Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

Prof. Bailey of the agricultural college
mourns the loss of valuable Percheron
horse, buggy and harness, which were
stolen from his barn the other night.
When Chester Hardy of Ironton, lost his
wife last April, he gave one of his twin
babies to Frank Burdick, the other To
A. b. Noyes. The Burdick child died a
few days ago and within n hours the
Noyes baby following, neither having been
i'll T. hours before death The mother
grave was opened and the twins buried
with her.
William Dorr of Casco, who shot and
killed Albert Rewald, he alleging that he
did not see his victim until after he had
shot has been bound over to answer for
murder at the next term of the St Clair
county court.
Frank Robinson of lronton, fell from a
treste work with car load of ore. His
arms and upper jaw were broken and he
/ lived four days.
A stock company has been formed in
Montague for the purpose of boring for
salt oil, or whateye1comes to the surface
first
The widow OF the Rev. f. +. Kirkland Of
Homestead, Benzie county, was buried at
Traverse City recently. She was - years
old She was married at Mission institute,
Quincy, H., in 1912, and the next fall went
with her husband 10 Canada as n mission
airy among the fugitives from American
slavery. After ten years in this work
they removed to Leoni, Mich, and in 1852
to Homestead, where her husband cut the
first tree and built the first house in that
township.
The school house at East Houghton, l..
S, was burned TO the ground few nights
ago. Incendiarism suspected
The several townships of St. Joseph and
Calhoun county that were involved in the
railroad bond suits brought by Joseph +.
Young of Chicago can now rejoice as the
United States court at Grand Rapids has
dismissed the suits with costs to be paid
by Young. The amount involved by the
different twnships was over 100000.
The number of new students enrolled at
the state normal school for the opening
week was go Principal Sill was intro
duced TO the students by state superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Nelson.
The saw-mill OF A. Cheesebrough q Co,
at the mouth of Tahquamenon river,
Whitefish bay, Lake Superior, was totally
destroyed by fire the other morning. The
loss will amount TO $4,000, with an in
surance of s3O,0JO. The mill will probably
be rebuilt.
Edward Sellers, for thirtysix years
conductor on the Michigan Central rail
road, was found dead in his bed at Jack.
son. Cause, heart disease.
George ). Brush u pioneer of Ann
Arbor is dead.
A man residing in Stanton, named DR..
johnson, went hunting in the woods north
OF that city, and was last seen by some
companions late in the afternoon. Parties
searched for him about u week before his
remains we're found. He had accidentally
shot himself in the left leg, severing tho
femoral artery. He leaves two children
living with his mother and in destitute
circumstances
The first through train of the Detroit
Bay City q Alpeua railroad from Black
River to Alpena, went through on the Goth
inst.
The election OF officers OF the state agri
cultural society resulted as follows; Presi-
dent, VIM. Chamberlain, Three Oaks;
treasurer, A. j. Dean Adrian; secretary,
J. c. Sterling, Monroe; executive com
mittee, VIM. Ball, Hamburg; Jno. c.
Sharp, jackson; A. o. Hyde, Marshall;
w. II. Cobb, Kalamazoo; +. NJ. Rising,
Davidson Station; II. Butterfeld, Lapeer;
John Lessiter, Jersey; Jas. NJ. Turner,
Lansing; j. p. Shoemaker, Amsden; F.
Hart, Smith
The state board of correction and char
tiles respectfully recommend that Sunday,
October "A, be observed as Prison Sunday,
and as merely suggestive mention the fol
lowing as among subjects of particular
interest which may be properly introduc-
ed into the pulpit on such occasion: The
Families Of those Imprisoned" provision
for Discharged Prisoners !" "Indeterminate
Sentences" Employment in Prisons and
Reformatories," Juvenile and First OF
lenders" "Our Jail System and the Tramp
Evil"
Eugene Laberdy OF Decatur asked Henry
Hotaling to drink Henry refused, where
upon Laberdy drew his revolver and shot
Henry. The ball, ~ calibre, struck the
last rib on the left side and followed the
rib. The wound was probed but the ball
could not be found. The wound will
probably prove fatal.
Louis X. Morrison, for 10 years we'll
known baggage man on the Valley road
died in Jackson recently of quick con-
sumption, aged 81 years, after an illness
Of nine weeks. The body was taken TO the
home Of his parents in Indiana.
Deputy United States Marshall Winney
arrested Russell Pascal in Jackson the
other day, on charge OF having in his
possession and attempting to pass counter
felt coin. Pascal is in Jail and will not be
arraigned for several days yet. The officer
says that Pascal attempted to sell the
counterfeit to several parties there during
fair week. He is about 80 years old, has a
wife, but lives with a married son.
Lafayette Brown, confined in the s0ckup
at Leslie on a charge of forgery, broke out,
stole a black horse near the village, and
escaped. Brown is &c years old, five feet