Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-18
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

The petition of 900 citizens of Baraga
county, in favor of permitting the Nj. II.
q O. road to retain the land grant has been
presented in congress. The petition was
brought out by an alleged immigration
society's efforts to have the grant forfeit
ed. which the petitioners say Is composed
of half a dozen young men, whose only
title to distinction has been an attempt TO
secure some of the fine lands of the railroad
grant without any attempt to live up to
the requirements of the law"
The Beldng manufacturing company
has shipped 6,C0)refrigeratorS since Janua-
ry One consignment was billed TO Sidney,
Australia.
Hubbardston, Ionia county, wants q
hotel and livery stable.
Mary Noon, an old Indian woman. who
has resided at the Indian fields, two miles
south, for number of years, died the
other morning, at the advanced age OF ITO
years, rs near as can be figured. She had
n wonderful memory, and recollected SEQ
ing Col. George Washington when she was
but 10 years old. She also attended the
first Fourth Of July celebration in the
United States--CdrO JegerS0HidH.
The Greenback state convention will he
in Grand Rapids on the Eth and 18th of
August.
The organ factory at Worthwhile is be-
coming known far and near An organ is
being made there for IA church in Tifiin, O
The spiritualists held IA threc-days' meet
Ing at Sturgis recently The Hon. J. G.
Waite presided. The speakers were A. b.
French of Clyde, Ohio. Giles b Stebbins
and Or. Spinney of Detroit, Mrs. Kenyon
of Jackson, and Mrs Woodruff These
meetings are held every year 70 commem-
crate the dedication of the free church in
Sturgis twenty seven years ago, which, IL
is claimed, was the first building ever
erected for meetings by spiritualists.
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was destroyed 10y fire the other morning,
at "A loss of 100; no insurance. The mill
Till be rebuilt.
AZ a Knights of Labor picnic in Alpena
Perry :. Lenders, while shooting at n
mark, accidentally shot and killed Freu
Price.
Josiah Smith, aged IS on his way home
TO Battle Creek from visiting friends in
Vaudeville, died of heart disease in the
depot in Grand Rapids the other evening
while waiting for train. He was nc
cOmpanied by his wife, daughter and
grandson.
State salt inspection for May; Bay
Manistee, 40,477; Huron, %, 429; Iosco, "a
125; st. Clair, 1880; Mason, 7,Sl5; Mid
land, 1854; total for the month, 3l5,565
barrels.
Peter Scheller, sentenced in 1878 to Jack
son prison for 20 years for the murder Of
Eugene Naylor in 1875, now claims his con-
viction was had on testimony that should
have been excluded, and his friends are
making an effort TO have him Dardoned on
that ground.
Willard b. Laycock jumped or fell from
window in his room in the third story of
the Genital hotel in Grand Rapids the other
morning and received fatal injuries on the
pavement below. He was n painter bv
trade, of bad habits and subject TO fits.
De was clad only in shirt when he made
the leap.
A number OF persons were poisoned at
White Pigeon the other night by eating
pressed beer prepared by IA local dealer.
All will recover. Among the number was
Mrs. Carman, wife OF Rev. A. N. Carman.
well-known Baptist minister of the state