Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
State News.

work on path connecting that city
with Grand Haven, the path To be four
feet wide.
Mrs. Jennie McLachln of Hillsdale
has woven 700 yards Of rag carpet
nee las October. also ~ rugs and 20
yrrd> If II tnnel
Four farmers If Woodland township
Bury County, have been arrested and
fined for allowing Canadian thistles 1"
thrive ON their premises
The plant of the Farm Implement
Company at Battle Greek was burned
last week with loss of 500. 900 to S25,-
600 and only s. 900 insurance.
Fred c. Greve. the swell Saginaw
Young man. who passed several BIC
forged checks last week, has been sent
enced to Jackson for five years.
Oscar McLachlin of Portland shot
one of his neighborS' chickens that had
Straved into his yard and paid - 80
for firing gun within the village linn
it's.
Only twenty-siX voters attended the
annual school meeting of District No.
mt Jackson, but they were progressive
citizens and voted to raise 1913, 900 for
school purposes.
The school connected with the battle
torn st. StaniSlaus church in BAY City
will not be opened this fall, owing to
the continued trouble made by the
I opon,ioc Of Er notnwSlyi
Ella Owen propretress of house of
ir-'qme at Bay City. has been arrested
/ IN the charge of selling liquor without
license. The police are trying to rid
/ the citv of all such dens.
Rev. Paul j. Klonka. of OwOsso. saws
the III Lutheran ministers expelled nv
the Michigan synod will rot organize
new synod but unite with either the
Wisconsin or Missouri synod.
The state board of health has been
advised of a supposed outbreak of spon-
taneOus cowpoX at Whiteford. Monroe
county Secretary Baker will give the
case prompt att ntion. Several herds
are said to be infected.
The new opera house at Vermont
Vile was onened hv prohibition rally.
Rev. Fred +. Brilten being the speaker
The opera hopse was built bv the vii
age. ;he first story containing engine
roomS. council chambers and jail.
DR.. George H. Catermole. of the
state board of health. who investigated
he typhoid fever outbreak at Decker
vile. found that il was caused by close
proximity of outhouSes and manure
Diles to the wells. He caused gener-
: Il cleaning mp.
Hereafter all graves in Portland
cemetery must be level so that lawn
mower NAV pass over them without in.
convenience. No mounds will be al
Owed nor NAV flowers or shruhberv
he planted without the consent of the
sexton.
Specials sent ont from Lake Linden
that Calumet IL Hecla will paw its EN-
ploves in silver is untrue. With the
exception of a few Polish and Austrian
trimmers and handful of populiSts
the employees of the big copper mine
are for gold.
Early in June. GenesSee county |
people raised 81 800 in cash and man,
goods for the relief of Oakland county |
'vclone sufferers. Now they have |
raised 5000 more for the sufferers Of |
'Thetford. Forest and Vienna townships |
in their own county.
The weekly weather cror hullntin |
saws the recent rains have nut the |
ground in excellent condition for seed |
ing; much fail blowing has boon done |
Most of the corn is cut and beyond |
danger Of ttoSt Potatoes are rottino |
and the prospects of heavy yield are
Door.
Frankfort people are kicking because |
the Ann Arbor railroad has abandoned |
IFS track and depot in the village, fore |
ing passengers to 90 several miles |
across the hav 10 get trains. Railraad |
CommiSS oner Billings and AssiStan'
Attornev-Genera Chase have gone to
investigate.
Game Warden Osborn deputized At. |
tornev-General Chase To assist the Ale |
gan authorities IN the prosecution % !
fish law violators, whom it has been a
most impossible to convict. Chase |
succeeded in convicting Charles Barrier |
for spearipg fish and using jack light
and fine of S54 was assessed.
The Sutherland-Innis company of |
Evaat, Stave and heading manufactur-
ers, have nearly completed new mill
on the site of the one burned July %
The mill will represent an investment
of nearly $4,000 About seventy per.
sons are employed by the company
when their works are being run in full
capacity.
Reports from the State Board of
Health show that diptheria neuralgia.
rheumatism. bronchitis and consump.
ton. in the order named. caused the
most sickness i'm MichiOan durinp the