Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-03

Washington townships, Gratiot county, TO
test the constitutionality OF the Maple riv-
err Improvement act The residents or that
section have been living in n frog swamp
for years, and the last legislature sought
TO relieve them by the passage OF an act TO
dredge the river, but the kickers prevail,
owing To the trifiing tax to be impo sed.
Buckley & Douglass OF Manstee have
bought OF Ruddock Mutt al a Co. their ex-
tensive lumber mills, their pine and farm
ing lands and logging railroad, paying
therefor $4,000 cash. The purcha, ing
firm now hold, IL Is estimated, 2i5,OOOOOO
feet OF standing pine. Ruddock. Nuttall
a Co. still retain n large la nber yard and
other interest, in Chicago with consider
able vessel property
The Murdoch iron mine at Palmer, which
has been opened only month has been
bold TO Charles l.. Mann, representing a
company at Milwaukee, for S6O,0)O. t."
price will be divided among the six men
who discovered the property a few months
ago.
The soldiers home at Grand Rapids is TO
be dedicated Dec. 80, Gov. Alger delivering
the address.
The murderer of Sylvester Witherell OF
Sunfeld, Eaton county, who was killed in
Dakota recently, has been arrested. IL
was a fellow workman named Charles Mil
ler who shot him for his money, Sl3S, the
wages no had earned by several months
T.
ing home. Young Witherell Wa "a years
old, ,ober, industrious and much respected
Rev. James Burnett, who gained consid-
cradle notoriety several months ago at
Kalamazoo by stating that he had dis
| charged n worthless clerk from his employ
! for peculation, and then made an abJect
apology, died recently in the insane asy-
lum. He was suspended from the ministry
by the Kalamazoo presbytery but after
being sent 20 the asylum, was reinstated.
1t is now thought that mental disease was
/ probably at the bottom of all his troubles.
The number of forgeries in which Mrs.
Mary j. Frink OF Ceresco, who was arrest
ed in the w. G. L. u. convention at Jack
son for alleged forgeries, Is growing larger
daily. but she steadfastly maintains her
innocence of intentional wrong. She Is
| now held to answer two charges one for
obtaining money under false pretenses
and the other for forgery New develop
ments are coming TO light which indicate
many little acts Of crookedness. Her bail
has been fixed at $3.50 and ii Is now pre-
sumed that she cannot get bondsmen for
that amount, and she will probably remain
/ in jail until the time OF her trial.
Francis B. Evan, deputy labor commits
sioner, will be deputy secretary of state
under Gil Il. Osmun. j. v Barry will be
/ chief clerk.
Hon. Thos. NJ. Ferry is delivering lee
lures on the Holy Land.
The probate judge of Saginaw county
has declared that legal notices must be
printed in English newspapers, and If this
/ opinion stands the legality of numerous
/ trans actions viii be attacked.
/ Mary McGinnis OF Howell stole n shawl
and skipped 20 Canada. She was threat
ened with arrest there for carrying stolen
/ goods into the dominion, and FASTENED
/ back only 10 be arrested and sentenced to
/ the Detroit house of correction for 30 days.
~ 70 Of "A
/ have been taken in custody at the request
! of ncighbors, for safe keeping They are
I religiOu~ly insane. Chase fears somebody
WILL murder him, while Mrs. Chase spends
~ time praying.
The Maple Rapids Dispatch is authority
I for the statement that "A young man walk,
all the way from IT. Johns 70 Maple Rap
/ ids-H mile,-every Sunday 10 attend
/ Sunday school,
John Sims OF East Tawas. has thus far
/ this season killed 42O muskrat,, 40 coons,
/ - mink . wildcats fox. - ducks OF
/ ter, 10 partridgeS. bears and "a large
number of rabbits and small game. His
! deer hunting will soon begln.-Heed city
Necs.
Wells, the Ypsilanti wife murderer, has
| been found guilty and sentenced 20 hard
labor in Jackson for life.
Dr. Wier the Oscoda hospital doctor
who Is wanted in that place for the muir
der of Mabel Clark, one of his patients,
was captured in London, Ont. recently.
Two thousand dollars reward was offered
for his capture, and this sum VIII 60 to the
Canadian officials.
Gov Swineford will reach Michigan from
Alaska early next month.
If the Addison courier isn't mistaken,
and it probably j., Adam butcher lO1 years
old, voted at the recent election.
The trial OF Dan Hadley, who murdered
John Taylor at Eau Claire several months
ago. has been continued to the next term
of the Berrien county court. and there are
suspicious that the trial i TO be put oft
from time TO time until the witnesses are
scattered and conviction will he impossible.
The three Pecks-husband. wife and
daughter-arreSted at Jersey on suspicion
of having murdered Nicholas Schumacher,
have been discharged, thu evidence against
them being weak and unsatisfactory.
The railroad consolidation board of Ian.
sing has approved the consolidation OF the
Port Huron railroad tunnel company and
the st. Clair frontier tunnel company OF
Canada, under the name OF the ST. Clair
Tunnel company.
Thomas Smith has been found guilty nj
Boyne City of the murder OF Niles Ander
son. The verdict was guilty of murder in
the first degree. The prisoner broke
down completely on hearing the verdict
He will be sentenced at the end of the
term.
john iyden and George O'Brien were
arrestea near jackson the other day for
burglaries committed in Battle Creek
about Nov. Is These men are members Of
gang who have committed a number OF
robberies throughout the southern part OF
the state. They claimed that they were
not connected with the Battle Greek bur
glares, but intimated that they know who
did it,
Henry ID. Fisk of Springfield, Oakland
county, is under arrest for assault with in
tent To kill Levi f. HOLSTER of Spring
field. HOLSTER had'just been bound over
for trial in the Oakland circuit court on
similar charge made by Herman Van
Staten. Van Staten was shot at the time
Of the ARRAY by HOLSTER, but is recover
Tug. Fisk and HOLSTER are both in jail.
Death OF Gould's Lieutenant.
II. NJ. Hoxie, general manager of Gould's
southwestern system, died in New York
Nov Odd, Of exhaustion, resulting from an
operation performed last June. He was