Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
STATE SIFTINGS.

Chairman Eddy Of the Democratic state
central committee has rendered hls resigna-
ton Joan j. knright of Detroit has been APP
pointed to he vacancy.
ElgAta annual e.. a. X. cncampment at
JacN on, AprA 81 and -.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the hope, gold mining company at lshpcmng
elected directors and officers aud appointed :.
Curr, agent and general manager vice DO
srp!l Srl.Nooi. About sluUOuO uas already
lecn pat o the mine and an 5000 assessmen,
was ordered.
Map.c Eap.d, Ia, spent $50 in an unsuc-
Cc~~.Ul attempt 90 collect IL license. The
village uu.Cers caused ). L. Crca-.ngcr TO be
a. estcd ior giving an euterainm nj last lali
Ia ms opera mouse without pdllnS license.
lie Was discharged on accoun- OF deiect IN
the uIdinancc, ana brought acton Tor raise
i'm rIsonmcut, which has Just been settled a
above.
Truman Austin Of Albion, aged - years,
was bitten by a mule and afterwards trampl,d
rece ly.ug in uries which resulted in his death
the mex, day.
p. Burch OF Brockport, y. T., shipped a car
load OF twenty horses purchased IN The vicinity
OF Mason lrum that station the other day.
The total amount paid was $500, anu ranged
itom So 90 SO. This Is the seventh load
which be has shipped from there IN the past
lew years.
The branch hatchery Of the state fish hatch
cry at PctOskey is supplying the different
bodies o. water near here with fish. The
hatch has been unusually early this season. ana
Is IN "A me condition.
A special meeting OF the board Of superyis
Ors for lngham county 10 redlstrct the county
INTO legislative districts, which aCtOn was
omitted al tier last session, has been called
10. Marcu -.
Nearly all Michigan railroads refuse to ,ac-
cept freight tor points on The Missouri Paclhc
system, which includes half dozen ROADS
900 miles IN length.
Conylcts in Jacnson prison were entertained
with the "Mlkado' opera the other day, 3y the
star opera uoup
f. L. Wells Of Port Huron will sink salt
well on li, place in that city.
The Rev Ransom Osborn Of Cassopolis
pleaded guilty 10 incest with his daughter and
has been sentenced to Jackson prison Tor i've
years.
The old state Greenback committee have
been called to meet in Lansing March 30
Alonzo H. Gutnth of North Morenc sold his
farm the other day The same night a burglar
stole $50 ol The proceeds.
six years ago 3-year-old son of Henry
Kaiser Of Port Huron was injured on the
Chicago * Grand trunk railroad. The case
la, been settled, verdict OF 5000 having
been rendered against the company.
Miss Olive Barber middlc-agcd lady living
% icW miles from Plymouth, committed suicide
by cutting her ihIoa with arAor and then
jumping INTO clstcrn she was supposed 10
Lave been insane.
Mrs Arson Backus del in Adrian on the
18th inst, aged 90 years, afte. painful III
ness Size was married 10 Mr.. backus A.
years ago, when both were missionary teach
crs among the WyandOtte Indians. Mrs
Backus WAS superior woman and is muct
mOurncd.
T. . ~
18TH who claimed TO have never Travelled OF
the cars and had never been In jackson before
/ hey were % years old an claimed 10 hay,
been born in Spring Arbor township, and came
70 the city 10 sell SKUNK sdns
Warrants have been issued for the arrest O
several members of the GLadWin county
board ~ supervisors charged with taking eX
/ ces,iyc tees.
Ex-senator jerome Is. Chatioe was buried u
adrian on the l4th inst
The strike Of Detroit ship-buildcrs has beer
dtclar d of, a compromse having been ELECTED
Some one stole the ostensorium and chace
/ golden vessels on the ST. Andrew 5 Catholic
church alter in Grand Rapids. They ar
. valued at $3.50. The tn apparently attend
cd service the night before ana renamed con
cealed after the people LETT. No arrests.
The case against Maggie Wilson OF Big Rap
ids, for 30 soning Hugh Mclean resulted u
her acguttal. After remaining out lou
hours the jury returned verdict OF no
guilty. Maggie was convctel once, but sc
cured new rial, aud mus her freeuom.
Abr an Il trying 20 secure public library.
l.. w Crandcld's saw mill burned AZ White
willie, Isabella county, recently. Loss $500
NO insurance. The mill will be rebuilt
Geo W Gin lost three fingers Of his rigf
hand while adjusting double slrlace plane
at Grants factory, lypsilanti, recently.
Abraham Lehman who fought at Waterloo
and lost three sons IN the union army durn
the rebellion, died in the Saginaw county poo
house the other day, aged 80.
Marquette citizens are In Washington tryin
] 10 argue the representatives OF the people int