Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15
State News.

Carrie Westover was on Saturday
commissioned postmaster AT Jerome.
j. Altman has been appointed post
masterai L0ngsville, Bay Co., vice IL.
&. Mansfield, resigned.
Much of the rye grown i'm south.
western Michigan last year is being
shipped direct to Baltimore, Md.
There are fifty-three cases on the
calendar of the Macomb county Cir
cult Court for the January term.
Grand llaven's new electric light
plant which is owned and operated by
the city, is finished and in operation.
The creamery at Kellogg, Allegan
Co.. declared a dividend of II per
enterprise.
Otsego's new electric light plant
will soon be in operation, "A stock COM
pany having been organized to COM
plete the plant.
The supervisors of Eaton county
have petilioned the legislature to
amend the law relating to supervisors
during their sessions.
South Haven people claim that more
telephones are in use in that place in
proportion TO population than in any
other town in the state.
The Centennial mine at Eoughton,
after four years idleness will be re-
opened. The work of unwatering the
mine will began III day or two.
Charles Short of Bethel township,
Branch Co.. became Respondent over
financial matters and took "A dose of
morphine. lie will probably die.
a black bear was killed near Min
den City last week. Bears are becom-
Ing qnite numerous in Sanilac county,
more so than since the great fire of
1881.
A test shaft to ascertain the extent
of the supposed mineral deposits in
Akron and Fairgrove townships,
Tusco'a Co., will be started within
two weeks.
Hog cholera made It's appearance i'm
Branch county last October, since
which time ii has made fearful rayages.
Some farmers have lost their entire
droveS.
Postotlice receipts at Paw Paw were
SIG larger the past year than in 1898.
Most of the postoffices in Van Buren,
county show decrease i'll receipts
during the last year.
Greeks In Northern Van Buren,
county have overlooked their banks,
filling up the swamps and low places,
and in some sections making the roads
impossible for teams.
A West Branch woman was given a
divorce last week. and almoet before
the ink on the decree was dry. she APP
peared with a man and a marriage IL
cense before a justice and changed her
name again.
Mrs. Caroline Mead has been given
verdict of Sl75 and costs against the
villege of Buchanan by reason of
damage to her property caused by
change of grade of street upon which
the property fronted.
Thieves drove into the little village
of TOquin. Van Duran Co., the other
night, broke into a general store and
loaded up two road carts with cutlery,
iewlcry and groceries, afterward es-
Gaping safely with their plumber.
Th- new village of Britton will hold
its fist village election on March ?.
II v-ss to have been held a week or
two ago, but the election board failed
t" comply with the provision Of the
law, and the election could not be
held.
The Benton Harbor resident who
doesn't belong to some secret society
feels decidedly lonesome, for over
thirty separate organizations flourish
there, and hardly month passes but
new local branch of some order is
instituted.
The new tracks and ferry dock at
Ludmgton for the use of the big car
ferry. the Pere Marquette, recently
launched at Bay City, are about fin
ished. The steamer is expected TO be-
gin her regular trips across the lakes
in few days.
Diptheria is holding sway in Worth
township, Sanilac co. In the Clyne
family two deaths have occurred.
About week ago Sewell Clyne lost a
child and Saturday he himself died.
His wife, brother and father are also
quite sick with the disease.
Reports to the state board of health
show that the disease which caused
the most sickness in Michigan last
week were bronchitis, influenza, tonsl-.
litis. rhcumati1m and neuralgia
Diphtheria was reported at fifty-two
places, scarlet fever at torty-nine, and
typhoid fever at thirty-threc.
a canning factory, which in the
busy season would employ about sew
cnty-five people, besides giving a
market for the products of farmers in
the vicinity, Will be established at Bad
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