Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03


recently because she had hrcome dcu..
George Newbcrry. OF Inlay City, re-
ceived the contents OF IA gun which he
was handling al Omer. lie will prob
ably die.
MI. Clemens is trying 20 secure free
mail delivery, the receipts OF the %!
flee being sufficient to entitic the cit s.
to such service.
John Campbell, an empl owe of tho
Wagner Lake Ice Co, Baw Bessc lake
fell 30 feet from an icehouse aud wa
fatally injured.
The Michigan Gas association. " hic'
met at Lansing this year, choose D.
trolt as the place for holding the
meeting in 1900
Deposits of lead of superior quali'-
have been discovered on a farm IT,
Glaut township, Huron Co.. VIM
drilling II well.
Jacob :. NJ Roger, aged 70, Of Aim:
who was recently married to q Mr.
Harriet X. Wilson, OF Lansing, is sale
to be "A bgamist.
There is talk of another cement fac
tory being located at Bronson. The
one there is now turning out 800 bar
rels of cement day.
During the extreme cold weather Of
few weeks ago "a hen belonging TO q
citizen of Pinckney stole her nest an"
has now - fine chickens.
The first carload of furniture for thc
new possessions of the United state,
has been started on it's Journey To-
Manila from Grand RapidS.
During 1898 Dowagiac suffered but
four fires, with total loss of 500.
less 500 insurance. One fatality rc-
suited, child being burned to dealt
While John Corey. Of Chelsea. wa
stealing ride from Jackson 10 hi
home be accidcntly Slipped and fclI
under the wheels OF the car and WA
killed
At "A post norton examination over
the remains OF Aug. Linger jr. aged
-, of St Joseph. il was discovercd
that his death was Que 20 cigarette
smoking.
A tramp who had been refused shelter
Okemos, set fire to the straw in the
farmers barn and three horses were
suffocated.
II is but short time since the two
daily papers at Menominee suspended
for lack of patronage, but already ar
e 10, So e4o
ing another.
The Quincy mine in the copper coun-
try has followed the lead OF Calumet
& Hecla and announced a 10 per cent
raise in the wages Of all its employees
from March J.
Corunna young ladies have organized
an old maids club, and one of the rules
is that any member seen in the com
pany of young man at any time i
liable 10 a fine.
The high school building at Sand
Beach, which was destroyed by fire
several weeks ago. will be replaced by
fine new building with all the mod
ern Improvements.
~ VII dllOl fOuuAy ldIhtI SOlh MS
farm at an advance of 5000 over the
outside figure at which he had held il
before the sugar factory at Alma be
came u sure thing.
John McCollum, Bad Axe livery
man, was found dead in buggy four
miles west of that village the other
day Heart disease or foul play is sup
posed 10 be the cause
Battle Creek is TO have a new $500
public library building, which was be
queathed TO the school district bv the
late Chas Willard The building will
be erected this summer
1t is said that pearl mn ssels in pay
ing quantities have been found in
creeks in Calhoun county. The story
goes that some valuable specimens of
pearls have been found
Instead of the usual robin stories
this year the papers are telling of
snakes that are rushing the season.
A four-foot blue racer was killed at
Pinckney the other day.
Beet sugar will now take a back seat
1OT SHUT llIut III llt lnLcTtSl Ol
farmers while they gather a
sugar crop of another kind, for the
maple sugar season is on.
A small settlement OF miners cot
tages have been moved over the ice on
Saginaw bay from Sebewaing to the
stone quarries at Bay Port About rs
have been moved already
On July the postoffice at Houghton
will be raised from a third class To a
second class Office, the business of the
office, exclusive of money orders, now
exceeding SIC, 900 per year.
While workmen were engaged in
driving a well at the home of Christ |
Remington in Grayling, they struck
lowing well at the depth of rs feet. !
which has showing of oil
Jules f. Jcanneret, manager OF /
Wright, Kay & Co. s jewelry repair de-
Dartment, of Detroit, ended his life by |
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