Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
STATE EW S.

The jury disagreed in the Ellis case
at Lansing, there being Tor acquittal
and ) for conviction.
The gross earnings Of the c. II W.
NJ. railroad for May were Sll0,726.
Owing to the shutting down of sew
eral large knitting factories, the popu-
lation OF Buchanan is but SOS or 1876 |
less than four years ago.
The postoffice at Black Lake, Mus
kegon county, has been discontinued.
Mail will 90 to Muskegon Heights
hereafter.
Ionia is being terribly punished for
taking census One Of the enum-
orators is writing poem relating his
| experience.
The ST. Joe growers have organized
an anti fruit-thief association. The
emblem of the order will be a shot gun
rampant on a field of rock salt
Grand Rapids Democrat.
Athletics of all sizes, shapes and
colors live at Manistee, and they have
proved their claim lay purchasing 200
tn horns with which to greet the
Traverse City base ball club when it
comes to town.
Tanner Il Stock have foreclosed on
the creamery company's stock at Bear
Lake to secure loan of S452. The
! next man that enters that territory can
yassing for stock subscription will be
killed and eaten raw
Painwell has population Of LAO,
a gain of but 26 in four years. The
undertakers and doctors are all fat
and happy, but the seller of baby car
riages is thin and vinegary visaged
kicker, who is going to leave town.
The transportation committee of the
Grand Army has arranged for the
Headquarters trains 10 the national
encampment at Plttsburg at a. M,
September 10, and pass through Grand
Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor and To-
ledo. arriving at Pittsburg at o'clock.
Michigan postmasters have been ap.
pointed as follows: Byron Center,
Kent county. David Irwin, vice George
Blain. removed; Dollarvile, Luce coun-
tv. Peter Garrick, vice William Nc
Arthur, removed; Fenwick, Montcalm
county. F. l.. Hammond, vice ii. ID.
Loree. removed; Isadore, Leelanaw
county. Michael Gate, vice Jacob Ros.
inki, removed; Williamsburg. Grand
Traverse county. A. II. Webster, vice
David Ninton, removed.
Lansing Cwns its own electric light
iug plant. Last year it realized Sl4,-
900 from this investment above all
, operating expenses. Jackson pays
r Si9. 900 a year for electric lights for
, its streets. If it owned its plant and
run it AS economically and to as good
advantage as Lansing it would be a
saving of S31 900, less interest and
deterioration on plant. Nineteen
thousand dollars for city Lighting rep,
, rcsents 10 per cent earning on cap
ital of $3.50. 900 jackson Patriot.
Prof. William Conley of Benton
|, Harbor was assaulted four times with
3 in half an hour by a pugnacious shoe
4 maker, and when someone asked HIN
Y why he did not have the fellow prose,
e cut, d. he said sternly. 1T don't give
0 me no satisfaction TO have II at fellow
q fl ned. want to Git him fer bitin' me
= I'm all chawed up and it's prison
n offepse fer bitten "A man when he's run
: min all over town to get away. I'm
h hard workin man and want to q
/ him fer bitin' me. Grand Rapid
Z Democrat.
= The Chicago Alumni association o
> the University of Michigan, through
e the errors of DR.. |. Giles Lewis, L. q
IS NJ. '6S, has presented to the Unlversit'
re of Michigan the two largest flags tina
Is were on the worlds fair building las
u summer. the one from the horticulture
/! building, which is 53x40 feet and tn
!. one that flew from the administrator
o building, 3Ox20 feet. These flags Wi
A. be taken to Ann Arbor during com
l. mencement week by ST. Hawley. lii
Sc 's5. j. ID. Hubbard, lit. 81, and Ere
q W. Job, lit. So.
ne Mn the supreme court Saturday tn
1t following cases we're sui mitted: Rickt
ID VS.. Strellngar, metropolitan Lumoe
r company vs.. Lake Superior Ship cana
v railway and iron conn any, Gray W
~ Waldron, Petric VS.. Badcnoch, Lax
~ Shore a. Michigan Southern railwa
is O npany VS.. City of Grand Rapids
Of Liesemer VS.. Burg, Detroit M 'nufa'
C. turers Mutual Fire Insurance co npan
ry VS.. Merrill, Bank of Montreal We. D. J
IN Potts Salt and Lumber campady, Chil
VS. Emerson. City Bank of Dowagia
VS.. Dill, Court will convene Tue STA
~ and remained in session until I'll
tern, cket shall have been dispose
an ~ nc on call 81 to 81, lO'