Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
being dozen smaller than that OF lat

being dozen smaller than that OF la
year.
Plymouth-The Daisy Manufacture.
ing Co. has started up again with n
full force Of hands, after shut down
of Two weeks.
Marquette-A year ago there were
~ saloons all doing II rushing business
here. This spring only 30 took oui
licenses. Hard times.
Ply moulh-Twenty new residences
have been constructed here during The
last two months, and verilable boom
:" ms TO he III pr gress.
Owosso-A party recently found
large quantities OF fish along the banks
OF the ShiawaS>ee river. Apparently
someone had dvnamiled them.
Pnntiac-The resignation of +. f.
Convers" to take the position of sup
crintendrnt 1T the schools at Beloii,
Wis. leaves n vacancy here, and the
Scho i board i looking for another
"proicsSor."
N<Nl'iii Nv ''!'I"i NbNh'i ~
receive a vSiit from 100 of the mem
bers of the American Institute OF Min
ing engineers, on or about July u.
They will visit all the famous mines
in this vicinity.
JackSoD-Guring the storm Sunday
lightning struck the residence OF
Daniel MOrea. i'm the sout hern part Of
the citv and badly wrecked it. The
occupants escaped without serious in.
Jury.
Sngmaw-During the month Of MAY
not foot of lumber was shipped from
he port OF Saginaw by water. This
i the first instance of the kind in 81
years Their" was received from Che
bpvgan three cargOcs aggregatin9
S95S, 600 feet.
Traverse City-Dm Whipple, Lee
lanau cnuntV'> oldest resident, was
lcrc one day last week. lie is vet
ran of The Mexican war j. 81 years
I'd, is spry and clipper, and can hii
the bull'Scvc every time with his rifle.
lie scored % out of possible 100 in It
,hooting contest.
Neutrality-suspicious." Huston dressed
~ in female clothes 10 attend IA spin.
ters' party mt the church, and was
lelG up bv two officers for violating
he iaw. Two friends put the officer
into the desperate. and he had to do
III kinds of explaining before he was
flowed to 90 his way in peace.
Tnwas Citv-Emil KunZc and Fred
rick Smaller have about decided to
ommence the manufacture OF salt here
n an extensive scale. They have Sc
arcd from the citV the salt block OF
he dcfIInct Holland. Emery Lumber
o.. and will soon have the plant run
ling mt the rate OF 800 barrels per diem
Mrrqucttc-W hilr the play"TWelvc
temptations" was being presented
lcre rope used in hauling the drop
'urtain caught fire and spark, dToppcu
Town in front of the stage in plain
lew of the audience. The member,
# the ballet corps were badly fright
ned. but they didn'i stir. and thereby
prevented IA panic which might hav,
resulted IN trlghtiul loss OF lie.
Two stage hands grabbed the rope and
distinguished The blaze
llowcll-During SUNDAY school tho
'rc>bvtcrian church was struck by
lightning, Il ball OF fire rolled into g.
las, i'm lac gallery. two boys. Ncri
\cklcy and Rnv Cook. were Knocked
rDm their seat, and several girl> wer,
nockCd. but no serious damage wa,
one. Great confusion prevailed
'he ball entered on an electric lighI
wire.
Grand Ropid,-Thomas Kelly and
IS widowed sister, both pated.livt
the north end. The sister was H.
~ vile language to ncighb.rtu
mldreu TIM afternoon when boy
med Pmicy demonstrated kcll
rouglt out shotgun and threatened
shoot when Peter Farley, father O
40 Ut The children, threw stone at
kelly hitting him ia lac temple an.
ncturug the skull. Kelly may die
farley has not been arrested.