Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28


ed OF perjury in swearing To "a p nsiou
voucher, in the United States court at
Grand Rapids.
The seventeenth annual reunion of the
old Third Michigan infantry was held in
Grand Rapids Dec. ~. The following OIL
GERS were elected; President, Dan +. Bird.
sail, Hastings; vice presidents, John Shaw,
Big Rapids; $. X. Pierce, Grand Rapids I;
A. $. Shattuck, Lansing; Il. j. Waters,
Muskegon; William w. Williams, Berlin !;
secretary, NJ. ID. Reed, Hastings; treasurer,
s. Garrison, Hastings. The next reunion
will he held at Hastings.
X. y. Barbour Of Detroit, clerk en-
ployed in the ONCE OF the second auditor Of
the treasury, dropped dead on the street in
Washington the other evening MIR. Bar
bour was about IS years old and had been
in the treasury department about ten years.
Every indication at the Calumet & Hecla
mine points 10 tho conclusion that the fire
is nearly burned out But little smoke is
sues from the shaft and the temperature is
much cooler. IL is hoped that the eight
bodies can be gotten out before many days
and the extent of the damage can be fully
ascertained.
George w. Townsend, aged Il, living
seven miles from Luther, committed sui
eide few days since, by cutting his arm
10 the bone aud bleeding to death
The name of the postoftice at Anna River
in Alger county, has been CHANGED TO Halls
ton.
The Michigan merino sheep breeders, at
the annual convention held in Lansing,
elected the following officers: President,
John Il. Rich, Eliza; vice president, George
w. Stuart, Grand Blanc; secretary, r.. n.
Ball, Hamburg; treasurer, j. Evarts
Smith, Ypsilanti; directors-L. Barnes,
Byron; IA. Wood, Saline; sc. Lambard
Addison; a. w. Warning, Mendon.
,fN boll hoo
been nominated for chief justice of the
supreme court of Washington Territory.
The league of republican clubs will meet
in Baltimore Feb. -.
A Philadelphia paper is authority for the
statement that President Cleveland, upon
the expiration of his term, will reside at
Orange, n. j., and have an important bust
ness occupation in New York city.
Three hundred members of the Loyal
Legion (eX-union offcers) held meeting
in Indianapolis Dec. 10, and after business
had been transacted, called in a body upon
Gen. Harrison.
\ favorable report has been made in the
senate upon the house bill TO pay a. u.
Swineford S6ll 81, the amount of salary due
as governor of Alaska from July to Sept.
IL, 1855, the time subsequent to his appoint
ment, when he was attending 10 personal
matters in Marquette.
The will of Smith w. Osterhout Of Grand
Rapids leaves an estate of 500 900, and
after providing a 81 900 annuity and home
for his parents 81, UOO TO each of three sis
ters, $1,000 each 10 the theological Congre-
gatiopal seminary of Chicago, the First
Congregational church Of Grand Rapids
and the Union benevolent association of
Grand Rapids, he leaves one-third of the
balance 10 his widow and the rest TO his
your son.
1t is proposed to bridge the St Joseph
river between s., Joseph and Benton Har
Dor.
Mrs. Ida Wall of Leoni has become insane
over the deaths of her father and mother
who died in Dakota recently.
The contract for building the Detroit
Charlevoix * Mackinac railroad has been
let to George Warren Of New York. Work
will begin in the spring.
Bill McCord was convicted at Tawas
City on a charge of burglary, and made a
desperate effort 10 escape from Sheriff
Langtree and Marshal Hewson while being
taken from the courthouse to the Jail, but
was overcome and jailed.
A disease resembling fever and ague, but
which veterinarian skill 50 far has failed
to touch, is carrying Off the cows on the
farm of Il. +. kneeland, in Bengal, Clinton
county. The malay, which is always
fatal, has not appeared anywhere else so
far.
a freight car upon the sidetrack at Ok
ford was robbed of several hundred pounds
of butter the other night, and the next day
two detectives found the STUFF in Horace
Kelley's house there, and arrested Kelley,
his wife, Albert HANDLER and wife and
three others.
Gov. Swineforl of Alaska is now in
Washington To- testify before the house
committee investigating the outrages in
Alaska.
Members Of the Michigan congressional
delegation are receiving so many letters on
the subject of appointment under the new
administration that they have decided not
to attempt any slate for the present. All
applicants letters will be acknowledged
and filed for future action. Invitations
will be sent To the republican members
elect TO meet there the last of Feb
ruary, and until that time the delegation
will refrain from committing themselves
in any way. StOCkbridge, Burroughs and
Cutcheon are getting the bulk of the appli
cations.
Abner G. Gage of Corunna, chronic in
citrate, who has several times served time
in state institutions, but Of late has been
pretty sober for him, was found dead in DR..
Bailey's barn the other morning.
Oliver Dwyer aged p, while braldng on
the east branch of the Saginaw * Clare
county railroad, between Harrison and
Clare "a branch of the +. Il Il. NJ, got
caught between the logs extending out, and
crushed 80 that he died shortly after.
The following were elected officers of the
Michigan Hostein Friesan cattle associa-
ton for the ensuing year: President, NJ l.
Sweet, Grand Rapids; vice president, +. f..
Mills, Ann Arbor: secretary, Charles L.
Seeley, Lansing, treasurer, w. X. Sexton,
Howell directors, John A. Miller, Swartz
Creek; t. ID. Seeley, Bay City
The Michigan swine breeders associa-
ton at their second semi annual meeting in
Lansing elected the following officers:
President, j. W. Hubbard, Burlington
secretary, Quincy Mcbride, Burton
treasurer, l.. w. Barnes, Byron.
The state board of health has advices of
an epidemic Of diphtheria at Unionville,
Tuscola county. There are % cases there
now, and there lave already been ten
deaths. The public schools have been
closed and church services ordered discon-
tinued, while the state board has issued
further order that all persons under Is
years OF age shall remain at their homes
The state short horn breeders at Lansing
reaolvpd that the state insfitutiOns ought IN