Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
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discharged it. The full charge entered
his right lung, causing almost instant
death.
The timber having all been cut in
the vicinity the Metropolitan Lumber
Co. has shut down its mills at Metro
politau, Dickinson county, and the
town will soon be another deserted
village.
Lightning destroyed the barns and
sheds, together with 300 bushels of
grain and other contents. belonging to
James Anderson, in Troy township,
Oakland county. Loss SO, 900; partly
insured.
VIM. Eames, prosperous farmer of
Fairfield township, Shiawassee county,
took off his coat and laid it on the
fence, and his cows ate il up. and along
with it went S305 which was in one of
the pockets
John Brown, of Birch Run, Co. A.,
32d Michigan. was sick three weeks al
Santiago with diphtheria. He has
since had yellow fever and is now suf-
fering from typhoid He has been i'll
four months.
Ruben Austin, driver Of "A coal wagon
at Jackson. went to sleep on small
platform about rs feet above the floor
in the engine room Of the Eldrcd mills
| and rolled off. lie struck ON his head
and was killed.
The cvaporator owned and operated
at Pinckney 10y Rowley 4 Rowley, of
New York, burned 10 the ground with
all its contents. II was running day
and night. Loss -. 200 with no insur-
ancc. and 30 hands are thrown out of
employment.
Harry Lenheim, "A two-year convict
| from Saginaw who scaled the Ionia
| prison wall March II last, has returned
and given himselfup lie said he was
tired of lodging the officers and con
cluded TO come back until he could be
discharged free man.
The schooner Aberdeen broke loose
from the steamer Nyack when leaving
Grand Haven. and was blown ashore
10y heavy gale, and was completely
wrecked. She was owned in c eveland
AID was insured for $40, 900. The crew
was rescued by life-savers.
While repairing a car in the c. 4 w.
VI. yards at Muskegon Edward De
Langc was instantly killed by train
of ears humping into the one on which
he was working. His head was com
pletely severed from his body. lie
leaves widow and five children.
Gov. Pingree has received from the
L. :. government Sl4.259 for the sup
port of inmates of the Soldiers home
for the quarter ending oct. !. The
government contributes 500 per in
mate per year.
The Michigan Portland Cement Co.
has come in possession Of nearly 400
acres of land near Quiuc; containing
the finest quality OF MAJ, The com
pany will erect the largest plant of it's
kind in the world.
Lightning struck the house at the
Arcadian mine, at Houghton, seriously
three carpenters. The bolt travelled
down a water pipe and knocked sense
less a Finn miner who was working
300 feet underground.
1t has been decided that the 3lst
Michigan will be located at Santa
Clara, Cuba, and the 35th Michigan.
near Havana. The latter is already
started for Atlanta from Camp Meade
and the 3lst will leave Camp Poland,
knoxville, as soon as possible.
Prof L. r. Taft. profes sor of horti-
culture at the Agricultural college,
reports that curl-leaf, disease which
played havoc with the peach crop in
many parts of the state the past sea-
son, can be cured by spraying very
early in the spring with fungicides
Thus far this year there have been
80 new mining companies organized in
Michigan, while five older companies
have renewed their corporate existence
for terms of 30 years and increased
their capital stock. This record was
never approached in previous years.
New Michigan postmasters: Clinton, |
Darwin NJ cambridge; Grand Marias, |
John +. Chisholm; Lake Linden. John |
Amesse; Milan. Chas. w. Pullen: Sara !
nae, VIM. Fitzgibbons Sparta, Charles |
II. Loomis: Weston, John Il. Smith: |
Cooper, Kalamazoo county, Edward |
Hoar; Mckinley, Oscoda county, John |
Fox.
Thomas o Leary. lumberman of |
DAWSON. was driving TO Flint when he !
picked up a stranger who wanted |
ride. The stranger offered O'Leary a |
drink from a bottle lie accepted and !
shortly afterward became unconscious.
When he recovered the stranger was
missing with O'Learys overcoat and
$3.50
VIM. y. Rowe, manager of the Valley
City Milling Co., Grand Rapids. has
to Railroad Commissioner
Wesseiius that while the rates for car.
rying -four by all eastern roads have
been reduced TO % cents a barrel for
Chicago shippers, yet Grand Rapids is
TO pay the regular rate of
80 cents.
The state board Of pharmacy held a
two days session at Lansing. and a