Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-26
State News.

new town hall.
Union City will have harvest celebra-
ton in August
Ludington will issue $40 600 bonds and
p We the streets
A $50, 900 sulphite plant is to be cree.
ted in Menominee.
The Bancroft union market fair will be
held September II %
The business streets in Iron Mountain
are being macadamzed
Caro- has put down 81 900 worth of
strong sidewalks tins year.
The Michigan supreme court has ad
| journed until September -
Kalkaska county expects to have the
largest coon crop ever harvested there.
Ten clerks were discharged from the
Office of the secretary of state last week.
Diphtheria has been so prevalent in
WILLIAMSON that the place had to be quar-
antlned.
The Thread Touring Mills in Flint were
destroyed by an incendiary fire few
days ago.
Three hundred children were confirmed
in the three Catholic churches IN Manistee
last Sunday.
Metcalfs dry goods store in Adrian was
damaged to the extent of $50 600 by fire
few days ago
DR.. j VI Stone Of Bridgeton, Newaygo
county, lost.Sl0. 900 worth of lumber by
fire other day.
The Standard Savings and Loan associ.
alton OF Detroit has moved its headquar-
teIs 10 Saginaw
Henry Payne, near Maple Rapids.
threshed 2G5 bushels of wheat from
twenty five acres.
A beautiful granite monument has been
arrested over the rave Of GOV. Winans in
Hamburg cemetery
The annual reunion of the Southeastern
Michigan band association will be held in
Carleton, August -.
J. G.. Springsted was run over and
killed by the cars in Muir few days ago
before his wife's eyes.
Farmers in the vicinity of Fairplain
have formed company for the purpose of
irrigatiug their farms
Eillsdale county will call a grand jury
TO investigate the operations of the local
option law in that county.
The Eaton county battalion will hold
It's annual encampment at Blake's grove,
near Grand Ledge, Aug 2l-22.
John Samuelson of Owosso felt badly
because Annie Smith said no TO his suit,
and took dose of rough on rats.
The Phelps lumber company's mills
near Keno, Mecosta county, were totally
destroyed by fire the other evening.
Marcelus Baptlsts will build $1,000
church and Concord Baptists will rebuild
their church destroyed by fire. July 4.
The annual reunion Of the Muskegon
Valley Soldiers and Sailors association
will be held in Newaygo September rs.
Charles Schultz, living in the township
Of Moltke, Pressure Isle, fell from load
of nay a few days ago and broke his neck.
James Linton of Akron struck his
uncle, Walter Carpenter, during family
row, cracking the skull. Carpenter will
die
Howell is without a fire department.
The council abolished the old department,
and there is difficulty in organizing W
one.
George T. Hurd, a well known CONNER
cial traveller, was found dead in bed in the
Hudson House, in Lansing few days
ago.
The state meeting of the order of the
Eastern Star will be held in Saginaw Oct
l0-11 There are 146 chapters in the
state
Reuben Morningstar of Shelby gave his
five year old boy revolver TO play with
The revolver was loaded and the boy is
dead.
A little daughter of William Simons of
from a horse the other day and instantly |
killed.
Albert and Walter Galgersen, aged |
seven and ten years, were droWLed OIL |
Suneson's dock IN MuskegOn the other
evening
John Wilson of Caro-, aged twenty
years, was thrown from his horse the |
other day, sustaining injuries which |
proved fatal.
Each OF the 2l2 POttawatOmie Indians |
in this state will receive $3.50 from the gov
ernment Guardians will be appointed |
for the minors.
Genial Ton Palmer of Detroit will ad
dress the farmers Of Washtenaw, Wayne. |
Oakland and Livingston counties at Whit
more Lake, August ~
Vast tracts Of hardwood timber in the |
upper peninsula are to Toe worked next |
season Railroads are being planned in |
all directions 10 them.
Fred Tharbalm, rusty who escaped |
from Iona prison year ago, has been |
captured near Niagara Falls aud is now |
in his old quarters in Iona.
The Michigan Central company has
been using the Kalamazoo water works |
privileges without paying for the same,
and big law suit is threatened
Charles Smith of Charlotte, whose son |
was fata ly injured by Michigan Cen
trail freight train, has received : 900 |
from the cOmDanV i'm settlement