Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-22
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George Mlllard, proprietor OF the
sawmill at Leonidas, had his leg frac-
tured by being caught in belt.
A meeting of the state central COM
mittee of the Peoples party will be held
at the Hudson House, Lansing, July g..
Henry Visnifoky, of Traverse City.
played with dynamite cartridge in
his pocket, and his hand was blown to
pieces.
The people who were poisoned by
eating ice cream at Ann Arbor, Friday
evening, are all getting along very
nicely.
The St. Clair County Pioneer Society
will hold their annual meeting and
picnic on Tuesday, June 26, at Port
Huron.
The late rains at Belleville have great
y improved the looks of crops, and
now everything points to a bontiful
harvest.
A house owned by the estate of Pat
rick Crane, of Mt. Clemens, was des-
troyed by fire at an early hour Monday
morning.
The petition of w. ii. Thacker, the
alleged wife murderer, of Benzonia,
for a writ of habeas corpus, has been
denied by Judge Corbett.
Lightning struck the carriage reposi-
tory of j. j. Deal Il Son, of Jonesville,
Saturday afternoon, shivering the flag
staff and breaking few windows.
The water works wells at Bad Axe
are all completed. The system COM
prises three wells put down to a depth
of 200 feet, each furnishing an abund-
The dry season is affecting the fruit
and grains at Algonac as the soil is
somewhat sandy. Hay is extremely
light, but vegetables are looking well.
About dozen new residences have
been erected at Warren this season.
Local real estate dealers are closing
deals for new residence lots every few
days,
After two months hesitation the city
council of Lapeer has appointed John
Little city marshall. He was a dark
horse in the race, but every one seems
suited.
Lou Gilbert and Miss Mable Wilson,
of Chesaning, were thrown from
buggy by run away horse Sunday,
and both were injured, not seriously,
however.
The contract for the building of the
club house of the Wequetting Club, at
Traverse City, has been let, and the
building will be finished the latter
part of July.
The oldest son of William Babcock,
of Maple Grove, Saginaw Co., acciden-
tally shot himself in the hand and side
while hunting crows. He is not SER
iously injured.
The Adrian street railway has been
in a comatose state several days, and
no cars have run since Thursday. The
officers think there will be a run or a
sale very soon.
ant supply of water. The work of
pipc-laying is practically finished and
work on the pumping house well on its
way II - Al'tlti llldJ lHt WI hS
will be in operation early in July.
The Flint n Pere Marquette Rail
road Co., have put in n spur track from
their main track at Flint to Peeri grove.
This will be great accommodation to
eXcursionists and pleasure seekers.
Mendon has a fat mans baseball
team, who challenge men of equal
weight, or heavier, in any village in
the county, to play for the suppers.
Their combined weight is 2,136 pounds.
The council of Chesaning will decide
the question OF water works and electric
lights Wednesday night. The special
committees appointed to investigate
the subject is in favor of the improve
ments.
The school board of Escanaba has
hired lot of outside teachers to take
the place of home talent at an increas-
ed salary. Many citizens are feeling
very sore over the affair and term it
an outrage.
Richard Gamble, a Pontiac painter.
while at work at his trade Saturday,
fell from a scaffold, distance of fifteen
feet He struck on his feet and sus-
tanned a severe fracture in one of his
ankles.
Charles Thompson was arrested at
Flint on Saturday, charged with main
tanning gambling room. His bail was
fixed at $500 by Justice Stevenson,
before whom he will have an examin-
alton next Thursday.
The cominon council of Battle Greek
on Monday night voted to bond the
city for $4,000 for the building of
sewers to give the unemployed of the
city work. No one will be employed
on the work except residents.
During a severe storm Sunday the
residence of A. ID. Botsford was struck
by lightning. 1t entered the house in
two places, tearing up floors, breaking
windows and damaging the house
about 5000 worth. Insured.