Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
Safe News.

( Grape, are selling FIR half a cent pei
pound in Menroe county, the ch"apeS'
ever known.
\ new iron bridge. - cost 50 0O0 /,
~ he ouilr over the Rp0ge near Ply
mouth AZ once.
The Is .o.l social is having a gree
run in Saniac county 1t means u
g,rls to one boy.
Melons are selling at cent apiec.
in Btngor, and still the boys would
rather coon" them.
Clinton county farmers wanta marte'
for 'nelr ,pples Al any price,. the crol
being the largest ever known.
TIE annual reunion Of the twenty
eighth Michigan infantry will he held
At ,;lcC Creek, Wednesday, September
30
Fa,mor Hnrk. of Morrice was held
NJ by two men m OvoSso las Sunda'
night and r,hhed Of so. The robbers
escaped.
ChqrloS y. Burroughs. under qrres
at Niles. charged with forgery n Grin
pie Creek. Col will insist on requ,i
ton papers.
CroSwell's electric light plant is Moor
" completed. it being expected tina
- 1;,,l,- I'LL L., .,,r,oJ 90, o., ,bo En-.
time this week
Mrs. Eva Wilheln. who drowne)
herself in Silver Lake. near rravers'
CITY. did 50 because a cancer was wear.
ing out her life.
The r. G. Peters sawmill and 1000.
600 feet OF lumber AZ Alec. Miss. In.
been DESTROYED nv fire. Loss $50, 900
insurance $4,000.
James Applevard. who was convicted
of manslaughter for tine killing of Drug
giS' Gahan. at Cheboygan. is said e
have become insane.
Williamson win soon he having
quite a reputation as village for do
mos'ic disorders. Five families wer
broken up last week.
Burglars entered the farm house o
Lewis Carmen. living near Petersburg
and Secnred S45 in cash and $3.50 dol
lars worth of jewelry.
/ The STANDARD oil company viii pu'
up large oil forage tanks at Fremon'
and make that rlsce a distributing
point for the vicinity.
Vicksbure's whole $1,000 bono
4 issuc Of electric lighting and water
works bonds nave been bought BY
/ Grand Rapids parties.
The apple crop in Calhoun county j.
the large> in the history Of that county
Hundre 3, OF tree, are breaking dow
under the load OF fruit.
An unknown man committed suicide
last week by throwing himself in from
of train. In his coat pocket was a
letter dated Petoskey, Mich.
After October |, curfew will ring a
Traverse City, and Youngsters of eithci
sex. under l6. will have to give an ac.
count of themselves to the police.
There Is some talk Of the gold Demo
crat5 placing ticket in the field in 81
Clair county and also nominating >
congressional candidate IN the seventh
district.
The examination of Fred Ieigle an,
William Blllantyne, charged with aS.
saulinC Belle Stevens, l6-year-old yin
of Fiu' has been continued until Sep
TENDER IS.
The first we'll sunk at Newport il
search of oil on gas has proven failure
on account of "a crooked auger hole
Another attempt will be made at tn,
Bull farm near by.
Manisiique is paying $3.50 rent fo'
various buildings used for school pur.
poses. and has not room enough to &C
commodate the children. a new schOo
house is badly needed.
Jack Hall. tramp, compelled lady
at Vicksburg TO buy bushel o.
peaches at the point of a drawn knife.
Hall is under arrest on a charge Of as.
sault with intent 20 kill.
A conservative canvass of McBain
shows fifteen Democrats who will no,
vote for Bryan at the coming election.
Only two Republicans have become con.
veris to the free silver idea
The village couuc Of Berrien Spring.
has granted a number of horsemen per.
mission 10 esta blish race track on he
lowlands of the 81 Joseph river. and
work has already been commenced.