Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-23

to nine.
The total number of deaths regis
tered in Michigan for the month of
November was ., 1856, or 900 fewer than
the number for the previous month.
IL was the smallest number registered
since June.
The contract for building n factory
for the Bay City Sugar Co has been
awarded TO the Kilby Manufacturing
Co., of Cleveland. The capacity will
be between 500 and 600 tons of beets
per day.
Henry A. Goodyear, aged 81. of Hast
ings, was member of the ls47 legis-
lature, which held its sessions at De-
troit, and voted TO locate the capital at
Lansing He has clear recollection
of early legislation.
Lee Hung. proprietor of the Chinese
laundry at Munising, and Mary Smith,
colored, were married at Bessemer.
The woman refused TO live with Lee
until he cut off his queue and declared
his intention TO become citizen.
Hon. A. +. Temple, L. b. Smith and
c. c. Billingsworth, of Muskegon, had
hearing before the rivers and harbors
committee of the house at Washington
To urge an appropriation for the gen
eral improvement of their harbor
The famous Spanish eat taken from
the Spanish battleship Cristobal Colon
on July by the crew of the Oregon,
died at the United States government
station at st. Joseph. The cat was in
the cat show in Chicago and was
awarded a special medal
1t is now reported on apparently re-
liable authority, that Congressman
VIM. Alden Smith, of Grand Rapids,
will enter the race for the u. :. SEN
atorship He left Washington before
the holiday adjournment to look over
the ground.
The state canvassers report the total
vote on the constitutional revision was
2s0,270, of which 1863, 1913 were in favor
and l27, 147 against The board will
not certify that the proposition car
ried, leaving that to the judicial
authorities.
Rep. VIM. Alden Smith secured the
appointment of Jose A. Gonzalez, Of
Grand Rapids, To assist the postofiice
authorities in establishing potal ser
vice in Cuba. Gonzalez was born in
Cuba, but is a naturalized citizen of
this country
Harry Rudd. aged IA. jumped into
the ShiawaSsee river at OwoSso and
rescued Sadie Cooper from drowning
He was so paralyzed by the cold water
that he could not pull himself out and
sank second time before rescuers
could reach him.
Emma Thompson. aged y, committed
suicide on farm near the village of
Fruitport, by cutting her throat with
a razor. She nearly severed her head
from her body. The act is the result
of quarrel with her mother and was
witnessed by her husband. mother and
neighbOr.
Three young men of Benton Harbor,
Guy Hollis. Frank English and Win.
Crosby, started factory for the man
ufacture of pearl buttons from clam
shells, taken from the ST. Joseph river.
Hollis has invented button machine
that will revolutionize the pearl but
ton industry
Michigan was largely Interested in
the proceedings of the Northwestern
Game Wardens association at Chicago.
Uniform laws for game season. the in
terstate shipment of game and other
needed protection were advocated and
will be presented TO the various state
legislatures this fall.
Warden Otis Fuller, of the Ionia
house of correction, says that institu-
tion is almost self-sustaining. The
average number of inmates is $50. An
appropriation of S14, 200 is asked for.
for special improvements. OF this
So 800 is wanted for the purchase of a
farm of IS acres adjoining the prison.
and 81 900 for general repairs.
The largest individual subscription
vet received by the Cuban Relief com
mittee of New York City, was a check
for 81 900 from Prince Louis Sapieha,
a Russian nobleman, who lives in
Paris The committee has now re-
ceived cash subscriptions amounting
to about $500, 600 and also contributions
of supplies amounting to 5000 tons.
The schooner San Diego, of Detroit
recently taken TO the Atlantic for coast
trade was so badly wrecked by con
tinued gales off the Nova Scotia coast
that she had to be abandoned, the
crew being rescued by fishing
schooner. The San Diego was built at
Detroit in 1874, was 76s tons register,
valued at Sis, 200, insured for s12, 600
Gov. Pingree has issued a formal
statement setting forth the reasons
why he opposes the reelection of L. ;.
Senator Burrows. The principal rea-
son given is that he opposed Atkinson
tax equalization bill, and it is alleged
that his entire efforts in congress have
been directed towards the promotion
OF the interests of trusts and mon
opolies.
Hon. II. A. Chaplin. the large upper