Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-20

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Kalamazoo county for the Richlant
bank robbery.
The Detroit, Plymouth & Worthwhile
electric railway expects to have cars
running from Wayne To Plymouth in .
short time. 1t has been necessary ~
thaw the ground with big fires in on
der 10 lay the tracks.
The arrest OF W. f. Slime, OF Char
lotte, for contempt OF court by Judge
Mowery, Of Vcrmontville, and the sub
sequent action commenced against the
Judge by Mr.. Slime. still continues to
attract much attention.
Banking Commissioner Maltz has APP
pointed VIM. II. Heath. of Ionia, state
bank examiner to succeed James A.
Latta, who resigned TO accept the as
sistant cashiership of the Peninsular
Savings Bank of Detroit.
The December report of State Salt
Inspector Caswell is as follows: Manis-
tee county, 1881 barrels; Wayne,
81, 400; Bay, 81, 99s; st. Clair, 46.ls7;
Mason, 80, S73; Saginaw, 80, PAT; Mid
land, 2,7O0; total, 1863 900
George Tice a prominent farmer of
Doyle, Riley township, while helping
TO operate a corn-husker, had his right
hand drawn into the mae hinery. Be-
fore the machine could be stopped his
hand was ground to pulp
Maggie. ,he l4-year-old daughter of
Fred Baker. Of near Birch Run. went
out for q drive with her lover of %
years, but she never came back" and
her parents, much grieved over the af-
fair, have taken legal steps in the.
matter.
Edward Townsend. of Grand Rapids,
has been found guilty of assault with
intent TO do great bodily harm less
than murder. Townsend shot young
man who was trying TO cut him out OF
his sweetheart. However the shot
was not fatal
Petitions are being circulated in
Eaton county asking that another
election be held on the local option
proposition. The "opcn saloon" advo-
Gates are back of the movement and
they hope to place the county back in
the wet" column.
Chauncey Baxter, aged about 65,
well-known Branch county farmer,
was found dead in his barn. He left
the house in apparently good health
but not returning in time for break
fast his wife went to the barn and
found him dead on thu floor.
Cruelty to animals is not popular,
nor is it profitable, az Big Rapids. A
farmer, who tied COW to the rear end
of bis vVag On and then raced his horses
a. full speed for some distance, to the
great distress OF the COW, was brought
before a justice and fined S. and costs.
Gov Pingree is in favor of the state
legislature appropriating few thous-
and dollars to provide silver or
bronze badge for the volunteer soldiers
and sailors in Michigan. who went to
the war. He also says that the state
militiamen should be paid 81 per day.
/ The Detroit Auditorium was packed
to the doors on the night of the
Sharkey- Mccoy fight to listen to the
returns of the big fight and witness
the limited round events in which Col
we'll VS.. Hammond and Casey VS.
Scriven took part. The latter were
the stars of the big show
Portland is soon to lose one of her
Industries, the commode and cabinet
company's factory, which has never
been a paying investment will be
abandoned The company's plant is
very fine one, and the people Of Port
land are hoping that some other con-
Germ will rent 1t for manufacturing
purposes
Philip Mcdonald, Chicago travel
/ ing salesman. was found walking
about the streets of Iron Mountain
with his throat cut. He was sent to a
! hospital and will recover. He used q
hotel table knife with which to infiiot
! the wounds. Booze, the cause.
While Vernon masons and $50 guests
were dedicating new temple the
floor sank eight inches. A catastrophe
was averted by Worshipful Master II.
! y. Mclaughlin, who announced fc-
tition banquet across the street and
sgcceeded in clearing the building r,
4 IItu l-luStSdOi Cudi Rtd WIN nuTutT-
ously assaulting James Davis, eluded
the Port Huron police by Disgusting
! himself as a woman. He was arrested
/ and jailed at Sarnia, and extradition
/ proceedings are now necessary. He
admits assaulting Davis, but denies
that he robbed him.
Secretary Baker of the state health
board. thinks the reporting and isola-
ton of consumption overshadows all
other Michigan questions at the pres
ent time, not excepting the increase of
railroad taxation. lie says consump-
tion annually causes money loss of
So 900, 900 TO the state. d.
ST. Dennis, owner of the grist mill at
Clio, has 99-year lease of a small lake
and creek for water power use. AS the
lake affords the only ice within 10