Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-17

Bancroft has been visited by SIS, $50
fire. and but for the timely work OF a
strong bucket brigade. the loss would
have been much heavier. The dam
aged stores will be- rebuilt in the near
future.
Eleven of the representatives in the
| 55th congress have been students Of
the University of Michigan, 10 are
Harvard men, 9 Yale, IA University of
Virginia, IL Columbia and Washing
| ton and Lee University
BY the faithfulness of their dog
Garvin Fellows and family, of near
Mason, saved their lives, but the house
and contents. valued at 81 900, was
total loss The dog awoke his master
by keeping up a continuous barking.
A baby girl born at Sault Ste. Marie
is the first of the fifth living genera
ton. Her great-grandfather is now %.
and she is "A descendant of Thos Parr.
the Englishman. who lived to be lO2
years old. Her name is Grace Fuller
1t isn't necessary to go to the Pilip-
pines or the South Sea islands to find
Michigan, and one lives in Alpena.
He poured kerosene oil over n dog the
other day and then touched match
to II.
A company known as the Peoples
Telephone company has been formed
at Albion to take charge Of the Cal
houn County Telephone company's in
IN, hot 90 = Il
that phones will be ringing in the near
future
One of the latest curosities received
at the University Of Michigan museum
OF pharmacognosy is a monkey skin
filled with aloes. This is the original
package as il was sent from Africa,
and illustrates the method of shipping
that drug.
The jerks Shipbuilding Co, of Port
Huron, vile excavating for the founda-
tion for their new plant along the St
Clair river found clay near the sur
face which is suitable for making
bricks. They will now run a brick
yard in connection with "A shipbuildng
plant.
aged about 60 years. residing in the
township OF Metz, in Pressure Isle
county. quarreled with his wife il is
alleged. and beat her so badly about
the head and body with "a heavy club
that she died Eisbrenner has been
arrested.
Theo Camp, of Jackson. who three
years ago began in a small way To han
die Jersey cream from his own cows,
is now doing business OF $40. 600
year. Experts in Chicago, where great
quantities OF bottles are sent. pro-
nounce the Jackson product the finest
in the world.
A civil service examination will be
held at Marquette March /, to fiji the
positions of Waterman and fireman in
the public building at that place. at
5000 per anuum. An examination will
also be held at Iron Mountain March
4. To fill the positions of postofiice
clerk and carrier at that place
A memorial meeting In honer of
Judge Thos. NJ. Cooley and Prof. Ed.
l. Walter will be held at the Univer-
sly Of Michigan. February 20.
II. C. Parke, president of the we'll
known firm of Parke. Davis K Co.,
chemists, of Detroit, is dead. lie died
from heart failure following chills at
san Diego. Cal, where he had went a
short time ago to look after his large
ranch interests.
BY supreme court decision Elijah
Calkins. of Flint. was given $4,000
judgment against the Ann Arbor rail
road for injuries. There are now
nearly $1,000 garnishments against the
railroad company to satisfy Calkins
Flint creditors.
Miss Octavia Roberts, Of Erie. aged
~. got a Judgment of s.. 600 against
Ed. j. Druillard. aged 81. OF the same
place. in a breach of promise suit.
Druillard was married to Miss Ellen
Reau about eight months after the APP
pointed time set to marry Miss Roberts.
The present indications are very
bright for a large building boom at
Owosso the coming season. Ten bust
ness blocks, nearly all of them three
stories high and of brick, have already
been arranged for, and the Woodland
furniture factory will also be rebuilt.
According to the reports of the state
board of health, influenza. neuralgia,
rheumatism, bronchitis and tonsilitis,
in the order named, have been most
prevalent. Consumption was reported
in 100 places, scarlet fever in AZ,
typhoid fever in IS and diptheria in 25.
The council at Standish has voted to
accept the proposition of paying a new
furniture company, seeking location
there, 81 900 per year for pumping the
water for the village by the addition
of one pump to what they have now.
The company will employ 100 to 200
men.
With the thermometer at 90 below
zero Sherm Clark, OF Fife Lake, wan
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