Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
State News.

q inc and other apparatus.
Saugatuck business men havoc rgan-
izcd "a volunteer fire department.
Elkton is suffering from an cpl
dcmic that resembles the grip. Old
and Young are affected alike.
An Independent telephone line i to
be built from South Haven 10 Lacota,
and may be extended u neighborn9
towns.
Every small town in Monroe county
has "medlcinc company" giving ten
ccnl shows and selling cheap noStrumS
tor - bottle.
\ GaIcsburg lady recently dropped
her false teeth, which were immcdI-
alcly seized by her pet pug. She i,
having a new set made now.
The Detroit, Grand Rapids ~ West
crn railroad has shipped up To date
from Brighton over $1,000 railroad
ties 10 be distributed along their line
William,ton's new NJ. f.. church is
nearly completed, and will be occu.
! pied inabOut two weeks. 1t j. mag
! niticcnt structure, and VIII cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The teachers of TckonSha schools
have zone back to the old method of
corporal punishment, and II meets
with the approval OF the school board
and patrons Of the school.
\ Cadillac man owned team Of
oxen at work near ThompSonvillc.
| He was paving for their feed and
man to care cor them. The fellow got
tired OF his job, sold the oxen and lefl
the country.
Port lIuron's Trades and Labor
Council Will hold "A meeting on sun
| day To discuss the adVisabilitY OF fit
Ting mp central labor hall to be oc-
cup'ed by all labor organizations and
be provided with Il library and other
| conVcniences.
Petty hiCving i carried on 10 such
an oXtcnt in Tckon>ha that spcoplc
driving INTO the village have 10 watch
their vehicles TO keep the contents
| from being stolen. Robes, blankets
and groceries are common articles OF
plumber.
Mrs. Laura Gilbert, Tckon>ha, is
i'm her 9OJh year and hearty a. "a wo-
man Ot -. She pieces ana makes "a
bed quilt each year for one of her
sons or orandsons She is the oldcsl
person in the township, and one OF
the oldest i'm the county.
The frs Rcbckah lodge, which j.,
the womau'> branch OF the odd Eel
lows. ever Instituted i'm Michigan was
Friendship lodge No. /, OF Battle
Greek. This lodge IA, now 200 mem
bcrS and has pro>pcrcd 50 much that
"a new Rcbckah lodge, TO be known a.
Columbia lodge, Will be instituted in
that city March IS by Grand Master
Wisclogcl, with sixty charter MEM
bers.
Allegan people are much pleased
over the prospect that the Cincinnati.
Jackson n MacknaW railway Will be
extended from that village TO Lake
Michigan the coming season. The
proposed plan is to make SaugatucE
the western terminus of the line. 60
move very satisfactory 10 AIlc9an
! merchants and lruitgrowers, as il will
Ilurni,h them a long wished-tor direct
outfit to a lake port.
some resident of st. Joseph has a
;grudgc against the Nandaiia railway,
and made an effort to get even with
the corporation by Gaping the rails
at the head OF the grade where the
track, enter that village. a switch
engine, which was going To the yards,
was unable To- stop when the brakes
were applied and crashed into way
ear. smashing the latter To splinter
and badly damaging the locomotive.
Cassopoli~ people are beginning to
think a curtcw ordinance j. badly
needed in that village, and Will ask
the common council to at once adopt
. one. -Four Girl, under the age OF con-
sent and three youths are now IN jail
there charged with IA serious oileLsc
\ party of angry citizens
nearly made an attempt to lynch a
business man of the town while be
wa, being taken to Jail after having
been detected in letting child out o
his store window at a late hour in th'
night,