Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-30

River.
The seasons shoot of the Monroe
Marsh club has closed. The best rec
ord made by any member was $50
ducks, that number falling before the
fire Of gentleman from New York
state.
The Methodist churches of Owosso
voted recently on the question of giving
the women of the church representa-
ton in the general conference. The
vote was ll3 to 6 in favor of the
amendment.
Nearly all the young meR in Monroe
have taken to growing whiskers, not a
simple little mustache, but the whole
outfit, covering their faces so, that IN
many cases, their best friends would
not recognize them.
The council of Lake City has signed
a contract with miller by which the
latter is to builG grist mill in the vii
lage this winter and operate it contin-
uously for the next ten years. The vii
lage will pay him bonus of 81 900 for
| so doing.
Mary w. Mulliken fell through de-
fective sidewalk at Corunna last May,
breaking her leg and sustaining other
injuries which will cause her to be
cripple for life. Last Friday she COM
menced suit against the city for 81 900
damages.
| 60 g
key saw two elk the other day and shot
and killed one of them. 1t is said that
| this is the first time in twenty years
that an elk has been seen in the lower
peninsula. The animal which was shot
weighed 600 pounds.
Alpena plumbers have formed an AS
| ISOLATION and will endeavor to have the
common council of that city pass an
| ordinance similar to that in force in
Detroit, which requires a plumber to
pass a satisfactory examination before
he is allowed to practice his trade in
the city.
There is no doubt about Muskegon
Methodists favoring equal suffrage in
their church affairs. The central M. Z.
church people, with membership of
| 400, last night voted on the question of
| the eligibility of women to a seat in the
general conference. The vote stood IL
| TO in favor of the women.
1t has been for several years supposed
| that there were not more than half a
dozen deer left in Monroe county, and
hunters were never able TO get near
enough TO any Of these to get shot at
them. Last week, however, nimrods
IN Ida and Symmetrical townships
killed twelve deer, and are now # asst
ing themselves and their friends on the
venison.
A Greenvile lady has for some time
been troubled with pain in her arm,
| and when she consulted doctor that
person looked wise, pronounced it rheu-
matism and prescribed accordingly.
The pain continued, however, and soon
after the point of needle pushed its
way through the skin and was removed.
The lady cannot recollect when, where
or how the needle entered her arm.
Muskegon saloons are engaged in y
free lunch war, and the men who de-
pend on this means tor their meals are
living high nowadays. The latest
thing on the bill of fare is venison,
which one saloonkeeper is giving away.
From that the layout ranges down to
crackers, and pretty nearly everything
between the two extremes can be had
at one or another of the saloons of the
| town.
The thirteenth annual convention of
the board of corrections and charities,
and conference of county agents asso-
citation will be held at Adrian on Tues.
day and Wednesday. December 4 and 5.
The object of the convention is, through
addresses, discussions and reports to
obtain and diffuse information respect
| ing the benevolent, charitable, penal
and reformatory work done by our
state, county and private institutions,
and to learn how best to prosecute such
work.
When Deputy State Game Warden
Rivard went to look for the contraband
| NtulSOH, sclHcu al DAY wy laol Ncuuco-
day night, he could not find it. A
careless baggageman, it seems, had
neglected to take the check of the
box containing the meat, and it had
been sent on to its destination, Wal
dron, Mich. Mr.. Rivard was in rage
when he found what had been done,
and lost no time in ordering the rail
road company to see that the box was
returned. The men who shipped the
venison are now in Toledo. They es-
capped just in time to avoid heavy fines.
Three cases of supposed smallpox
are reported at Sebewa, Ionia county.
One of the patients suspected is Super
visor Holiday. who by virtue of his Of
flee is executive officer of the township
board of health. Sebewa people are
considerably excited as Holiday sat on
the election board all day Nov. 6. I've
other members of his family are down
with the same complaint. A quaran-
| tine has been established on the advice