Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
State News.

prison.
IRON ore has been discovered near
Whitehall.
Webberville's new Baptist church has
been dedicated
The Keller Bros. are organizing u new
bank al OwossO.
Rye is about the best crop in Mecosta
county this year
Shelby. Oceana county shipped 10000
tons Of coal in July.
The public schools in Grand Rapids
employs 334 teachers.
Rockford will issue bonds for $40, 000,
and put in water works.
The Eagle tannery al Whitehall has a
weekly pay roll OF 81 900.
S,andish has new brick yard. with all
the modern improvements.
Michael Carey Of Lowell has had to pay
$50 for III treating horse
Meudon. 81 Joseph county, has a pub.
he library Of 900 volumes.
VIM Grant, aged 20, committed suicide
In Plymouth few days ago
LudingtCn expects to have chicory in
Opsslion before many moons.
The University summer school just
closed was "a decided success.
Io.co county must borrow 81, 600 to pay
i of its current indebtedness.
Ida Hewitt Of ST Joseph has sued Alvin
Moreley for $40 OOo for slandel.
Cbas Rider Of Mecosta got Respondent
II l-IapfraH him Selt with a chain
The old copper mines in the Ontonsgon
4 range are 20 be reopened and worked.
The ,usks Of mastodon were un
earlhed near OwOsso few days ago.
Thirty life boats are being built in this
sac for use at the life saving stations.
This years oat crop in Ogenaw comfy
is the largest ever known in the county.
Grand Rapids has commenced a war on
the disreputAble road houses near that city
Oren Burlingame of Thompsonvllle
thinks bis farm is underlaid with iron ore.
Benton Harbor cyclists have built a
track along the edge Of sidewalks in that
city
Adm c. Arnold Of Battle Creek will be
tired next month for the murder of his
son.
The low lands bordering the Muskegon
river are 20 De transformed into truck gar.
deDs
The State Horticultural society will
meet in Traverse City sept 2i-21 inclu
sive.
The Oakland county advertiser of Holly
has been sold to James T. Ward of Lans
ing.
Burglars blew open the safe in Charles
Treibers store in Norway, and secured
500
William Miller of Portland has fallen
heir to S2sj 600, left to his mother in Eng
land.
Five thousand Lake Superior miners
have been granted raise Of 10 per cent in
wages.
Marleite will hold a jollificaton when
the corner 81 ne OF the new school house
Is laid
Gar Morgan, only - years old, has
entire charge Of the electric lights in How
ard City.
Rupp & Kerr Of Saginaw last week sold
- million feet of pine near Ely, Mimi, for
$50 90
Farmers about Bloomnglale are troub.
led with cattle thieves, who drive off their
bost stock.
Mayor Pingree Of Detroit will deliver
an address at the Branch county fair in
September
Ngenfrtz's packing house in Monroe
was burned by an incendiary fire the
other night.
The fall term of the Agricultural college
opened August 2l, with the smallest atten
dance in years
Rev W F. Parknis is in jail in Lapeer
for obtaining a signature 10 note under
Ealse preten,es
1t cost five lads of Lee township Cal
houn> county, Sl2 for "a turkey dinner.
The lads stole the turkey.
A little son Of Philip l.. Alcombrack of
Owosso was crushed 10 death under a
heavy drag few days ago.
Elmer Daley Of Casco had his nose
broken and lost his right eye by a kick
nom vicious horse recently.
The body Of an unknown man with the
head severed from the body was found
oenr Cass City few days ago.
The board of trade of Grand Rapids
want the Grand river made into deep
water channel to Lake Michigan.
Geo w Arnold owns a farm near
Grand Ledge, which is underlaid with a
ven Of soft coal % inches thick
There is flowing well on a farm two
miles north Of Eyart. which flows steadily
THE rate of 100 barrels an hour.
John Boyle, who was excavating a
sever in Bedding was buried by cave.
IN, and was dead when taken out,
yNgard Magg has confessed to the kill.
Moi OF Ernest Dram in the Egnen hotel
Ia Mt. Pleasant, a short time ago.
William Hogan the Jackson aeronaut,
wasseriously hurt while making a para
chute drop near that city recently.
Ms. II. Francis aud little son of Engle.
wood H., were drowned in Spring lake,