Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-30


and the resultant racket frightened the
rodents away HIS method is muct
cheaper than burning the harn.
DIR. Roome county veterinary surgeon .
has tested 200 COWS in the CITY az Menom-
inee and adjoining country, aud has found
ont of that number thlrty-five suffering
from tuberculosis One extensive dairy
mau near the city. who was emphatic
against an official test, had twenty per
cent OF his herd declared infected by the
yeterinery.
Robert lnga +, sout mp from Genesee
county i'm 1898 FOR two Years and en-
ptoyed IN the engine room of tie state
house OF correction at Ionia escaped
about $3.50 yesterday morning. Viii
Engineer Lam was making his rounds
through the shops Ingalls, seized long
plece of gas-pipe and ran to the walls
and placing it against one Of them went
over, and is at large yet.
Eugene w. Mann, OF Howell, says hit
wife's parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas
Grimm of Piuckncy, have alienated her
affection from him and he sues for $685.
600 damages. The couple were married
secretly IN July. 1898. Mann says the
old folks caused his wife to bring divorce
I proceedings.
Michigan Sons of the American KeyO.
luton honored their forefathers' memory
last Friday night IN the annual reunion
and dinner OF the society. Oyer lOG
members were present at the banquet
After an hours discussion Of the elabor-
ate menu, senator Thomas w. Palmev
president OF the society, in a characters
tirally witty address Introduced the Hon
Alfred Russell as toastmaster. The Hon.
William Ward Wright Of Wisconsin res
ponded TO The Northwest in the Revo.
luton" References by the toastmasteI
70 the struggles for inalienabe rights be-
being waged by the Cubans and
Greeks evoked hearty applause Ex
Senator John Patten, ir, of Crane
Rapids, who was to have responded tr
"Our society was unable to be present
and the theme was treated by James Il.
Smith Of Detroit The Rev 5 ID. Nc
Connel, D. ID j., Of Brooklyn. responded
TO the toast, Elements of National Self
Respect
~ severe electric storm, with hail &c
compartment. struck muskegon Fri
day morning. For an hour the roll OF
thunder was continuous, and SO heavy
was the c0ncussion that it caused win
doWs to rattle as if a gigantic bait was
being fought near at hand One bolt
I landed fair and square upon the residence
at 157 Oak street occupied by Rens
Lutte aud wife 1t struck the lower
part Of the binding, thence down by q
partition to the flooring, through one
bedroom into another and rolled nI
against the footboard of the bed. or
which lay the man and his wife ripping
the footboard into kindhng. 1t passeu
across the EGGS of the woman below ths
knee, numbiug them SO that she was I'M
able to walk for couple of hours Leap
ing to the man, it stuck his left side, and
had contact as FAR as the head and theI
down the left arm, taking off the haiT ar
! if keen razor had done the work For
| hours the man has been in great agony
raying deliriousy. His left side Is par@
/ yzed. Nj Lutte is about forty years
Old.
Austin Griffin of Port Huron bought
a tax TIT e to Randolph Willis forty
acre farm in Thetford township. Grifiiu
offered to quit-claim to Willis for $40
but the tenant, Harris, said he could get
IT for less money. Willis claims he al
vanced the money, but that Harris got
the deed IN his own name The house
burned down Harris has not yet got his
n, ncy, aud Wills is sung to have the
tax title sci aside, charging it was OBJ
tanned by Misrepresentation
The valley Telephone Company was
Incorporated asst night, with S3G0.OOC
capital, to operate a system in Saginaw
Bay City, West Bay City and surround.
ing country John l. Jackson is presi
dent The company has already made
about leo telephone contracts
Word comes from New YORK ihst An
ton Christensen, the alleged embe12linE
manager of the Ridgeway creamery
whose case led to a controversy between
New York aud Michigan oiticiels has
been r., eased from jail aud will sale af
once for Denmark