Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-22
State News.


Editor smith Of the Maple tapls
Dispatch viii issue 4 directory 70 a.,
village.
IL is said there have been 6; cases of
typhoid fever in Port Huron the last
month
It is reported that President G rton has
resigned the presidency of the Agricultural
College.
The flying rollers are again attracting
the attention of the public IN Detroit and
vicinity.
Rev. W II. Clark has resigned his pas
torate of the First Presbyterian church Of
Bay City.
Mayor Pingree has won his juuket case
by an opinion handed down by the su.
preme court.
]. G. Fitzgerald, of Grand Rapids is
said 10 be in the race for governor On the
republican ticket.
Samuel Gordon. ex.Confederate. made a
patriotic address at Detroit Tuesday before
the Sunday school convention.
The food commissioners are reported to
have found rank authorizations IN many
food products sold il tins state.
1t is said that Montcalm county Is 49,,
800 IN debt to the state. the county having
used the money fer current expenses
A serious fire occurred at Mt Clcmans
Tuesday, destroying the old Medea bath
house Total loss Will probably aggregate
aboat 5000.
A recent test was made al Ann Arbor OF
the power of hypnotism to prevent di
gestion, resulting in failure to accom-
plish that result.
The Reading railroad has gone into "a re
organization and call for a 20 per cent
assessment This means freeze out for
little state holders.
II is now expected that the Central Saw
ings bank at Lansing, which went into
bankruptcy about two years ago, will pay
about 20 per cent. of liabilities.
Report has ii that the Baraga Progress
and the Houghton County Progress are
consolidated 10y Il ! HoughtOn, Of the
former paper buying out the latter
Saturday morning last another horror
was added TO the Detroit ournal Cataslro
phe IN the burning Of the works Of the
Improved Match Co.'S. plant by which
three lives were lost,
Tom L. Johnson of the Citizens street
railway of Detroit has decided TO fight,
and Will return to straight cent rate
over that line, except during hours when
working men use the line.
jackson: Woodruff Parmelee, in pri-
son for life for numbering young girl
neal Traverse City and hiding the corpse
in the woods, had "a hand badly lacerated
IN rapidly revolving saw.
1t is alleged that a well known west side
Bay City oman picked upa - bill She
endeavored to find an owner but failed.
Several pedestrians were asked To- claim
the money but honestly refused.
Ann Arbor: Mrs Elizabeth b. Parsons
says her husband Edward deserted her
in 1876 four years after her marriage, and
never came back After waiting patient
ly 10 wears, she now sues for n divorce.
Lansing has a bribery case on hand.
The Mayor ordered an investigation Mon
day night of the 18th instant, of the Fire
Commission OF the city. Commissioner
Fillmore is charged with bribery by Chief
Garfield.
Charlotte. Since the local option law
went into effect there have been 80 pros
ecutions of saloon men. Only four were
acquitted Fines aggregated 81 go.
During the present term ~ violators
pleaded guilty and two are in Jail.
ON Thursday the 10Th inst, the mangied
remains of Luther II Beecher were found
near Lapeer There are some mys-
FERROUS circumstances which point TO muir.
der. The body was mangled by the pas
sing train on the Michigan Central.
Ypsianl. Efforts are beng made to
start Knights Templar commandery here,
and the resident members of Ann Arbor
commandry. who number about 40, are
promised q charter if - chapter members
will take the degrees. Already about -
have signified their desire 10 do so.
Kalamazoo: On investigation it is
found that Mrs James McGuerrer, who
was struck by her husband with chair
Sunday the 10Th, will recover His where
abouts is not known The couple resided
at Wakeshma and had lived very unhap-
PLY together He threatened TO Kill her
because she would not get dinner.
Maple Rapids The people Of the state
are warned against a pious fraud who pre-
tends 10 cure all Ills flesh is heir to by the
application of magnetism. About 100
here and at ST. Johns feel like kicking
themselves on his account. A local min
lister says he us disgrace and blot on
the intelligence of the people
There is an undertaken not far from
Corunua who has gained the enmity Of
large number Of the friends of IA certain
young lady who was recently taken deathly
sick lie went to the house and told the
family that he would be pleased TO serve
them in the official capacity if lac was
needed The girl heard hun and re
covered
The recent dismissal of President Cor
ton of the NJ A. G. at Lansing has ex
cited good deal Of sympathy for him in
different parts Of the state The only
reason given by the board Of education is
that there was lack of harmony there
and the board considered the dismissal of
the president the easiest way out Of the
trouble.
Grand Rapids lsadore Barney was
ri Inv starvation ITa