Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-12-06
State News.


eral charter III to IL.
The 900 patients at toe Pontiac ass
lum feasted n turkey Thanksglv'uS Gay
The new Catholic church in Deerfcld
township, near Pinckney, costing 80 OoO
will be dedicated next Sunday
Bay county voted by a large ma ofty TO
issue bonds for $ll5. 900 10 cover the 1udg
ment recently recovered by the state
Bush, Joe. an old Iadian chief, OF
Amber, died recently at the age OF llo
He vas an expert hunter and trapper.
John and Nettie Golden, of Muskegon,
man and wife were sent To lonia for two
years and half for keeping house OF
il-lame.
The Ida Stiles Memorial NJ f charch
at jackson. was dedicated Yesterday 10y
Bishop Ninde II Was erected by the
Stiles family.
George Harigan. who fell under the
cars between Union CITY aud jackson,
lost bo,n legs. but will recover. Ills home
is in Gladstone.
The Office Of medical examiner Of th'
health board held 10y DR.. Jay Morrison fol
the past nine months, VIII he abolished
bafter Jan. l. 1876.
The L'vngsl0n fair . ounds have been
SOLD AT public auction to one Of the Old
stockho' 'crs a new company will run
first class county fair.
The eastern Michigan asylum au'hori-
ties have purchased the ~ acre iarm oi
Geo. Seeley, making $50 acres no worked
by patio lis and employees.
Just think of a gambling den in the
NON
Yet hell was raided the other night
and four men heavily fined.
At Isphemng the Swedish parochial
school is kept open seven months. ne
remaining three months % the year chi
dren are sent TO the public schools.
T. G.. Salier. Detrolter. claims to have
discovered the lost art Of tempering cop
per. lie will organize stock company
Tor the manufacture of tempered copper
utensils
Base ball on tho zee is a favorite past
time with the Homer boys \ rubber ball
is used and the game played the same as
in summer, only the opposing mines wear
MATES.
Creditors of the Centennial mine, near
Houghton which was TO have been sold TO
satisfy $3.50, 600 Indebtedness have made
settlement with debtors and work VIII be
resumed
Alton A. Misenar. the Coldwater muir
derer. who cut his victim 10 pieces ana
buried them in Il manure pile, has been
taken from Jackson prison To me iona
asylum hOpelessly insane
South Haven will soon be IN the throes
of another local option election. The re
susite number Of petitions have alrea y
been obtained County prohibition hasn't
been an unqualified success.
Mrs Mary Evans. of Grand Rapids,
after quarrel with her daughters,
swallowed arsenic She was in "a critical
condition for sometime. She separated
from her husband several years ago.
Mrs. Clark Corwin Of Lansing has been
tried twice in 10 days for the alleged lar
eency of false teeth frem Dentist Dawey
The second jury also disagreed 1t Is
a charged that she put the teeth in her
Nmouth and walked away.
Since early childhood c. Anderson
bright OwossO newspaper man, and mos
Ledbeter. also well known Owosso cltl
zen. have been troubled with stammering.
Santanelli tried hypnotism on them. and
they are said TO he completely cured.
Thomas Parr Of Maple Rapids was born
in Ireland SO wears ago, ami came 10 this
country in 1916 He has lived in or near
Maple Rapids since ls49 and boasts
of nine children 22 grandchildren and Ii
great grandchildren. Eycy day he takes
long walk
The Alpena Hide and Leather Co. has
started one of the largest hemlCck tame
ries in the country, with capacity for
l., 900 hides a day. II is understood that
IL. . 10
to get rid of their hides without selling
them 10 the trust.
Battle Creek has new military com
pany, with - names already enrolled. In
Guiding some Of the SWEETEST young man
iRtown Wealthy citizens will put up
Money for arms and uniforms and will
support The company TIL it finds a place
in the state militia
Black River came near losing its fine
new Catholic church An aged lady, who
has shown signs Of insanity, started with
kerosene oil and matches 10 burn II down
She was detected Just in time. As she
was devout Catholic, there is no deep
conspiracy back of the matter.
A sad st, nv comes from Cass City. A
poor, demented conan came starving TO
the village with babe, which proved 10
have been born out Of wcdlock' She was
sent TO Jail for yaerancy, the child has
gone to Codwater meanwhile the villain
in this tragedy goes scot free
Edward L. Day, aged 90 supposed to
be a poor man. died recently AT the home
of G. Woodward IN Kalamazoo A
wallet containing $500 in silver and $50 in
gold was found in his pockets Relatives
now claim that the old man had S290O IN
all. and they are preparing to go 10 law
for the remainder
xAbout 1G young ladies Of Ovid formed
a club known as tho Desperate club.
They gave party in which card playing
and dancing were the chief.fcatures They
never thought TO ask permission OF the
Methodist pastor and got glorious roast
from the pulpit Now the pastor gets
daily tongue lashng from some one OF