Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-11-06

deem the fair grounds and get into good
form for an exhibition next year.
G. II. Wlllett, OF st. Louis. Mich, one
OF the regents of the university, will re-
sign his Office and move TO Cincinnati.
Two worthless dogs at Rock Falls. HUI
ron county, in two nights. destroyed AZ
sheep and lambs, and mangled 20 more.
James Tobias, the old man had leg cut
of by Michigan Central train at Lansing
! last week and died from the effects of it.
Marquette nimrods have beautiful lynx
as "A trophy OF their latest hunt, one OF the
largest specimens ever seen in the north
country.
Tho Clio agricultural and driving park
association has elected officers and will at
once proceed TO get its grounds ready for
| its first fair next fall.
! Bert Petty lit out for Ohio instead of
Canada after burglarzing the ticket Office
in Holt, and is now gazing at the beautiful
autumn scenery through iron bars.
Mrs Alexander Campbell, of Battle
Greek, committed suicide by cutting her
throat with razor. She had become in
sane over the death of daughter.
Gratiot county supervisors have decided
TO enlarge the county farm and will give
81. 200 for an S0-acre tract adjoining it.
The farm Will then have 1870 acres.
Calhoun citizens in favor of local option
are circulating petitions favoring submit
ting the question TO the people and have
nearly sufficient number of names.
David Hart, st. Clair county pioneer
Il - ,ttI,
ployes at the store OF his nephew, in St
Clair. He was "a years of age and bach
elor.
Michael Depew. OF Whitehall, has raised.
without the aid of derrick. a potato that
weighs four pounds nine ounces and that
fills peck measure OF course it was an
Irish potato.
Fred Lewis and his sister-iu-law, Miss
Sonia Hutton, OF Niles, were thrown from
buggy and seriously injured. Lewis sus-
tanned a broken arm and Miss Hutton in
,uries to her spine.
John King, prominent democratic poll
tician at Bay City and formerly postmas-
ter at south Bay City, is missing. AS he
leaves creditors. fears are entertained that
lie may not return.
near Vermontville burned together with a
valuable team of horses number of
head Of blooded cattle and produce. Loss,
81, 500: insurance light.
Henry Brown, proprietor OF sorghum
mill at Hartford, caught his coat in the
rollers, but was able TO reach the lever just
in time to stop the machinery and escape
being crushed 10 death
The central board Of control has reduced
the salary of the superintendent of the
school for the deaf and dumb at Flint from
81, 500 TO 81, 500 per snnum, and of the
steward from 81, 200 to 81, o00
II is claimed Lottie Ellen Page. Is years
old, was enticed and kidnapped from her
foster home in Marine City by her step
mother. Legal proceedings have been in
sututed and detective employed.
Peter English will spend $3.50, 900 dig
ging canal a mile long at Benton Harbor
which will add greatly TO the dock facli-
ties of the town and be deep enough to
Goat the biggest boat on the lake.
Lowells new water supply is Flat river
and her new water company is building a
dam across the stream, one mile above the
village. 1t will give them a % foot head
and between 500 and /, 200 horse power.
Nj. McLennan, employee OF the Detroit
! Commercial electric light company, was
d islodged from a pole in Pontiac and was
thrown over 20 feet into the street He
sustained a scalp wound and bruises only.
cartridges are table luxur.es in Kalama-
700. One sportman paid $l2. 30 a head for
! four head and now that the pot-pie is gone,
be is sorry he didn't buy sheep. a Kala-
mazoo Judge cXes the prices in the quail
market
Theodore Benzing has been arrested In
| Detroit for larceny and arson, he having
made three attempts to fire a public hall
and two to fire a private dwelling. While
the latter was burning Benzing stole some
| jewelry from the house.
Frank Meyers, aged about 80 years, an
inmate of the soldiers home, was killed at
Grand Rapids in an attempt to get off an
electric motor while in motion. He was
thrown under the trailer and his skull
crushed, death ensuing in five minutes.
Chicago * West Michigan railway sur
veyors are running lines from Sparta on
the main line to Howard City, the western
terminus Of the Saginaw Valley branch.
Supt. Head says tho men are only after
timber, but others think link is 70 be
built.
The Toledo. Ann Arbor & Northern
| Michigan mail train No. ., was ditched a
few miles from Hamburg, Saturday morn
ing, the engine and oil cars excepting the
rear coach leaving the track. No one was
seriously injured, but the train was de-
| layed several hours.
The Kalamazoo the largest mill OF the
Merrill milling company, was entered by
burglars the other night aud wagon load
OF -four was taken. The safe was not
touched. The house next door, occupied
by c. +. Kilgore, was entered and a guam
tity of silverware and other valuables
taken.
Fire on large tract Of reclaimed swamp
land adjoining Decatur has destroyed a
large amount OF fencing. together with
considerable stacked hay and cut wood.
The Ire is several miles in extent and has
threatened many farm BUILDINGS, but