Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
STATE SIF TINGS.
NJ

Ionia had a three weeks revival and 10
conversions.
Gov. Rich has signed the Detroit board
Of health bill.
Clare is getting ready for a building
boom lhi, spring.
There are SO inmates in the Saginaw
county poor house.
C. f. Morse has been reappoinred state
labor commissioner.
Hon John b. Welch, resident of
Ionia since 1886, is dead
President Angel SAYS he will not allow
free silver lectures in University hall.
Work has been commenced on the cleo
trio railroad between Saginaw and Bay
City.
Mrs. Laura Allen, for IS years a resi-
dent of Michigan, died in Bellevue last
week
Maccabees Of oxford have organized
stock company and will build large brick
"hive"
The Traverse City Lumber Company's
mills have started 10 cut 90 ,OOO, 900 feet OF
lumber.
The state fish commission modestly asks
the legislature for an appropriation OF
ISL. 00O
Jackson has organized a general wei
fare association" Of which i, b. LOOMS Is
president
Saginaw doctors groan because there
are - professed christian science healers
in that city.
Old soldiers and sailors in this state have
petitioned the legislature 10 exempt them
from taxation.
Adi,.General G. /. Eaton died suddenly
while attending the funeral of Green Pack
in Detroit last week.
The Northern Michigan Schoolmasters'
club will hold It's next meeting in Luding.
ton, the first week In April.
At the Adventist conference Just closed
IN Battle Creek. POO missionaries were ap-
pointed 10 go 10 South Africa.
Five democrats attended the Emmett
county democratic convention. ny
didn't they send for Donovan?
Holland voters will vote on a PROPOSE
| ton at the spring election to issue l2,0OO
bonds for public Improvements.
East Saginaw is asked to pay Patrick
! MCCLELLAN 80 600 for injuries Pat re-
celved on defective sidewalk.
A resolution has passed both houses of
the legislature fixing the salary OF the at
torney general at s., 800 per year.
Asa result of the temperance revival 10
Ann Arbor 200 persons signed the pledge,
100 of whom were drinking men.
The mills on the line of the ID. l. & \
railroad last year manufactured % O6S.
600 fee, Of lumber and ID 557. 0O9 shingles
Muskegon is TO have a new hospital
and 10 leading physicians OF that city vii
form its staff. There will be free clinics
every Saturday.
Albert NJ Todd is the congressional
candidate of the prohibitionists in the thlrC
district, at the special election TO choose }
&. Burrows successor
The contract for carrying the mail be
tween ST Ignace and Mackinaw lslant
has been let TO John Mulcren of St lg
mace for 81 $50 per annum.
FL win Andrews of East Saginaw ha
purchased all the right title and interes
Of the Tittabawassee boom company, ant
will organize new company.
The mills on the line OF the Mackinav
division Of the Michigan Central railroad
manufactured %. 10l $50 feet Of lumbe
last year, and -, 26j, 900 shingles.
The school at Central Lake Is closed be
, cause OF religious row. The teache
gave excellent satisfaction until it wa
learned that he was Roman Catholic.
The Normal school in Mt Pleasant
; conducted now by private capital, is OF
| fered as a gift TO the state, provided Ia
, new Normal school is located In that city
A Saginaw firm last week received a
order from South America and the Islam
of Trinidad for agricultural Implement
! and from Amsterdam, Holland, for steI
l ladders.
Alton A Misenar, who killed an old ma
named Robinson In COldwater. last sun
a mcr, has been convicted Of murder in u
e first degree and sentenced to hard labor
+ Jackson for life.
4 meeting is TO be held in East Sag
nav. March l3, II, II, for the purpose
organizing an Independent America
party" Charles +. Beatty of Detroit is
Z prime mover in the matter.
II \ new temperance movement has bee
started in Howell Total abstaineIs Of a
= religious beliefs. and of none, have orga
: IZcd to promote the temperance caus
= There is talk of erecting fraternity hal
', Rev. Richard Calkins Of Montrose. &c
u esee county, was awakened the other mig
e by the cries Of fire. He hurriedly dress,
e and started down stairs in the dark. /
II missed his footing and fell breaking b
neck.
w. G., Watson. Muskegon. Wills
~ Jones, Grand Rapids. J. III. Powell Scar
!, l.. A. Clark. TIarbor Springs, and ID.
Wiukham, Pentwaier, have been appoint'
&c aides de-camp TO the national command
u of the G.. A. H.
The democratic state convention whi'
% met IN Saginaw last week, nominated J0l
X w. McGrath for supreme court justic
20 and Judge G.. j. Pailthorpe of Petoske
- o,A ltrattop IN Brooke nf Mi Dlpaca