Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-29
STATE SIF TINGS.

2 county association.
II Iladsall is the republican candi-
date for mayor of Owosso,
Manislee wants to bond itself for So,
600 To- build a new city hall
Dorr Ancgau county claims to have The
model creamery of the state.
A new hotel with poo rooms will be
built IN Peto>key tins spring
Owo~so's only Indebtedness is the water
works and Improvement bonds.
The brooks IN the vicinity Of Standish
have been stocked with $4,000 trout
An anti cigarette club has been formed
by the pups i'm the Jackson schools
Cadallic democrats claim that the saloon
elemanl captured the republican caucu'es.
There is talk of the organization Of a
Knights Templars commaudeIy in Grand
Haven.
Ex.Speaker Diekma will head the re.
publican ticket in Holland, and carry it TO
victory
Between this time rud April - goo,
600 fruit trees Will be planted in weNtarn
Michigan.
The Virgins saw mill in Saginaw burn.
ell the other night, loss $40. 900; probably
incendary.
Alpena county will vote on propisl
ton to bond the county for 800 Goo for
good roads
At least / 600 600 feet Of pine logs are
being dumped into the Menominee river
by railroads.
The timber cut on the Menominee river
dualng the past season will exceed 33O,-
GOO, 600 feet.
Rev. p. J Maveety presided over mass
meeilg at lIilsdale held TO denounce the
anti-fusion law.
j. Edgar Jones of Muskegon has been
elected president of the Inter National So
ciety of writers.
LYMAN Moore for % years member of
the Moncalm county bar, died in Stanton
a few days ago.
Infdeity is not popular at Benton IIar
Dor; Bob Ingersol spoke To row after row
Of empty chairs.
A burnt cork performance by the ladies
Of Homer Melted 500 for the Ladies Ii
brary Association.
Grand Rapids lawyers banqueted Judge
II II Lurton Of the United States court
last Friday evening.
4 number of students have been sus-
pended from the Bangor high school for
reading dime novels.
Flint citizens will put up an lndepend
ent ticket to oppose the republican candl-
date for mayor of Flint.
Ex.Warden Hatch ofJackson prison has
been appointed superintendent of reform.
atory in Hutchinson, Kan.
John y Smith Of Niles is 81 years old,
and has Just been given pension for ser.
vices in the Black Hawk war.
The stock barns belonging to Whitney
and Yates in Vicksburg were destroyed by
an incendiary fire the other day.
Union City is all excited over the silver
question and many republicans it is be
lleved, will support Todd, for congress.
Hillsdae figured on getting a municipal
electric light plant for $l5. 600, hut before
the plant wasfiniahed 1t had cost S25, OOO
Democrats aud populists in Adams town
ship. Hilsdale county, have merged their
party organizations in a free silver party.
The Craney Manufacturing Company
capital $50 600 has been organized in Bay
CITY. 10 manufacture machinery Of all
kinds
Sapalac county has but one candidate
for school commissioner He is III.
A Macklem, and is on the republican
ticket.
The Daughters of Rebekah, w. r. c.
and Lady Maccabees are agitating the
question of building new opera house in
Homer
James NJ Turner, candidate for governor
in 1890 and prominent free silver man. Is
the republican candidate for mayor at
Lansing
state federation of women's clubs has
been organized forty-nine clubs having
ioined Mrs. Clara Avery Of Detroit is
president.
Houghton and Hancock Chimes are at
war among themselves and the whole col
opy is in court as plaintiff, defendent and
Witnesses
Thirty of Grand Havens most promi-
pent literary gentlemen have organized a
literary society, to be known as the Eel
lowship club
Asher Wood is accused of burglarizing
church and store at Shepherd. He Is
but 1S years old, and has served term in
the reform school
A lantern exploded in the barn of ii.
Murray, in Convis township, Calhoun Go.
and now Mr. Murray is looking for new
barn and flock Of sheep.
Mrs Priscilla Copeland of East Jordan
has engaged an attorney TO prosecute hei
claims 10 the greater part Of lryington, q
suburb of New York.
number of brick buildings will be
built at Marlette this year, among which
are a $40, 900 schoolhouse. four business
blocks and s. 900 residence.
Grand Rapids furniture men report thai
February was very bad month, fewer
sales beng reported than during any
month since the depression set in,