Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-28
AROUND THE STATE.

w. A. Paterson will move his carriage
factory from Flint TO Saginaw.
2The South Haven basket factory is now
turning out 10000 peach baskets daily.
Whether or not music shall be taught in
the schools is a question agitating Manistee.
Mrs. Sanford Wood. of Grand Blanc, who
was kicked in the stomach by horse is
dead.
Major Mckee has begun his work as
commandant Of the soldiers home at Grand
Rapids.
S. j. Delamater, Van Buren, county
farmer, has harvested crop of 43 rattle
snakes this season.
Henry Olsavor, the youngest of the
three brothers who were the first settlers
in Hamburg, is dead.
Pennsylvania oil men have leased 0. 600
acres OF land in Allegan and are going 10
bore wells right away.
Burglars drilled the panels ont of the
back doors of two stores at Homer, secur-
ing quantity of goods
Henry Davis, of Park Lake, while
splitting wood. ran n silver in his leg from
a wedge, and death resulted
a. A. Jacques, for many years a promi-
nent farmer OF Van Buren, county died
Thursday after long illness.
Gov. Winans left Lansing Saturday TO
attend meeting of the state geological
board in tue upper peninsula.
The citizens of Benton Harbor have vot-
ed TO bond for $50, 600, the money to be
spent for public improvements.
w. L. Bowes, of Parkinson, Gratiot
county, has been appointed postmaster in
place OF w. w. Leonard, resigned.
Devlin's cadets, of Jackson, the crack
amateur cadets of the state, go into camp
at Round Lake Saturday for one week
An unknown tramp who was walking on
the track was caught when a train backed
down toward him and killed at Durand.
IA meeting of the state board Of phar-
macy for the examination of candidates
viii be held in Houghton Sept 1 ard 2.
Wood fires have broken out in Mecosta
county and considerable damage is feared
unless rain falls in copious quantities soon.
The members of the State dental So
ciety, in session at the 500, were welcom-
cd by the mayor and given the freedom Of
the city.
Hollands new water works have been
completed and now every house inside the
town limits is protected The plant cost
$4,000,
Alfred English, charged with forging
$500 worth of notes at Constantine, has
been arrested at Charlotte and taken to
St. Joe county.
M. A. Dean, OF Decatur, has started foI
New York on his bicycle. He will there
take the steamer for Africa where he goes
as missionary.
Charles A. Caryl, of KALAMAZOO, has
been appointed western subscription man
ager OF the Youths Companion, and will
move % Chicago.
Representatives from 25 different Sun
day schools held picnic at Mallory lake.
near Hudson last week. The party num-
bered nearly 1000.
The state officers of the !. 0. O. T. are
in Lansing preparing articles Of associa-
tion for the formation of a state insurance
branch of the order
Louis Finlxbener, OF Middlevile went
90 sleep in a hay NOW and rolled of to the
floor and has since died from the injuries
received in the falling.
Hudson is jubilant, owing to the decis-
ion Of the Bean mammoth pump company,
of Springfield, o., TO move from their
present location to Hudson.
Mary Waters, of Muslegon, asks the
Chicago & West Michigan railroad TO pay
$40, 900 because her son was killed while
coupling cars for the company.
The seasons cut of logs on the Board
man river. Gran6 Traverse county, fin
ished up. when the last log of the lot was
run through the mill Of j. J. Fay.
Thomas II. Walters of Monroe, has as
sumed the duties OF the assistant superin-
tendent of the reform school at Lansing,
in place OF T.. G.. Banks, resigned
Secretary Johnson, Of the state fair,
says the outlook for the coming fair is
very bright and makes sure the prediction
that IL will be the greatest ever held.
Morgan L. Gage post. G.. A. T., Of
South Saginaw, has sent vote of thanks
to Quartermaster Woo,worth. Of Camp
Sherman. OF the Detroit encampment
Van Buren, county battalion. G.. A. r.,
will hold its annual reunion at Paw Paw,
September Is. Judge George M. Buck,
OF Kalamazoo will deliver the address.
The undertalEers' state society, in ses-
sion at Traverse City, last week, elected
John a. Dick, OF Detroit. president and
decided TO meet next time at Grand
Rapids.
Alfred Tredo, OF Macomb county, as
saulted an year old girl and was caught
and has been sentenced 10 20 years in jack
son for his crime and tho whole county
says amen.