Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-09-11
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Rev. M. A. Dean, of Bloomingdale, sails
for Africa as missionary shortly.
The Wolverine stamp mill at Red Jacket,
Houghton county, has begun operations.
Manistque has shingle cutter that
drops 20 perfect cedar shingles per
minute.
DIR. J. G. Just of Coral was the owner
of horse that died few days ago, aged
80 years.
Muskegon scandinavian citizens have
organized "a club for the study of political
questions.
=. II. Hurst, OF Wyandottc. has pur-
chased $50, 600 tract of timber in Pressure
Isle county.
Alva Phillips. aged 10, left his homo at
Carson City June Is and has not been
heard OF since.
! Michgan's mining school has football
team, which expects TO play with the u.
OF Nj. boys shortly.
South Haven is having a number of
brick blocks erected TO replace the wooden
row recently burned.
Charles King. brakeman, of Iona, had
his hand smashed while coupling cars at
Stanton the other day.
The Chicago & West Michigan railroad
is building depot at Newaygo, TO replace
that burned last spring.
Jacob Baney, we'll known horse
dealer, of Myerstown, Pa, has failed,
with liabilities about $3.50, 0O0
A company with 5000, 900 capital OF
which $40, 900 is already subscribed, is be-
ing formed 20 boom Muskegon.
Since January lst IS state banks have
! been authorized TO do business by the
banking department at Lansing.
The central mine at Houghton has re-
duced its force, and 10 per cent has been
taken of its employees wages.
The first fair OF the West Huron agri-
cultural society, just organized VIII be
held September IL and IS at Pigeon.
There is some talk of removing Beulah
seminary from GAINESVILLE TO Sag nav. 1t
is owned by the Primitive holy miss On.
No trace has been found OF the woman,
who is supposed to have jumped of the
Michigan Central train into the river at
Bay City.
Miss Lille S. Harwood, aged %, of
| Three Rivers. became crazy over religion
and committed suicide by jumping into
Corey lake.
While fishing from logs in the boom of
Butnam &; Rust's mill, at Bay City, Louis
Case, aged six years, fell into the water
and was drowned.
John Il. Faurot has resigned as agent of
the Duluth 81 Milwaukee railroad at Cor.
boo
ton at Greenville.
Mrs. Emma Obernauer. who worked so
faithfully against the upper peninsula dens,
is now in charge Of the Evelyn industrial
school at Manistec.
reunion of company II, Tenth Michi-
gan cavalry, will be held a: the residence
OF j. q. A. Cook, in the township of An
trim, September Il.
A crane measuring five feet nine inches
from tip TO tip and four feet three inches
! high was shot on the banks of the ST. Joe
river a few days ago.
The shipments of green fruit from Van
Buren, county have been curtsiiled owing TO
the demand for fall apples by the evapo-
rating establ ,shments.
Work will soon be begun on the branch
road from Grayling to Twin Lakes, and
rumor says that ere long it will DC ex-
tended to Rogers City.
Bishop Vertin of Marquette, who has
| just celebrated the 25th anniversary of his
! priesthood. has been presented "a, 600 TO
pay his expenses TO Rome.
| The new firm OF Dolan 81 Neland of
Ludington, has purchased the logg ing in
terest and outfit of Wright 81 Ketcham, of
| Saginaw, at Ashland, Wis.
The rumor that Judge NJ V. Montgom-
cry is TO retire from the District OF Column
! bia supreme bench during the present
! administration is again revived.
: Gov. Winans says he has chosen his Of
Scers for the newly created Dickinson
! -ounty but refuses 10 make them public
u1til the latter part of the month.
Rev. Q. M. Snyder has been assigned to
the pastorate OF the u. 3. church at Pc
tokey, recently vacated by Rev. ID. :. Ar
mold. MIR. Arnold has been transferred TO
Sparta.
The First Presbyterian church society
of Kalamazoo has extended a call 20 Rev.
Thomas Il. Barr. of Racine, Wis, to sue
coed Rev. Mir. Loba, at salary OF 50, 500
per year.
Mine products for August were as fol-
! lows Calumet & Hecla, 3, 92G tons Quincy,
$40; Franklin. 20l tons !, $50 pounds; At
lantic, 2ll Aiouez, 40; Peninsula, 81;
National, 81; Centennial %.
Mrs. Sarah Spaulding. u professional
nurse at Lansing. is OF the opinion that
she is an heiress to the $l2, 000. 900 estate
of the late Joseph Griffin, of Wales, and
she will endeavor 20 establish her claim.
President Agassiz, OF the Calumet &
Hecla mine, reports work in sight for 30
years. The company is increasing its ca
pacity so as TO double it's present output
and thus work out the ore in sight in about
80 years.
Earl Kenyon, of vicksburg, was badly
burned and blistered by a loaded cigar,
which was given him by Stanley Els
worth. Notwithstanding the pain, Ken
! Won caught Ellsworth and gave him a