Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
Grove Sanders, one o. the Oldest pio-

out 10 look up some cattle ana was en-
gagged in driving them in when he fell
dead. His body was found by parties
passing on the road.
George Stewart had both legs cut Off
while coupling cars at the Michigan Cen
trial depot in Niles few days ago.
! Michigan was not forgotten in the dis
] tribution OF earthquakes which passed
: over the country on the 3lst ult Shocks
were particularly severe in Detroit, while in
the Saginaw Valley and along the west
shore the people were finally convinced
/ that Calico was right and that the earth
! does move. No loss OF life is reported
and beyond good thorough shaking no
damage was done.
I Caleb Nichols, for nearly GO years q
resident OF Jackson county, is dead.
Nicholas Tyson, Jr, aged %, OF Manistee,
unmarried, was passenger on the MANS
tee a. Luther railroad. He indiscreetly
assisted in the coupling OF cars, and had
his head smashed. No blame is attached
TO the railroad.
j. H. Sherman, president of the village
of Nswberry, and manager OF the Detroit
Mackinac and Marquette railroad com
pany's lands in that vicinity, died recently
of consumption, aged 80 years.
\ railroad is TO he built from Flint to
Flushing The road will cost $4,000.
Joseph Allen of Hamilton who was ar
rested on suspicion Of being connected in
| the Crouch murder, and who subsequently
brought suit for $4,000 against the
Crouches for false imprisonment, has set
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The Eighteenth Michigan Infantry held
/ "A big reunion in Hudson Aug. 81.
:. W. Burroughs, attorney for Myron
W. Bumpus OF Belleville, Wayne county,
under indictment for the murder of
Martha Bell, has filed exceptions to the
recent decision OF Judge Jennison who
overruled plea in abatement. There are
six exceptions to the decision. the princi-
pal one being that the judge erred in not
granting the plea because the prosecuting
attorney had filed no written replication
to the plea, nor yet put in any written
demurrer.
William Burgess OF Assyria, Barry
county, is under arrest for attempted
murder of Geo. Hook, his hired man.
August Herrle, "A young German Of Jack
son, committed suicide the other day be-
cause the woman with whom he had been
living had proven false 10 him
Jacob Woehr "A young unmarried man
Of Vermontville. died from the effects OF
being run through thrashng machine
He had both limbs manged TO above tho
knee, they being literally torn TO shreds
He had accumulated "A good property, and
was soon to marry young lady in Grand
Rapids.
Henry Jewett, Kent county pioneer,
dropped dead in the street in Grand Rap
ids few days ago.
Joseph Chambers, well known society
man of Grand Rapids, suicided on the 3Oth
ult. by shooting himself in the head
James Croft and Mrs. Brass have made
full confession of the murder OF Mr..
Brass in Lake county some time ago.
Croft did the bloody deed, but Mrs. Brass
consented
Four hundred and one veterans are
snugly housed in tho soldiers home at
Grand Rapids.
The \. W. Wright lumber company have
just sent new 27-ton 5000 locomotive TO
Butman, Gladwin Co, for use on their log
ging road They use sixty cars on the
road. and this will make the fourth loco
motive. J. +. Killorin. formerly Of Sagi-
nav, is the general manager at Butman,
and the new locomotive Is named after
him.
Or. Frank G. Segcr died at Georgetown,
Col, recently. He was young dentist.
L.. "A
married but a short time. He went to
Colorado hoping for benefit, as he had
consumption. but it was too late. His re
mains were buried there.
The common council OF Alpena voted the
sum OF $40, 900 for opening up Tenth and
Fletcher streets for use of the Detroit,
Bay City q Alpena railroad. a petition
signed by $50 citizens was held before the
council asking for the grant. In reality
the city gives the right OF way through
the city and $1,000 TO pay for depot
grounds and damage TO certain lots the
railroad will run through.
John Irving supposed TO be OH e1cur-
sionist from Bay City, was assaulted and
robbed by a companion at the Erie depot
at Niagara Falls the other morning His
face was pounded TO a jelly and one eye
was terribly injured. He claims to have
been robbed of gold watch, a revolver
and SO. Cannot recover
Fletcher, Peck q Co. of Alpena, received
some 10000 bricks from Germany last
week. They are for the sulphate towers
OF the paper pulp works. Tho freight and
duty amounted to some $500.
Tim Tarsney, the young lion of the
Srginaws' has been renominated TO rep
resent his district in congress.
jerome II. Hurd, farmer living near
Clio, Genesee county, was killed few
days ago by the accidental discharge Of
some dynamite cartridges with which he
was blasting some stumps.
Thirty-five thousand people were in at
tendance at the G.. A. II. cncampment at
Hillsdale on the "a inst. The parade was
reviewed by Gen. Rosencrans. The en-
campment was a grand success.
G. W. Jones Of Richland, Kalamazoo
county, exhibited at the Iowa state fair,
n Poland China boar, eight feet long three
feet wide and weighing 95 pounds and
raised by himself.
Joseph Michbauer, "a brewer at Mt