Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-04
Safe News.

Ex.Go~. Luce deuios thai he has ex.
prs ii any Intention OF voting for
Bryau.
PM CJlgroye of Hastings is now
the supreme head of the Knights OF
Pythias.
A. Mckinley and Hobart club hes
been organized at INLAY City with PIG
members.
Sault ST. Mary suffered half n
million fire last Thursday, caused by
a gasoline stove explosion.
The republican convention in the 18th
district closed last Friday by nominal
ing c. D. Sheldon of Houghton county
The Lutheran church at Hancock
was struck last Friday and $4,000
damages done. The teacher of the
church school was killed.
The third annual rally of Shiawassee
county Sunday schools was held last
Friday 1900 children in line. Hon. +.
p. Allen delivered the address.
The Lawrence murder case is on AT
Grand Haven. Ray Coates has been
brought back from prison and will be
used as witness against Mrs .Lawrense.
The celebrated Sparrow insanity
case at Lansing is likely to be revived
Judge Q A, Smith having applied fer
to the circuit court for a writ Of GER
tiorari by which it's pro ed to review
the proceedings of the probate court.
= Piqno shalks ale vObirg the north
ern part of the state on a simple but
effective plan They leave piano with
some wel.to.do farmer at so much,
and take receipt for the same.
Later the farmer is called upon to pay
promlssary nOle for that amount
Grand Rapids board of trade last
Friday wired a cordial and urgent in
vtation TO the celestial statesman, Ii
Hung Chang, to that city and inspect
the greatest furniture center in the
world. DR.. John Otte, medical miss
ionary TO China, will wait upon Chang
and press the imitation.
Jesse Church, of Greenville. father of
Charles A. Church. the Lowell banker,
who committed suicide Tuesday, had
a meeting with the heaviest creditors
last Saturday, He hopes to effect some
arrangement by which funds will be
raised to meet pressing obligations,
especially in Connection with the Lowell
bank. The bank books have not been
examined and will not be until the
Probate Court appoints an administra-
tor to represent the estate. Mr. Church
says he has ample assets if the times
were only such that he could realize on
them.
The state pardon board thinks quite
fivorably of the matter OF pardon III
the ease Of the Molitor murder. fer
W hich testimony has been taken. Sin
ty.fiye witnesses have testified, Includ-
ing Judge Il. j. Kelley, James Nc
Namara and others. Nearly all wit
nesses were favorable 10 the conv.cts,
Gross man Jacobs, Thurman and Vogler
and when the board meets again in
jackson it is believed pardon will be
rtcommt nded for those persons. The
case of Rel Ike is hopeless as the
board is convinced he shot Sullivan,
Moltor's clerk
The creditors of the Lansing Iron
" Engine Works, of Lansing, met Aug
ust p and organized the Lansing Boiler
IL engine Works, a corporation with a
capital stock of 800, 900. Judge Vernon
II Smith, of Ionia was elected president,
Harris f. Thomas, yice-president and
general manager, and Arthur Wood
Nancy, secretary and treasurer, The
creditors of the old company vii
he entitled to stock IN the new COMPANY
IN proportion of the amount of theu
claims. The reorganization of the
business leaves the institution out OF
debt and in a fair way TO make the
stockholders some money, as it has
been operated at profit during the
past three years, even with big debt
hanging over it,