Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
State News.


Scottville is 10 have new grlst mill
with capacity of - barrels per day.
A reunion OF the First Michigan 5r-
gade is To be held in Jackson in Octob-
er.
A vein of good stove coal has been
found in Leroy township, Ingham
coanty.
Hon. Roswell G. Horr will make
campaign speeches in NEBRASKA and
Minnesota.
Prof. +. Honcome Of the Agriculture.
al college. died the other morning of
appendicitis.
Henry Todd. Que Of he oldest set.
tiers in Webster township, Livingston
county i dead
The civic League Of Ionia has COM
menced vigorous warrior against dis
reputable houses,
About 800 OF the convicts in Jackson
prison are idle, while repairs are being
made in the shops.
Sarah Jane Russell Of Harbor Springs
has been lined $500 for keeping a
house of ill-fame.
Hundreds of young men in Southern
Michigan have gone to Dakota 10 work
in the harvest fields.
There are Is salt works in Michigan.
and this state is second in the Union
in the output of salt.
A 7-year-old son of Alvin Reside OF
Goodland, near Inlay City, was kicked
to death by a colt the other day.
Mrs j. A. Menk. who died recently
at Alto, Wis, aged 20 years. left $40
000 to Hope college in Holland.
Five thousand persons were at Lud-
ngton on Epworth Rally day. Hon.
+. p Allen of Yp,llantI, was the ora
tor
Marion was visited by burglars he
other night. The safe in the tXpres,
office was blown open bydynamte, and
about $50 taken.
An outbreak Of sewer gas in The
Michigan cbildren's home in s.. Joseph
caused the death of two children. Bad
plumbing is to blame.
Mrs. Chas. West is in the LAX"
coanty jail charged with starting the
ire that DESTROYED nearly all of the bus
mess portion of Baldwin.
The Lewis Art gallery in Coldwater.
which was bcqueathed to the Y. NJ. G..
A of that city. is 70 be made into one
of the finest association buildings in
the state.
Henry Stanley. a familiar and well
known character about Flint. died the
other day. He was about 20 years old,
and was at one time possessed of quite
a fortune.
The first passenger train over the
Lima Northern came into Adrian the
other day, oyer the Wabash, with which
il forms connection at Detroit Junction.
two miles east of Seneca.
Ellis Kinney, 13-vear old boy of
Madison, Lenawee CO, nv, was found
hanging 10 rafter in the barn the
OTHER morning. He was cut 90 yn Just
in time TO save his lie.
Mrs. George T. Hollister Of Howell.
wife of Rev, Geo. T. HOLSTER, a super
animated minister. shielded the other
morning by hanging herself with a
handkerchief 20 the bed.
G. w. Stubli. a farmer of Rollip.
Lenawee county, died the other even
100 from the effects of Injuries received
the previous evening when his barn
was moved from It's foundations bv the
heavy wind He was past 20 years of
age and quite well-to-do.
The cash receipts from internal re-
venue for the fiscal year ending June
30. shows an increase of 50 5s4,j37 over
the preceding wear. Tax on spirits
furnished $50, G70.070 tobacco brought
in the sum Of S30.711.629: from fer.
meuted liquors S33. 7S4. 2j5 was derived
Judge Halrison II. Wheeler pension
agent for Michigan, with headquarters
in Detroit. who was stricken with para
lvsis about ten weeks ago. died Thurs
dav of last week. Judge Wheeler serv
e | faithfully IN the war of the rebellion
He also represented the tenth district
in the fifty second congress.
The roof paint tiend has been getting
in his work in several parts of south
western Michigan by the same old
scheme of taking receipt for several
SAMPLE cans Of the mixture left with p
farmer. whom he appoints as agent.
the receipt atterward turning no as a
promisSorv note in the hands Of more
or less innocent holder.
Samuel Winke'man a Russian rosi
dent Of ManiStique, who has been nat.
rralizcd and is now citizen Of the
United States. must pay 5000 70 the