Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09
Mrs. Alice Meyers and Annie

being implicated in the muir
der of an unknown tinker at Saginaw by
the formers husband, have been convicted
of assault and battery and sentenced to
the Detroit house of correction for GO
days. Meyers was convicted of the muir
der few days ago.
Elmer Holloway taught school for term
of 50 days in Ogden, Lenawee county, a
year and half ago, but as he gave the
children n vacation on three holidays dur.
ing the term, the school board paid him
for only ~ days session. He sued for the
balance, and supreme court has just decid-
ed that he is entitled to his salary for the
full term of 50 days.
Miss Frances Whipple, leading milliner
of Adrian, went away from home recently
with the intention of going to Detroit to
buy goods. No trace could be found of
her until a telegram was sent out that n
woman had thrown herself into the whirl-
pool at Niagara. Sheriff Whitmore of
Adrian went east and identified the body
as that Of Miss Whipple.
Horatio Hunter, an estimable gentle
man, formerly in business in Lansing,
committed suicide June 2S at his home six
miles west of that city. During temper
airy alteration caused by protracted ill
ness he tied n flat-iron TO his neck and
walked into cistern, drowning in three
feet of water.
The Second regiment election held in
Grand Rapids, was attended by thirty
officers of the thirty-fv Capt. Newbury
Of Coldwater was ele cted licutenant-col-
3 ho ha1 LOT x.,it I,iul
of Kalamazoo close second Capt.
Chester of Ionia was elected major, with
Capt. Rose of Grand Rapids close second
John Dykman of Grand Rapids was
caught under a loaded freight elevator in
casket factory and was horribly crush
ed. He cannot recover
Ben Roys of Hudson prominent mem
Der of the e.. \. r., died very suddenly on
the street the other day. He was as well
as usual, when he was suddenly stricken
with an asthmatic affection, and died.
William Brady died in Battle Greek re-
Gently On his death bed he confessed
that he murdered colored man named
Spencer King, whose body was found
floating in the river few years ago.
Arrangements are being made TO hold
sanitary convention at Coldwater
on September % and "a, under the aus
pices of the state board of health. Dr.
Baker will read a paper on 1.-THE Proven
ton and Restriction Of Communicable
Diseases" and other members of the board
will take prominent parts The indications
are that the convention will be one of the
most successful of its kind ever held in the
state
The Michigan school of mines will open
its first session Sept. 10, 1886. Prof. Albert
Williams, Jr., chief of division mining
statistics, Washington, ID. c., will be its
superintendent. The school will be free to
residents of Michigan.
The Furniture Workers union, which
was organized in Grand Rapids when the
labor agitation was i'll its glory, and when
strikes were an everyday occurrence, has
passed out of existence. The members
claim they have fulfilled their mission
There is no trouble among the workman
now, and only three leading factories are
more than probable these will go to work
on the ten-hour basis July |, with perhaps
Widdicomb factory excepted.
A number of towns along the line of the
Michigan Central are clamoring loudly for
new depots.
No more patients can be accommodated
at the Traverse City insane asylum.
President Angel delivered the Grafton
at the commencement exercises of the
Iowa state university.
Robert Boyd, forever 20 years prom-
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drowned in Tawas Bay, while bathing the
other afternoon
Henry Woodland, a prominent citizen
and business man of Owosso, is dead.
Henry Lawrence of Saginaw City was Mt
work on the foundation of the Merrill block
in that city when 10 feet of solid clay cav
ed in burying him. He was released in a
few moments, but died in 10 minutes after
being taken out.
The right of way is now being secured
for the extension Of the Milwaukee a.
Northern railroad from Iron Mountain TO
Republic before the close of the present
season. Men are now at work construct
ing the line through from Pike river to
Iron Mountain, distance of u miles and
as soon as they have finished they will
probably be put TO work Immediately be-
tween Iron Mountain and Republic.
The net cash receipts of the ID. l.. q n
railroad Office at Alma have been about
5000 per month, but as many shippers
have considered the freight rates excessive
the T., a. A. q N NJ. will in the future
undoubtedly receive its share of the bust
ness. Although no regular trains ere yet
running several families moving from
Fenton to Alma with the normal school
have shipped their freight over the L. a.
A. A, saving about 30 per cent.
Simon Youngs, prominent farmer OF
Marcellus, who served in company ID,
Twenty-fifth Michigan infantry, all
through the war, fell overheard from
fishing boat in Cedar lake, Marcellus town
ship, and was drowned. He was 81 years
of age and highly respected.
Sam Jones is laboring with sinners at
the Eaton Rapids camp meeting.
Charles Brown, appointed to the West
Point military academy last month, has
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