Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-02-12
AROUND THE STATE.

Muskegon is TO have new $50, 900
unien depot and needs it
Ironwood's variety theater and gambling
houses have again been temporarily closed.
G.. II. Debois is the new postmaster of
Geary, Clinton county, vice a. Reed, re-
signed
Representative Burrows asks the pres
ent congress for $50, 900 for South Haven
.harbcr.
Aenomnee's new French Catholic
church, that cost $50, 900, has been dedi-
Gated.
Col. Chas. Y. Osborn, collector of Gus
toms for the Superior district died at Mar
quette.
Constantine has an electric light COM
pany and will have an incandescent light
ing plant.
Pastors OF Bay City, West Bay City
and EssexviD7 have formed a ministerial
association.
A Battle Greek man caught three small
perch with a set line through the ice ana
they cost him sell 90.
Frank Cole & Co. s hardware store and
Darling 81 Smiths general store at Ere
mont, We're damaged SO, 900 worth by
fire.
The agricultural college has been suffer-
Ing from the ravages Of the grip. Secre-
tary Reynolds and Prof. II. G.. Kedzie are
convalescing.
Dundee has an electric light company
aud the village has contracted with it for
10 arc lights at $50 each year for street
lighting purposes.
Frank Morency has been appointed
keeper OF the Grande Pointe Au Sable life
saving station, and George Morency OF
the station at Frankfort
The Petoskey coroner's jury decided
Alfred j. Brown and Charles Carlson muir
derod MIR. Hustled. A court jury will now
Try TO arrive at verdict.
Miss Julia Dickinson, well-known
Branch county lady, died at Nassau. Ba-
hama islands, recently and by her will be-
Queathed $40, 900 to Oberlin college.
Henry Miller, aged IL, of Ionia, started
for school with his skates several days ago
and has not since been seen. 1t is believed
he went 10 the river and was drowned.
A small silver may cost Mrs. j. J. Eng
land, of Woodland, her life. 1t lodged in
a finger, blood poisoning followed and "a
hand was sacrificed. Her live is in ieop-
ardy
Edwin Petit, OF Denmark, exemplary
young man aged 30, was found dead under
a load Of overturned cornstalks upon the
highway. His neck was broken by the
accident
The Albion Methodist church members
have unanimously signed written state
ment that they had intended to visit the
worlds fair, but will not do so unless the
directors decide TO close the fair on Sun
days.
A Jackson consumptive alleges he was
cured by eating four fat puppies. He
should be feature Of tho coming bench
show, as another illustration of the faith
fulness OF the noble canine in saving
human life.
Postmaster George G.. Briggs, Hon. /.
NJ. Weston and Charles II. Sigh will rep
resent the Grand Rapids board of trade
in Washington la the interest Of liberal
appropriation for the improvement OF
Grand river
Business men o: Petoskey met and do
cided to form an Improvement associa-
ton. The stock will DO divided into COO
shares OF S25 each. Acreage property
will be bought and plated aud disposed OF
with the house-drawing scheme.
A new postofice has been established al
Wolf Creek, Lenawee county. with specia
service from Pcnticost Special servic'
has been discontinued from Littlcfeld 4
Raymond, Charlevoix county. ID. Hulett
has been appointed postmaster at Bis
marclf. Eaton county. vice NJ. Denet, re
signed.
Fire IT Gaylord destroyed the Blavat
First grocery. the Domerest restaCran
and the Stuyvesaht hotel The total los
Is between 81. 500 and IS. 900. The waite
system, recently acquired. saved the vii
lage and proved itself fully adequate 4
cope with large fire In the business sec
lion OF the village.