Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-12
State News.

livery IN short tine.
Lansing viii bond itself for $4,000,
to complete the city hall.
The Central school building in Sagi.
nav is 10 be rebuilt at once.
The shipments of lumber by lake this
season are phenomena.ly small.
The corner stone of new Catholic
church in Emmett was laid last Mon
day.
William A Doyer, one of the oldest
AID best known residents of Lansing
is dead
Mr. Jarvis of Benton Harbor per-
pose 20 organize a free silver party in
this state
The railroads of the state paid three.
four, n, OF the specific taxes of the stat"
last Year.
john d. Rockefeller may establish
plant in Detroit fpr the manufacture of
rock salt.
G .orge Hartman Of Saginaw was run
over by train the other day and in
stan y killed.
Tie brewery plant in Sebawaing
was DESTROYED by fire the other
day Loss SO, 900.
The Debaur manufacturing com
pany's buildings in Worthwhile were
burned a few days ago.
Berrien county hasn't cent in the
treasury and an effort is being made to
negotiate loan OF 100000.
The 22d annual session OF the Ameri-
can Institute of homeopathy will be
held in Detroit, beginning June Il.
Supplies for the Michigan cyclone
sufferers should be sent to Oxford. ex-
ceptine lumber which should be sent to
Thomas.
William Baker, a 17-year-old boy of
Muir, was arrested in Saranac the other
day charged with attempted assault on
his 10-year-old sister.
Il. j. Hitler of Hudson, one of the
oldest members of the Lcnawee county
bar, has been convicted of embeZZle.
ment, while acting as administrator of
an estate. He will appeal.
Four members of the common coun
Ill in ST. lgnace are under arrest
charged was purposely remaining away
from the meeting of the council in order
10 obstruct public business.
Miss Lucy 4. Sloan, for sly years al
he head of English work in the Lansing
public schools, has resigned to accept
he position of lady principal and pro
lessor of English in Hillsdale college.
Hudson may have an establishment
Tor the manufacture of the Abbott vot-
ne machine. A stock company Is t.
Oe organized with 500, 600 capital, Mr.
Abbott to retain 20 per cent of the
stock.
Bay Citys electric street railway
company has 10000 suit on hand
The suit is brought by the administra-
tor of the estate of Joseph Daily, who
was injured 50 badly by a trolley can
that he died.
Fred Keys, treasurer of the |. o. o.
f. lodge of Burr Oak, who absconded
with 5000, and was arrested in Missouri
in February, pleaded guilty to a chargc
IF enlightenment in the circuit court in
Kalamazoo, a few days ago.
Miss Edna White of Monroe and c.
l.. Comfort Of Syracuse, y. Y, we've
married few days ago, after a court
ship of twenty years. The couple be-
long 10 the mldgcts, each being only
four feet, four inches high.
George Wilcox, for twenty years the
trusted night watch at the State caritOl
has become dangerously insane. He
was wounded liz the head during the
war, and his present unfortunate con-
dition is said to be due to the injury.
The Michigan Pioneer and Historical
society held its annual meeting in LanS.
ing last week. and reelected Alpheln>
Felch of Ann Arbor president, George
II. Green of Lansing was elected secre-
tary, and b. r. Davis of Lansing, treas
urer.
Capt. Edwin A. Brooks, died in
Grand Rapids few days ago. aged 81
years. Capt. Brooks was noted sol
der. After serving two years with
Illinois and New York batteries, he
was sent home sick H. Immediately
organized company in the Tenth
Michigan cavalry, was twice brevetted
Tor gallantry IN action. and was Judge
advocate IN East Tennessee After tn
war and until three years ago the de
ceased was connected with the Indian
AT Washington.
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