Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-08
News Summary.


Wet labor went into effect Friday,
and now over 600 prisoners are idle
in the Kings county penitentiary.
The Citizens National bank of Far
90, y D., failed Saturday. The bank
is in the hands of National Bank EX
aminer Anhcimer. The capital is
100000.
The Western Paper Bag Co., at Ba-
tavia, H., one Of the Van Nortwick
plants. was placed in the hands of n
receiver Saturday. Liabilities will
exceed 100000 with assets the same.
Aid. James OMally, under ndict-
ment at Chicago charged with the
murder of Gus Colliandcr, in raid
on a polling booth, election night,
was admitted on bail Saturday in the
sum of S25 900.
Pasadena, CAL, was in glee New
\ ear : uaN, the occasion being the
annual tournament of roses. Millions
of roses. carnations and other flowers
were used in trimming, the flowers ali
being grown in Pasadena and vicin-
ity.
Deputy Clerk Henry Cassin. of tn,
! United States district court at Louis
willie, Ky, has been appointed as
special commissioner TO sell the Ken.
lucky and Indiana bridge property
within three months. The upset
price is 81, 100000.
Mary English, handsome and
| Il
found herding Gilmore Lees sheep in
The woods near Shelbyyille, Ind. She
was locked in Jail, but would say
nothing except that the Lord had senl
| her TO protect them.
Isaac Bullen, who died at Langford.
Rock Castle county, Ky, has been in.
tered in burial garments and coffin
ordered tor the purpose by himself %
years ago. He ordered a coffin for his
wife at the same time, but she is still
lying at the age of 50.
The farmers in the vicinity of
Frankfort, Ind, have waged vigor-
Gus warfare against the tollgate com.
panies and have chopped down the
gates on the road many times. As "A
result warrants have been issued for
the arrest of A of them.
Eugene Ridgeway, the fourth OF
he quartet who held up and attempt
ed to rob an electric car between
Kansas City and independence, Mo-,
IN the night Of Nov. II last, has been
arrested at his home at Centropolis,
Mo.
The St Louis coroncr's jury in the
inquest on the remains Of Joseph b.
McCullagh has given a verdict to the
| effect that the deceased came to his
death by falling from window
while attempting to escape from the
effects of gas-the result Of an acct
dent.
The Omaha. Neb., Savings bank
failed to open its doors Saturday and
is in the hands of the state banking
board. The total liability of the in
situtiOn is $3.50. 900, and the assets
exceed this amount by 100000. The
securities are excellent and but little
loss can result to depositors.
| III. w ltN IL llllldIs w no desert
ed good wife at Chicago recently to
| elOpe with grass widow named
Cannon, and who subsequently mar.
ried her the latter. has already tired
of his new acquisition and says that
he will ask for a divorce on the
Ground that he was deceived in Mrs.
| Cannon.
In 1895 the auditor general made a
mistake in apportioning the state tax,
| and placed A!cona county's share at
81 400. Later il was discovered that
il should have been $4,000. and the
auditor-g general stated that To correct
the mistake he would keep enough
extra ont Of the delinquent tax re-
turned to make up the difference. The
residents of the county think that lac
cannot legally do this, and Will fight
the matter in the courts, believing
that they can be made TO pay only the
amount charged TO the county in the
official apportionment.