Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19


Thursday Of last week.
Mrs Nellie Smith of Detroit has sued !
Coldwater for so 600 for injuries sus
tanned on poor side walk
John Nordhouse of Grand Haven has
been appointed private secretary 10 Score |
tary of Agriculture Morton.
The state insane asylum. are SO crowded !
that a number of counties are compelled !
To care for their own insane.
j l. Starllwealher Of Romeo will 90 20
London. England, AS "A delegate to the
supreme Order Of FOrcsters
John Shadford has sued the Ann Arbor
street railway company for 10000 for
injuries received on their line
Thieves entered the residence of vii
liam Dumandi, of Davidson the other
night and sto number OF wedding
gifts.
Fruitport, in Muskegon county, wants
10 be- annexed 10 OttOwa county, and steps
have already been taken to bring this
about
There is a large tract of sand near Cor
unna, which Prof Campbell # tia nj
versity says is the kind OF san i to make
glass of.
About sixty counties in the state have
organized. to take advantage Of the farm
ers institute fund provided by The last
legislature.
j. VI Hall. former well known Sew
enth Day Adventist Of Battle Creek, Is in
jail in Dayton, Rhea county, Tenn, for
working on sunday.
Geo =. Cases livery stable on West
Congress street Detroit. burned the other
mornin and six men sleeping in the top
story were buried to death
st. Joseph county people are trying 70
induce John Wannamaker of Philadelphia
TO address them on the occasion of their
county sunday school rally
The board Of control and faculty Of the
Michigan Mining school in lloughton
have decided to adopt the elective system
in that institution in the future.
Conon Bell. three.year old colt owned
by G. Gauntlet of Milan dropped dead
on the track in Fostoria. Ohio a few days
ago. The horse was valued $L5oo.
E. Conklin Of Lawton found one of his
horses dead in the pasture the other morn !
inc with q bullet hole IN the breast. II Is
supposed to be the work of an enemy
seven barns and a farm dwelling be
longing to John y Brewer Of Romeo in |
the township of Addison, Oakland comfy, |
burned the other morning. Loss $1,000: !
partially insured.
Mrs Mary Pierce residing near Berlin,
Ottawa county, was found murdered the
other morning Her daughter and grand
son. George Cheesborough, are under ar
rest. charged with the crime.
George DeHaven general passenger
agent of the Chicago X West Michigan
and Detroit. Lansing x Northern rail
roads. has accepted the position Of man
aging editor Of the Chicago Mail.
l.. Ransom Sanford and Miss Lucie +
Owen Of Lapeer, were married in the | /
ter place few days ago. Mrs. a +.
Sheets, spirituhst medium of Grand
Ledge performing the ceremony.
The trouble in the Soldiers home at
Grand Rapids has been settled. Mrs
Trask Of Greenyille, matron Of the WON
ans annex, who was suspended by Com
mander Graves, has been reinstated.
Henry Il Pattengill, superintendent of
public Instruction. was chosen nin.h vice
president Of the National Teachers Asso
station in Denver, Colo : f. Whitney
of Detroit was chosen as one OF the direc
tors
: Patrick Conroy. aged = years, Of IIaz
eltine township, Shiawas,cc county, when
loading wheat. fell from the load IN front
Of the horses They ran away, dragging
him about eighty rods lie died two
hours later.
4 dam is to be constructed across the
Muskegon river where it flow, into Mus
kegon lake, at a cost of Sl,OOO,OQ0 Two
years will be required 10 build it, and an
almost unlimited power will be derived !
from the water fall in the river.
John Clark, the village marshall of
Farwell, was arrested in Duluth Mimi
few days ago. on "a charge of embczzle-
mcnt. Clark left Farwell about three
years ago with several thousand dollars in
personal taxes, which he had collected
Mrs w. c Tucker of st Joseph, whose
husband was arrested charged with at
tempted murder while in drunken row ~
Stevensvilc, has brought suit for $4,000
against two saloon keeper, and their sure
ties in Stevcnsvile for selling her husband
liquor.
August the new state law goes INTO
effect which requires the written consent
of the parents Of parties who wish 10
marry, TO be filed with the county clerk
in cases where the bride is under : years
of age, before marriage license can be
issued
Five representatives from each Of the
nine regiments, and two batteries, which
participated in the battle of Chicamaugua,
will attend the exercises at the dedication
OF the Michigan monuments in September,
at state expense Gov Rich and stall Will
also attend.
A syndicate has been formed in Chicago
for the purpose of invading Michigan
towns with stocks Of merchandise of vari-
Gus kinds, since the supreme court has
decided that transient merchants can do
business in this state without paying eXor
bitaut licenses.
A little child OF Ernest Buchholz of
Lake View put his mead between the
braces Of a carriage top A brother, TO
extricatc him, climbed into the carriage and
let the top down. but only succeeded in
strangling him. The little fellow was