Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-09-20

The soldiers monument at Upton said
10 be the first one erected in the United
States July 4th, 1866, is being repaired
and relettered.
W, II Harvey. author Of Coins Fina l..
cial school. will be the principal attrac
ton at the Eaton county fair, at Charlotte,
Friday Oct 4th.
water spout, accompanied by hurri.
cane struck PetOskey the other day. A
whole acre Of ground with trees and
shrubs was shifted.
A fellow named Cruise. who escaped
some time ago from lonia, where he was
serving term for incest, was captured
near Crooked Lake the other day.
The Michigan Bankers Association at a
meeting in Detroit last week demanded
Of the postmaster general better mail ia
cilitles for the people of the state Of Mich.
gan
A c. Kidd, Of Chesanlng, was found
dead in ditch by the roadside. 1t is
thought he was murdered He was assault
ted by SIX tramps he had ordered of his
premises.
Strikers in Ispheming last week adopted
new tactics. They searched every train
for non union miners, armed with clubs
sticks and other weapons. and if one was
found he was severely handled.
The prohibitionsts of Jackson are agl-
tating the subject OF organizing another
church for themselves, several alleging the
pdlpt and pew were not free from high
license and the liquor traffic.
After filling up on whiskey Frank
Forbes fatally shot his wife, at the Middle.
ton hcte, in Grand Ledge, the other night
He fired twice at the officers who arrested
him. but neither shot took effect Forbes
and his wife were members Of theatrical
company.
Samuel Heron, who died at Kalamazoo
last week, aged 9S years. had lived under
every administration from Washington 10
Cleveland He located at Kalamazoo IN
1896. He leaves three sons eight grand.
children. twenty two great grand childreL
and five great great grandchildren.
Forty thousand people attended the
State fair at Grand Rapids Thursday
The associ ton easily made all of it's ex-
penses on that day. The annual election
of officers Of association resulted as fol.
lows: President William Ball, Of Ham.
burg; vice president. | II Butterfed, Of
the Agricultural College; treasurer, G. w
Young, Of Paw Paw; secretary, H. :
Fralick, of Grand Rapids.
The family of Chas F. Kruger, father.
mother and six children ranging in age
from TO 20 yerrs, now lie buried side by
side in cemetery in Michigan City, Ind
The family were poisoned about year
ago while living at New Buffalo, by eating
diseased pork, and despite the best medi
cal skill one followed the other to the
grave The last surviving child. Helen,
aged 6, dying sunday night The physi.
clans pronounced their disease trichinasis
Their bodies were literally alive with para.
sites. Death was slow but inevitable,
Visitors at Devils Lake, near Adrain,
were recently entertained by an exhibition
given by Professor Talmadge on water
bicycle, which he pumped around the lake
with almost the ease Of a wheeman on a
good road The machine, which he built
himself, is constructed Of two canvas
canoes, eight feet long, twenty-five inches
wide and six inches deep, fastened togeth
or at either end by strips. upon which is
fixed frame Two wheels, which oper-
ate with pedals, and attached 10 which are
eight paddles, form the motive power. the
handle bar serving az the rudder It's a
great invention.