y. NJ. X. r., about two
miles south of Ithaca, OH Friday last,
knocking him from the track, from the
effect of which he died. He was 80 years
of age and was said to be very deaf,
and did not hear the approaching train.
On Monday evening, Alma Lodge,
No. 23S, /. o. o. +. installed the fol.
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
y. Calf. Walbridge.
| '. G.-M. j Bogardus.
Recording SeC.--Geo. L. Wilson.
Permanent Sec.-Chas. Coleman.
Treas.--Otto Sanderhoff.
| Trustee termS-ChaS. Morden.
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, child.
What Is known rs the hard winter in
Michigan occurred in 1923. : Il showed
on the 18th. day Of November. atfording
, slight sleighing, and it remained on
the ground until May. Wells dried up.
: stock perished both for want of proven
der and water, starvation beset many
! settlers, and general deSolation prevail
ed. In the border settlements many
animals were lost by wolves and bears,
which were driven from their wildwood
haunts by hunger.
5 Track laying on the Canada Il st.
} Louis has been completed from Goshen,
/ Ind, TO Sturgis. Mich, PSI miles The
st. Louis, Sturgis & Battle Creek divis-
ion is completed from Sturgis north to
Battle Creek, II miles. On the Battle
Creek & Bay City division track has
been laid from Bay City southwest to
Midland, Is miles upon, an old road
bed. This makes o1t miles laid Oh the
different divisions of the line this year.
1t is expected that next season this line
will be pushed, both north and south, as
fast as possible.
The proposed Michigan business
mems fire insurance company will not
take extra risks, such as mills, factories,
etc.. confining its operations to business
; houses and first class residences.
: Neither is it proposed to make it a
| mutual concern, as the men getting it
together think that would be beneath
: the dignity of the company 1t will be
5 stocked, with capital of at least
500, 900 will not do business outside of
the state, except to give remarkable
low rate and anticipates even then a
. dividend of 10 per cent for the stock
holders. Customers will not be obliged
to buy stock, but it is hoped to sell every
, cent of the stock to Michigan business
men.
. The editor of this paper spent the
first OF the week at Lansing, attending
a special session Of the Michigan State
Press Association, met for the purpose
of acting on a Libel Law bill, drafted
: by Fred a. Baker. Of Detroit, which
will come before the House as
soon as possible. The meeting was
called Monday at . p. m, at which
time the bill was discussed carefully
section by section, In the evening a
u meeting of the Press Brotherhood was
held at X. p. hall, where grand time
d was enjoyed. Tuesday morning at
b O'Clock another business meeting, and