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

disturbed by cat concerts, has fitted "A wire
along the ridge pole, with cluster OF wires
| ut the favorite points where the cats were
wont TO gather, and attached the same To a
powerful battery. That's all. No cat has
made a second visit 10 that ridge pole.
Edward H. Earle. son of j. Edward
Earle OF Grand Rapids, has gone to Port
| land, Oregon, where he will sail In the D..
III. Taylor a fine iron CLIPPER ship Of 1000
| tons, for Havre, France, going around the
horn, a trip that will take five months.
| From Havre the ship sails for New York.
arriving there about the middle of next
June.
| company Of Detroiters has been organ
lied for the purpose of working vein of
graphite in Baraga county, near L. Anse. IL
| is called 'The Baraga graphite mining COM
| pany,n and articles of association have been
| filed with the county clerk.
| An ord r has been issued from the United
States court in Detroit restraining William
l.. Webber, the Michigan executor of the
will of Jesse Hoyt from committing what
was claimed i'm the bill of complaint as a
waste of that portion of the estate IF the de-
ceased situated in Michigan The court
| adds the further restraining order that rents
and profits in the hands of the Michigan
| trustee shall remain in this jurisdiction to
| await the final determination of the case in
| the New York courts.
Harry TreZona of Ncgaunee died the other
morning, and his wife, with whom he had
quarreled, says he woke her up in the night
| and said he had taken poison. The people
| who know the parties are much afraid that
she administered ii.
The Kent county board Of supervisors
have let the contract for the erection of the
county building TO the Western construction
company of Detroit, for 100000. Work to
begin this fall.
Mrs. Conkling was arrested at Ypsilanti
the other day for stealing so, which she
| tore into shreds before the officers could get
it away from her. The next day she com
mitted suicide.
The reunion of the First Engineers and
Mechanics was held in Lansing, Oct. IL.
The following officers were cleo ed: Presi-
dent, Gen. William Il. Innes of Grand Rap
ids; secretary, Fay Wykoff, East Saginaw;
treasurer, Charles Il. Burdock, Saginaw
City: executive committee-A. McMaster,
Co. A. Lansing; J.D. Butler, Co. A., Char
lotte; j. n. Stone Co. b., Flushing; r. G..
Bishop CO. G., Bellevue; II. knowlton, Co.
X, Eaton Rapids; j. ). Holmes Co. f.,
Grand Ledge; q. A. Potts, Co. W.. and
William Hess, Co. d., Grand Rapids; M.
Currier, Co. d., Ionia William Herbert,
Co. l., Hobert; Charles VanAlstine, Co. l.,
and w. w. Waldron, Co. G., Lansing. The
next meeting will be held in Lansing the
second Thursday in October, 1889.
George Williams and Martha Foster of
Port Huron, were arrested in East Sagi-
nav a few days ago on complaint of VIII
liams' wife, charged with maintaining the
relations of man and wife. Mrs. Williams
is the mother of two children.
Harry Isle, principal Of the Carrolton
public schools, has more trouble in store
| Tor him. Clara Demo, the girl who had him
| arrested last spring for breach of promise
on the day he was TO be married, after
wards withdrawing the suit, has preferred
charges of immortality against him to the
school board.
Charles Branch had his left leg broken
in collision OF street cars at East Saginaw
| the other day.
Henry Frensdorf an old citizen and bust
ness man of Battle Creek, is dead.
The annual convention of the grand di-
| vision Of the Sons of Temperance of Michi-
gan, was held in Ypsilauti Oct. H. Reports
| Of delegates showed gratifying growth of
| the order, and financial prosperity. The
| officers elected for the next year are:
| Grand patriot, Mrs. Amanda Gunnison,
| Dewitt; grand worthy associate, Mrs. Nj.
G.. Fisher Detroit; grand scribe, Joseph
| Falk, Hpsant: grand treasurer, IL. w.
! Randolph, Vernon; grand chaplain, b. w.
Cade, Pine Lake; grand conductor, a. ID.
| Mansfield, Pentwater; grand sentinel, j.
| &. Pulrer, Ypsilant.
At the reunion OF the Twentieth Michigan
volunteers, in Ypsilanti, the following Off
| GERS were elected: President, DIR. >. >.
French; vice president, Andrew Knight;
secretary and treasurer, G. II. Hicks; ex
ecutive committee, Henry Barber and Jas.
| o. Riley, all of Battle Creek.
The Michigan artillery association has
| elected the following officers: President,
| III. V. ID. Baker of Hillsdale: vice presi-
dent, Capt NJ. ID. Elliott of Holly; secre
tary, G.. j. Burnett of Lansing; treasurer,
| w. Faulkner of Duck Lake. The associa
| ton will meet in Lansing the second Thurs
| day in October, 1889.
| The grand chapter of the Order OF the
| Eastern Star of the state Of Michigan held
its twenty-second annual session in Grand
| Ledge, with a public installation of The fol
| lowing officers for the ensuing year; Mrs.
A. A. Matteson, w. G. M; c. Waterbury,
| w. c. p: Mrs. O. l.. Dawson. A. q. NJ. ;
| G. X. Hutchinson. A. G.. p: II. Pl.llips, G..
] s.; Mrs Kate a. Winans. G.. T.. {; Mrs. Mary
A. WILDER, G c.; Mrs Rosella Leughton,
A. c. G. ; Is. ;. Pratt. c.; Mrs. Lottie Pol
| hamus Grand Adah; Mrs. Kate Rider
Grand Ruth: Mrs. Julia +. Clark Grand
| Esther; Mrs A NJ Purdy, Grand Martha !;
| Mrs. Mary T.. Decker Grand Electa; Mrs
Jane Chapel, G.. w; S. II. Hall, q. 5. I;
| Mrs. S. l.. Marsh, G.. NJ One hundred and
fifty delegates and visitors were present
| Nearly every lodge IN the state was repre-
scented and all enjoyed themselves, as the
| weather was very pleasant. The next an
nual meeting will be held in Lansing.
The Union Veterans Union has decided
| to hold the next reunion in Detroit.
Twenty choice Hamburg and Leghorn
| chickens belonging 10 Herbert Schafer Of
| Bay City were stolen the other night. They
| were valued at % and all took prizes at
the Grand Rapids poultry show.
! An effort is being made in Battle Greek
TO organize a stock company To manufacture
| threshing machines made entirely Of iron.
All the inventor desires Is a company that
will furnish sufficient capital to make the
! machine.
John Robertson OF Bay City wants a di-
vorce from his wife, although he was mar
ried TO her in 1910. However, he has lived
with her only two years and half all told,
year In Scotland TO start with, and Is
months in this country since.
A son of Joseph Crosse of Maple Grove
township, Saginaw county, only nine years
old, had his arm. shoulder and right lung
torn out by sorghum press one day last
week. He fingered in great agony for "A
hours wlen death ensued.
John Sanders Of Rockford was shot and
killed by accident near Dollarville, in the
upper peninsula, the other night. Sand ers
was In hunting camp with four other
Rockfor0 parties, and one of them viii G