Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

Junction City, Wis, recently
jay Johnson of Chippewa Lake, was in
stantly killed 10y n falling tree while at
work in the woods few days ago.
Judge Severens in the United States
court at Grand Rapids has sentenced Prof.
Leon TO the Detroit house of correction
for fifteen months and 500 fine; yelling
ton Jones, aged I'll years. to nine months
imprisonment and $500 fine, or in default
six months longer; and discharged Elliot
:. Moorehouse. They are all of the gang
of counterfeiters who operated near Paw
Paw.
\ Hollander named Van der Veen, living
near New Era, has fallen heir TO n fortune
variously estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
John Halifax of Minden City, lost val
liable horse, which was struck by lightning
few days ago.
W. II. Dyer of Standish has been APP
pointed by the United States agricultural
department statistician or crop reporter
for Arenac county. He has appointed
three assistpnts.
by the caving in of earth while digging u
well.
Myron Frets of Ludington took
laudaumn to relieve toothache. Myron is
dead now
f. Brownel fell dead in the street at
Banister, Gratiot county, the other day.
Eighty-seven students were graduated
from the state normal school this year.
President and Mrs. Angel of Ann Arbor,
will sail from New York on the 10th of
August for Liverpool, England, intending
TO confine their foreign tour to that
country.
Erwin Miles Of Rives was digging
a well, and when down about % feet the
earth caved in on him. Life was extinct
when he was rescued.
Myron Frets, painter of Ludington,
died from an overdose of laudanum taken
to relieve toothache.
Mayor and ex-Postmaster j. III. HiXson,
who owned bank. circular mill and bar
rel hoop factory at Cadillac, has made an
assignment to Isaac Murphy. The assets
and liabilities are believed to be about
equal.
Forest Clarke has been arrested at Ann
Arbor and confessed TO assisting in the
robbery of George Collins while intoxi-
Gated, of $50 in cash and watch.
The bill granting TO II. II. Warner Nal
son island in Saginaw bay has been re-
ported favorably to the House for sec
ond time The Michigan members say it
will not pass.
Leonard >. Chase, resident OF Raisln,
Lenawee county. since 1885, is dead.
Mrs. Rosalie Meglan, an Irish lady, was
seized by rufiians on the outskirts Of Vim.
cennes the other night, dragged into a
piece Of woods, gagged, bound and other
wise ill-treated. The fends then set her
clothes on fire and left her When found
the lady was in dying condition Nine
men were arrested as the perpetrators Of
the outrage.
Eight persons were killed June 30, 10y an
accident to the mail train from Belfast to
Dublin. Twenty persons were wounded.
\ sewer gas explosion in the House Of
Commons the other day. caused the whole
of England TO tremble. and reports of Irish
outrages and dynamite plots were cir.
culated.
The famous Oxford college has conferred
honcry degrees on Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
Gladstone cannot speak in London. but
has sent letter to the public on the home
rule question
James II. Moore, sent to prison from
Detroit four years ago for burglary, and
whose sentence was committed to four
years with the understanding that he re-
main away from saloons, and who was
sent back again in April for frequenting
drinking places, has been again released on
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cided that the lower court had been guilty
OF manifest error in sending Moore again
to prison. After his release last spring
Moore married Sadie Hodges of jackson,
and through the womans exertions he is
released.
Rev. Theodore Nelson, superintendent
Of public instruction, has accepted pro-
fessorship iii the Alma normal school. but
will maintain his connection with the
state service until the close of his term,
December 81.
Work was commenced on the new
branch state prison at Marquette Mon
day, June q. The work on the founda-
tion will take all summer.
The Roscommon lumber Company's log
ging road from Houghton Lake is now
connected with the Flint &; Pere Marquette
at Meredith. The first train passed ovei
the road last week. Wells a. Stone nave
completed branch road of about two
miles in length into their pine southeast
Of Meredith.
Maj. II. s. Sanford of Jackson, has been
elected member of the national board of
directors of the Travellers protective asso-
citation.
Supt Nelson denies that he will take
position in the Alma normal school.
Patrick Ryan, n shoemaker of East Sagi-
nav, 45 years old, disappeared suddenly
few days ago. The next morning his body
was found floating in the river. Several
years ago he was tried and acquitted OF
charge Of murder, for shooting and killing
one of a crowd of boys who were annoy
ing him, and has since been generally
Stunned. He was unmarried
The short-horn cattle sale at the fall fair
of the Central Michigan agricultural So
ciety at Lansing, will be held on Wednes
day aftarpoop Gaptap,bar Arranna