Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

A white deer was seen near Cheboy-
gan oL the oath.
A smaloox hospital has been estab-
Nshed at saginaw.
There are now 10 students from
Japan at the L. of Nj.
The state taxes for Barry county
have been estimated at SAT, 900.
Calhoun county was visited by
4O-hour rain on Oct 2G-27.
The River Rouge, a suburb of De-
troit, will be incorporated as a village
Roscommon county will raise S12,-
500 this by taxation for all purposes
The veneer factory at Saunders, Iron
county, will be in operation by Nov. 1.
The debt of 81, GOO on the Niles NJ. E
church was raised by subscription on
the 29th.
The schools and churches at Durand
are closed on account Of the prevalence
of measles.
There are five insane persons con-
fined in the st. Clair county jail at
Port Huron.
An immense brewing plant will be
established at Lake View few miles
from Calumet.
The farmers in The vicinity Of Mt
Clemens are satisfied with their first
sugar beet crop.
1t takes three cidor mills running
overtime TO keep Tekonsha people
from going thirsty.
All warrants who arc now arrested
ct Bay City viii be compelled to work
80 days for the city.
Three store building at Gaylord
were destroyed by fire on the 9th. en-.
failing loss of about 100000
The first wildcat skins Of the season
were brought into Gladwin last week
for the collection of bounty thereon.
The Wolverine Sugar company, of
Benton HARDER, will shortly begin the
manufacture of sugar from the sugar
beet
Saginaw is to have muslin under
wear factory which will cost $50, 900.
The factory will be in operation in six
weeks
Two prominent Ypsilanti ladies mar
rowly escaped death by suffocation on
the evening of Oct. 30 The folding
bed shut up.
A planning mill and $4,000 feet OF
lumber was totally destroyed by fire
at Bay City on the cath, entailing a
loss Of S27, 900.
A Shiawassee county house charge
by the name of Frederick Bhanze was
run over and instantly killed by a D. &
NJ. freight on Oct 80.
A new three-story brick hotel, with
all the up-to-datc improvements, is one
Of the good things down on the bills
Tor Cadillac next season.
The smallpox eases at Benton Har-
Dor are not malignant according to the
Inspector of contagious diseases for
.he state board of health.
The state board of pharmacy has So
cured eight convictions of druggists in
different parts of the state for viola
ion of the pharmacy laws.
What timber there is left in Cass
county is being gobbled up by buyers
his fall, the high price OF lumber
making the demand strong
Oil has been struck in the vicinity of
Fowlerville, and there is great excite :
nent among the farmers and a conse-
iucnt rise in the price Of land.
The session Of the October term of
he circuit court for Huron county,
asted only two days, but in that short
ime $3.50 in fines were collected.
There are 80, 600 Hollandcrs in Grand
Rapids and they are much stirred up
lver the Boer war. They will doubt
ess create fund for their friends as
istance.
Judge Newman, Of the superior
lourt of Grand Rapids, announces that
here are five mombers of his family
Who were born on Queen Victoria's
birthday.
Temperance workers in Allegan
ounty have organized to bring about,
{ possible. another vote on the cues.
ion of local option In the county next
pring..
10 view of the fact that Admiral
Dewey will not come west this fall
he unwilling of the Dewey cannon at
Three Oaks will be postponed until
text spring.
Notwithstanding the high wages Of
cred for men TO work in tho woods.
TIMBER operators in the upper PENN
ula are compelled to work their camps
horthanded.