Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-23
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der of an unknown tinker at Saginaw 10y
the formers husband, have been convicted
of assault and battery and sentenced To
the Detroit house of correction for 90
days. Meyers was convicted Of the muir
der few days ago.
Mrs. Charity Coykendall of Napoleon,
Jackson county, NJ years fell down pair
of cellar stairs the other evening, dislo-
eating her neck. She died the next day.
Mrs. Conkendall was "A government pen
sioner for services rendered by her hus-
band in the war of 1872.
Thomas Quinn, the young man who was
stabbed in IA Detroit saloon, July II, has
since died
Coloted people of Michigan are making
preparations for n big celebration TO be
held in Yysilanti, August2.
The Estey manufacturing company of
Owosso, have secured the contract for fur
nishing the Northwestern Hotel at Han
cock, which when completed will
be the finest hotel in the Upper Peninsula.
A. b. Porter. connected with the state
militia for fourteen years, has resigned
his position as aide-de camp on Gen.
Lieutenant of Company b Second Regi-
ment, has been appointed 10 the place
Mrs. Janet G. Hannng, a sister Of the
late Thos. Carlyle is visiting friends in
Farwel.
The Mecosta county agricultural society
has purchased 20 acres for "A fair ground.
The president has signed the Marquette
park lill.
The state semi-centennial association
met in Grand Rapids on the 9th inst, and
audited the various accounts and adopted
4 lcsolution TO print the addresses deliver
cd in hook form for general distribution.
They report only $1,000 thus far expended
of the full amounts O0O-donated by the
state The committee present were: Gov.
Alger, president; j. b. Wilson, Detroit,
secretary; S. 7. keat, Cassapolis, Henry
Chamberlain, Three Oaks T. H. Hinch-
man, Detroit, and Henry Fralick, Grand
Rapids.
The board of managers OF the soldiers
home met in Grand Rapids on the 9th inst,
for che purpose of auditing accounts 70:
the ensuh year.
George Kennard has been arrested for
ago Kennard is in Jail at Caro-.
Frank Nichols, aged 10, while walking on
the street in Muskegon the other morning.
was shot 10y an unknown person. The ball
struck the young man between the eyes,
inhicting probably fatal wound. Nichols
is not known 20 have any enemies The
cause of the shooting is a mystery.
The president has signed the bill giving
pension of $40 per month to Mrs. Mary
Howard Farquhar Of Detroit.
Fire broke out in the warerooms of the
Newago manufacturing company's fac
tory the other morning, and destroyed
large amount of manufactured hoops,
hubs and other material to the value OF
$4,000, but fully insured. The fire was
caused by spark from passing engine.
News from L'Anse says that on Monday
the 9TH inst, Louis Devalo and George
Crebasse INDUCED in n quarrel Devalo
was getting the better OF Crebasse, when
the latter's brother Nelson interfered An
tome Devalo, brother of Louis, then shot
Nelson through the lung, killing him in
stantly The Devalos were arrested, and
for time il was feared that they would
be lynched.
Whooping cough is epidemic in Char
lotte.
\ lodge of the Knights of Pythas has
been C.ganzed in Lapeer.
Mrs. Amelia Chatterdon, who murdered
her husband near Grand Rapids, is about
10 years of age and the mother of five
children, the youngest babe. She seems
apparently overworled. and of very ner-
vous temperament. She will Toe called up
on to appear and answer a charge of muir
der in the same court IN which she applied
for a divorce some time ago.
The steam barge Hickox collided with
the steam barge Milwaukee about 30 miles
from Muokegon the other night One man
was lost. The vessel was worth about
$4,000.
Lieut.. Alex. Brown of Jackson, who is
believed to have absconded with $1,000
which was given to him TO pay
for expenses of three military COM
panies, incurred by their celebration on
July /, is supposed to have gone TO Mon
tana. An effort TO head him Off will be
made.
Thos. Killmcrway, IA farmer living near
INLAY City, started to walk home, while
intoxicated. He was struck by the express
train and instantly killed.
Nelse Johnson was digging clay in pit
near Cadillac, when cave-in occurred,
breaking both of the young mans legs.
Tom Walker, n man who was arrested in
Ann Arbor some time ago, for murder
committed in New Mexico in 1855, hung
himself in Ann Arbor Jail on the night of
the 18th inst. Everything indicated that
the man had made the most deliberate
preparations for the awful act, and 50
noiselessly was il performed that the in
mates of the Jail were undisturbed.
Bernard Witthaur IA prominent German
citizen of Bay City, died suddenly on the
Il inst, from hemorrhage of the lungs.
st. Louis has been drilling for a mineral
well for the purpose OF supplying the
town with mineral water. "A vein was
struck the other day, which flows pure
mineral water enough to supply the entire
town.