Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-05-24
STATE SIF TINGS.

MenOmlnee mas bicycle factory
A huge meteor fell near Niles the other
night.
June IA is flag day in Michigan
schools.
Leslie will get along with two saloons
this year.
Manistee business men have formed an
organization
There are only seven saloons in Tuscola
county since May |.
The Michigan W c. r L. will meet in
Battle Creek Jund ~
Ironwood will invest So, 600 IN new
school house this year.
There were snow drifts 33 inches high
in Vanderbilt, last wees
a bread war is on in St. Johns Bread
is sold for two cents loaf
Otsego will issue 500 900 bonds for the
erection of new school house
John Madden, near Hillsdalc, fell oil a
load Of straw and broke his neck
The grand lodge knights Of Pythias
will be held in Jackson next year.
\ natural gas vein has been struck near
Milan, and the gas Is being piped.
1t cost Eaton county $3.50 30 for the
grand jury 10 find 30 indictments.
Vanderbilt viii give 81. 800 bonus for a
maple or other hard wood factory.
Owosso will have a pickle factory. EN-.
ploying POO persons, within 90 days,
Henry Bradbury of Alpena is under ar
rest charged with poisoning his wife.
Vermontvillc will build new town
hall this summer. SO will Pinckney.
Old soldiers of South Hagen will try to
raise money and build a memorial hall.
Six Big Rapids men claim to have
caught 900 trout in one day, last week.
Secretary Of State Gardner will deliver
An address in Indianapolis on Memorial
day.
Only 81 of the l55 saloon keepers in ST
Clair county have taken out licenses this
year.
Eaton Rapids has woman over 30 years
old, who rides a bicycle, and wears bloom
ers too.
1t is claimed that more money is invest
ed in bicycles in Glare, than there is IN
carriages.
Dorr will soon have roller process
Touring mill, with capacity of 30 barrels
per day.
George A Matthews of Nicksburg must
serve 80 days in Ionia for impersonating 9
detective,
Alpena coun,y's 100000 good roads
bonds were sold few days ago at prem
ium of SlO,99j.
Luke ;. Montague OF Howell has beer
appointed circuit judge for the thlrty,fitl
| judicial circuit.
The elegant new Masonic Temple il
Grand Rapips will be ready TO dedlcat,
early in the fall.
George Van Lcnta Of Holland Wa
ground to pulp between two cog wheels
few days ago.
AuSable and Oscoda hope to get a iacl
pine paper mill. tanncry and marbl
works this summer
Mrs. Adam Cart of Richmondville i
40 years old and her hair isn't gray. Sin
doesn't wear wig either.
Negaunce police have been instructed 4
arrest all children found upon the street
after 9 o'clock in the evening.
Mrs Lillian NJ. lIollister Of Detroit wa
elected supreme commander of the l.. q
+. vi at the Port Huron meeting.
An effort is being made in Ann Arbo
sto raise money 10 establish coffee roor
in that city as competitor of the saloons
Bcssemer people protest against tn
closing of saloons and stores on Sunday
They say the blue laws will kill tn
town.
Samuel Chappell, one of the first graC
yates of MsChigan university, died at hi
home in Sandstone, Jackson county fey
days ago,
A reward Of So 500 is offered for the a
rest and conviction of the man who 2,
fire to the Round Oak Stoye company
ware house in Dowagiac.
Miss Carrie Barber Of Richland won III
+ prize in the Normal News seventh or
torical contest in Ypsilanti. Her subje'
was University Settlements,