Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-13

setting fire To "A building the other night
He was promptly arrested, and waving IA
preliminary examination was taken to tho
county Jail at Lapeer TO await the action
of the circuit court.
There were ~ prisoners in Jackson
prison OH the list inst.
Since October, 1883. the village of Bron-
son, Branch county, has been visited by
four severe fires, with losses aggrcgating
over Sl00 900, fires in which five lives have
been lost. The origin of those fires have
never been known, and now the citizens
are determined that thorough investiga-
tion shall be made.
Among the last acts performed by Gov.
Alger before he boarded his private car
for San Francisco was TO forward check
for $500 to the Hon. Henry Fra.ick, treas
urer of Olivet college, for the benefit of
that worthy institution. He also remem-
bered some of the other educational and
state establishments.
The Pontiac insane asylum farm has pro-
duced about l20 tons of hay this season,
which will carry the institutions stock
through handsomely. The herd of cows
now number over forty, running TO Hol-
stein grades The stock is Grstclass all
rated as extra mixers.
Wednesday, August II, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex. Oderin of California township cele-
brate an event that is Of rare occurrence
their I'D marriage anniversary and also
the 92d birthday Of Mrs. Oderin. They
were married in Detroit in lSl4-two years
after he came out of the war Of lSl2 Mr..
Oderin was born in that city, and with
his wife came to Branch county As years
ago. Their combined ages are lSS years,
he being 9G and ..e % years old, and both
are quite hale and hearty, he being able
to walk from his farm TO Halls Corners, u
distance Of three miles, oldudter Courier
The fair grounds 1T Kalamazoo have
been selected as the place Of encampment
for the soldiers and sailors reunion to be
held Aug. Il, Is, 10 and 20.
Elmer Macarthur n young insurance
agent Of Charlotte. is under arrest on "A
charge of forgery preferred by the Home
Insurance company of New York. Their
los, is not less than $1,000 and will prob
ably not exceed 5000 The young man is
of excellent family and has heretofore
borne an irrcproachable character.
Mrs lilly ". Israel OF Kalamazoo, moth
or of Edward Israel, astronomer of the
Greedy expedition. recently received from
New York her sons journal II is a large,
leather bound book about % inches long
and eight wide and is four inches thick.
It. contents cover a period from the time
the cparty started in ISL to the last Of
March 1854. The records Of the first two
years were written IN ink, and are very
legible, but after that time pencil
was used and some of them are
now scarcely legible The lines show that
the writer was daily growing weaker Mr..
Israel expressed the warmest friendship
for Greedy Mention is frequently made
Of Henry as thief but states nothing
definitely regarding his death. All the
record, was written while Lieut.. Greedy
scrutnized each word and line by looking
over the shoulders OF the writer Miss
Israel has been engaged several days in
deciphering the most illegible portions Of
the manuscript
Gov. Guitars has appointed DR. II. {.
charities for OntonaGon county
Member, of the Ninth Michigan Infantry
who were TO meet at Detroit August II
are informed that the reunion is postpon-
cd until September II. All surviving com
radcs are earnestly requested to be present.
The boys will Toe the guests of the Detroit
comrades. and are 10 spend the day upon
the river in sight Of Fort Wayne, where
they first met in camp in September, 1851.
Half rates can be secured on the railroads
10y applying TO capt. \. NJ. Dobbclaecre.
Lansing, for certificates.
Battle Greek will have free mail delivery
september lst.
Charles d. Cornell for 80 years resi-
dent OF Lodi Wa,htcnaw county. died az
that place recently.
About POO young men have recently left
the vicinity OF Battle Creek, Ionia and
Muir 10 settle in Dakota.
The retail grocery associations of the
state, 30 in number, viii meet at Grand
Rapids September q.
This is the way in which the canal items
of the river and harbor bill have shrunk.
Sturgeon bay canal from Sll2,5JO to $1,000,
Portage lake canal from S3G2. 500 to $4,000:
Hennepin canal from So, coo TO $4,000.
Several families have recently moved
from kalkaska to Washington Territory.
Henry Farmer and man named
Williams quarreed IN Ann Arbor the
other day. During the quarrel Farmer
received several ugly cuts from Williams.
The latter was arrested and released on
1880 bail.
Two men from Marquette were drowned
between Partridge Island and the main
land the other day, in sight OF a camping
party. The bodies will probably never be
found, as several persons have been
drowned in the same place and no bodies
have ever been recovered.
James VI. Burdick, aged 1S.died in Quincy
other morning. He came there in 1880 and
helped 10 build the first log house in
Branch county. lie was more or less
identified with the development of the
county.