Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

situated within the southern limits Of
Negaunee, which has been carried on for
some time, is at an end at last. The owners
of the mine now have full possession by
virtue Of "A judicial decree lately rendered
and are looking for lessee who will take
the mine and work it. The title TO the
property has been in dispute for some
time and "A great deal OF money has been
spent on the ensuing litigation, but now
that the rightfnl owner again has posses
sion of the mine active work Will be re-
sumed at an early date. The mine is con
sidered one of the best in that region and
ranks with such properties as the Cambria
and Milwaukee. 1t will work at least 200
men, and perhaps 300. 1t has been closed
down for four years
In plymouth township, Saginaw county,
the dwelling blacksmith shop, slaughter
house, corn cribs, wagon shed and
granary, with 500 bushels Of oats, all ON
the farm of +. W. McNally, were destroy
ed by fire. Loss $1,000 Partially in
sured.
John Helm of Newaygo, has been con
victed OF assault with intent TO KILL and
sentenced to 10 years at Jackson.
Three miners named Morris Schalmas,
Paul Brazza and Peter Papace were instant
ly killed in the Winthrop Mine at Ishpem-
ing. They were working in drift with
high walls, called a stope, when the timber
ing gave way and the unfortunate men
were covered with a mass of ore weighing
many tons and instantly killed Their
bodies were recovered during the after
noon. Two of the men were married and
leave families.
Joseph King of Negaunee, jealous
of woman with whom he had
been criminally intimate, shot
the woman the other night. The
woman cannot recover. When Smith was
arrested, "A revolver and a dagger were
found on his person.
X. Il. French now has ffty-nine men
busy at the branch state prison site in
Marquette, laying foundations, etc. The
contractors are working all the men they
can get Foundations for the building are
about half laid. Those for the rear build
ing have been completed Bricklaying
has been commenced on the engine
house, which will be entirely of brick and
will be finished this fall 1t is also expect
ed that several Of the rear buildings will
be well along toward completion before
winter if bad weather does not interfere
with building operations.
man near New Era recently lost four
valuable COWS They had been feeding in
a neighbours pasture and soon after driv-
ing them out they all died Their
stomachs have been sent to doctor in
Shelby for examination.
The branch of the Milwaukee. Lake
Shore q Western railway from Waters
meet to the Diamond match company 5
camps on the Ontonagon river will be
completed this fall. Most of the right of
way has already been cut out and good
deal OF grading done.
The First Regiment MichIga4 Engineers
Is TO hold a reunion at Lansing October
II, and at least seventy members of the
regiment will attend from Grand Rapids
and vicinity.
The silk factory at Belding is nearing
completion. The building is 45xl60. In
addition TO this building there will be a
boiler house l9x3i feet. The factory will
be built Of brick, with composition roof.
The first floor will be of concrete and
cement. 1t is TO be three stories high and
will cost, exclusive of machinery, $4,000
A tower lGxlS will grace the front OF the
building, and will serve as the main en-
trance. The factory when ready to com
mence operations will give employment TO
between 200 and 800 hands, good share of
which will be imported labor.
The affairs OF the Porter coal company
at Jackson seem TO be in worse condition
than at first supposed, and it appears
doubtful now that the miners will get any
pay for their last months work. 1t APP
pears that the Michigan Central railroad
company has bill against the Porter
company OF between $1,000 and 81, 900 for
side tracks. which fact was not known
until few days ago. The coal company
still insist that all their trouble was caused
by the strike last fall, and that had the
men remained at work they would have
been all right
The state railroad crossing board has
ended a hot contest between the Michigan
Central and Flint q Pere Marquette rail
roads over the proposed crossing of the
formers track at Sginaw 10y a spur of the
latter, by deciding that the crossing shall
be made AT grade, the Flint a Pere Mar
quette 20 pay for putting in the intcrlock-
ing switch and the roads 10 share jointly
the expense of operating and maintaining
il.
Snow fell 10 quite Il depth in the upper
peninsula on the Both ult.
Rev. Henry VI. JOY, one of the best
known Methodist preachers in the state,
who has served ut Ionia, Lansing, Grand
Rapips Niles, ColdwateT and Kalamazoo,
and who was three years presiding elder
OF the Grand Rapids district, received in
juries from "A runaway accident at Green
castle, Ind, the other day which resulted
in his death the next morning. At the
last conference he was transferred from
Michigan to Indiana and preached his first
sermon TO his new congregation the Sun
day before his death. He leaves "a widow
and three children. The body was taken
te Grand Rapids for burial
John Hensel has commenced suit al
Grand Rapids TO compel his wife Mary to
divide. For 80 years past he has faithfully
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