Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-02-12

as much more in January. The nav roll In
December was $500. The average wages per
man day Is sl.35. Sixty cents a cord Is paid
for cutting wood.
Charles III. Crandall veteran soldier, de.
mented as the result of his war experience
wandered away from the soldiers home In
Grand Rapids, anu was found several days
aftcrward near Cedar Springs under an old
blacksmith shop His hands and feet were
badly frozen aud his fingers anu toes will prob.
ably have TO be anpuiated.
Wyandotte hal a $1,000 fire Feb. 2 when
Phillips block was destroyed
The University is now running on standard
time.
George d. Haines of Chicago, formerly OF
Dundee, has just obtained patent for his in
yention of street ear starter. IL is said that
he has already been offered $4,000 for a half
interest In the invention.
The Chicago a West Michigan railroad com
pany Lave issued an order requiring their
employees 10 wear uniforms after Feb. |. IL his
applies 10 all men on the road who come in
contact with the puOic in an official cara ity
During 1885 the Lake Superior iron mines
shipped 2,421,i21 tons Of ore, and since the
opening of the fields In 1854 the shipments
have been 21,3i5,S@ tons
DR., Cyrus Backus, one of the oldest settlers
OF Nashtenaw county, is dead.
Jesse Austin Of Nashville was engaged In
splitting wood IN his woodshed, when he
struck an exceptionally hard knot He struck
il once, making no impression, then gathered
his muscle for a mighty effort In descending
the AK struck bunch of steel traps which
were hanging over his head, causing IL To
glance, aud the blade went witn the full force
of the blow into his left foot at the instep.
cutting it as nearly half through Us could be
measured.
The Chicago * Northwestern railway com
has "A 4 m a. prp
liminary survey for "A road from Iron River,
Iron county, 10 Natersmeet IN OntOnagOn
county. 10 connect with the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore ~ Western road. The Northwestern
road as only about thirty miles to build TO
give them a through line 10 Ashland or ST.
Paul.
The parents Of ID. l.. Merrill of Union City
were in the wreck of a passenger train near
Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were members
of party from Milwaukee, who were enroutc
for the city of Mexico to spend the remainder
Of the winter. Mr.. Merrill estimates that his
loss bY reason OF the accident VIII amount TO
about 1859.
O. X. WhitocN of Kalamazoo, "A prominent
citizen and farmer Of Richard, a Union soldier
in the late war and pensiOner OF the govern
meat for long time, committed suicide the
other morning by stabbing himself. De
spondency because OF III health the supposed
cause.
The total number of inmates confined
in the state house of correction at lonia Is
30.
The Chicago n West Michigad railroad
Will pat chime whistle on all their locomo-
lives
ASA Hutchins Of Allcgan was killed b. be
ng struck on the back of the head by limb
brown up by the falling Of tree on the Sher-
wood tract lie leaves family in poor CIR
cumstances.
Tho statp military hoard has Let the CON
tract TO i. II. Mckinney * CO. of New YORK,
Tor . 90 whit hemlets az Il each. The board
are also ordered 800 additional tbuses.
Mrs. Catherine Chase an old citizen Of Flat
l,ock. q cd suddenly a few days ago while
abjul her houseAold duties.