Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

Sixteen liquor dealers were arrested az
Big Rapids for keeping open saloons ON
Fourth of July. Judge Palmer holds That
complaints were faulty and has dismissed
the whole lot Of them.
The walls for the new ST. Marks home
and hospital in Grand Rapids have been laid.
The Celery trust formed in Kalamazo has
been broken by outside competition.
The commissions of the postmastcrs at
Negaunee and Benton Harbor expire be
fore March 4.
Joseph Haefner, late booIzkeeper for
julius Kegel of the Michigan chair com
pany OF Flint, is under arrest for embezzlc-
ment. He has turned states evidence
after fashion, and laid the whole respon-
sibility upon a woman named De POire,
who for nine years has lived with him as
his wife, and by whom he has two children.
-Four weeks ago the woman came 30 the
city, her former home being i'm the country
and was married 10 lad named De PORE.
She viii be tried for receiving stolen goods
aud Haefncr goes TO Detroit 20 be tried for
embeZZlemcnt.
The Rapley house livery barns in Brock
way Center, were destroyed by fire the
other morning, and seven horses and one
cow persisted in the flames.
w. H. Rowland Of Lansing, is charged
with stealing ID. j. Jennings family bible
and trying TO sell it for whisky.
Burglars blew open Morris Dykeman's
safe 8 Grand Rapids .he other night and
stole $50.
George II. Jacks, the Muskcgon ollccr
who was arrested on charge of burglary,
has been in jail for year.
\ Vanderbilt German has gone crazy
because nc thought =. o. ishCr was tho
only man who could 60. him % pension; and
Fishtr was defeated.
The supply of natural gas at Port Huron
Is very perccplbiy diHinis' ing.
Oats are being shipp d into Bcnzie
county by the carload
The annual meeting Of the Michigan
Detective association was held ia kalama-
700 on the 10Th inst. Two new associations
have boon 9ddc1 during the year and tn.
total membership I'm the state association
is over 800, representing over S9,SO,O0O in
personal property, and not dollar has
Ucen lost by theft in year. Thieves arc
posted on the membership and steer clear
OF them. One thief who stole from a mem
Der in Calhoun county had lists Of members
from twelve associations on his person.
The following officers were elected Presi-
dent. II. ID. Pesscl, Quincy; vice, WHunt,
kendallvilc, Ind. secretary aud treasurer,
II. Dale Adams Galesburg: executive com
mittee J. II. Gardner, Centerville; Benz
+. Nor sdn, Battle Creek; VIM. Cox, Plain
well.
The last election cost Detroit $4,000 in
cold cash.
IL is expected that by December the
track will be laid Oh the new cross-lots
railroad from Battle Creek 90 Goshen, Ind
and by tho middle Of next summer from
Dansville Ind, 20 Bay City.
Michigan railway companies are expert
encing no di fculty in heating their cars By
means of steam from the engines
Rev. John Raible, pastor Of lions Luth
eran church at Monroe. died recently, aged
43 years. He was a missionary at Jerusa
lem for four years and in the Soudan fol
three years. He came TO America in 1860
and has lived in Kalamazoo and Monroe
ever since.
Chicago capitalists are figuring on how
they can get Mt. Clemens mineral water Il
that city.