Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-24


Good John, Mason county Indian who
80 years ago was n chief of his tribe. is
now AN inmate of the pOorhou,e.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor a Northern
Michigan railway company have Just ne
gotiated with Lcaton ~ Upton for seven
teen acres of river Hats adjoining the bust
ness portion OF the town. Rumor SAYS IL
is TO be used for the location of manufac-
turing establishments.
Amos Lindsey, employed by the state
FOR over thirty years successfully as Jani-
tor of the various departments in the state
capitol, died recently, after lingering i'll
ness aged about is years. Throughout
his long service he was distinguished fof
the faithful and conscientious discharge
of his duties
Mr. a. T. Prouty OF Kalamazoo. - years
old and reads without spectacles, has
eighty four volumes of scrap books which
lie has made from newspapers, etc. He
has contributed several volumes contain
ing local matters TO the public library.
Criminal proceedings Will he instituted
against DR.. Palmer of the state prison.
The funeral OF the late Gov. Croswell
occurred in Adrian on the 10th inst. a
very large number of distinguished Michi-
gan men were present and joined in the
cortege which followed the remains 10
lakewood cemetery, where they were
placed in the vault. The pail bearers, hon
orary and active, We're Hons W. A vii
e
Mitchell, Edward ). Lacey, Thomas NJ.
Cooley, J. X Boies. II b. Robbins. Abel
Whitney and Frank w. Clay. Rev w. X.
Spencer Of the first Presbyterian church
conducted the obsequies. Rev X: l. Coop
or, rector of Christ church, read the lesson,
and brief eulogies on the character of the
distinguished dead were pronounced by
Hon. Norman Geddes and Hon. Tho. NJ
Cooley.
r. Z. AxteI, justice Of the peace at
Frankfort, arrested on n charge Of robbing
the bodies of the dead sailors of the barge
Menekaunee, has been discharged it
was found 10 bc a malicious pro- ecution.
Mr.. Axtel will commence suit for libel
against the Detroit Ea0,nG Necs and Mar
istee idr0caic, who charged him with the
inhuman crime.
Mrs {. G. Beahan OF Sioux City, Iowa,
formerly Miss Darling of Petoskey, died
of diphtheria. followed within few hours
by one Of her children Mrs. Beahan'S
sister was with her at the time OF her
death, and after the funeral started for
home, accompanied by Mr.. Beahan and his
only remaining child. While en- route
Miss Darling was stricken with dphtheria
and died shortly after reaching Petoskey.
The Grand Rapids law library has been
org nized with "A capital Of $1,000.
The November salt inspection was Bay,
Oh 80 barrels, Manistee. Ss,s94; Saginaw,
-, l72; ~. Clair. s.4l4: IoscO. 24,9lO; HUI
total, 81, l2i barrels.
Judge Gresham Of the United States
courts has appointed Judge T. NJ. Cooley
receiver of the Wabash railroad and he is
requested TO take the property and do the
best he can with it,
Gov Alger will give each Of 700 news
boys in Detroit complete suit of clothes
for Christmas present.
The st. Johns manufacturing company
order from ENGLAND
2jO of their ash wash stands.
A verdict Of $4,000 damages il favor OF
Margaret Curran against Noble & Co. of
Grand Rapids has been rendered The
plaintiff is 63 years old and the wife OF a
farmer. Two years ago while driving with
her son past the defendants plaster mill,
the horses became frightened at a portable
engine in the road and ran away, badly
iniuring the old lady. She sued for Sl0-
600 The case will be appealed.
Hugh Ross, resident of Owosso and II
travelling salesman for the E~tey manu-
featuring company, committed suicide in
n hotel in Rochester the other night. Ross
was married man but was not living
with his wife.
S. =, Sandmark, an upper peninsula
ieweler, received letters patent on an i'm
proved clockframe in November, and a
Philadelphia firm has offered him $4,000
for his invention but he declines 70 sell.
The wooden mills in Clinton, Lenawee
county were DESTROYED 10y fire on the llth
inst The loss Is about $1,000 IL has not
been decided whether the mills Will be re-
butt.
While walking on the Chicago & West
Michigan railroad track near riverside.
YIN. Rouse was struck by the train and
had both legs badly mangled and one
hand had 10 be amputatei today He was
- years Of age. He cannot recover
Burt Foster Of Midland, aged l., while
hunting the other day, was fatally injured
10y both barrels of his gun being discharged
and the contents tearing his bowels
out.
T. II. Marvin who runs dairy farm
just outside OF Reed City lost three valu-
able horse in four days. DR.. Rose, veter-
mary surgeon of Grand Rapids, says the
horses were poisoned. None OF the horses
lived over three hours after taking sick.
\ post norton examination on the first
two horses failed to show evidence OF
poisoning. The only trouble found was
in the throat and lungs, and while some
think il is pleuro-pneumonia Others be
lieve il is some new and dread disease and
the farmers are much worried
IL is about a year since the northern
asylum for the insane, at Traverse City,
was opened for the reception Of patients.
During this time there have been 30 pa
tients received and 20 discharged, leaving
49, still in charge OF the attendants. The
SO that the limit j. almost reached. There
are 10 officers, attendants and employees
of the institution, making a population OF
J64. The years experience has been I'M
usually satisfactory. One point deter
mined about the lighting Is of interest.
The Edison system is used throughout
the building. and the management find
that their light is furnished at a rate equal
TO gas at - cents per LOO feet.
Fires have been started in the Calumet
q Hecla smelling works. and will be kept
running all winter 20 be ready for actual
smelling IN the spring.
Marquette countys first Touring mill
In fact the first in the upper peninsua-is
being filled with machinery. and will be
In operation in few weeks.
Harden q Sweeting's drying factory at
BliSsfield was destroyed 10y fire recently
The loss Is heavy with no insurance
Manager Wells of the soldiers home has
received Gov. Ayers check for 500 to use
for the benefit of the veterans on Christ.
mas day The governor remembered the
other state institutions as usual.
Deacon Calvin Pratt who died at his
home in Coldwater on the 18TH inst. was
nearly - years old and had resided in that
oil .lant holt