Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-21
STATE NEW S.

Flint has l51 widows among its in
habitants.
Croswell fair and races will be held
September 10, 20 and p.
The Athens schools are closed on ac-
count Of the prevalence Of Scarlet fever.
II. j. Brewer has been appointed
postmaster at Rockery, Antrim Co.,
vice Lewis Williams. resigned
This years reunion of the soldiers
and sailors Association of Northern
Michigan will be held at Cheboygan,
September, %. p and IS.
Athens will have a new bank. The
institution will be known As the Far
mers' IL Merchants Bank and will be
under the management OF y. l.. Rowe
James l.. Walsh, Republican, was
elected mayor of Glare Monday even
ing to succeed ID. f. Award, who re-
signed to accept the secretaryship of
the Republican state central committee.
Croswell is acknowledged to be the
liveliest town in the thumb. The vii
lage recently bonded itself for $4,000
for a>System OF water works, and now
the citizens are bowling for electric
light.
The new church edilice of the East
Nankin Presbyterian Society was dedi-
Gated Tuesday morning, Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe, of Detroit, preaching the
dedicatory sermon. The building cost
81 800.
\ switch engine was upset by a cow
in the Wisconsin Central freight yards
at Bessemer Monday, and Engineer
John kafer was killed and his fireman,
Paul SchaefAer, fatally injured.
Fire at Orion Monday night destroyed
eight business places, causing a loss of
about 50 900, which is partially covered
by insurance. The fire started from
some unknown cause in the livery
stable of o. H. Green.
Preparations for work in the woods
of the northern peninsula are begin
nlne earlier this year than for mar;
years, the widespread forest fires of the
summer compelling the companies to
cut their pine in order to save it from
the borers.
On Thursday September p, the
school children of Calhoun county will
parade on the Marshall fair grounds.
Supt Pattengill will speak, the boys
and girls will have spelling match,
and the fat schoolmarms and the lean
schoolmasters will run race.
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Co.
recently received 3j0, 900 feet of Georgia
yellow pine for use in the mine In
view of the fact that the mine is located
in the midst Of one of the greatest pine
regions in the country, this action on
the company's part looks like shipping
Goals to Newcastle Ontonagon
Herald.
Peter Quolaski, living two miles
north of Minden. had a COW and
horse stabbed in adjoining stalls. The
cow being curious to know what was
in the crack in the stall, put her tongue
through il. and the horse bit off several
inches of that necessary organ. A vet
Urinary surgeon was. called, and will
graft on new piece of tongue.
The pupils in one of the Sunday
schools at South Haven put their con-
trbutions TO the missionary fund in
small jugs, which are kept by the secre-
tary and opened about twice a month.
Last week some one broke into the
Sunday school room, opened the secre-
tary's desk, and stole a number of the
jugs. which contained about 800. IL
surprising how small some people
can be.
A few years since Homer construct
ed fine brick schoolhouse at cost of
nearly.S 900. The job was highly
satisfactory and duly paid for when
completed. Shortly after the contrac-
tor had been paid lumber company
of Lansing brought suit against the
district to recover on bill of lumber
purchased by the contractor and never
settled. The district board paid the
judgment against the district from the
general fund on hand, and now the tax
payers are wroth and are out with a
remOnstrance.