Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-03-27
State News.

James Irwin. of Forestville, was
drowned while skating Tuesday.
The mo work, 20 feed" has been
adopted in the Isabella county Jail.
The attorney ., neral is Selling tim.
Der for taxes all over northern Mich.
gan.
G.R. G. Adams. for half century
identified with Kalamazoo county poll
tics, is dead
Speaker Gordon, whose home is in
Standish, AS an aspirant for congress
siona! honOrs.
Henry Lawrence was killed while
telling trees il Orange township, lonia
county, the ether day.
More tkan 10000 acres OF Chippewa
county have been forfeited to the state
by non-payment of taxes.
Mrs Esther Kinney. of LaingSburg,
was 100 years old March 10. She is
in remarkably good health.
Della Reading, 1G-ycar-old girl of
Drayton Plains. near Pontiac, was
drowned while skating the other day.
Bay City saloon keepers have been
notified that they must obey the law,
regulating the sale of intoxicants, 10
the letter.
George Reynolds, of Byron, Shia-
,vassee county. was attacked by a
vicious horse the other day and horri-
bly, injured.
The State Fish Commissioner is hay
my many thousands trout fry distribu-
ted in the waters Of the rivers OF the
lower peninsula.
A FIGHT occurred in Kalamazoo the
other day between union and non
union men. over contract. Several
men on both sides were hurt.
Farmers in Genesee county girdle
then fruit trees with printers ink to
prevent the ascent of tho coddllng
moth, and claim that it is very effect
i've.
Mrs. John Hunt. of Coopersyille,
whose son Bert was killed in a railroad
accident in Reed City. ii few days ago.
dropped dead when the news was tod
her.
The democrat club Of Michigan Uni
versity is agitating the question OF
forming a national league OF democrat
ic clubs similar TO the republican
league.
Poormasters of Otsego county have
sued the poormasterS of Genesee county
for 81 600, the amount expended by
the former in caring for a pauper be-
/ longing to the latter county.
As result of the embezzlcment of
funds from the Marquette land office,
{ hundreds of citizens may lose their
homes unless they can prove up their
homestead entries between 1890 and
1894.
Rev. c. b May, pastor of the BaP-
fist church at Mayville. is dead. He
was well known throughout the state,
having served in both branches of the
legislature. and for years connected
/ with Hillsdale college.
A Reform party was organized in
Kalamazoo county the other night. a
/ platform was adopted favoiing direct
! legi,lation-the initiative and referen-
! dum-and in favor of free silver The
new party will have a city ticket in the
field this spring.
Grant Monks, an engineer of Bay
City, was shot by his two sons the
other morning, while attempting to
assault his wife. He is not expected
to recover. The boys are ID and II
years old respectively. Monks refuses
| TO prosecute his sons.
Mrs. Samuel Hart died in Beaverton,
! Gladwin county two years ago. The
| remains were disinterred a few days
! ago 10 remove them to another place.
The body was found to be completely
petrified and every feature as natural
as when the body was buried.
Jane McGinnis, of st. Joseph. a
section hand working for 81 20 a day,
will, April |, come into possession of
| 81. 900 and six months later this sum
will be increased to $250,000 a bach
elor uncle died in Toledo "A year ago
and left $780, to Joseph, who di-
vides the sum with his two sons.
! Interest i'm the Feunville train rob
berry and the Powers and Smalley TRACE
dies will be renewed by the rumor that
the case for the last three months has
been in the hands of the Pinkerton de-
teciives and that the man who shot
Detective Powers is now under the sha-
dow of the famous sleuths and can be
arrested at moments notice.