Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
AROUND THE STATE.

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ironwood.
Holy's electric light system has been
tested and formally accepted.
Bay City schools are about to intro
duce course in the physical culture.
George Lemm, of Ovid, committed
suicide by hanging. He was an old
resident.
Alex. Croteau, of Portage Entry, is
missing. 1t is thought that he was
drowned.
Finlanders in Marquette county are
raising funds for the suffering poor in
their native country.
A large number of arrests for illegal
voting are about to be made in lumber
camps near Hillman.
Fennville peach growers will freely
use quick lime in their orchards as a
preventative of yellows
Allie Deford, was shot in the shoulder
by her cousin, who fooled with u re-
volver. The girl may die.
Ira II. Marsh Groveland pioneer,
sustained fatal injuries by falling in
his yard. He struck his head on a
stone.
Christ Viesel, of Coldwater, was con-
victed of violating the local option law.
This is the first conviction in Branch
county.
Stimson's big saw mill plant at Mus
kegon is being removed to Los Angeles,
where it win be placed in new $780,
600 factory.
Since October II $500 have been
paid TO the farmers in the vicinity of
Cadillac over the counters of Blodgett's
bank for potatoes alone.
The Ries electric speciality company,
of Baltimore, Md, wants TO go TO Lud-
ington and probably will If the city
charter can be amended so that money
can be voted to secure enterprises of
this kind
The new factory of the United States
baking company at Lansing Is now
under way. and is turning out $50 bar
rels of crackers daily 1t is three
story building, of brick and stone, Al
by 90 feet.
Henry Shaw, aged 81, residing five
miles west OF West Bay City, while
helping TO pull stumps with a machine
went under stump TO prop it up The
chain gave way and Shaw was crushed
and instantly killed.
Marquette has snow shoe club that
is one of the SWEETEST things in the
upper peninsula. 1t will have new
log club house erected this winter that
will outshiue any clubs quarters in
Tho cta4a ot,4cila ~ nafroit
The board of arbitrators on the ques-
ton of prices TO be paid by the Coch-
rane & Miller Furniture company, at
the Ionia reformatory. granted an adj
vance of % per cent to the state, the
decision 10 have a retroactive effect on
all work done since Aug. i. This will
make difference of about $500 per
month.
Michael Casey, state salt inspector
has submitted his annual report 70
| Gov. Winans. There are at present 109
! firms engaged in the manufacture of
! salt in the state, operating % steam
and II pan blocks, with n capacity OF
I 5, 200 barrels per annum. Some
/ 3,7lO,024 barrels were manufactured
! the past year. The total receipts OF
the office for the fiscal year were 3d.
! 730.G0 and the disbursements SO, ssO.55,
| leaving a balance on hand of S2,s50.14.
An employee of the Big -Four road al
! Benton Harbor found n WALT contain.
| ing $1,000 while sweeping a car. lie
turned the cash over TO the company.
Probate Judge Norman a. Reynolds
I of Branch county, IL years in office
returns to private life with the esteem
OF the people for efficiency and probity
in the care of a public trust Such
however, is his fame in connection
with probate business, that the people
insist that he open an Office SO tha'
heirs-at-law can have the opportunity
of consulting trusted home attorney
familiar with every detail of thei
business. lie will do business in Cold
| water.