Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-20

| rendered MS resignation 10 take eNctI Aug.
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The supreme court has granted new
trial to Elizabeth Vanderhoof, convicted in
the Berrien circuit December Is, 1884, of
numbering her husband with poison and
sentenced To imprisonment for life. Pend
ing the new trial the prisoner ia TO be ad-
mtted 10 bail in the sum OF 5000.
John Mangold convicted in Grand Rap
ids of violating the Sunday clause of the
new liquor law, has been granted new
trial by the supreme court.
Forest fires are raging in Cheboygan
county.
NJ. r Green, president Of the Chicago
lumber company spent three days in Michi-
gan last week, ana bought 1000 600 feet OF
good lumber 100. 900 Of Holland * White
lrondale: 5.N0.000 Of Hackley Il Hume
Muskegon, and l3Wo,0cD Of the Metropol
tan lumber company OF Metropolitan.
Mich. One half OF this lumber will be put
in stock al Chicago, :or the eastern trade
The remainder shipped from milling points
Mr.. Green also purchased on this trip -,
gVj.ucO shing -.
The soldiers OF Davisburg and vicinity,
will hold a grand reunion and picnic al
Davisburg August !. ls>S. All soldiers
coming from distance VII be cared for
Company c. Third Michigan Volunteer in
faufrE. Will also be present as a company.
The electric light works in Port Huron
were destroyed by fire the other morning.
Ma Davis. in charge ~ harbor improve
Weut~ in Michigan and Wisconsin, has sub
mittcd the following estimates for NiChi-
gan laraor> OntuualoC harbOr, $1,000:
Mar uatte halbpr Do0); HarbOr Of
it,t ..c. Grand Ma lis. S.OOuO); Menomi
up. .ilrhor. $4,000. Aiauistee harbOr. $50.
u0l pentWater Harbor $4,000; White
River harbor, $1,000; Muskegon harbor,
500. OOJ; Grand Haven harbor, $l5objJ.
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Dor. 5000. South Haven, $1,000; -.
Joseph harbor, 1000; Frankfort harbor,
$4,000; Portage Lake, Sl50OO0.
The wife Of VIM. d. Levice and five
years-old son We're overtaken by forest
fires and burned 10 death On the afternoon
i the 18th inst. while returning 10 Glad
win from neighbors within mile Of
Bakers Mills.
The postoAice al Michigan Center, Jack
son county, was robbed on the night Of
July Il.
/. j expeete! that 6.ool soldiers viii
attend the G.. \ K eacampment ~ Green
vile August :. -
The ninth annual reunion Of the Ninth
Michigan infantry VIII be held al Grand
Ledge August :. Cer;ihcates for reduced
fare viii be sent on application L. \.
Kelley is secretary.
John NJ French OF Lansing recently
celebrated his 10Th birthday. He is hale
ami hearty, was a mrnb ~ Of the legisla-
tura IN - aud has peeu a resident of Ian
sing for twenty-three years.
Marshall business ilcn are trying To in
duce tAe proprictorS ot % spring tooth A4r-
row concern 70 locate there.
Sixty Canadian a33rers on the Grand
Tr-irl- ,.,iir,,d M },... Heron, t'ort C,rsti,.
and other points ga t4s ~ Clair river. who
crossed TO and from Their homes. mouiu.
and night. have bccu compelled by Customs
Collector Ward ~ cross 20 'anada ,nIa r.
turn no more iAl@ was H'ur lhdcr iE'
provisions OF the alien labor .aW, prov.iint
that no foreign ldOpfefo cth Dc Drought -
TINS country undercoufrat, to any company
or ludlYldudl
Hon Daniel / Cro-.man. clerk OF the
house of representatives. who mas been FL
at his home IN WiAiamstou, is improving
The coroucr's jur. in the case # james
Apsey and Ms steps7u. Ray. who were
killed al Meridian q Jew days ago, ma That
Apsey tried 20 cross The railroad ahead of "A
rapidly moving tralu hat Engineer 8ige-
low did his best 10 warn them and stop his
train, and that neither BiSe!ow nor the De
troit, Lansing y Northern company Is re
sponsiole Tor me casualty
Ed Palmer, The man arrested in Alma
some time ago Tor iAe murder OF ms VIE;
mas Deen COW lCteu OF liiurter III the second
degree ana sentenced - :" years IN Jack
,t-,..s S., .
?, hilhey ~ Saunders ppprletorS OF the
ROOF mousse ad-oltlhs '"' 7piulers' nome IN
S'fahu taplu9' WAoe' motion LOT man,
uaHluS 10 ''Hli'o- az -""H9hlp oodru Oh
'rI"hi i'dplu7 ''W h7H'P - approve lhclf
HHuor pond was denied oy the superior
Court VIII az Once apP'@4 10 the United
states dPicii' court
Eugene W. heed' i ronr ~ Grand Rap
lds' J. uuucr arrr9t 10Y s''tih8 hluor Win
out having pali the TAX
Representative Ford's resolution FOR the
appointment OF "a committee of five 10 in
vestigate the subject Of the importation OF