Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-30

10 encourages MANUFACTURING enterprises.
Two ~e.evators, each capable 81 storing
about 10000 bushels of wheat, are TO be
erected at st. lgnace.
A terrible blizzard ragged in the upper
peninsu "A on the 22d inst. All railroads
were completely blockaded for several
DAYS.
The following officers were e'ected at
the annual meeting OF the state dental as
ISOLATION: President, c. s. Case, Jackson;
fir { vice-president. II. G. Corns. Detroit;
second vice president, Mrs. McNanghton,
Grand Rapids; secretary, VIM. Cleland,
Detroit; treasurer, II. X. Lathrop, Jr.,
Detroit; member OF board OF censors, c.
u. Porter, lay City. The next meeting
VIII be held in Grand Rapids on the first
Tuesday In Nay. 1859.
There has been filed in the Office OF the
secretary o. state of Wisconsin articles of
consolidation OF the Freeport. D~odgeville
~ Northern railroad, and the Chicago,
Madison HNorthern railroad. under the
name OF the Chicago, Madison 4 North
ern railroal l.. The capital stock is $50 600.
and the principal office is at Chicago. The
ultimate terminus of the Dodgeville
branch will doubtless be st. Pau and the
Madison branch wifi doubtless go TO the
lumber and iron districts of Northern
Wisconsin and Michigan, by the way OF
Fon du Lac.
Oregon Hamilton of Newaygc, convict.
ed o. whipping his only child, IA months
old, 20 death, has been sentence TO Jack
son or lite. The sentence & YES universal
satisfaction.
State Geo'ogist Charles F.. Wright, died
at his home in Marquette, March %.
Prof narrower. late of the agricu tural
college, is now managing a mine in Mon
tana.
r. George II. Cleveland OF Pentwater,
charged with causing the death Of the
CRIBS boy by an overdose of morphine,
was acquitted at his preliminary examina.
ton before the justice. The outcome is
received with universal favor.
The report that the Chicago, Kalamazoo
x Saginaw road had been sold 20 the
Michigan Central is untrue.
10 is reported that work Of extending
Toledo, Ann Arbor a North Michigan rail
road will begin AZ Cadillac end shortly.
Peter W. Johnson, prominent Kent
county farmer and horticulturi,t is dead.
over ii, 0A,01O feet of hardwood lumber
has been marketed II the little village OF
Manton this year.
Copies Of state election laws may be had
by those desiring them by applying to
oil. X. Osmun, secretary of state. Every
township board in Michigan will be sup
pliel.
Department Commander Rev. w. Gard
ner has completed his list Of appointive
officers a follows: Inspector-General. A.
i. Shakespeare. Kalnmazoo; chief muster
ing officer, Edwin Hoyt, jr., Grand Rapids
chief aid d.. f.. Haskins, Concord trans
portation committee, George Hopkins
Of Detroit, Gen. s.. b.. Daboll of st. Johns.
Roscoe ID. Dix of Berrien Springs.
The date Of the democratic state con
ventlon ma, been changed 10 May ~.
The STRIKE OF the union carpenters Of
the Saginaw, tor niuc hours wcrt. which
was begun January T.. ma been declared
or. line hours i g ven, but a slight
change in wages has been made. The
agreement 'a,ts one year.
Mrs. Ormshey OF Ann Arbor, got a YER.
dict # -, - fo~ an accident sustained on
the Michigan Central roa l.
Albert Derby, "a farm hand working for
G. D.. LeNalley, near Flint, has been ar
rested charged with stealing 81 from
his employer. Albert confesses.
The president has signed the bill for the
relief Of Mary fderingham Brown of this
state.
The state convention of the national
greenback party will be held in Grand
Rapids May ID.
Mr.. Carpenter, mother o. Alfred Car
penter who was recently killed in Frank
Boos saloon in Battle Creek by Conductor
McCarty and who was about to institute
proceedings against Saloonkeeper Boos,
mas compromi ed the matter for $1,000.
Contracts nave been let for the new de-
pot freight house aud round house OF the
Detroit, Lansing x Northern road at Gran
Ledge.
Albert ;. Bryandt has been conv cted in
the federal court in Grand Rapids Of coun-
terfeit!ng and reminded for sentence. lie
has a.ready served two terms Tor this
crime and has a bad record. He promised
TO make in important revelations, but failed
TO do so.
james O'Brieu, a brakeman, was run
over and killed by the cars near East
Saginaw the other day. His home was in
Ypsi anti, where his remains were taken.