Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-29

/ OuartermasterG General Hart has con
cluded arrangements by which all of the
Michigan state troops will be provided
! with Winchester rifles. They will
probably be received within the next
forty days. The plan To provide the
entire militia with more modern arms
has been pet project of Gen. Hart, and
it success has pleased him immensely.
/ Mr. f. f. Letter of Charlotte. indicted
for making false returns TO the govern.
ment while postmaster, pleaded not guilty
i'm the United States court at Grand Rap
ids and was bound over in the sum of
s., 600 10 appear for trial at the March
term of court.
The new Flint & Perc Marquette bridge
over the river at Flint is completed IL
was made by the Detroit bridge company
and weighs $50 tons, and has a span of lGS
/ feet
! II is reported that the contested Rich
ardson will case at Alpena has been let
| tied 10y the payment OF 100000 10 the con
! testing claimants.
Mr. Justice Miller of the United States SUI
prone court has been secured TO deliver
the address TO the law graduates of the
university next Juno.
Mrs Mcdowell of Bethany Gratiot coun.
/ ", took dose O: morphine by mistake,
and died before morning.
The trustees of the deaf and dumb asy-
! lum at Flint will ask the next legislature
| for an appropriation of $ll,0iO for n
/ hospital building.
David Porter, IA wealthy farmer and
| pioneer of Alpine township, Kent county,
dropped dead in the streets Rockford the
other morning.
Gidion Cog,dill, one of the foremost men
| in Eaton county, was found dead in bed
the other morning.
Women lawyers of the country are to
/ hold "A national conference in Ann Arbor
| soon
Ezra Sharp and wife an aged couple OF
/ North Muskegon, are under arrest on sus.
/ picion Of numbering Ann McDermott
4 reward Of $40 has been offered by
/ Supt. Long Of the Ionia criminal insane
/ asylum, for the capture OF Joseph Malloy,
an insane prisoner who escaped "A few days
/ ago. He is about five feet ten inches tall,
smooth face except small mustachc. He
does not show insanity unless engaged in
conversation for some time
, ii'''''''','' 10y 1850 ny,
and docks to Muskegon parties for S'GO,oOo.
Nathaniel Ostrander and Edward Han,
two reform school boys VINO escaped from
that institution HlSht' anu coihhltteu
burglarics about town. have been sentenced
by Judge Gridiey TO thirty months and
twenty seven months respectively III the
lonla reiormaiory
Abel A brockway' one OF the "eAithie',
Iumhermen OF the Saginaw valley died
recently
George a. trim wellknoWn resident
81 ~ "" u'e'u'" " ''@i'''' MOI '"''''
me reilc' presented 20 the recent Michi-
gan NJ l.. conference 10y Mrs T. s. Hud-
/ son oil mon CITY since deceased, are 20
/ be placed IN th- museum OF Albion college.
/ Ihey consist oi it testament pre'enied to
/ her grandfather 10y BISHOP Asbury lwho
4 owned i'' the hrst bishop 81 the Metho-
dl>t 'HU''h' the minutes OF the general
conference from " L" ISL and n copy
OF 'he sermon deINered 10y FeN. Nathan
Shr'h'h at h"it'm'Fe on the occasion Of
bls"'p A''uiS death
MIS-. carrie BOOKER hu1soh' wei
known lady died at the Kalamazoo 'sy Iu'h
new day since ana was buried. In some
way the story was clrcuIated 'hA' inc i"uc
eamo - her death by haish treatment
ana the asylum authorities cauSed the
BODY TO be disinterred ana an inquest was
neiu' "rea' eAeA'tincn' Pr.N"''e,l' "'' ',''
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Two months ago John l. Jones bought
the rock pie OF the winthrop hemaute
company at lshpeming at . cents per ton.
lie set large gang OF men at work and
out Of the 5000 tons OF refuse obtained
not less than 100000 tons OF marketable
ore, worth at least Sl,oOOOOO OF which one