Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-28
State News.

pioneer, Is ueau.
Van Buren, county paid $4,000 for
sparrow bounties in 1895.
A number IF cases of typhoid fever
are reported in the Jackson prison.
Horace Comstock, pioneer OF
Adrian, died suddenly the other night.
A canning factory and basket
factory will be erected in Shelby tins
spring
Peter Bayer, who had lived on the
same farm near Mulliken fol 30 years,
is dead
The conviction of Nellie Pope, muir
deress, has been affirmed by the SUI
preme court.
A company has been organized in
Washtenaw county TO secure cheaper
telephone rates.
David Angel, well known citizen
OF Adrian dropped dead at the break
fast table the other morning.
The Lowell Electric Light and Power
company has run its wires into Grand
Rapids, and will light that city.
Chicago parties have bought the e..
A. Colby's mansion in Niles and will
convert it into n female seminary.
Fred 5. Clark of Grand Rapids, one
of the best known politicians and re-
publican workers IN Michigan, is dead.
William O'Brien. Michigan central
switchman, was injured while at work
in Ann Arbor, and died a few days
later.
The Central Michigan Poultry and
Pet Stock association will hold an eX-
inhibition in Lansing Sept 10 TO IS,
both inclusive.
Robert W. Cochran of Cedar Springs
has been arrested for Illegally conduct
ing drug store. He is not a regis
tered pharmacist.
John Boyee of Bay City has closed a
deal by which he becomes the owner of
( timber land in Roscommon county,
valued al $4,000.
Conrad Bissnger, the oldest resident
/ of Washtenaw county, and one of its
first settlers, died in Ann Arbor a few
day, ago, aged 80 years.
Lapeer.s new NJ +. church was ded-
icated last Sunday. The church cost
Sl4, 900, OF which one half was pledged
ON the day of dedication.
Grand Rapids business men have
sent a delegation to Washington to
work for an appropriation for the inn
proyemcnt of Grand River.
The large ware house of Lamb y
Spencer, grocers of Clare, was burned
the other morning. The tire j, sup
posed To have been started by tramps
Edward Chappelle, eX-county treasur.
en- 81 Altoona county, who attempted L
brain man with a sledge hammer, has
been sent to the asylum at Traverse
City.
\ call has been issued for all the
masOns i'm the state To meet in Crane
Rapids, March >. to consider plans tol
the future maintenance of the Masonic
Home.
The Germana house in Port Huron
was discovered to be on fire, in tiv,
different places, the other night. The
building aud contents were considera
bic damaged.
Eastern capitalists have obtained OPP
tons on several mines in the vicinity
OF Houghton. They will! equip the
mines with new machinery and pust
operations in them.
A Joint meeting of the boards o
control of Michigan prisons was hello
in Lansing last week. Reports from
the wardens say that all are pleased
with the new parole system.
Prot j II. Hopkins of Berea, Ohio
has been adjudged insane. and taker
To the state hospital for the insane in
Cleveland. He was at one time super
ntendent of the schools in Ypsilanti.
A young fellow named Will Whit
man was playing cards last Sunday
with Il fellow named Wixon. 4 quar-
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grabbed Whitman's ear in his teeth and
bit it Oft.
The annual encampment of the Mich
igan National Guard will be held al
Island Lake. August 10. The state
military board states that persons de-
string to participate in camp duty must
enlist in the service before May 3.
The American bill foundry of North
vile has received an order for a large
! bell from India. The bell is to he -four
feet across and weigh 1000 pounds II
is for mission schoo' at Lucknow, be-
ing erected through the efforts of Miss
! Franc Baker of Morcnci.
William G.. lockwood of Flint had
a terrible experience with bull few
days ago. He slipped and fell when
the bull bounced on him and would
have killed him, but for the timely ar
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