Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10

were present and n jolly reunion was held.
w. ID. Moody of Big Rapids, was elected
president; Henry Barton of Big Rapids,
| T. d. Fargo OF Ionia and Geo. Bowen OF
Addison, vice-presidents; l.. II. Fenton.
Sand Lake, secretary and treasurer. The
next reunion will be held at Big Rapids.
Melbourne III. Ford is the democratic
congressional nominee in the fifth district.
Lyman q. Mason of Muskegon is the NOM
inee OF the ninth district for congressional
| honors, and Patrick Hankard OF Jackson,
leads the fusion forces in the third dis.
| trict.
All former members of the Sth New
York, Sth Illinois, 3rd Indiana and 9th New
York cavalry regiments who can attend
brigade reunion at Fort Wayne, Ind.
in October, are requested TO send their
names and addresses TO +. NJ. Carroll,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
A. F. Schafer OF Ionia, elected chairman
OF the state delegation to the Richmond
Knights of Labor conventions an earnest
Powderly supporter, and the entire dele
CATION will vote with him.
John Kelley, arrested and brought be
NAV, charged with aiding, abetting and
assisting in an attempt TO kill Daniel Cor
man at Hale Greek, waived examination
to appear in the circuit court. Ben
jamin Godkin of Bay City, and Daniel
Donohue of gave bond in 5000 each
Callahan, who fired the shot escaped
John Bagley is building logging rail
road in Menominee county, which is TO be
from twelve TO fifteen miles long, and will
probably cost 5000 per mile. 1t will tap
large group Of pine in towns IS and 80,
range 2s, and strike the Menominee river
near the Relay house The timber that
the road will furnish an outlet for aggre-
gates between 2OO,OOO,0O0 and 100000, 600
feet. IL Is expected 10 have the road in
operation in November
Jud Crouch will be tried for the murder
OF his father at the ensuing term OF the
circuit court, which convenes Sept. 13.
Wellington &. Page OF Iona has filed
claim for g, SIG 81 in the probate court of
Wayne county, against the estate of the
late G. +. Mabley The claim is for rent
due on an uneXpired lease taken for five
years in November 1888, OF store Of
Pages in lonia. On behalf of the estate it
is claimed that Andrew Graham, Mabley's
manager at Ionia. purchased the lease and
stock of goods shortly after Mr. Mabley's
death. Mr. Page claims that he never
recognized Graham as a tenant and that
the estate is liable for the rent for the un-
expired term of the lease
Farmer Balow, living near Detroit, is in
ioi1 in hot 81 ~ 10 shpnfinn
and Lewis Palmer, Joe Berrens and Con
stable Joe Doherty
The following ticket was nominated by
the independent labor convention. held in
Detroit recently: For member of congress,
Henry A. Robinson. For members of the
state senate-frst district, John Rairden;
second district, .. T. Baird third district,
Bernard O'Reilly. For representative
George W. Matthew. Judson Grenell, \.
NJ. Dewey, Robert y. Ogg O'Donnell,
Augustus +. Wettlaufer Conrad Bettin-
ger. For justice of the peace-Stephen j.
Martin.
j. c. Gould of Antwerp, Van Buren,
county, has harvested 1900 pounds Of
strained honey this season.
The time for holding the sanitary con
vention at Coldwater, under the auspices
Of the Michigan state board OF health, has
been changed from September % and - to
Thursday and Friday, September and 10,
lSsG.
Daniel German was shot the other night
by Mike Callahan on the east branch Of the
Au Ores. He was taken 10 East Saginaw
for medical attention, The wound from
the rifle ball is ten inches in length and
extends from the center muscle of the
right arm up and through the shoulder
blade.
United States Detective Kermock, assist
ed by Detective Abels of Lansing, arrested
William Wand,or, alias Fred Harris, for
passing counterfeit money Wandsor was
traced to Lansing from Vermont and has
been there for some time. In chest in
his room was found $500 in bogus gold
and also 81 200 in certificates Of deposit in
Central Michigan Savings bank which
showed that he was doing a land Office
business. He is connected with gang Of
eastern counterfeiters.
Portions Of the roof OF cars on an f. q
7. NJ passenger train entering East Sagi
nav the other evening were taken off by
the wind storm and the passengers were
much frightened.
Even il DR.. McLouth finally decides to
accept the presidency OF the Dakota agri.
cultural college at Brooking, OAK, he will
not resign from the Michigan agricultural
college this term.
James NJ. Beall OF Niles had % sheep
killed by lightning. The destructive fluid
also went down chimney OF the house OF
T.. Monahan, knocking the cook stove into
fragments. The wind also Frustrated
fences, cornGeldS and trees without NUM-
Ter.
A Finlander OF Houghton named Matthias
Starckman, is reported 20 have found a
sum Of gold-mostly SO pieces-amount-
ing TO 5000 under stump back OF
Church's old place at Portage Entry.
The Finlander has deposited $3.50 in the
Hancock bank and bought draft for ST.,
200 on Europe.
An attempt at Jail breaking at Grand
Rapids was frustrated by Sheriff Kinney.
He discovered where prisoners were Dig
ging through the cell floor into an Is inch
ventilation pipe below. The prisoners who
expected TO escape included two