Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-03-13
State News.

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The Adventist educational society
has college property valued AT s75O, 900.
Work is To be commenced soon on
the Toledo n Pittsburg electric railway
\ new cottage, costing SS4 900, is to
he erected at lonia for the criminai
insane,
The twenty-sixlh Michigan infantry
will hold lis annual reunion in Mason,
April 9.
stephen Brown Wakefield, one If
Monroe county's best known pioneers,
j. dead.
Hon. Carl Heisterman, Il pioneer Of
Bad Axe and veteran Of the Mexican
war. is dead.
Worthwhile ladies propose to raise
$1,000 by their own Efforts and build a
library building.
There arc Is divorce cases on the
calendar for the March term of Ing
hams circuit county
Gen L. &. Rutherford, of Grand
Rapids. is a candidate for governor on
The democratic ticket
Congressman Aitkin has been chosen
as the Michigan member Of the nation
al congressional committee.
Sagiuaw's Civic Club has been re-or-
gained and expects to have It's inilu-
enCe felt at the next election.
l. V Mouton. of Grand Rapids, has
been elected president of the Michigan
State SpiritUalist Association.
W. II. Morgan, of St. Johns, sued
George Minkler for alternating the
affections of his wife, and got $4,000.
Simon Hartmann was instantly killed
by passenger train on the Michigan
Central road in Saginaw few days
ago.
Joseph Perrien, one of the wealthiest
German residents of Detroit, and the
victim of the famous abduction in 1891,
Is dead
Frank Thompson, Of Durand, has
been sentenced to three years in lonia
for forging ms fathers name to check
for $40.
The Co eds Of the University, gave a
leap year party last week and raised
5000 for the Woman's gymnasium
building.
Alfred = Mosher, of Bay City, has
been arrested. charged with using the
funds OF the Mosher Lumber Co. for
his own use.
An illicit still has been discovered al
Kingston, Tuscola county. A special
detective is said to have unearthed
damaging evidence.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
conviction OF Rev \. ID. Mclaughlin.
OF Berrien county for marrying a cou-
pie without "a license.
Little Jake Seligman, who has been
investing in mining properties in Grip
pie Creek, has transferred his interests
aud made a clear profit of $4,000.
dies with the feed Of horse belonging
10 Charles Wagner. Several needles
were extracted from the horses tongue.
The thirteth annual encampment of
the Michigan Division Sons of Veterans
will be held in Holland the last week
in June, 1t will be a field encamp-
ment.
The State Missionary Convention of
The Woman's Association of Michigan
will be held in Port Huron. March y.
1t is expected that 900 delegates will
be present.
"A Grand Rapids florist, who mas been
engaged in the cultivation of flowers
for many years. This week sold double
carnation, known as the "Murella, to
a New York firm for $4,000 cash.
Coal has been discovered in Austin
township, Sanilac county, and farmers
will organize stock company to make
an investigation to see if the mineral is
there in quantities TO pay for working
il.
w II. Meyer, Of Traverse City. who
alleges that he was bound, gagged and
robbed of s., 700, and who is now in
jail, charged with defrauding creditors,
has been refused another trial by the
Supreme Court.
The United States has begun suits
in the federal court IN Grand Rapids
against the Lake Shore Superior Ship
Canal Railway a. Iron Co, to annul
the title TO 6S 647 acres IF land in the
Upper Peninsula.
The r. & F. NJ. railroad company
has closed Il deal with the Ann Arbor
railroad company for the use of the
latter'S terminals in Toledo The +. Il
Z. Nj. will build its line to Alexis June
ton to connect with the Ann Arbor,
Walter X Hough. of Lapeer, an in
mate of the private asylum near Flint,
was ont walking with his attendant