Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-19
State News.

"a
ing tried loo three years 10 get one.
The will Of the late ex-GOv. Brgole
has heen lilled in the probate court IN
Flint.
Rev Chls Swooner, pastor of the
Congrea ational church in Greeuville j.
dead
Mrs SOphronia Scott, who lived in
Dewitt, Clinton county, since 1892, j.
dead
Edward Downing, brakeman, was
instantly killed in Negaunee the other
morning.
Thu reunion of the First Michigan
lLtanttV will be held in Coldwater
June 20.
There are POP 900 acres of winter
wheat in Michigan. The condition per
centa@ i %.
Gov Rich has received a Worlds
fair medal awarded TO Michigan for il,
line exhibit of grapes.
Residents of the northern portion OF
Genesee county nave organized 70 help
The cyclone sufferers.
jackson, Grand Rapids and Bay City
tents OF Maccabees won the prizes al
the meeting in Saginaw last week.
The boilerof the Michigan salt works
in Marine CITY exploded the other day,
and two men were instantly killed.
Clark Porter, a I4-year-old boy of
Leondas, st. Joseph county, was
drowned few days ago while playing
in boat.
Rev Lewis F. E,sels,yn and family
from Tereheam, Persia, arrived in
Lansing few days ago, after fifty
lays Journey. a distance of 5000 miles
james Ackcrson of Vaudeville is the
successful candidate in the fourth dis.
rict competitive examination for IA
'adeIship at the naval academy ~
Annapolis.
There were 4j6 deaths among the
Nacca bees in this state last year. and
he cost to the order was S64I,270.S 80
(he society has a cash balance on hand
f 50, 900.
The course of study arranged for
women at the Agricultural college in.
.ludes cooking, domestic economy,
poultry raising, music, French. etc,
md covers a period of four years.
f,11 60
he third story window of the Keefer
mousse in Hlllsdale the other morning
and received fatal injuries. 1t is sup
posed that he fell from the window
While asleep.
Charles a. Clark of + lint has brough
suit against W. +. Stewart. proprietor
# the Stewart Buggy works of thai
.'ity, for 100000. Clark claims that
while he was working in Stewards fac
tory he was injured so badly that be
mas not been able TO leave his bed since.
Robert RentOn, well known and
highly respected farmer living ly,
miles southeast of Pinkney IN the town
ship of Sumpter, died at his form resi-
dence yesterday at II a. m. Mr.. Rem
ton was born in Innerwck, Scotland.
and came to America with his parents
in 1851. He was 20 years of age "a
time of death.
While Sherman Kirby and family.
living about seven miles from Elsie, in
Greenbush township, were fishing in
Maple River. thunder storm came up
while Mr. Kirby and daughter were
standing under tee for shelter, he
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed and the daughter was unconscious
for several hours.
What may prove to be fatal accid-
ent happened to Thomas Holland near
Ashley. Holland is member of the
railroad section gang at that place, and
the men were at work on the road when
the train came along. The men stepped
aside to let it pass, and just as it got to
them a coupling pin which lay on the
front of the engine became dislodged,
and in falling was struck by the engine
and hurled with terrific force.
striking Mr.. Holland in the abdomen.
knocking him senselesS. He was re-
moved 10 his home and the doctors
g., l.