Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-22
State News.

California prohibitionists favor free
silver.
jeremiah ID. Williams one of the old
est residents of Ann Arbor, is dead.
An anti-Saloon league has been or
ganized in Grand Rapids. It has no
party affiliations.
Foekert & Luthcr's large mill in Al
pena was DESTROYED by fire the other
day. Loss $4,000.
The saw works plant Of Barcus Bros.
in Muskegon burned the other after
noon. Loss 10000.
The widow of the late Gen. O. NJ.
Poe of Detroit, has been granted a
pension of $50 a month.
John Ashley, cook IN a lumber camp
near Newberry, fell from tree the
other day and broke his neck.
The forest fires in the upper pennin-
Sula, which have been burning for sew
eral days, have been quenched by show
erS.
The supreme court declares illegal
the decree of the State for taxes assess
ed in Muskegon county for the year
1892.
DR.. f. f Bronson of Gauges has
been elected president of the State
Electric Medical and Surgical associa-
ton.
H. F.. Leonard drayman Of Durand
was hit by train the other day and
seriously injured. HIS horses were
killed.
O'Brien j. Atkinson of Port Huron,
was elected president Of the Michigan
Bar association in Grand Rapids last
week.
John Walsh of Mason is charged with
muggling whiskey to female prisoners
in the lngham county Jail. Walsh
says he is innocent.
Acknowledgement Maynard has filed
an opinion to the effect that wealthy
patients in the state insane asylum
must pay for their care.
Robert Campbell died in Kalamazoo
Il few days ago, at an advanced age.
He was one of party of l6 who cross
ed the plains to California in 1919.
Nearly 1000 diseased plum trees in
Kalamazoo county have been ordered
DESTROYED by the blackknot commission.
This means the destruction of So. 200
worth of trees.
FIR MatkowSki. Polish Catholic
priest OF Bay City has been arrested fol
attempting criminal assault on q
young grll, who was formerly his assist
ant housekeeper.
The contract for building the Stu
d'nt's Christian Association building
in Ypsi,ant, for which Mrs Mary 5
Stark weather gave $4,000, has been
let TO Detroit firm.
James Williams. Il colored barber OF
Detroit. serving time in the Ionia
house of correction, has been sentenced
to 20 years in Jackson for assaulting
keeper Walker with "A canning knife.
Samuel Reeves was sentenced. in
lonia. last week, to twelve years in the
jackson prison, for assault with intcui
20 kill Hagadorn. Mrs. Hagadorn and
Maynard will be tried for conspiring
with Reeves The Reeves case viii
be taken to the Supreme court.
Six years in the state prison at Jack.
son was the sentence imposed upon j
Blair Simpson, eX-iustice of the peace
by Judge Hosmer in the Recorder,
court in Detroit the other morning
The court failed to see why new triaI
should be granted on any of the point.
which were brought mp by Col. Akin
son.
a Washington dispatch 10 Detroit
paper says: Rep. Avery has retained
from a brief visit to his home. He re
ports matters in the eleventh district al
IN good form The party is perfecting
It's organization and preparing for tht
campaign with zeal and confidence
The doctor feels quite encouraged oyer
the result of his visit. and returns t,
his congressional duties with renewed
zeal.