Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-15
THE STATE.

Cadillac has its hands full taking
care OF scarlet fever patients. Six cases
were reported by its health officer ia
one day last week.
At West Windsor, near Eaton Rapids
the young son of Mr.. Gcrsenheitcr,
while out narrowing some corn with a
3-horse team, was kicked so badly by
one of the horses that it is thought he
will die.
1t is reported that nearly every Reed
City man who possesses a cellars dig
ging it deeper this week. The only ex-
PLANTATION suggested is that last week
while digging beneath the former cell
lar at the Oaks House case of fine inn
ported ale was discovered.
A poundmaster's lot is not always a
happy one. The other the roundmaster
of Trenton tried To lock up COW be-
longing to a Polish woman and instead
came near being locked up himself. she
chased him down an alley while the
cow escaped. The woman was fined
s. for assault and battery.
During the recent CAGES at Fenton,
cocaine was injected into horses leg
that went lame. 1t worked like whis.
key on an Irishman and the animal ran
away, stepped into a hole and damaged
one of its legs to such an extent as to
ruin it as a racer. The owner, we re-
greet to say, was uninjured.- orthyille
Record.
The damage ofallowing horse to eat
and drink indlscriminateiy was forcibly
illustrated at Cadillac one day last
week +. Baker gave valuable 4
year-old ground feed and afterwards
allowed it to drink freely of cold water.
a post norton examination disclosed
the fact that the horses stomach burst.
DR.. Donald Mclean has been honor
ed by being chosen president of the
American Medical association, an hon
or which has been conferred on but one
other Michigan man. DR.. Mclean, it
will be remembered, was for many years
connected with the State University,
but has of recent years been practicing
IN his profession at Detroit.
When the Vanderbilt party passed
over the Michigan Central Railroad
two or three weeks since. they were so
badly shaken up while passing the
curve north of CAeboygan station that
they concluded change should be
made. The consequence was that for
the last couple of weeks two trains and
a crew Of men have been at work haul
ing gravel and improving the curve.
On November |, 1892, Henry Cole
enticed little Minnie Reed, a girl of
| thirteen, to leave her home near Loom
Is, Isabella county. Her abductor was
well-known, but owing to the disguise
assumed, no trace of him could be dis
covered until recently, when sheriff
Kane of Mt. Pleasant arrested him in
Frankfort and brought both him and
his victim to Mt. Pleasant. The story
of their escapade is as follows: BY
threats and persuasion, Cole induced
the girl to meet him by appointment
on her way TO school. He took her
into the woods, had her dress in a boys
clothes and cut OFF her hair. The dis
guise was complete. They walked
across the country to Clare, went to
Boone where they passed as Henry
Woodrick and son. Next they went to
Harrietta. then to Sherman, and this
! spring to Frankfort, where Minnie re-
sumed girls attire and went to work
as domestic. The details of the girls
story is too disgusting to publish.-Car-
son City Gazette.
Elsie will celebrate the GLORIOUS
fourth" this year in the old fashioned
way as evidenced by the following
from the Elsie Sun: There has been ii
yarn told around by some fellow who
had an Ovid or St. Johns rooster, of
the genus Shanghai, disguised as the
national bird. that desired to palm of
as the genuine, that Elsie's eagle had
flown away. That his exultant yell
was squelched. That his tail feathers
had been plucked and that what there
was of the wreck of the once proud
and imperial bird would be exhibited
as curiosity at the obscure hamlets
first mentioned on Independence day.
Now, you can just say that fellows
name is Dennis, with very large and
prominent capital ID. Elsic's bird is
here. Is in the pink of condition.
His capacity for tail twisting was never
half so great. He is, in fact, just fair
y bristing with why, second growth
tail feathers that have been sprouted
| by the intensity of his wrath at the can
ard circulated. Come and see what
a real, live liberal bird looks like, We
lonely denizens of st. Johns and Ovid,
and Elsie is the town that owns him.
He never postpones, never divides the
show, never counts three and calls il
four. Not much. Elsie will celebrate