Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-27


the Michigan State Medical Society will
be held at Lansing on Thursday and
Friday. May and 4. All sessions will
be held in the Capitol building, where
Gov. Rich will welcome the delegates
at the opening meeting. Papers will
be read by the leading physicians OF
the state.
The skunk farm 1T Buchanan is
booming now. having IA practical man
in charge. 1t is guess work To say now
many are now in the side hill burrows.
but it can't be much less than 5000.
Their hides are worth from 81. 20 to
Sl.90 So it can be seen that there is
money in Skunks, besides other things.
Miles Recorder.
Saturday night Marshal Swaflield, of
Coldwater, raided "A gambling hall OYER
reater's saloon, on Monroe street, and
succeeded in capturing all the para
phernalia and making five arrests, sew
eral escaping. John Ruff and Levi
Teal were taken before Justice Purin-
ton, pleaded guilty and were fined IS
each. Melvin Campbell, Ian Weller
and Fred Farr have Il hearing to-day,
Tuesday.
The board of supervisors of Mont
morency county met at Atlanta recent
ly and canvassed the vote on the re-
moval of the county seat. Charges
were made that fraud had been prac-
ticed in the election in Albert township,
in which Lewiston is situated, and the
entire town was thrown out As the
township gave majority of 24l in IA
vor of removal Atlanta will retain the
county seat The matter will be taken
to the Supreme Court.
Omar lie Cuyer, at Horizons Camp,
some eight miles from Lake Linden, re-
Gently had a narrow escape from being
killed. He tried to break rollway of
logs when lot came down and passed
clean over him, the position of his cant
hook saving him from instant death.
Eight men attempted TO take him to
Lake Linden, but 1t became dark and
they had to return and wait until the
following day. The men marched
through water two or three feet deep.
Adelbert Hall, of Lapeer county, was
IN Detroit last week. An officer saw
him parading around with an immense
sword and unable to account for HIM
self and he was locked up. Later he
explained that he belonged to the Sew
enth Day Adventists and was looking
for recruits. He insisted that he was
harmless and had no intention of hurt
ing anyone. Hall is known at Lapeer
as being a little crazy and was sent to
Pontiac asylum three years ago.
A 3-year-old son of John Kellogg, IA
| farmer residing seven miles west of Bat
tie Greek, in Bedford township, was
scalded so badly Saturday morning that
he died Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Kellogg was in Marshall, called
there by the serious sickness of her
mother. The little fellow was left in
charge of his grandmother, Mrs. Hiram
Kellogg. She had set large kettle of
sca!ding water on the floor, prepare
tory to do some hopping. The boy
| fell into it.
During the past week the following
corporations have filed articles of asso-
citation with Secretary of State Gardner:
The Brick and Tile Co., Grand Blanc,
capital, 100000; John G. Liken d Co.,
Sebewaing, $12O,00O; +. Bement &
Sons, Lansing, capital increased to
$500, 900; Detroit Conductor Pipe Co.,
Detroit, $14.0O0 The Fair Lumber Co.,
Chicago, $4,000; Robert Meyers Il Co.,
Grayling, $1,000; Detroit Twist Drill
Co., Detroit, $4,000; f. G. Smith q
Sons, Detroit, $4,000; Mutual Brewing
| Co., Detroit. $4,000; Gorham Bros,
Euclid, o., $4,000 r. H. Hall Brick
Co., Ecorse, $175,O Wayne County
Legal News Co., Detroit, $4,000 The
Record Printing and Publishing CO.,
Ludington, 100000; Michigan Chapter
Delta Epsilon Society, Ann Arbor.