Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
State News.

fort To raise a large bonus 10 secure IA
roller Touring mill.
Beech and maple wood is being
marketed in larae quantities. al Cass
City for 90 cents per cord.
Union CitN's night Waterman has
resigned because OF being unable to
dispose Of his large salary OF - per
week.
Farmers in the vicinity of Cass City
have an abundance OF potatoes and
they are willing to sell them al five
cents per bushcl.
Rev. Mr.. Otto of Coldwater, has re-
signed the pastorate OF the Baptist
church TO accept of pastorate in the
New Jersey al IA salary of $500.
The home of Mr.. Il. Ninche, Of
Litchfcld, was burned with all its
contents, Friday night. 1t is said
the fumes could be seen for fifteen
miles.
Robert a. McRov, one OF INLAY
City's wealthy citizens, is suffering
from IA broken leg, caused by log
rolling on it while at work on his
farm.
Fire broke out out in the livery
barn of Willis ~ SuOwden at Inlay
City. Thursday night. and ii was
partly destroyed, including carriages,
but the horses were all rescued. Cause
OF fire. Unknown.
G. Stavcr, who lives five miles
northwest Of Litchtield, heard an eX-
| posion in his house. W hen he ar
rived there he found the StOvepipe
| blown into pieces and scattered all
over the place.
WoTkin9men of Highland Station
are fortunate. Everyone that desires
work there gets il from the Flint n
! Pere Marquette Company. who fare
/ building immense ice houses and put
! ting in big crop.
Fennville citizens will petition Con-
9ressman- elect llami tom o. the Fourth
district, TO call special social election
ut that place, at which the patrons OF
the postofiice may vote for their choice
for postmaster.
George II. Day OF Allegan county,
claims to be the most extensive maple
sugar maker in W eStern Michigan. his
annual product reaching 5000 pounds
of sugar and l POO gallons of maple
syrup. He ma. | 900 trees in his sugar
grove near Montcry, all of which he is
planning to tap the coming season.
The Farmers Clubs of Southwest
ern Michigan will ask the legislature
to 80 amend the law that the salaries
of the County School commissioners
shall be fixed by the Supervisors in
each county, and 10 repeal the section
giving the Commissioners power 10
appoint assistants 10 visit the country
schools.
:. Champion of Cass City, is one of
/ the heaviest importers Of thorough
bred poultry in Michigan. He re-
Gently imported twenty head from
England. consisting of some of the
leading prize winners in the biggest
English shows. Ills importation con-
sisted of black Minorcas, black
breasted red games, Avlsbury and
Pckin ducks and Cornish Indian
games.
\ warrant has been issued for the
arrest Of John f.. Coopc. one of Inlay
Cjty's wcalthiest citizens, upon IA
charge of tlaudulcntly obtaining
money. Owing to his severe Hines,
the examination will not occur until
March 9ih, and he has given bail.
The arrest grew out of his recent bus
mess failure in Detroit, " here he was
engaged in the commission business.
n revival is under progress in Te-
konsha. under the management Of the
Methodist and Baptist churches. A
dancing club so abSOrbs the attention
of the young people that little pro-
gress is being made in religious mat
tcrs. One Of the ministers recently
denounced the practice of sieighriding
ON Sunday so bitterly that the ire OF
many young people was aroused.
Several years ago number of far
mers around Pokagon started a co.
operative creamery aud cheese factory
and invested about $4,000 in buildings
and machinery. For Il few months
the institution prospered, but just al
the time the promoters were thinking
of declaring big first dividend the
plant commenced to be unprofiabic
After vain attempts 10 put it on
paving basis the factory was closed
ana the machinery l. now being sold
by piocemcal for what it will bring.
Some of the Horticultural Societies
in the lake shore peach belt are talk
ing over the project of establishing
places in Chicago where the growers
may dispose of their own fruit with
out the intervention OF commission
men. The growers claim that under
q 4
ment in exercising care to ship only
selected fruit, as the returns received
by them are invariably based on the
lowest quotations for common grades
OF indiflerently packed fruit.
II nothing unexpected doesn't hap
pen the yield Of peaches in the lake
shore fruit belt next season is likely
to approach the phenomenal crop OF
last year. But little injury To fruit
buds was caused by the recent severe