Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-04
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

pears that the railroads attorneys in
duced complainant to settle without the
consent OF her attorneys. A verdict for
$500 has been awarded Mrs. Lewis. The
case will probably be appealed to the
supreme court.
Secretary Kellogg, OF the Michigan
state fish commission, says that under the
act of 1883 it is unlawful TO sell brook trout
or grayling at any time of the year They
cannot be made marketable fish at ALL
The act distinctly says 1T shall not be
lawful hereafter for any person or persons
10 catch or capture by any means what
ever, for the purpose of sale or shipment,
or TO take, catch or capture and sell or
ship any brook trout or grayling from any
inland waters Of the state.
Four persons were burned TO death in
house of ill-fame near Rhinelander, Wis, "A
few days ago.
The president has vetoed two Senate
bills granting pensions 20 David w. Ham
ilton and John ID. Hail. The accompany
ing veto mes sage states that in each case
the president fails To find sufficient founda-
tion for the claim
totally burned out the other morning. \
boy went under the press with IA lighted
lamp, which ignited the grease, and flames
communicated 10 the building. Loss :25,-
00O; insurance Sl2,O
Frederick n. Ogden, famous as the
White League leader, died in New Or
leans May -.
ldicnael T.. cParkS colored man who
shot another colored man at the club house
in Detroit some time ago, has been captur-
ed in Louisville, Ky.
Dr.. Charles Hastings, the oldest homeo.
pathic practitioner in Detroit. Il not in
the state. died in that city recently.
Application has been made for tho ad
mission Of IA men from Harper's hospital
Detroit, TO the state soldiers nome.
The firm of Fuller e. Wheeler Of Lansing
has been awarded the contract for fitting
up the buildings for the semi-centennial
celebration and building the roasting oven
and carving tables. They will provide seats
for 1900 people and fit up three halls with
tables. In carriage hall 600 lineal feet of
tables will be required and l,2O0 feet of
seats The oven will be II feet in length
and will be of brick and sheet iron. Two
oxen, four lj0pound hogs and SIX 60-pound
sheep will be roasted whole. The animals
will be furnished by St. Johns man, who
will kill theIc on the grounds The roast
ing will begin on June IA and the animals
will be buried as soon roasted To keep
the flesh warm for the barbecue. All that
the visitors will be required to furnish are
IL nd ha will
ceive whatever sort of meat they desire at
the carving tables.
The Grand Haven lumber company,
operating at Cedar lake. have exhausted
the pine in that section Of country, and
are now moving their entire equipment.
including a logging railroad, to n tract of
"a, 600 feet OF pine near Meredith, on the
+. q; T. NJ, in Clare county.
Prof Kedzie of the agricultural college,
e. whom was sent water from Willis lake
and Goguac a Battle Greek for analysis.
reports the latter very good, but the for
mer impure and unfit for the water works
supply.
The Central labor union of Grand!ltapids
has declared a boycott on all furniture
made in l0-hour factories
kalamazoo citizens have purchased II
block Of lots at Cheboygan and will build
cottages thereon this summer.
At Rockland II F. Lewis's wife and baby
were ill., and medicines were prescribed
for the two Mr. Lewis gave the mothers
medicine TO the baby, and, after suffering
Is hours, the child died
Earnings statement OF Michigan railroad
companies for month OF March, 1856
Earnings for month, s5,1l2,GGS 03; for cor.
responding month, 1885, s5,2'4,Sl7 81; in
crease for 1856, s437, so -; total earnings
from Jan l, 1856, TO AFil |, 1856, Sl4,'l7,-
1G7 ~: same period, 1885, l3G97375 Al; in
crease for 1857, sl,Ol9,792 IA; per cent. OF
increase. 6.0
Ex-Sherf Winney OF Jackson, has been
appointed United States deputy marshall,
" succeed j. H. Baker os Lansing, whose
term had expired.
Members Of the state board of charities
md correction, deprecate the use of iron
oedstcads in the Wayne county jail,
which, they say, are to apt 10 prove use
nj TO prisoners in furnishing tools to aid
.hem in escaping The iron beds will he
'cnlONeN anu WOOutl ones substituted
Mai. A. c. VI. Pennington Of the Fourth
Q. S. artillery, has been ordered TO attend
.hc encampment OF Michigan state troops
At Island Lake for five days, beginning
Tune -.
Belva Lockwood will lecture in Negau.
nee on June 3. Malicious people say she
been engaged by the Law and Order
League" but the officers of that body deny
the soft Impeachment.
A letter from San Antonio, Tex, gives
particulars of the accidental shooting OF
Col. John Withers by his son. 1t happen
ell at about three O'Clock in the morning
of May IA that Col. Withers in closing
door alarmed the household, and a cry Of
burglars was raised by his daughter Jose
phine, whereupon without speaking, his
son fired, and the ball passed through the
collar bone and out of the back of his
fathers body Col. Withers is seriously
wounded but is likely to recover. He was
formerly captain in the Fourth Infantry