Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-03
nsled Conrres.man Brewer to prssen, .

asked Congressman Brewer to present q
petition for an increase of pensions to
deaf so diers.
j. III. McLane and his sons, William and
Scott o Coldwater,are building a.rairoad
from Mobile To Selma in Alabama. Mr..
McLane's profit will amount TO $4,000.
Each OF the boys will receive, independent
of McLane's share, Sl',C0) as their profit.
They talk of extending road on from
Selma TO Birmingham.
Mason county will vote on local option
February ..
The Bea er mountain silver mine on tho
northshore OF Lake Superior owned by
Gen. Alger and f. j. HecSer OF Bet 'oit
assays SlC0 per ton and about
5000 worth per day is being taken from,
10.
During the past % years 49, pardons
have been granted y Michigan executives
as follows Gov. Grape in four years Il,
Gov. Baldwin four years 80, Gov. Bagley
four years l26 Gov. Crosswell four years
50. Gov Jerome two years 80, Gov. Begole
two years -, Gov Ager two years AZ and
Gov. Luce one year 9.
The miners in the iron mines in the
vicinity OF Ironwood TO the number Of
| 400 are on "A strike.
Frank Conant OF Albion, while digging
a well, was buried under - feet of dirt
Life was extinct when he wa, taken out
Mrs. Harriet Eggle,ton of Grand Rapids,
wife OF Hon f. >. Eggleston, died very
suddenly the other morning of apoplexy.
She was the great grand daughter OF Gen.
o. +. Swift of revolutionary fame. he
came TO Grand Rapids in lo49 aud has al
ways been prominent in benevolent and
charitable work.
The secretary OF the treasury has ap-
! pointed George Prior keeper Of the stand
ard Rock lighthouse station, Michigan
and William Thomson first assistant keep
er and George Richmond second assistant
keeper at the same station.
The postmaster at Sault Ste Marie SAYS
his CLERK hire amounts to al much as his
salary, and asks 20 tim tster General Dick
inson for 'raise"
Charles Morrison attended dance at
Henderson the other night. On his way
home, being intoxicated, he lay down by
the side of the Michigan Central railroad
lie was struck on the mead b the pilot of
morning lie was in IA dying condition.
Deceased was a brother OF Thomas Morri-
sou, who was shot and killed some time
ago 10y Fred Joslyn f, the Henderson school
teacher.
Nelson Rowe, wol-to-do citizen OF
Hartford Van Buren, county, was arrested
while attending a funeral the other day
for setting fire to the house of Marshall
Stratton of that village.
Gee ,ien Trof. widow OF Kalamazoo.
has sued Buno Trimmer Of Muskegon for
bre lch OF promise. The widow wants
Ell 100 of BuuO', money.
Lille Woolsey Of Bs.laire, is suff ring
from hydrophobia. she was bitten by a
pet dog ia August last.
a company la, been formed in Hopkins,
ALegan county, 10 bore for OIL
{. 4. Mack. one of the m st prominent
farmers in Shiawassee county, died at hi
home in Owosso the other morning.
Now said that the Calumet and Hecla
mine will not be opened until spring
Miss Sarah :. Sttterswaite OF Canaan
daigua, y. y, has been appointed pro
fessor OF Greek in Hope college at Holland.
a pail and tub factory has been started
at Big Rapid, with SO 90 capita.
Assistant Adjutant- General 1horp OF G..
A. Il. Of Michigan says there are - 900 men
on state enrollment, representing 400 posts
Annual department eDcampment will bc
held at Lansing March 1916, and viii be
attended 10y delegates and alternates T.
numuer of 800. State W. T. c. VIII mee
at the same time, its 1874 corps being repre-
scented by oOJ delegates