Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-10
STATE NEWS.
A Shiawassie county Sunday school
rally will be at Owosso on Friday, August


ant.
The annual camp meeting of the Cold
water District NJ. +. Association opens at
Peninsula Grove August ..
The crusaders are holding their annual
camp meeting at Mt. Pleasant. They are
camped in Fancher's grove.
II. b Sturtevant purchased the Ex-
change Hotel property in Owosso on Mon
day. paying for the same, at public sale,
SlO,0
DR. Arthur III. Kimball, one Of the
most.promlnent physicians in Battle Creek
died Monday morning at 5 o'clock. aged
A years.
Union City property owners have petit
toned the common council for an oppor
tunity TO vote on the question OF bonding
the village to put in a system of water
works
Branch county farmers are greatly wor-
ried over the great amount of wild lettuce
which covers their farms. 1t is a rank
grower and very hard to kill out or sub
due.
Burglars entered the residence Of G.. H.
Gerow and J W. Lewis, of Port Huron,
Sunday night, and secured gold watch
and small amount OF money. No clues
as to the perpetrators.
The powers that be at Hancock are max
ing war on all who waste water in that
village. an investigation shows that the in.
habitants of the village use about zoe, 900
gallons of water daily.
J. W. Hasty, Kentucky bachelor Of 50
years says he never kissed woman. We
have not lived quite so long, but up to date
have the same record -Minden Herald.
Girls. we don't blame you.
Anna Phalaski, a giddy maiden living at
Bethel. Branch county, is accused OF Civ
ing false information TO the census enum
orator, she claiming to be only lOj, when
she was actually 107 years old.
st. Joseph anticipates the biggest crowd
in its history to be present at the regular
reunion Of the A, 0. L. w. on August %
to 80 Sow rates have been obtained
from both railroads and steamboats,
Randalrs combination of four newspa
pers, the Union City Local, Tekonsho
News, Sherwood Press and Burlington
Echo. changes hands this week, j. A.
Harsh succeeding w. L. Robinson as
publisher.
II. p. McFarlin Of Paw Paw, thought
the easiest way TO destroy an obnoxious
humble bees nest was to set ii on fire
He did so. Loss, 600 bushels of wheat
and his entire crop of oats. The bees flew
away,
Bessie. the 13years-old daughter of Ly-
man McNeal, of Howard City, fell from
pole swing Sunday morning. The fall
rendered her insensible and she expired
within an hour without regaining con-
sclousnesi.
There are so many people who desire to
establish saloons in the churchly town Of
Union City that the common council is
compelled to hold special meetings to con-
slider the applications and review the bonds
Elliot Stones meat market at Cedar
Springs was broken into Sunday night by
some one in want Of meat. Some lam
and other meat and few pennies from
the cash register was the amount of the
robbery.
Chesaning has a citizen who would make
an acquisition to any community. He is a
laboring man, but comes out strong to the
taxes increased If the city fathers would
improve the town.
j, o. Ames, Familiarity known around
Bear Lake as "Buckskln Joe, and who is
80 years of age, announces that at the com
ING fair at that place he will race around
the race track against time and VOWS that
he will make a record for 80 vear.old.
Albert Wolf, of Lansing, aged 16. went
cunning for ducks and divers on Sunday
lie knew the gun was loaded, but he
didn't know it was cooked The weapon
was accidently discharged and tore away
the flesh from the young mans left fore
arm.
Two young farmers from Scio, Simon
and Jacob Sindlinger. tried to run Ann
ArbOr last Sunday night with the result
that they were arrested and on Monday
I fined so and Slj costs as "A lesson not to
try and run "a city when they had jag ="
The state board Of health have arranged
for a state sanitary convention to be held
at Union City October / andl2 Five ses-
sions will be held and every member of the
state board of health will be present. The
program arranged includes papers and
discussions also by leading local talent.
The going from dry town to wet
one acts peculiarly on some people. The
other day two young men from Allen
drove over to Quincy TO see a ball game
In the evening when they returned home
they ran their horses through the whole
business portion Of the town, finally
knocking one man down, 1t cost them
$40 10 to settle.
: Fred Verro, boy u years old, left his
home, 1909 Mitchell street, Jackson, July
I6. He had on a dark flannel shirt and a
dark felt hat. His parents have not been
able to get any trace Of him, although us.
ing every endeavor to do so. Any person
giving information about where he can be
found will confer great favor upon his
parents at the above address.
Fire broke out at Lake View on Friday
the 3D. instant near the Montcalm house
and spread rapidly to both sides of the
street taking the postoflice, Hotel Decker
Macomber and Bates dry goods store
Reads blacksmith shop, &. F. Bradens
drug store, and the drug store of John