Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-02-19
AROUND THE STATE.

At Newaygo Harvey Lyon. SO years of
age. dropped dead from heart failure while
milking.
Capt Ed. Napier is experimenting the
construction os handsome new steamer
at South Haven.
George Homard, Fremont Township
farmer, aged SO years, dropped dead whllo
talking TO his sou.
Potatoes are being shipped from Green
vile nearly every day BY the train load,
90 cars in the train.
A thirty -acre slate quarry has been dis
covered near K,tchie, Gogebic county, and
viii be developed the coming season.
Miss Lib0.e Smith. OF Marshall, has
gone to Cheyenne, Wyoming, TO take the
position of organist of the Episcopal
church.
Mat Zorro an Italian fell sixty feet in
shaft at the Sparta mine, near Wake
field, and sustained no more serious injury
than a broken arm.
Mail messenger service has been estab-
lished for Williamsburg, Grand Traverse
county, on tie Chicago y West Michigan
road, as often as required.
Allegan's fourth oil wei is much like
the other three-no better and scarcely
any worse. 1t is just promising enough TO
lead others to try their luck.
All negotiations are off for a match
game of ball between the Cornell and
Michigan universities teams, to DO played
ia Detroit, as was anticipated.
Elijah Cranston, prominent farmer of
Washtenaw county, died in his buggy,
while returning TO his home in Webster
township; heart disease; age, IL.
Word has been received that Alex.
Brown. of jackson, had been seriously
injured by being thro wn from buggy at
Atlanta, Ga. and that he had shortly
afterward died from his injurieS.
Richard H. Wood, chief clerk in the
Office of the superintendent of public in
struction. has been appointed assistant
superintendent of the State Reform School,
and will assume the dut es March l.
The pulp wood industry at the 500 is a
very big item in the city's prosperity. 1t
Is estimated that 100, 900 cords OF pulp
wood will be placed UPON the river bank
this year that will be worth 1884, 500.
Conrad Tintersten. aged 10. tried to
track in Saginaw ahead Of locomotive
lie was not quick enough; was thrown
about 30 feet, and was instantly killed.
Hilsdales common council has chosen
Prof. George b. Gardner, alderman fr,m
the second ward to serve as mayor Tor the
uney pred term of Mayor Alvord. deceased
Seth II. Smith will ill the vacancy in the
second ward aldermanic chair.
h. M. Rohrabacher. OF Fowlerville;
Willard Stearns and Samuel r. Draa, OF
Adrian; = NJ. Trowbrdge and John s.
Hicks, of South Haven, have been APP
pointed aids-de-camp on the STAFF OF De-
partment Commander Eaton, OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic.
The farm house OF David Donnelly, in
Leoni township, jackson county, has been
destroyed by fire. The flames had gained
such Roadway before the family was
awakened that ia their haste TO escape
$500 that was in a bureau drawer was for
gotten.
Will Martin. OF Otsego, married an
Otsego girl and became the father OF three
children. Then he courted an Allegau
girl named Lewis, moved TO Kalamazoo
and forced his wife TO board his paramouI
until the neighbors began to talk Of a soft
and sticky overcoat for him, when be
skipped. Then he and the LOWS woman
were married at Allegan. and now Allegar
officers are looking for him.