Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-19
WOLVERINE WIIlSPERINGS.

staging on which he was standing. His
first fall was - feet, then taking fresh
start he rolled 40 feet more, but in all the
racket he suffered only few bruises.
Safe blowers realized $40 from the post
Office at Acme, Grand Traverse county, the
other night
The u. $. electric lighting company has
secured the job TO illuminate the Marquette
state prison.
The late Don c. auckland of Pontiac,
left an estate of about 100000, which is
divided IN nearly equal shares between his
widow and his daughter Mrs Jacob Selig-
man of East Saginaw.
The Toledo, Ann Artor & North Mich-
gan road has secured IA lease of the Durand
road, giving it an air line straight into the
Saginaws.
The Andre block in East Saginaw was
destroyed by fire the other morning at a
loss of $1,000.
Gustave Warner. aged Il, a fireman at
Leitel Bros machine works in Grand
Rapids, was instantly killed the other
morning by the explosion of boiler. He
started fire at an unusually early hour
long before other workman appeared, and
the accident occurred at o'clock, an hour
before the time for beginning work.
A horse belonging to Frank Tyler of Bay
City. and valued at $1,000, ran away the
other afternoon and plunged pole into his
heart dying instantly.
The business portion of Lakeside, three
miles from Muskegon, was destroyed by
fire on the 9Th inst. Loss, $4,000.
Martha Strickland of Detroit, argued a
divorce case in the supreme court the other
day 1t is believed To be the first time a
woman attorney has ever made an argu-
ment in the Michigan supreme court.
At the grand encampment of Michigan
Odd Fellows, held in Grand Rapids on the
10th inst, the following grand officers were
elected Patriarch, James Nj. Crosby,
Jackson; priest, A. ID. Crookshank, Char
levoix: senior warder, James Dean, De
troit junior, William w. Owen, Muske-
gou; secretary, +. II. Whitney, Lansing;
treasurer II. Soule, Ann Arbor; marshal,
L. X Root, Plainwell. The next encamp-
ment will be held at Detroit. In the patri-
arch prize drill, Detroit Canton captured
the first prize, St. Johns second, Muskegon
third. Detroit secured a prize for coming
the longe distance. Fremont for being the
most numerous. Mai. A, II. Boyce of Hud-
son, first for sword drill; a. II. Antrim st.
Johns, second; VIM. Ehrle, Coldwater,
third.
The rails are all laid on the extension of
the Toledo Ann Arbor n Northern Mich
gan road as far west as Clam river.
Peter Sharples, son of a farmer of Ada
township. Kent county, was out hunting
and while standing with his hand resting
over the muzZle of his gun, his dog jumped
against the lock in such way as TO dis
charge it. The charge went through his
hand, mangling il so that amputation was
necessary.
Miss Lizzie Rickling of Grand Rapids,
took an overdose of morphine the other
morning. The drug was prescribed by her
physician and through misunderstanding
of his instructions she took too much of IL.
Her mistake was not discovered for three
hours after she had taken the poison-too
late TO administer antidotes-and the doctors
could not rouse her, although three of them
were in attendance.
Ninety members of the Second Michigan
infantry held reunion in Kalamazoo on
the 10th inst.
After long and persistent but futile efforts
to recover the several hundred dollars
worth of tools at the bottom of the Cold
water gas WELL the project has been aban
doned so far as gas Is concerned, but 500
has been raised TO case the hole and plug it
just below where vein of mineral water
was struck in boring. Experts have pro-
nounced this water greatly superior TO any
other in Michigan, and a sanitarium will
probably be built to utilize it. The well
cost about 5000, aud S}, 900 has been raised
toward boring another one, as natural gas
is certain TO be secured at a reasonable
depth, judging by all indications.
Homer w. Nash of Grand Rapids, who is
bank examiner for the state of Michigan,
has sent his resignation TO the treasury de-
partment. He resigns TO become cashier of
the fourth national bank.
The annual reunion of Company b. Forty
fourth Illino infantry, was held in Cold
water on the 10th inst. This company was
recruited there by Capt. w. w. Barret in
81 Officers for the ensuing year are :
President, VIM. A. Miller, Flint; secretary
Benz F. RolPh, Tekonsha; treasurer, l.. -
Daniels, Coldwater; executive committee
VIM. Joles, Dan Declute, John Rubendorf,
Coldwater.
Madison Graves. we'll known throughout
southern Michigan, died at his home in
Palmyra, Lanawee county, the other night.
Fosters elevator at the little burg Of
Fostoria is taking about 200 bushels OF
grain day.
A Jackson man offers to build factory
that will employ 600 girls, If somebody will
put up boarding house where the girls
can live.
The annual reunion of the 18th Michigan
infantry occurs at Jackson.
Friends of Eugene NJ. Converse, the
Battle Creek lawyer serving time in Jack
son on charge of embezzlement, are try
ing to get a pardon for him.
Harvey McDon ild, farmer OF Whea'
field, Ingham county, allowed stranger
TO ride unto tle country W tn him Durin Z
the ride the stranger chlOroiormed and
robbed him.
raul NdTblU Oh vi uuiNn ldDOI thI-
didate for lieutenant governor, has been
expelled from the Midland union labor
club because he happened TO support one
man with his paper who isn't member of
the union labor party.
Business men of East Saginaw protest
against the increased insurance rates
which are being charged them.
Two sons of fir Broadhead, residing
about two miles from St. Louis, while al
work the other day. discovered a large ami
nal crossing the field. They secured q
gun and gave chase, and in about 20 min
utes succeeded in baggng their game. II
proved 10 be a lynx which measured five
feet in length and weighed % pounds.
A Port Huron man was arrested there
the other day while trying TO sell his baby:
shoes to buy whisky.
Rev. w. Burgess Of Newaygo has pub
lished a couple of discourses on the Glad
stone-1Dgersoll controversy, and has SEN
copies TO the two distinguished parties
Mr.. Gladstone writes postal card ~ foi