Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07

waded into the deep water Of Mill lake
Wednesday afternoon and was drowned.
The body was recovered.
Big Rapids people are tickled half to
death over the report that new manu-
featuring concern giving employment TO
400 hands will soon locate there.
The directors OF the Shiawassee county
agricultural association say that the COM
ing fair to be held in September will 90
the largest ever held in the county.
great addition TO Niles business in
dustres Is the new wood pulp manufac-
tory which will be completed December /,
and has ground extent Of los by 22l.
Woodland never had a saloon until last
week and the people there are so indig-
nant that they threaten TO tear down the
place and rid the town OF the nuisance.
Edward Pall1ingham, "a Cornish miner
30 years old, employed in the Atlantic
mine at Calumet, fell 80 feet into the mine
shaft Wednesday and was instantly killed.
The state sanitary convention will he
held in Negaunee August Ii and IL. Hon.
John q. Adams, the president. will call
the meeting together and Hon. l.. G.. An
thony deliver an address.
The state board of auditors opened the
bids for the year Wednesday and laid them
over for future consideration. The only
bid accepted was that of Wells x Co., who
will furnish coal for So. If per ton for the
capitol.
The eight year old daughter of John
Kopple, of Fremont, was playing about "A
wagon in her fathers yard Monday when
she tipped Il barrel of salt over on herself.
The barrel struck her head, crushing i'm
her skull.
The fifth annual meeting of the Meth
odist national camp meeting association is
now being held at Eaton Rapids with a
big or OVID in attendance. Rev. David B.
Updegraff, the Quaker Methodist, is the
leading light.
Ia short time ago an attempt was made
to burn j. b. Adams planning mill at Che
boygan, by firing one of the adjacent sheds,
and the operation was repeated on another
building last week. Hereafter the plant
will be watched.
The Grand Rapids city council has at
length settled the question Of electric
lighting by awarding the contract for the
tower system. The new company will
probably buy and take 10 the second city
The menu at the Paris fish hatchery has
the merit of Jefrersonian and +. b. Winans
simplicity. Liver is the chief article of
diet, and it takes 90 pounds Of it, suitably
hashed TO supply the fishes every week.
Flows your -?' is the popular pisca-
tory salutation.
The old passenger Steamer B. +. Fer
ris, running the route between Casevlle
and Au Sable. caught fire at her dock in
Cdseville Monday, and burned TO the
waters edge. She was owned by Henry
Turner, who estimates his loss at IS, 900
and has SO, 900 insurance.
Ben Patient is lumberman up near Big
Rapids, and is in a peck of trouble He
got drunk and wanted TO drown the super
intendeut Of the work on account OF
difference about his pay He did not do it,
but he tackled William Coan and made a
meal Of Coan's left ear. For this he is in
jail.
Frank Lane was in Fassbenders saloon
at Marquette and smeled gas. He went
looking for the leak with a lighted match.
The usual result followed and Fassbender's
saloon is not the drunk factory it was nor
Lane the fatal mark OF beauty he was
before lie became an explorer. He will
recover.
George Schmidt, a Tittabawassee farmer
hired fellow named Henry Cook to work
for him and soon learned that Cook had
stolen $40 in money from the house.
Schmidt chased Cook four miles. and had
the satisfaction Of catching him and getting
the $40 back and seeing Cook sent up for
two months.
That Michigan Central railroad reminds
one Of the Lake Shore. it is so different.
and the officials show their public spirit by
Offering to build a vaduct at Kalamazoo
that will cost them $25, 900 if the city
council will give them the necessary per-
mission. The viaduct will do away with
two dangerous crossings.
The official board Of the Annapolis
academy has made the following appoint
ments for Michigan Ray King Of the
ninth district; James Ralsey from the
tenth district; II. G. Winter. alternate.
and b. T.. Elder from the third. These
lucky young fellows will report in Septem-
Der for final examinations
Josie Manassas, Of West Bay City. had
her hand run over while PLAYING on car
with some mates Monday and Immediately
ran to the river bank to jump IN. She was
prevented after struggle and said she
wanted to drown herself, as she preferred
death 10 having her hand cut off, The
doctor hopes TO save the hand yet.
Escanaba people will make great kick
on account Of the tariff discriminating
against them. The fare from Menomnee
TO Negaunee is So. %, but if you stop off
at Escanaba and buy a ticket from Menom-
nee TO Esoanaba, and then from Escanaba
it costs an even s5. The Chicago &
Northwestern is the road making this
queer rate.
Harry Lindsey, of Detroit. IA years old,
was visiting his relatives near Cambria,
Hillsdale county, Wednesday, and with
other boys was shooting fish with Flobert
rifle The log on which he was standing
rolled a little and in endeayoring TO save
himself the gun caught and sent its charge
into his breast, inficting "a wound that is
likely TO cause death.
The striking holders at Battle Creek are
not content with STAYING AWAY from worlf