Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-24
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

The 35th Michigan is TO be mustered
out Of service April g.
Stoch Lubricating Co., OF Chicago,
will remove their plant TO Port Huron
Port Huron is to have a new $1,000
chemical engine for the FIRE depart.
ment.
The dam across the Kalamazoo at
Ceresco was taken out by the recent
high water.
Thieves broke into the Plainwell de.
pot and secured large quantity Of
me :hsndise
AIegans central school building
has been destroyed by FIRE. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, ST., 900
2Marl beds have been discovered at
fPsilanti and company is being
formed TO develope them.
The Michigan Bell Telephone Co.
will erect building for the use OF the
company's business at Port Huron.
Henry Peterson was ground 10 pieces
by moving train at Calumet from
'H'N' nv " 90 ottVihP w Nv
Secretary Baker, Of the state board
OF health, is after physicians who fail
to report communicable diseases, es-
peciallv consumption
About 200 people Of Durand deserted
the village ~ siuglc day They all
went To North Dakota where they will
settle on public lands
Marshall Is To experience building
boom this summer Plans for 10 new
dwellings TO cost from s. 900 TO $40, 900
apiece have been drawn
Mrs. Clara Thayer, of Mason, who
was recently convicted Of forgery, has
been sentenced TO five years in the
Detroit house OF correction
Miss Lottic Lusli, OF Kalamazoo, was
fatally burned by her hannelctte
wrapper catching fire while she was
adjusting the draught OF stove
One death from smallpox is reported
from Watervliet The victim is the
father of the girl who contracted the
disease while sorting rags at the paper
mills.
A Church of Christ society has been
at Copemish and a building
purchased, which is to be transformed
into church for holding regular SER
vices
Ann Arbor Will construct S. 900
worth of storm sewers, which Will
complete the system for carrying away
surface water off the fiat portion of
the city.
Brazil Marvin, aged CO. prominent
resident of Ovid for 30 years. commit
ted suicide by putting 3s-calibre ball
through his head Iii health caused
the rash act.
Because Grand Rapids policeman
did not assist lady whom he had seen
fall on slippery walk to her feet
again, he was suspended from duty by
Inc police board
The residence OF Lyman T.. Moves, a
umberman and banker. of Bay City, |
vas robbed OF $500 worth of diamonds |
during the absence Of the family. A
suspect is under arrest.
Sheep shearing is booming around |
vernon mere are Tour men who |
rave already sheared over 1000 sheep
ince last Jan uary and they have about
Is many moro TO shear.
The Busine SIS Mems association at
Ass City has secured the location n
he village OF factory which will
make pea harvesters and various other
mall agricultural implements.
Word has just been recei we'd at Cas-
opolis that alph Schall who went
rom that place to the Klondike in
february, 1898, with a party of seven
ther Cassopolis men, has struck it
ich near Dawson, and is now taking
mt $500 a day in a claim which he is
working for half
The survey OF the new railroad which
5 to run through the southern portion
4 Houghton county and that portion
4 the copper country in which numer-
us new mines are now being opened
) completed Work on the actual
uilding of the road will be pushed as
oon ne the ,xaa har 49, xarr,;t