Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-24
State News.

all OF the necessaf! sloch having OeeH
secured.
Mrs. Mary Bushey, Is years old and
the mother of year-old boy, suiclded
the other day.
Lansing has let the contract for a
mile aud hall of BRICK street paving
II cost of $4,000.
The proposition To build a new courr
house to cost SO 900, was defeated by
Midland county voters.
The long vacation OF the Agricultural
College has been changed from thc
winter to the summer months.
The breaking of a pond in Ishpem-
ing caused $4,000 damages 10 the
Cleveland Chpps saw mill mine.
Perry Miller, of Dundee has been
sued for 50 900 for breach of promise
by Miss Viola Ridgeley, Of Alma, Ohio.
Calhoun county farmers will turn
their attention to raising sorghum and
a plant will bee put in AT Marshall for
its manufacture.
Miners in the Upper Peninsula have
decided not 10 strike tor an ejght-hOur
day at present, but wait tor a more
prOpitlOus season.
/, One third OF the lodge of Orangemen
instituted in the United States last year
were in Michigan. This third consists
Of seventeen lodges.
Bedding can have the next state saui-
tary convention provided that the citi-
zens VIII take hold and DO all they can
10 make it success.
Thetrustees OF the Masonic Home in
Grant Rapids have decided upon
planior continuing the Home and car
ing ior dependent Masons.
Orchard Lake Academy has been
/ Used as one of the schools from which
,lidents can enter the University of
/ Chicago without examination.
1 1t is rumored that Senator Mcmillan
viii not accept the craftsmanship OF the
republican state central committee.
Albert Pack is after the position.
Rev. Hauser, Baptist minister in
Hastings, has been arrested, charged
wiki disturbing the peace IN Sunday
school. He proposes to light the case.
Garfield township Bay county is to
be colonized by Germans from abroad
The township contains 100000 feet
Of hardwood timber and is sparsely
sltieG.
The &. A. r. posts of Grand Rapids
have decided TO have no parade Deco
ration Day, but to spend the time in
decorating the graves OF the dead
soldiers.
Thomas Brown, serving a 10-years-
sentence in JACKSON prison, was killed
the other day, while trying TO escape
Pat DOlan. another convict who was
trying To escape, was captured.
Secretary Baker of the State Board
of Health has distributed 10000 of leaf
lets relative TO communicable diseases
and methods for their restriction
among the teachers and school officers
OF the state.
DR.. Hunting and other well known
gentlemen Of Marshall, urge Gov.
Rich TO pardon Eugene Kirby, an Off
clal in the City National Bank, of Mar
snail, who is serving ten years in Jack
son for forgery.
Through the efforts of Senator Bur
rows and Mr.. Linton. Mrs. Ella w.
Bergen. OF Saginaw, has received an
appointment as copyist in the National
Museum. Mrs. Bergen is the wife of
"Col. Bergen, the well.known politi-
cIan Of Saginaw.
The platform adopted at the prohibit
ton state convention in Lansing this
week stands for prohibitions free silver,
election of United States senators by
the people, the initiative and referen-
dunn, woman's suffrage, liberal pen
sions, government ISSUE of all money
and government control OF railroads
and telegraph lines.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciely of Ihe NJ. f.. church, Lansing dis
tiict held the best session it has ever
held in Mason last week The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. James +. Coy, Mason; Cores
ponding Secretary, Mrs. Ed Hopkins,
Lansing; Recording Secretary. Miss
Olive Terrill, Charlotte; Treasurer,
Mrs. Scolield, Lansing.
Peter Dennis and his wife, aged 81
and ~ years respectively respectively.
live alone on "A farm in the township of
Leoni, 2 miles from jackson. Three
robbers. who were evidently aware
that Dennis kept money about the pre-
misses, visited his house IN the night,
aroused Mr. Dennis, and with drawn
revolverS demanded his moaey. The
old man made some effort to defend
him y when re was Knocked down
beaten and bound with ropes. The
terrified old woman then gave up TO
,thc robbers 81 900 in bills and about
$500 in gold.
IL. X. j. Shank, of Lansing, w. S