Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-09
third fare on all roads 10 Battle Greek and re
turn will be charged

yolyers, and cutlery to the value OF 500. No
! clew to the thieves.
WIN. Thurgood and VIM. Barbaring Of
/ Freelands, died somewhat suddenly at their
homes recently, aged IL and IS years re
spectively. They were fast friends, had resld-
/ ed IN the county for 30 years, and were buried
In the same grave.
A joint meeting was held at Traverse City
/ the other day OF the boards OF trustees OF Kala-
mazoo, Pontiac and Traverse City asylums
Routine work was done and Joint bylaws
adopted. The state was divided into three
asylum districts
/ ) Henry MCComber owns hitherto worthless
marsh near Teal lake, from which he has just
harvested - bushels Of cranberrles Mr. Nc
lCOmher feels so much elated over the affair
that he will engage extensively In cranberry
culture
Frederick Brust, son of Peter Brust, fell
/ from the roof of j. T.. Wieckers residence In
! Brighton, on which he was Singing
and sustained serious injuries. One
/ leg was broken Just above the ankle.
The Second annual convention of the Michi
gan Equal Suffrage Association will be held
/ in Grand Rapids October 10 O. Mrs. Lucy
Stone and Henry Is. Blackwell are expected 10
b. present. and make addresses.
/ A Monroe county woman called at the post
office in Marion few DAYS since, and seeing a
portrait of Gen. Grant draped In mourning,
hsked the cause thereof She had not even
beard of Gen. Grants Illness.
/ . Frank Bell, who was found guilty OF assault
ing Mrs Sibela OF Port Huron and threaten
sng her life If she refused to disclose the loca
lion of certain valuab!es has been sentenced
20 eight years In Jackson.
/ Mrs Theodore Stephens OF Portland recent
Nv lost her great grandmother in York, Eng
Hand. The agedlad owned property valued at
! Sl,OOlOOO Mrs. stephens of Portland, gets
.One-ffth of the amount
Jacob Marer OF Excelsior township, Kalkas-
/ ks county, was drowned by the accidental
/ capsiZing OLA boat ON Grass lake the other
| evening. lie leaves vile and six children IN
/ poor circumstances,
The G. q W NJ, railway company are to
/ build an iron bridge over the Michigan river at
! Newayo in place of their present wooden
structure, which has for some time been con
/ sdered unsOund.
/ The dry goods and grocery store Of Francis
/ Ackley, at st. Charles, Saginaw county, burn
ed recently. The loss on the building Is 81 800;
insurance 5000 Loss on stock, $4,000; in
/ surance, $500
Mrs. Sarah f. Hutchison, highly esteemed
! lady, for the past 10 years "A clerk in the audi
/ tor generals Office in Lansing, died recently
after two months sickness OF nervous prostra'
/ ton
The body of A. r. Young, who has been
missing from Vanderbilt, Otsego county, for
some time was found near there the other day,
in a stream Of water, badly decomposed
Agents Of the United States fish commission
/ at Alpena are at work gathering the shoal
trout spawn. The spawn viii be sent 10 the
United States hatchery at Worthwhile.
! Mrs. Addie Sinclair of Ulby, Huron county,
! evidently insane disappeared from her home
September Is and has not since been seen.
Mrs. Sinclair is about 3Oyears old.
II. w. Sage of New York, who established
the West Bay City public library, recently sent
his check for s25 900 10 that institution to aid
in making II more complete.
The Toledo * Ann Arbor railroad company
/ has bought ~ acres OF ground Joining the vii
| lage Of Byron, in Shiawassee county, and will
erect their division shops thereon.
/ Commiss oner Of Insurance Raymond has
/ revoked the license of the Marshall Mutual aid
/ association an examination OF it's books re
veaing its insolvency.
Cyrus Bowers, while walking on the track
near Parmelee was run over and killed by
/ construction train. Deafness prevented his
hearing the whistle.
The total output Of ore from the Marquette
district this year will, IL is believed not ex-
/ coed 100000 ton, nearly $4,000 less than
/ Iast year.
/ While Martin Planners little son Of Port
! Huron. was engraving his name on the school
/ house fence the knife slipped, cutting out his
| left eve.
J. VI. Conry Of Edmore offers deed of
/ three lots on the main street OF that enterpris-
/
hotel.
The Pontiac Gazette wants the name, post
Office address and date OF arrival Of every per-
/ son who settled in Oakland county prior 10
/ 1890
q Chas. Dorr, well known resident of the
township of Sharon, Washtenaw county, com
mitted suicide the other morning by hanging.
The inmates of the soldiers home at Grand
! Rapids Will be clothed In regulation army suits
/ with buttons bearing the letters M. ). H."
Ed Clark Of Bad Axe, the young man who
! shot his mother several months ago, has been
/ found guilty of murder in the first degree.
]. L. Wood f Cleveland, has sold 50 100000
/ of standing PIN Tim er in Kalkaska county 10
John Torrent Of Muskegon, for 1925 coo.
The State Trap-Shooters' Association hold a
meeting at Pontiac October and by invita-
ton OF the Pontiac Sportsmen's Club.
Claimants have appeared who hope to OBJ
! tain possession OF valuable piece OF property
| in Detroit known as the Chene farm.
Judge Mills has denied the motion for
change of venue in the Barker murder trial,
and the case will be tried Oct. r.
/ The Pontiac, oxford Il Port Austin railroad
is said 10 be running 10 paving business just
how, the first time IN its history.
The state board of prison inspectors express
themselves as surprised at the miserable con
nition Of the Lapeer county jail
A teacher at Bankers Hillsdale county. uses
/ "Michigan and its resources as a textbook
Tor her more advanced pupi ;.
j. II Paterson. several times a member of
/ Ihc legislature from Lenawce county, died az
ta~sapolis, sept u. aged %.
The Iron River mine, which in 1883 shipped
/ tOO,O>5 tons Of ore, has dropped TO $1,000 tons.
ihe mine employs 100 men.
LAUNDERING ope atoms for the season have
/ already commence and a large number OF men
kre already Ia the woods
/ Frank NJ Carroll Of Grand Rapids, wants
t25,OOO of the Detroit Free Press for alleged
libelous publication.
Charles Hunter OF Saranac died in Florida
few DAYS ago He had gone south for the
benefit of his health.
II is estimated that 2 800 coo, 900 feet OF pine
have been cut in Michigan annually for the
past twenty years
H. p Mead a Hlsdale county pioneer and
for many years leading merchant Of Hills
dale city, is dead.
The loss OF the Saginaw county court house
recently injured by fire, has been adjusted at
So 600
Browning " co. have started l0O-barrel
power roller process Touring mill at Vermont
Vile
a $325.00) sale Of standing pine timber was
After 20 years Of consecutive service, Post
master Southworth OF Hudson, has resigned.
william West, for nearly 80 years reslden
OF Canton, Wayne county, Is dead
A new jail 24x4O feet aud % feet in hight, Is
to be built in Oscoda.