Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-04-05
STATE SETTINGS.


Michigan.
Marlet will erect : 10, 600 school house
this spring.
Oscoda hopes to have pulp factory in
operation before long.
Shakespeare has succeeded "Trilby' in
Fiints literary circles.
francis Murphy will begin Temperance
crusade in lpsllani next week.
There are l42 sunday schools in Jack
son county, and l,945 pupils
Menomnee will raise $50 900 with
which TO start furniture factory
William Decker is under arrest in Otsego
charged with selling diseased meat.
Col A. T Bliss has given sj0, 600 for "A
libr ny building for Albion college
The Sehewaing creamery has been
closed indefinitely, for lack OF support.
About three hundred tons of coal are be.
ing shipped daily from the Sebewaing coal
mines
Saginaw will issue bonds for S22 600.
for the purpose of widening Genesee
avenue.
The opera house and commercial block
in Nermontville was destroyed by fire The
other day
Port Huron citizens kick against bond.
ing that city for $50 coo for an electric
hight plant.
William Jones was run over by Big
A. engine IN Niles the other day, and fat
ally injured
over four million feet of pine logs are
being dumped into the Menominee river
by railroads.
Varieties village council has adopted an
ordinance ordering children to stay at
home nights.
Homer ladies gave a minstrel show the
other night, and realized 500 for the il
brary association.
AN English syndicate promises to erect
factory in Frankfort, for the manufac-
ture of woodenware
A well digger In Irving township, Kent
county, at depth Of 1870 feet, found
vein Of coal and timber.
Hillsdale's electric light plant cost $25
00O it was thought at the outset that ! 49,,
600 would settle the bill
Articles of incorporation have been filed
for an electric road between st Joseph
and South Bend, Indiana.
The lumber cut in Ontonagon county the
past winter is - million feet, the largest
in the history of the county.
Ex Senator T. w Palmer has been en-.
| Holi,rar tho oil.
dress at the Agricultural college.
The supreme tent of the Maccabees in
Port Huron received ? 800 applications for
membership between March 10 and 20.
The contract for the new city hall in
Lansing has been given to Charles NJ.
Chittenden of that city for sos, 469 IL.
Fruit growers say that the cold weather
has not injured buds and that the present
season Will be busy and profitable one.
In the past years the w. r. c. of Mich.
igan has expended more than ! 600, 600
in charitable works in the interests of the
department
The Whipple Harrow company of ST.
Johns this week received al order for
five thousand of their harrows manufac.
lureu ny lnal COuceIu'
Battle Creek Adventists are preparing
for another final day for matters mum
dane. March ), 1896, is the date upon
which they have agreed
The balance wheel of wood saving
machine near Flint, flew oil the other
day. Ralph Plxley was hit on the head
by the wheel and instantly killed.
Frank Lucia shot, and killed, George
Nandync. IN Even, the other day, in self
defense. Nandyne, in a drunken row drew
knife and attempted to stab Lucia.
The Huron lumber company mill and
lumber in Alpena have been sold to Albert
Pack, who has also purchased % million
feet Of Canadian timber. The mills will
he run to their full capacity.
Kalamazoo cyclists have organized a
No Monkey Stoop' club No one will
be admitted to membership who will not
soemnly swear to SIT erect on their wheels
and at an angle Of at least - degrees.
The remains of 5 d. Guenette we're
found in barrel near the Epworth League
auditorium in LudingtOn the other morn
ing He has been missing since March ?
md the coroner's jury SAYS he vas mur.
dered by unknown parties.
The farm house of Frank Annis near
Fenton. was burned the other morning
about four O'Clock, and Mrs Annis burned
To death The neghbDrs, who were al
tracted by the flames, could see Mrs.
Annis lying on her bed but were power
less to help her.
The Tax Payers Protective Association
of Iron county has caused the arrest of
several of the members Of the buUrd of
supervisors. whom they charge with lle-
galy spending the county money. The
men arrested were bound over for trial
and furnished bail.
Clark Mckenzie Of Buchanan, who has
| been receiving 500 month pension, has
been ordered TO prove his disability or be
cut down TO- - He did so, but his pen
sion was reduced Notwithstanding He is
totally paralyzed in both legs aud partially
so as 10 his arms and tongue.