Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-15
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

During the month of September % con
ricts were received at the Jackson prison
by sentence, one was returned from the
ionia insane asylum, and one from the
Lansing reform shool. The total number
of convIcts in the prison Oct is ~.
During September 10 were discharged by
expiration of sentence, one pardoned and
two escaped. Receipts from visitors dur
ing September Sl,2S9 30.
All the salt blocks at East Tawas have
shut down, owing to n surplus of salt, and
it is not likely that they will resume this
season. This throws quite number Of
men out of employment.
Big time at Grand Rapids on the 10th
and Goth inst, especially the 10Th, when
the parade, prize drill and band competi-
ton in connection with the fourth annual
meeting of the Michigan brigade of U. II.
knights Of py thias will take place.
number of former employees of the
Charlotte postofiice, under ex Postmaster
f. +. Lefty, have been subpRnaed by
Deputy Marshal Cowan to appear before
the grand jury, sitting at Grand Rapids,
relative TO charges Of the alleged malfeas-
ance in Office preferred against Lefty. 1t
is said he left his official duties TO
subordinates while he attended to his own
business; also that he had his wife on the
pay roll as clerk, while she did nothing in
return. IL is unknown whether the jury
will find sufficient grounds for indictment.
Judge Orlando w. Powers will during
the coming fall and winter, deliver a linz
NJ
under the management of Col. Ct. Edwin
Dunbar, Of Kalamazoo.
The board of corrections and charities
are DESTROYS to ascertain the number, res
licences and circumstances of the class
commonly known as imbecileS or idiots in
Michigan. They Will be indebted to any
person who will communicate such infor-
nation TO l.. c. Storrs, secretary, Ian
sing.
Gen. Booth of London, Eng. com
Nander in chief of the salvation army,
Sill be in Jackson October IS and %. at
Thich time it is expected there will be
large gathering of members Of the army
here from all parts OF the state, and
Teat demonstration will take place.
James b. Aldrich, recently released from
Jackson, and now under n charge of big
amy preferred by Nellie Sheehy, of East
Saginaw. bound over u the circuit court
for trial, took a teaSpoonful of Paris green
while in Saginaw county Jail lie says
he won't live 20 90 back TO Jackson,
Joseph Bulmer, who escaped from Jack
son prison with "Kon" Kane some weeks
ago. has been rccaptured He was work
ing for farmer near Pennington. Bul-
mer was offered 500 if he would help Kane
10 escape.
Thomas Tunison OF Fairfield, Lenawee
county, is dead. aged - years. Mrs.
Tunison died last March, she and her hus-
band having been married G6 years.
F. Wells +. A. Todd and II. d. Spauld
ing appraisers of the property belonging
TO the state at the Jackson prison, have
made report. which may be summarized
a. follows: Total valuation $500. &}S OF ,
real estate and buildings, S63q,7o 80;
furniture and fixtures, sl4, 40 II tools and
machinery, SlO,61l 10; clothing, sj,0sl 20 !;
bedding. 1891 -; library and school
books g.. 500 40; bibles and music books
500 o., musical instruments, $3.50
q
weeks ago on the charge of violating the
pension law by extorting Sl0C from DR.
Elan Mann of Lansing, for securing a
/ pension, has been bound over by commits
sioner Dodge for trial at the November
/ term of the United States court
The Union furniture company's factory
in Grand Rapids was entirely destroyed
by fire the other night. The loss is about
! 100000.
The following officers were elected at
the recent session OF the Knights OF
Pythias in Lansing: Grand chancellor
T.. I. Bennett, Bay City; vice grand chan
cellor. DR.. 7. s. Barclay, Detroit; grand
prelate, II. s. Robertson, Breedsville !;
grand keeper Of records and seals, J. W.
Hopkins, Lansing; grand master Of ex
chequer, j. NJ. Lenhof, East Saginaw !;
grand master at arms, +. G.. Colgrove,
Nashville; grand inner guard, NJ. s. Cur
tbs, Battle Creek; grand outer guard, II.
J. Footlander, Muskegon; trustees, J. w.
Hopkins and w l.. Smith. Lansing.
l.. ID. Clark of Bronson, has a fig tree
which is seven years old, and this year
bore 80 figs.
another $4,000 to meet current expenses
until the November taxes come in.
Robert l.. Reynolds who served through
the rebellion in the South Michigan cav
airy, died at his home in Detroit few
days ago.
John Boyd. who deliberately shot VIM
Is. Johnson, merchant OF Rockford, Kent
county. on the 4th August last, while he
was standing in his residence door has
been convicted of murder in the first de
] gree in the circuit court. The jury re
manned out about an hour. Judge Mont
gomery sentenced him to life servitude at
Jackson prison.
Charles Anderson and Adeline Hender-
son were married on the Tuscola county
fair grounds the other day in the presence
Of 10000 people.