Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
, State News.
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The new depot at Durand is completed
Grand Rapids has four bicycle factories.
A rich vein Of oil has been struck near
Manistee
Scbewa, Iona county. has another small
poX scar on hand
From January to May l. Michigan rail
roads earned s. 92O l9lG.
Iere Wisler Of Manceloua has planted
$40 acres of lnud 10 potatoes.
Horse thieves are making live misera-
bic for Oakland county farmers.
Robert Nelson. who founded the city of
Ishptnng, died in New York last week
seven neutrality-suspicious. sat down to the
alumni dinner in Ann Arbor last Wednes
day.
Hon. : NJ Wilkins, ex.state senator
died at his home IN Eaton Rapids a few
ays ago
Burglars broke into the Michigan depot
in Mason the other night. and stole every
thing IN sight.
Or Bell Of Detroit, who vas. appointed
superintendent of the new insane ayslum
at Newberry, has resigned
Mrs Kate Marvin Kiuze of Lansing
has been elected president Of the Michigan
Music Teachers association.
ST Johns will hold a special election
Juy :, to vote on bonding the town for
So 600 for.an electric light plant
A genuine O. sea lion is sporting around
Traverse CRY. but hasn't come near
enough yet to be cen without glass.
Chicago benevolent people have built a
b me in South Haven for workings girls
| 600 of whom will spend several weeks
there.
The barns of William Thayer in Sher-
wood township Branch county, were de
stroyed by an incendiary ire a few days
ago Los, - 500.
Two hundred dollars were taken from
the pocket of u T. Walsh of Hart by
some of the light fingered gentry al
Reeds Lake, the other day.
Mrs Richfed was killed by Michigan
Central train in Battle Creek a year ago.
Her husband sued the company, and has
been awarded a verdict of 50 400
More than 5000 persons marched in
the parade in Grand Rapids the other day
on the occasion OF the second ANNUAL
rally Of Kent county Sunday schools,
l. T White of Eaton Rapids set so
acres of land TO tomato plants. He didn't
count on the heavy flostS and his expert
ence has cost him more than 600, be
sides his time
Mrs Schultz Of Grand Ledge, who was
supposed to he dying of consumption,
took an emetic the other day and vomited
up snake eight inches long. She is now
improving rapidly.
Jasper Whitehouse of Rose township.
Genessee county, was found in a clump of
bushes the other day with his throat cut
from ear to ear. 1t is not certain whether
it is suicide or murder.
Two Detroit lads are making the Trip to
San Francisco on their wheels They
started without II cent of money, and &C
cording TO the terms Of a wager. must be
able to show $500 when they reach San
Francisco.
a bulletin issued 10y the Secretary of
State shows that since 1884 Michigan
Ihlilo nave btJitNlhlCNl III Nhlut gt' i''b,
959 principals IN the southern counties.
The value of farm products has increased,
however, in this period, S2,7Sl 40.
The commissioner who prepared the
general municipal charter bills acted on by
the last legislature have submitted bills for
the work The bills are for $50 per day
for each days work, and will be acted
upon at the July meeting of the board of
auditors
There is tract Of land near Galien com.
pFsng 500 acres, which four years ago
was worthless swamp. Today the 9ntire
tract is planted to cabbages Last year
this same land yied ed II tons OF cabbage
to the acre. which sold rea lily for four
dollars q ton.
John LaldIaw, Michigan Central gar
dener, is having constructed on the depot
grounds At Ipsilanti. a reproduction IN or.
namental plants of the cantilever bridge at
Niagara Falls, with train just arriving
on the structure The bridge is forty five
feet long and reproduced in every detail IN
exact proportions 10 this scale The en-
glne Is ten feet long. the tender four feet
Thirty seven thousand plants will DC used
in the work.