Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-02
STATE Cos SIP.

birmingham has only 10 aspirants
for the postmastership.
VIM. J. Wells lost 81 500 by the burn
ing of his home at Nassar.
John Overholt was fatally shot by a
friend while hunting near Medina.
Fire caused a total loss of s. 900 by
destroying six dwellings at EsseXville
insurance. 50, 800.
Albert Hudler. aged 35, of Benton
lIarbor. was instantly killed by a Big
Four passenger train.
Detroit is talking of having big
exposition in 1907 to celebr,.te the
foundation of the city.
James Mckenzie. Of Brigden. Ont.
claims TO have been robbed of 5000 by
VIM. Ellsworth at st. Clair.
George Anderson, living near Har-
rictta, struck a good flow of natural
gas while boring for water.
Gerald Il. Van Buren,, aged -, was
accidentally shot and killed while
hunting deer near that city.
The charter of Dowagiac lodge, No
10, +. & a. NJ, of Dowagiac, has been
revoked by Grand Master Bradley.
The 3lst Michigan at Knoxville is in
winter quarters and as stoves have
been provided the cold weather affects
them but little.
The cold wave struck the boys of the
35th Michigan at Augusta, Ga, and as
thn,. ctill rta IN, q,
suffered intensely.
The foundry of the Jackson Church
plant, at Saginaw, was damaged 81, 500
by fire. The firm was rushed with or
ders which makes the loss greater.
BY vote of $50 to 60 the voters of
the village of Red Jacket decided TO
bond the village for $50, 900 for the
purpose of erecting a new opera house.
VIM. Miles, a tenant farmer. in com
Portable circumstances, living two
miles south of Almont committed
suicide by hanging. No cause known.
A committee of prominent Detroiters
visited Washington TO urge upon the
war department the advisability of
making Ft Wayne, Detroit, regi-
mental post.
Il ichard Skuse was blown 10 atoms
by an explosion of dynamite, near Me
nominee while employed on the con
struct.on work of the Wisconsin Il
Michigan railroad.
The prospects of large beet sugar
plant being erected at Pontiac seem
promising and 100 of the re-
quired 3. 800 acres of bcets have been
pledged by farmers.
Deputy Railroad Commissioner We'd
emeyer announces that on Jan. l he
will retire from politics and engage in
the practice Of law with Martin j. Cav
anaugh at Ann Arbor
While alone in the house, Blanche.
the 214-year old daughter of George
Eckman, of Ionia. caught her dress on
fire at the stove and was fatally burned
She died in terrible agony.
The plant Of w ID. Youngs Il Co. ,
dealers in hardwood lumber. was de-
stroyed by fire at West Bay City. Loss
about S05. 600; insurance SIS. 600. The
plant will probably be rebuilt.
A cave-in occurred at the Dunn mine
near Crystal Falls that will probably
close operations at that property per-
manently. !he Dunn was at one time
the largest producer of iron orc in the
district.
Go. y, oath Michigan. lost II men in
Cuba, five have died since reaching
home and at the muster out at Calumet
but five privates passed the medical
examination; in fact several were too
i'll to attend.
A substance resembling yellow ochre
accumulates under the salt tanks i'm
the salt works over the state and has
always been considered worthless, but
is now being used for painting houses,
barns, etc, it is re-proof, and also
preserves the wood. There are thou
sands of tons of IL In the state which
have been regarded az waste here
tofore.