Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-16
Four hundred and five patients in the

asylum at Traverse City.
Constable Sullivan of Springwells, near
Detroit, and another constable from the
Dix road started on "A still hunt for
tramps in the Wabash yard at Delray the
other night At midnight the constables
were seen 10y Nightwatchman Miller, act
ing in what he considered suspicious
manner He opened fire with his pistol
woundng Sullivan in the breast The ball
is supposed is To he lodged somewhere in
Sullivan's left lung, but the wound is not
&, considered fatal. He was taken home in "A
wagon. Sheriff Stellwagen is investi-
eating.
Right Eminent Grand Commander W
S. Lawrence Of Kalamazoo, has offered a
valuable gold templar jewel to the six
nights of Peninsular Commandery who
shall have the most proficiency in drill
previous to leaving for the twentythird
triennial conclave at StLouis inScptcmbcr
next. The Michigan headquarters on that
occasi, will be at the Linden House.
The hub and spoke factory at Hudson,
which has been idle for two years, will re-
sumo early in July and give employment
80 go men.
When ex-Gov. Bingham died his brother,
DR.. Ira p. Bingham, got possession of a
large amount of property for which no &c
counting was made To the heirs. Kingsley
s. Bingham, son OF the ex-governor,
brought suit to recover, and has been
awarded $500 per year during life, $500 cash
and a farm valued at $500.
The latest report is that President and
Mrs. Cleveland will attend the state fair TO
he held in Jackson.
G.. Chase Goodwin Of Grand Rapids, has
been nominated TO be United States dis
trct attorney for the western district Of
Michigan.
Surgeon General Hamilton has notified
the Canada authorities that unless the
Dominion health authorities take salts
factory precautions TO prevent the spread
of smallpox the Michigan ports will be
quarantined against Canada. This is
taken in view of the Michigan cases which
are supposed TO have been brought over
from the Dominion.
A tanning mill factory is to be erected
in North Branch.
The postofiices at Corunna, Milford and
Mantague have been relegated to the
fourth class.
Jacob +. Handshaw, we'll Jo-do and
well-known farmer of Park township, Cal
houn county. committed suicide on the 81
inst, by hanging himself in his barn. a
short time ago he had some trouble with
a neighbour which seemed TO weigh heavily
on his mind and it is thought he commit
ted the rash act while suffering from
temporary insanity.
The water in Lake Huron, according to
the record kept at Rogers City, is eighteen
inches higher than year ago.
The Union Pacific officials have decided
10 complete 100 miles Of the Cheyenne d
Northern railway, the present season. II
has been definitely concluded TO extend
the line through the Wyoming develop
ment company's land which will consid-
erably shorten up the route.
a gang of boys at Sioux Falls, Dakota,
ranging IN age from twelve TO sixteen, it
has been discovered, have been systematic
cally robbing the freight cars that have
stood on the tracks at that place
Chicago had $1,000 blaze on the 9Th
inst. caused 10y a sky rocket
Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield,
H., has been turned into a museum, and
MI who go TO visit the last resting place
of the martyred president must pay -
cents. The monument trustees argue
that it costs money to keep the monu-
meut.
Arrangements have been perfected and
capital secured for the construction of a
railroad from Fargo nearly direct to
Devils Lake and from the Turtle noun
tains TO the boundary of Manitoba This
viii be about 600 miles in length, and near
~ all the way through a wheat region UNI
surpassed in Dakota. The survey is to he
made at once, and it is said the road will
he completed next year.
Gilbert - Colby, who was marched out
of Irving Park. H., 10y vigilants for alleg-
ed misconduct. has returned and sued for
Sju.uu0 tre>paSs damages.
Emderor William has granted $500 to
the town of Crossen, Prussia, 70 aid the
people in recovering from the heavy losses
inflicted upon them 10y the recent storms.
At a religious anniversary at Mar>eille,
1900 royalists made demonstration in
favor of the count of Paris. They carried
tri-color flags and copies of the counts
manifesto
Parnell daily receives letters menacing
him with injury or assassination as an
enemy of the empire. He has not sought
police protection but is guarded by sta!-
wart young Irismen
A couple OF women engaged I'm n quar-
rel in lonia one day last week and during
the fracas one of them threw n stone at
the other, who was carrying coffee pot
filed with boiling coffee. The stone hit
the coffee pot and knocked it out of the
woman's hand and into n cradle occupied
by babe scalding the unfortunate child
severely. The matter was taken into
court this week and the aggressor in the
case find $40 and costs, amounting in all
TO about $50.
The state fair managers are talking
about a military parade for purse of
$1,000
Michael r. Parks, the young colored man
who killed another colored fellow in De-
troit in November last, has been sentenced
TO 10 years in lonia. Parks escaped after
the shooting and was only captured few