Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-29

International Mining and Industrial
Exposition To be held in Denver next
year.
The Reed brothers Of Rpon, Wis, will
not be seen on the cycling race track this
season. Their father will take lGem %
Europe TO keep them away from the
game.
Grand Rapids, Mimi, surgeons are in
tereSted in the case Of Charles Olson, who
delieS all precedents by living with the
top of his head of and the brain cavity
almost empty
Minneapolis advices say that consider
able wheat has already been sown i'm
South Dakota, and farmers are out In
force either getting their fields prepared
or are already sowing.
The school board OF Louisville. Ky,
OVERRIDE the law aud rendered the use OF
all public schools to the entertainment
committee Of the G.. A. l.. for use during
the coming encampmeni.
The Bank OF Ge.oa, Neb., has been
closed. 1t has liabilities of $4,000. Its
deposits amount 10 $4,000. No state
ment OF assets has been made The re-
ceiver hopes 70 pay dollar for dollar.
The Merrill, Amigo and Eastern Rail-
/ way Company, a corpora ton ORGANIZED
/ some time ago IN Wisconsin. viii soon be-
! gin the construction OF a line OF road
! from Amigo 10 Prentice via Merrill.
Bids were opened at Cincinnati We'd
nesday for 10000 tons OF coal for the In
diauapols Gas Company. delivered at In
danapOlis. The contract was awarded
the Kanawha Coal Company at SIS.
Fire broke out in the hog building of
the Reid Packing Co.'S plant at Kansas
and Railroad avenues, Kansas City, Kas..
Sunday night and only one small build
Ing was saved, causing loss Of over sl,-
600, coo.
Judge McCray, Of the Criminal Court.
dismissed at indianapolis the indictment
against Mark c. Davis. supreme cashier
of the Iron Hall, who was charged with
enlightenment in sending the orders fund
out OF the State.
The Lochiel Rolling Mil Company has
issued "A notice that a reduction OF 10 per
cent will be made on April in the wages
Of all its employees go in number Tn
der this reduction the puddlers will get
but 81. 30 per ton.
The destruction by fire Of the Western |
Transfer and Implement company's |
warehouse and the storehouse and ele-
vator of Hubbard & Ceres linseed oil |
mill at Sioux City, Ia, caused an ag- |
gregate loss OF $4,000.
Reliable reports are that the peaches |
are all killed in Indiana, but that the /
small fruits are not affected 10 any seri
Gus extent. The apple trees, which are
more hardy than the peach trees, will |
probably bear out half a crop.
One-fitth Of the women Of Wichita,
Kan, have registered this year To vote
al the municipal election. Among those
who registered was Mrs Harriet Nc
Murray, "A woman who knew Thomas
Jefferson, and is now in her ll5th year
Walter w. Robinson. superintendent Of
letter carriers at IOnkers, y. y, has
been arrested on the charge OF robbing
the mails. Robinson has held the posi-
ton OF superintendent for the last eleven
years and has always borne good repu-
tatOn.
The village OF Fife Lake. twenty three
miles south OF Traverse City, Mich, was
visited by a fire which wiped out nearly
all the business portion west Of the Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railroad. Thirteen
buildings and two residences were de-
stroyed.
Joseph Boyer. Of Sedalia, Mo. one OF
the wealthiest farmers in that part Of
the state, died Monday. Boyer was So
years old, a bachelor and miser He
died without telling where his wealth
was concealed, and search for it has
been frutess.
Gen John A. McClernand, after sew
eral months severe illness. is now able
10 be at his law Office, though he is still
quite weak. Ex- Gov. Oglesby is still
confined TO his home at Elkhart. though
his family do not express any fears as TO
his condition.
The Supreme Lodge OF the National
Fraternal Union is in session in Cincin-
natl working two new degrees and hear
ing annual reports. Most OF the dele
gates are from Ohio, Indiana, and Ken
lucky. There are nnetytwo lodges In
the United States.
After period OF comparative calm a
squall burst over the sea Of German poll
tics. The trouble arose out Of the ques-
ton whether the Reichstag should con-
graduate Prince Bismarck on his birth
day, proposition that was introduced
TO the Reichstag and voted down by
vote OF 1913 to l46. z
The coal operators OF southern Iowa
have agreed on new schedule Of price TO
De paid for mining coal. The rate Is SO
cents for winter and 20 cents for sum-
ner, TO take effect April |. 1t is no: be- .
ieved that the miners will accept IT, be-
ng Is per cent lower than former prices. !,
A general strike is threatened
+. Coffin, telegraph operator at Gid !.
len Station, on the Southern Pacific, has
received letter from an attorney Of Rio
Janeiro, Brazil, that his uncle who lived !
n that country, has died, leaving an es. !
ate of $4,000, 0OO There are four heirs, !
Mr. Coffin being one Of them. and he will i
'eceve fourth Of the fortune. |
Milwaukee will have the first cat show
n the West. 1t will be held April 4. &. >
md g. In addition TO an exhibition of =
ATS there will be parrot exhibition. i'm !.
which there will be a competition be- y
ween English and German speaking par
OTIS. a large preponderance Of the par
'ots in Milwaukee speak German. il