Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-06-28

The asylum for the feeble minded in
Lapeer will open July 20
The asylum for the feeble.minded in
Lapcer will open July 20,
Genesee county farmers have powed up
their meadows.and planted millet.
VI II. Ieuks Of Sebewang gets We years
in Jackson, for criminal assault.
An attempt to abolish the military de
partment Of llillsdale college failed.
Richard Smith of Fowler fen into Il
wei he was digging and was killed.
Walter Simmons of Dundee had a tooth
pulled, blood poisoning set in and he died.
Niles enjoys the questionable honor Of
having had three Opponents this month
= Johns citizens will help Mr.. steele
and others rc-ercct the burned table factory
Geo G., Phelps of Jackson stepped on "a
rusty nail, bioodpolsoning set in, and he
IS dead
j. G.. Batlorf "a >piritualist doctor o.
Grand Rapid, is under arrest charged with
illegally using the mails.
one hundred men employed by the Niles
Wood Boot company are on strike for
higher wages.
Bay City must pay $4,000 to Mrs Mary
Nice Ormick for injuries she sustained on
a defective sidewalk
twenty-five convicts in Jackson prison
were last week transferred TO the state
prison in Marquette.
Wexford county farmers are greatly =
couraged by the recent rains and propose
TO plant wheat even al this late day.
Hay is up, As high as $50 per ton for
No. / timothy hay has been refused in
various sections of the state
The Michigan Division Sons Of Veterans
has adopted resolution requiring the ma
iional flag to be displayed IN all their lodge
rooms
At the international fremen's tourna-
ment in Romeo last week, the companies
from VT Clemens and ST Clair captured
all the prizes.
The State Agricultural college has re-
ceiyed S2l 600 as its share Of the money
appropriated by congress to the agrcul.
tural colleges # the country.
The Saints Of God in campmeetng at
Grand Junction, NanBuren county, have
baptized 100 converts, and claim 10 have
wrought several cures.
Mrs VI. Bartholomew of Athens was
cooking over q gasoline stove. her clothing
caught fire, and she was so badly burned
that she died a few hours later.
John l. Petrie has brought suit against
the township OF Sebcwa, IOna county.
for services rendered during the small poX
scare Ills claim was refused by the board
OF supervisors.
Roland Merrill of Benton Harbor. who
is an authority on peaches, says the peach
crop i'll be large one He says he has
removed enough peaches from his trees 10
supply 80 orchards. This has been done
10 allow others 10 grow.
Mrs Mary lTughson Of Muskegon who
has been on trial charged with pois
oning her husband, has been nc.
quilted. King. druggist, impi
Gated with her. was to have been tried.
but since her acquttal, the case against
HIM has been nolle pressed.
Matthew Mackinson, printer who was
looking for work, was riding on the bum.
per Of freight car. near How
ard City, with his feet resting on
The car in front Of him. The cars came
together so suddenly that he could not
save himself, and his right leg was crushed
between the bumpers.
Flossie Robinson, who lives near Mason
awoke in the middle OF the night few
nights ago, and informed her teacher, who
slept with her, that some one was pulling
her hair. The teacher told her she was
dreaming. In the morning it was discov.
cred that the girls beautiful Mar had been
cropped close TO her head Burglar had
entered the house and failing to find yalu-
ables had stolen the hair.
Train No. SO on the D. L. & ~ road,
going west Saturday night. about two
miles east Of Lakevi W, ran over the body
of woman named Emma Black.
about 30 years of age. rhe head
was completely severed from the body
and chrushed to pulp. The remains were
taken to Lakeview and turned over to the
coroner. An empty morphine bottle be
side her would indicate suicide.