Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-25

who died in southern camps and in
Cuba are being sent 10 their homes for
burial
Van Buren, county shipped $500, 600
baskets of grapes this season. The
yield is estimated to have brought
SIGHTS.
Eugene Topper, of Otterburn. was
ground 20 pieces by a fast train at Bel
say, where he had gone to visit his
mother.
Kalamazoo hor>emen will build a
$4,000 mile track, VITA club house
and grounds suitable for the best har-
ness events.
There has not been frost at Frank
fort this fall. Dandelions are in bloom
and a second crop of straw berries are
nearly ripe
The three-year-old son Of Davis Den
mis- of Dowagiac was burned to death
| by his clothes catching fire from gas
| oline stove.
Congressman Sam W. Smith is try
| ing to interest Sixth district manufa e
| turers, millers and wholesalers in the
| Cuban trade.
Extensive beds of mari are found on
the outskirts of Owosso and it is said
cement factory will be erected to en-
ploy 200 men.
A $4,000 estate left by Nicholas Me
earthly, of Dexter. has been in court
for Is years. 1t will finally be divided
among 20 heirs.
The Michigan Sugar Co., at Bay City,
is running To its full capacity and is
turning out an average of over 30 tons
of sugar per day.
Hon. Benton Hanchett, of Saginaw.
declares that he is not in the field as a
possible compromise candidate for the
L. :. senatorship.
A. l.. Davis, of the L. of NJ. was
chosen president of the American Re
publican College league at the conven-
ton at indianapolis.
William Lezotte, brakeman on the
Lake Shore railroad. fell under the
wheels of freight train near Newport
and had one leg cut off.
famous group of 81 walnut trees
"
Cass county, mas been sold to Goshen.
Ind, firm for slO,O 900 cash.
A company has been formed at Bay
City to erect another beet sugar fac
tory. This one will be an sOO-ton
plant and will cost $500. 600
Jared ID. Terrill, of Michigan, sue
ceeds w. w. Warwick. of Ohio, as chief
law clerk in the Office of the comp
troller of the treasury, Washington.
The law students of the L. Of NJ.
defeated the Its in the debate which
was TO determine who should represent
the l. of NJ. in the northwestern debate.
A. f. Curry. of OwosSo. will be pros
ecuted for not reporting diphthcria
cases in his family to the authorities.
They were treated by Christian scien-
fists.
There is much speculation as to who
will succeed ". * Bush GOV. PIN
gree private secretary. when he as
sumes the duties of deputy secretary
of state.
The movement of the 31st Michigan
from knoxville To Atlanta. Ga. has
been definitely abandoned and they
will move directly to Cuba when they
break camp.
Richard Williams. aged As. was ar
rested at Kalamazoo on complaint al
Nellie TompkinS and BESSIE stone.
aged l3 and lG years. charged with
criminal assault
f. V. Gibson, for eight years city
editor of The State Republican. Ian
sing, has resigned. having been sc.
lcctcd as undersherih and chief dep !
uty TO ShcriH-elact ". II. Porter. Mr.
Chilson viii probably act rs assistant !
secretary of tho senate during the ieg |
isiatiye session.
Nearly SGO00.OOO were added To the |
market price of copper stocks i'm the
upper peninsula within a week. The |
boom is without precedent and a score
of respectable fortunes have been made
10y local spectators. The boom is i'm
shares and is accompanied by an equal |
boom in reopening old mines and de-
veloping new ones Some 1000 extra
miners will be set at work next season.
Gov. Pingree has appointed Lieut.. O.
c. Fountain, Co. X, 35th Michigan.
captain of that company to succeed the
late Richard = Lockton, of Marshall
Capt. Fountain is resident of Mar
shall township, Calhoun county.