Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-10-21
STATE Cos SIP.

The late Judge Cooley. of Ann Arbor
left no will.
Every man in the 35th Michigan at
Camp Meade is being vaccinated.
Surveyors have begun operations at
Utica on the proposed Detroit-ROmeo
electric railroad.
Lawton voted l5l to 30 in favor of
bonding the village for s., 900 for an
electric lighting plant.
The fuSionists Of Ogemaw county
nominated Mrs. Merrie Hoover Abbott,
LII. T.. for prosecuting attorney.
The surgeons say the health of the
3lSt Michigan, at Knoxville, is better
now than it has been for months.
An extra freight collided with a
local freight on the +. n +. NJ. at
Evart, demolshing eight cars, but in
juring no one.
Edward Arnold. aged -, had his arm
completely torn off by getting caught
in the shafting at the Passolt soap fac
tory at saginaw.
Creditors of the Tawas State Saving
bank. of East Tawas, have located
Cashier +. +. French in Detroit. He
disappeared two weeks ago
VIM. Kingsbury, carpenter, while
hanging IA window in the courthouse
at Kalamazoo. fell from the second
story 20 the ground and was killed.
Isaac Ellsworth, the Clinton county
horse thief. who so cleverly escaped
from Jackson prison, was recaptured
near Lapeer and returned to prison.
Three barns on the farm of Mrs. d.
II. Strahle. east of Owosso, burned
with all contents. Loss, $40, 600; insur-
ance $4,000 Origin of fire unknown.
Fire damaged one of the warehouses
of the Challenge Cornplanter Co., at
Grand Haven, to the extent of s. 600.
Fully insured. 1t was of incendiary
origin.
Twenty-one members of Co. A. Ann
Arbor 3lst Michigan, who were stu
dents of the L. of NJ, united in pull
for their discharge, and were success
full in the effort.
William Kulp, George Wagner and
Joe Gregory, the alleged Richland
bank robbers, were bound over to the
Kalamazoo circuit court. Bail was
fixed at SO, 600 each.
While at work in the third level of
the North Tamarack mine, at Calumet,
John Zollla was killed by the prema-
ture explosion of blast. His head
was entirely severed from his body.
The legislature will be asked TO APP
prove OF a plan TO connect the main
buildings of the Michigan asylum and
colony farm with an electric railway.
The distance between the two is about
two miles.
Two houses owned by Il. +. Cothcrin
of Flint, were destroyed by fire. Loss
50 500. The fire was undoubtedly of
inccndiary origin. and some villain
stuck knife in the hose while the
firemen were at work.
Farmers in the northern portion Of
Rcrricn and CaSs counties are bothered
by wolves. The providers have been
devastating Gocks of sheep. and pigs
and poultry have been dcvourcd. one
farmer lost II sheep in one night.
nc state ldlf DOdIN has DdldnccU dC-
counts. and the record showed total re-
ceipts. 100000: expenses. SIS 100; bal
ancc. 81. 800. OF the receipts. SlO.509
were taken in at the gate This gives
the fair association a surplus, some
thing IL has not had before in years.
The boy killed at Wheeler by Byron
Parrish who was captured at Morrice
with the boys bicycle in his possession,
was identified rs Dell Lloyd, aged II.
lie was on his way - his home at
Watrousville after visiting his uncle at
st. Louis. Parrish confessed the muir
der but says he was drunk.
The state convention OF the Young
Women'S Christian association held at
Olivet was we'll attended. The reports
Of the workers made "A favorable show
ing. Officers elected: President, Miss
Elsie f. West, of Detroit: vice-prcsi
dent. Mrs. c. III. Kimble. Kalamazoo;