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

Tightening struck the hardware store of
Il A Rose IN Sherman. and set fire 10 the /
building. The flames spread, causing ii
loss OF many thousand dollars.
BY means Of "dyking" J. l. Martz of .
Detroit has redeemed nearly 800 acres Of
marsh land near the mouth Of The Clinton
river, and will soon have il in tilable con
ditiOn.
1t is reported that rich veins of coal
have been found in MonirOse township.
Genesee county and saginaw capitalists
are leasing "a good deal OF land in that
vicinity.
Arthur Mertes of Traverse City. aged
five years, was struck on the head by
log, and his skull split open and the scalp
torn from his head. He lived in horrible
agony for two days.
Mrs. Lucinda Powell aged 20 years,
one OF the most respected citizens of
Flushing committed suicide by drowning,
few days ago No reason can be as
signed for the rash act
Three prisoners in the Gaylord jail made
an attempt TO escape the other night
They knocked the sheriff wife down, but
her screams brought assistance, and the
crooks were captured
NJ o Boyle living near Shepherd has
on his farm flowing well the stream OF
| which Is more than two inches in diane
ter and rises - feet into the air. The
water will be piped into the village
A Hillsdalc county farmer says that for
many years he has planted bean IN every
! hill at nnfaf0eG and no hos
been bothered with potato bugs, besides
raising good crop of beans, as well rs
potatoes
Joe Fleck died in Traverse City few
days ago. He was in the northwest with
/, Gen. Custer. lie was sent back for rein
torcements, before the massacre, and thus
escaped death NJ the hands of The murder
Gus Sioux.
James Hall. convict tried to escape
from the sheriff Of Iuscola county while
leaving the train in jackson. The sheriff
shot him through the hip and Hall is now
laid up for repairs, in the hospital in Jack
| son.
First.Sergeant Fred A. Schmidt of Co.
D., L. ;. infantry, stationed at Fort Bra
dy, near Sault Ste Marie, blew his head
oil with an old army musket. the other
day. He had been IN the service for %
years
Michael Winkler, CONTRACTOR Of Sag-
nav, has sued Michael Jeifers for so coo
damages. The latter inserted an adver.
tisement for proposals for q building,
which contained these words. Mr. Wink
Ter is barred from bidding
| Van Buren, is the banner local option
county in the state Last year there were
IS prosecutions under the law, and Il
convictions. Nlolators have served 29j
days in jail and paid 81, 900 in fines.
There are no open saloons IN the county,
and crooked drug stores are very scarce.
Ex school Inspector Julius c. Lichten.
burg of Detroit, has been convicted OF
bribery. in connection with awarding a
contract He j. the second one to be con
victed of the four inspectors charged with
bribery After the conviction Of the tiTsi
inspector Lichtenbug made an unsuccess
full attempt To suicide.
Norman VI Cameron, % law student
in the university, and correspondent of q
Detroit paper, has been dismissed by the
law faculty for sending 10 his paper art
cles rejecting on the medical department
| anu pIOltseNl-s uc paper HC l' IlNc'hlN'
will test in the courts the power of the
university to act in the matter.
Mrs. +. Nanderweer OF Chicago. who
spends her summers in ~ Joseph, las
semmer lost $40 600 worth of diamonds
She accused Sophia Peterson, a seryan
girl of stealing them. and had the girl
room searched The diamonds were AT
terwaads found and now the girl has sueC
Mrs. V. for $50 600 damager for SANDER
Michigan grand lodge X. of r. elected
the following officers at lis annual meet
ing in Kalamazoo: Past Grand Chancellor
% Miles 5 Curtis, Battle Creek Supreme
representatives. +. T Bennett, Bay City
for two years W II LOOMS, Grand Rap
r ids, full term, four years; d. G. Page
! Lansing, full term; grand chancellor W
ID. Clizbe of Birmingham; grand vic
chancellor, f. Wooccock. Niles; CRANE
prelate. the Rev II :. Jordan. Kalams
700; Grand VI. of f., II. c Hall, Hudson
grand NJ at A., Daniel McMullen, Che
S boygan; grand g., A. w. Bennett BIZ
Rapids: grand O c.. George Lusk, Ba.
City; trustee, o. \. James. Hillsdalc