Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
State News.

Jay Marble, of Central Lake, aged II
was drowned while skating.
South Ravens new telephone exchange
already has ninety two subscribers
A local stock company at Oversee Will
build a large Touring mill in the village
Nearly all the lowlquds neal Kalema
900 are flooded The river is on a ram
page.
In Livingston county this month there
have been 30 marriages and not one ap-
plicalon for divorce
Saginaw valley banks report aggregate
deposits of 1886, 623 40 an increase OF
5000 600 over the same time last year
Isaac Bearinger the well-knOwn Sag
NAV capitalist, has let the contract for q
low priced theatre, TO cost about so 600
Fred Jarvis of Pettysvile recently
caught large badger IN trap. It's the
first caught in Livingston county in a long
time.
Frank Wah the young man who was
shot by VIM Cole At Nottswa last week
while burglarizing the latter's store, died
Tuesday.
The mill at Portland began running by
water power last week for The first time
since last march. since then the river De-
ing too low
AT the recent term OF the circuit court
at lora not one Of the PERSONS against
whom there were criminal charges es-
ca ED conviction,
Work on the New Y. NJ. c. A. building
al Port Huron has commenced. 1t will
cost with lot S22 500.
Thirty ex.members Of the Port Huron
Guards have applied for admission TO the
new military company The fight against
The muster out has ceased.
VIM | Lewis, of Saginaw wants 50,
600 from Charles HELPS Who he charges
bevt him frightfully July 20 last
Justice William Walker and wife, of
jackson, have jest celebrated their tftIeth
wedding anniversary. Eleven children
testify that marriage was not "A failure
Chas Northrup. the Saginaw man who
shot Fred Treadwell during dispute over
a horse, has been bound oyer He could
not furnish 81 900 bail. Treadwcll viii
live.
The Ferguson Cart Il CARR ige Co, of
Ann Arbor. which has employed a, many
as seuentyfive men, will be moved TO St
Louis. Mo, and Ann Arbor people feel
very blue
The dead body of man was found
honging To a tree about mile from Me-
costa village. 1t proved to be j Staples,
a mill lrborer, who had probably commit
ted suicide after "a spree.
Geors w. Love, who killed squaw
near Bellare, has been convicted and sen
fenced to Jackson for life The defense
was insanity, but II was proved that Love
killed the woman III cold blood
c.. Potts, of Benton Harbor, philanthropy.
lst, who recently off red to erect reform
atory for fallen women, will be examined
for insanity. Relatives ask that guard.
ian be placed in charge Of his Sl5 600 es-
tate.
Miss Lucy Purduu teacher in the Ann
Arbor high school lost $40 the day before
Christmas, The police got so hot on the
trail of the thief that Saturday he dropped
the money into the school letter box, and
il was recovered
John H. Hustled wcll-known mining
man said to be worth $500, coo. commit.
ted suicide At his home in Denver by
shooting himself in the head The suicide
Is supposed to have been occasioncd by
dependency due 10 i'll health.
Peter Kryzystewezyk. Grand Rapids
boy Of $, WAS shot ny John Ksplanski a
playmate. John claims be did not know
the revolver was loaded, but the other
boys brother says John had made threats
to kill him. Kyzystowezyk may die.
When Mrs Alexander Louden was in
formed that her insane husband had com
mitted suicide in the Port Huron Jail she
knelt down on the street and Played for
strength to bear her sorrow All who
saw her sorrow could pot restrain their
tears
The fruit growers of western Michigan
at their Grand Rapids meeting, decided 10
make Grand Rapids the central market
place for western Michigan and appointed
"a committee to arrange suitable freight
...s. FI9d J Russell, Of Hart was elect
"u .i'sidcnt
Two Reed City residents claim that in
case Of war, they could within Two weeks.
raise company of five hundred hunters
and voodsmen, all armed with repeating
rIlleq These men are sure shots and
ould just as lief pert crate an English red
& At as deer's hide
Steve Earle, of Beirien Springs, recently
put saltpeter into bis cider instead Of sally
ellie acid The cider loaned all over.
lie then put the acid in and behold. the
alcohol deYil disappeared, and the cider
was ~ inOcuous as water. He'll ask the
proh,Os 10 buy the patent
st Helen, once the liveliest town in
northern Michigan, will soon enter the
Henry G. Stephens & Co.
will dismantle The biz mill, sell The build
ings anu dispose Of the town site As
Lake 81 Helen Is quite near. atToilug
fine fishing y is supposed some sports
mems club vii take possession