Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21
AROUND TIE STsTE.


Ex-Cov. Luce will speak at the picnic of
the ST. Joseph county grange, to be held
August %.
The annual reunion of the Nineteenth
Michigan infantry VIII be held at Constan
tine Aug. 26.
John J. Tuomey, the ex-merchant baron
Of Jackson, will so To work for Chicago
concern on salary.
The catching and shipping of live frogs
for the municipal market is fourishing
industry at Delton.
The Kalamazoo county teachers inst-
tute has 1G4 names enrolled and is grow
ing in number daily.
The water in the Muskegon river is so
low that the log drive cannot be moved UNI
til after the September rains
The pioneers of Cass and Berrien coun-
ties will form pioneer society and hold
picnic sometime before the snow flies.
Clyde Showalter of Benton Hsrbor,
was burned to death by pouring kerosene
oil on burning fire Sunday.
l.. Crawford, ir., Of Crawford's Quarry,
Presque Isle county, has been appointed
postmastec, vice A. Deultzein resigned.
The laying of the cornerstone of the
1000 Polish church at Menominee took
place Monday with the usual ceremonies.
Prosecutor w. f. Riggs, of Schoolcraft
county. is suing Editor II. NJ. McMurray,
OF the Manistique News, for criminal libel.
II. e. Crandell, of Grawn, Grand TRAY
-erse county, will hereafter take charge OF
no a I 1 ion
resigned.
The Manistee preachers are waging
relentless warfare on the picnic parks of
the city and the people who so TO them on
Sunday.
The eastern Michigan fair at Ypsilauti
will have as one of its prominent agricul-
tural exhibits two balloon ascensions and
parachute drops
Hon. John *. Boies, Of Hudson, who
has been in Washington for treatment by
DIR. Hammond for nervous difficulty, is
inuch improved
Henry Gleason's barn. near Three Rivers.
burned Monday morning. One thousand
bushels Of wheat and large amount of
bay are total loss.
A cooperative mercantile association
has been organized at Gregor Livingston
county, by the farmers alliance, with a
cash capital of $1,000
Bay City has secured that corset factory
drcm Saginaw and arrangements are being
made TO locate it in an Old building until a
new one can Ge erected.
Sherman Upton, whose parents are we'll
known people in Big Rapids, and who
spent the best part of his 80 years Of life
there, died ia Nebraska.
William Merithew, ianitor Of the opera
house at Bay City, dropped dead of heart
disease Monday while attending TO his
duties. He leaves family.
BlssGeld's latest industry. the canning
works, is booming, with 25 hands employ
cd and IA probability of the force being in
creased TO 75 persons very soon.
The Ottawa county building and loan as
ISOLATION, at its recent meeting, decided TO
increase its capital stock 10 81, 900, 900, and
elected George Ballard president
Mrs. Ophelia Hawley, an old resident of
Paw Paw. and prominent member of the
Christian church was found dead in bed
Tuesday morning. Heart failure.
A flock of sheep and herd Of swine took
refuge from tue STORM at DOfJ AuSJln un-
der a tree. Lightning hit that tree and
killed half dozen or more of the stock.
Capt. Ed Cunningham, of the steamer
New Orleans, fell through the hatch while
the boat was tied up at her dock at Mar
quette Tuesday, and received fatal injuries.
Frank Hoioran's infant son got hold OF
the camphor bottle. at Wayand, and
drank about four ounces Of the tincturc.
Commissions resulting, the little one died.
Water is so scarce up at Big Rapids
that Mayor Hobart has been obliged "a
issue proclamation calling on the people
TO use the precious fluid as sparingly as
possible.
The farmers of Jackson and Ingham
counties had picnic together at Pleasant
lake Thursday, and listened 70 speeches.
Hon. William Ball, Of Hamburg, was the
principal speaker.
Jacob Isaacs, an Indian carpenter o.
Manistique, died the other day, full oil
,years-just how many years nobody
knows, but no was very old. The Man
sstique Stars obituary notice sums up his
life in this wise: "He was q good Indian,
even before he died"