Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
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violating the pension law in taking 500
from Elan Mann for his services Some
sensational developments are expected at
the examination.
Hon James Il. Lee. one OF the oldest
residents of Brighton, aud one OF the
founders of that village, died on the eth
inst, after continuous illness Of five
years.
Walter Hewitt, one OF the Oldest resi-
dents of Ypsilanti, is dead.
Col. McComas of the patriarchs militant
has made the following appointments; A.
Stetterberg Of Detroit, lieutenant color oil
first regiment; Thomas NJ. Wilson OF Ian.
sing, apjutant first regiment; DR.. Roswell
+. James of Kalamazoo, major first bat
TALON OF the first regiment
Last winters sensational marriage Of
Hale NJ. Howard TO Florence +. Thropp,
at Grandville, has been declared null and
void by the superior court at Grand
Rapids.
The sheriff OF Mssaukee county has dis
tributed circular tliaking the would-be
lynchers for their willingness to await
sheriff says if justice Is not meted out,
that he will give up the keys of the Jail
DR.. Heumann, for 35 years n resident Of
Bay City, is dead.
Worth AFFORD, leading citizen Of Oak
land county, died at his home in Oxford
on the 3D. inst.
The award of prizescat the s.. A. r.. en-
campment at Hillsdale was as follows:
Butterworth post of Coldwater first, 500,
De Golyer post OF Hudson se,ond, $50,
Stewart post OF Litchfield third, SOS;
Woodbury. post OF Adrian fourth. $50. In
the band contest the BATAVIA band took tho
first prize ST $50, and the Hanover band
the second OF sos.
D.. Romino and C.. Hicktye have been
arrested charged with having set fire to
the Ave barns which were destroyed in
Zeela nd some weeks ago.
News has reached Marquette OF a rirh
strike at the Beaver silver mine, Port Ar
thur, where, il is said, four-foot vein of
ore he's been tapped, the yield being from
1000 1000 ounces OF pure silver to tina
ton.
Mrs. Bush, mother OF Chas. b. Bush,
Division Superintendent of the Michigan
Central at Jackson, and Isaac Bush OF
Detroit, lied at Ypsilanti recently, aged
81. She was the oldest resident in the
city, having moved there when it was a
wilderness over sixty years ago.
Fire destroyed the mill, three drill
houses, and 100000 feet of lumber belong
ing to Bliss Bros. at Milwaukee the other
morning The loss will considerably ex-
ceed $1,000
A gang OF counterfeters, with one Jones
Cass county have been arrested. The
numerous colored people of that county
seem to have been the chief sufferers from
operations OF the counterfeiters.
William ID. Fuller, the nominee for COM
missioner OF the state land Office on the
fusion ticket has withdrawn. Poor health
Is given as the reason OF his withdrawal.
Aaron HOLDEN is under arrest carged
with robbing wealthy farmer
named John Wheatley of Morenci Of
5000. Wheatly kept large amount
OF money in his bran bin. HOLDEN
and wife detected the place Of deposit and
distracted the sum named, which was
about one half Of the whole. HOLDEN skip
ped, but his wife being hard pressed con-
fessed
family named Chrisin in Porter town
ship Cas- county. live in a dug-out, desti-
tute of furniture and cooking utensils
Their food consists OF fish alone, caught in
. neighborng lake and cooked just as
taken from the water.
At the G.. a G.. T. shops in Battle Greek
there is a drive well 80 feet deep in sand
rock that for four years ha, supplied per
fectly pure. cold water. Since the earth
quake the water i full of white animalcu-
ae resembling little serponts.
At the tf. a. X. encampment at Hillsdaie,
the members Of the various Woman's Re-
liaf Corps present held n meeting and
formed an association auxiliary TO the G.
a. II. Association, and elected Mrs. Briggs
of Adrian, President; Mrs. Golfer of Cold
wafer, Vice President; Miss Hannah of
Coldwater, Secretary, and Mrs. Shaffer OF
Hillsdale, Treasurer. There were eight
corps represented.
There 2O1 veterans in the soldiers homes
and seventy-three more are OF on for
loughs. During August there were three
veterans discharged with dishonor, eight
dismissed, sixty nine honorably discharg
sd six absent without leave, two read
mitted, five transferred TO asylums, TWEEN
ty-four died and two deserted. The total
number of names on the records is 40l.
The September term Of the Jackson
county court will be the most important
held for 10 years There are 1870 cases on
the docket, of which % are criminal.
A company has been organized to build
railroad from Duluth TO Sault Ste.
Marie. The company has been incorpor-
ated in Wisconsin, and will take out pa.
pers in Minnesota and Michigan.
Gov. Alger has pardoned IS conyicts
thus far during his administration, II Of
whom were released TO die. Only six OF
the ungrateful fellows did the service the
state expected.
Cutting, the American editor recently
imprisoned in Mexico, wants to come to
his friends in Michigan, but is out Of
funds, his half interest in the Mexican
paper which he owned having been alb
sorbed by his recent trial.
Arthur Carson, hotel keeper at San