Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-20
a dose Of lau lanum, which resulted in bis


become a burden TO his friends.
Senator Palmer is busy securing senate
rial autographs on silk quilt for the la
dies OF the Presby terian church OF ST.
Louis.
The new copper mills at Dollar Bay,
which resumed operations "A few days ago,
are the largest in the world.
Gov. Luce has returned from his visit
TO Kansas.
Work has been commenced on the new
land office building at Grayling.
Petoskey has raised $4,000 to bore for
gas or oil.
The Detroit, Lansing a. Northern has
finished laying its iron from Grand Ledge
to Lake Odessa, and will stop there until
what they have laid so far is bal LASTED.
Professors j. W. Ewing and r. A. We'll
stead of the Alma college will run Nor
NAL school through the summer vacation
for the convenience of various teachers
The gubernatorial office is flooded with
applicants forpardons.
Gen. Alger frankly admits that he is a
candidate for the presidency.
Battle Creek merchants are already
making preparations for Fourth OF July
celebration.
An Ohio party has purchased 240 acres
Of land near Bravo, Allegan county, and
will set out forty acres OF peach trees this
spring.
A large number of old men voted in
Walton. Eaton county, at the recent cleo
ton. One was 50 years of age, two 81,
one 50, one y, one 81, two %, three ~ one
~ and one -. There were thirteen Others
who were - years of age.
The grand supreme council OF the royal
arcanum held in East Saginaw, selected
retroit as the next place of meeting and
elected the following officers: Grand
regent, II. Francis West Bay City; grand
vice regent, II. McCuloch, Grand Rapids ::
grand past regent W. :. Campbell De-
troit; grand secretary, S. A. Griggs De-
troit; grand treasurer Jacob Brown De-
troit; grand chaplain, q. W. Ferry, Lam
sing; grand guide, +. Miller, Lapeer
grand warden, 4. A. Parish, Grand
Haven sentry, IL. c. Hedges, North Ian
sing; trustee, F. a. Stiven, Ionia; repre-
sentative To the supreme council, G.. Z.
Cobb, Bay City.
Frank Burr, Kalamazoo moulder, at
tempted to cross the railroad track while
under the influence of liquor. He was
crushed between two cars.
Myron James, master workman h. of
l.. of Coldwater, is dead.
Frank T.. Letart mistook red light on
rear Of train in advance of him near Mus.
kegon for danger signal and jumped
from his Chicago * West Michigan engine.
He was instantly killed His fireman also
jumped and was seriously hurt.
Spencer Creek, Antrim county, expects
location of heading factory that will EN-.
ploy 30 men and consume 50 900 worth OF
timber yearly-when Detroit, Charlevoix
q Escanaba railroad is built.
The Michigan republican editorial league
was organized in Lansing the other day,
with the following officers President,
Tom Apologize, Adrian Times; secretary,
Frank Godfrey, State Republican, Ian
sing; treasurer, T.. c. Baxter, Charlotte
Republican. The above officers, with &.
F. Kimball of the Pontiac Gazette, and w.
/. Eaton Of the Kalamazoo Telegraph
constitute the executive committee.
Mosher q Fisher and J. I. Hurst have
sold to Alger, Smith q Co. 5),OO0000 feet
Of white pine timber near Au Sable for
100000.
Benz. Cole, a resident Of Waterford for
50 years, is deal.
Frederick Meyer, an old resident of
Muskegon, and a war veteran, is dead.
William D. McGee Of Marshall will act as
assistant secretary of democratic state
central committee
Nine charcoal kilns are being built at
Marion. Charcoal is TO be shipped 20 De
troit furnaces.
Convicts Geo. Sits and VIM. Banks,
both burglar, from Detroit, have escaped
from the louia house OF correction.
-Congres. Maybury of Detroit
will soon be appointed Judge Of the su-
preme court of Utah.
Senator Palmer has introduced bill
granting the heirs Of VIM. 4. Burt Of De
troit lo0) TO, the alleged discovery of
the solar compass Tho till has been in
! previous congresses and was adversely
reported i'm the forty-ninth congress, but
it is now said that Old papers establishing
! the discovery ~ Burt have been found.
The President has approved the ill
for the relief Of Col. Fidus Livermore OF
Jackson. The bill was 20 pay for the ser
vices Of Lvermore in raising two regi
ments TO serve in the suppression OF the
rebellion. This is the second Michigan bill
in congress to receive the presidential sig
nature.
Celatheal Duffy of Coldwater, frisky
! youth of - years, few days since walked
- miles and cut, split and piled two
cords of wood in one day, and he says he
will wrestle any man in Branch county OF
his age at side or square hold for fun.
John J. Burns jumped from a moving
train at Ann Arbor and was instantly
! killed.
The coroner's jury in the case of Mary
Barringer, aged l3 Of Battle Creek, who
died Jan 80 under peculiar curcum
stances, have rendered a verdict that she
came to her death 10y poison given by
some person unknown. a further investi-
CATION will follow.
Coldwater capitalists are talking about
a railroad 20 Jackson.
John Maynard OF Bad Axe, has been ap
pointed by GOV. Luce agent of the stat,
board of charities for Huron county.