Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-26

while playing some kind of n game with a
lot OF boys at the school ground the other
day, was accidentally Knocked down and
kicked in the eye, and hurt to such an ex-
tent that IL is feared he will lose the sight.
Romeo Hyfrdat
The Indian correspondent of the Athens
Times writes that John STAINLESS son he
and one moro Indian they so from Wal
pole island 10 Algonac. When they go
home the wind he blew pretty hard and
they tip boat over in ST. Clair river
Shamies son he most drown, but got out,
the other one he dead. toner Local..
The Michigan Central has bought prop.
erty for a new station at East Saginaw
ana will erect fine brick depot, such "a
the Importance of tho city i'm the valley
would seem 20 demand.
Jere Mahoncy, who formerly kept meat
market in Michigamme, l.. $. has been
elected secretary of the state of Colorado.
The T. ~ a. d ". NJ. road will build a
large elevator at OwossO aud make other
improvements in the near future
The Kalamazoo a Hastings railroad pro.
ject is being steadily pushed. Although
almost the entire length of the road from
Kalamazoo 20 Hastings was graded once,
there ) still IA good deal of work TO be
done. The original grade was prepared
for n narrow gauge road.
The Chicago a. West Michigan railroad
il is now said is 10 be extended from Bald
The Flint ~ Pere Marquette railroad
company have built four new snow plows
for service during the coming winter.
The demand for men TO 60 into the up.
per peninsula pineries set in six weeks
| earlier than usual this year. The cause OF
this early opening of the season is said to
be the intention of lumbeTmen 10 get the
burned logs in before the snow comes TO
cover them up
The Chicago & Northwestern railway is
experimenting TO see if ii is possible
! proiitably TO carry ore from the Mar
quette iron region 10 Chicago and still
more remote points. They have had some
cars specially built carrying twenty tons
| each and designed to be loaded and UNI
loaded with great facility.
The question of the Cincinnati, Jackson
q Mackinaw railroad is being again aGi-
tated at Jackson. The road Is now built
to within six miles of Fayette Ohio. the
terminus of the Canada Southern line
and movement Is on foot TO divert this
! projected line 10 Fayette, and thus con
meet with Detroit, and eastern roads
with fair prospects that 1T will be done.
John W. McNally of Michigan. buried
/ hi, wife and babe in a Racine, Wis. Gene
/ terry, which was owned 10y private cor
| poration. Three years ago the cemetery
was sold. and became part of a cultivated
| farm No record was left Of the DISPOSE
| ton of the bodies and Mr.. McNally has
| brought suit against the trustees for 50,
/ 600 damages
\ foul attampt at wife murder occurred
/ IN Grand Rapids the other night. in which
/ Peter BoOs shot his wife in the shoulder
and hand, inticting severe wounds The
affair grew out OF uu old family fued,
which has existed for some time past. Iii
vorce proceedings are now pending in the
courts. BOos was arrested on the charge
Of assault with intent 10 Kill after the
shooting. Mrs. Boo, is dangerously
wounded and may live hut "A short time.
Roy. Theodore Nelson will become past
tor Of the First BabtiSt church at East
Saginaw when hi- term a~ superintendent
Of public instruction expires.
The new road from Grand Rapids direct
TO MuskegOn is now open.
Oscar Hopkins, sentenced for life for
knocking "a man down with an AK and
leaving him for dead on Saginaw Bay a.
Northern railroad, Is working for par
don. lie is deserving of his sentence and
II the pardon board grants his release IL
VIII be outraglng the people of Michigan
Hopkins l. a william and Jackson state
prison Is too good for him.-Bdy city Iri.
6Ulc.
Mrs Ely Barnard. highly respected
pioneer OF Livingston county, died sud /.
denly at Howell the other morning from
second dose OF morphine accidentally ad-
ministered 20 allay PAIN, the first dose not
second was administered.
Upwards Of 100 bears have been shot in
northern Michigan this fall. The skins Of .
over 30 have been sent % dealer in hides
at Bay city, who prepares them for ship
ment 10 Europe.
Mr.. Iascal Cole OF Adrian has volunta.
rllN given up pension OF $40 per month. +
FOR this the pension department thinks .
the man Is insane and has appointed an
agent 10 look up the matter.
Col. Ward, who once held the position
of county treasurer of Marquette county,
and who was an embeZzer of county mon
eys to the amount of $1,000. died in Sault .
Ste. Marie recently, in poverty and alone.
The stockholders of the Bailey gas wells
company at Port Huron, are thinking of
piping the gas into the city and starting
several factories, supplying the gas as a
motive power.
Hon w. ID. Fuller of Newaygo, has ac-
cepted the position of reporter OF the SUI
preme court of this state, with a salary of
81 800 a year.
Henry Elliott, salvation army fellow
in Lansing has been sentenced TO three
years in Jackson Tor attempted criminal
assault.
AT meeting of the directors Of the st.
Clair frontier tunnel company Joseph
Hickson was elected president, John Bell
vice president for Canada, and +. W. Med
States. The American and Canadian
companies have been amalgamated. The
"header' or trial tunnel will be proceeded
with at once, the contract having been ac-
cepted by Gen. =. Smith.
VIM Armbruster, who served in Co. NJ,
3D. Mich. cav, now living at 2l0 North
Second street, st. Louis, Mo. wants TO
learn the whereabouts Of Calls Nissel. a
butcher by trade, who was ie with
him in the war. Nissel is be..,,, be in
Michigan.
Michael Plunkett alias Lewis Grant.
who pleaded guilty of polygamy at the
September term of Isabella circuit court.
has been sentenced 10 one and half wears
in Jackson prison. Strenuous efforts are
being made TO hove the sentence changed
to fine.
Rev. Theo. Nelson superintendent Of
public instruction, will become pastor Of
the First Baptist church at East Saginaw.
when his term of Office expires.
Mrs. Irving. the mother n-law Of Andrew
Carr, farmer living six miles north OF
Hart. committed suicide few DAYS ago
by cutting her throat. Nocause is known
as yet.
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