Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-27
Relatives have been apprised by wire OF

Indiana track by IA freight train. Aged -
and single.
John Rowland was killed at DAWSON
the other day by a log rolling on him.
Or. Henry I,ler is dead at Calumet, aged
u years
Mrs. Carrie H. Converse, wife of Eugene
Converse, the Battle Creek forger Low
dol x time in Jackson, ha, instituted
proceedings for "A divorce aga nst her rec.
! reant husband.
The next annual meeting of the state
| temperance alliance Will be he'd In Jack
son Feb. ].
ArS. Mary Dunde OF Lansing wants ex.
actiy S-,Ool from that city To pay her for
the time she has had a. ter being hurt by "a
defective sidewalk. The Isl Is her DOCTORS
bill
George c. Hilton Of Fremont. Newya 90
county, acknowledged to be- one OF the
best informed men in the United States,
estimates the total annual honey product
OF North America, aud the p.alt, OF the
producers to be worth S0,JJJ, ~ Cali
tornia stands first.
There are ~ veterans in the soldiers
home
There are 1900 children in Bay county
who do not attend sunday schooi.
Mis-, Kate BAH OF Grand Rapids, sister
OF Mr.. BaL editot ol the Grani Rapids
Democrat, ha, graduated al the BELLEVUE,
~. .. training school Tor nurses, ami ha,
been given charge OIL an hospital OF insane
patients.
In the case of DAVIS vs. the Wayne cir
ut codrt judges, the supreme court mas
granted an order requiring the latter To
show cause why the verdict should not he
relnstated. ms Is the DAVIS Hammond
refrigerator car case IN winch verdict ol
several thousand dollacs damages was
rendered III FAVOR OF Davis, and whicn
Judge Look set aside and ordered new
trIaI
Maud Bagley OF CO.dwAte., aged 10, an.
Ella Duuuan o. Grand Rapids, aged
, escaped from the Industrial nome Tor
girls at ADRIAN the otner night.
lho snow IN the lumber woods Is SO
4eep that log gers are IAInRing seriously
OF DreaAiag up their camps.
The tine residence Of Hon j. W. French,
The paper manufacturer OF Turee Rivers,
was destroyed by me the other mornina.
Loss 5000.
he state society of Veterinary sur
seons Will meet IN Battle Greek Feb. :.
The Michigan Mlhers' association will
hold Its annua. meeting IN Grand Rapids
February :.
Charles +. Young. treasurer of the
Michigan Carbon works OF Detroit has
been arrested, charged with embelzlin5
10000 OF the company's funds. Young
deules the charge.
Inc annual meeting OF tho Michigan
SAT- association was held IL East Saginaw
ON the .yth INST. TIE report OF the secre.
tary shows that tue association sold dur
ing the year 80, 81 barrels Of salt. About
na.t million barrels were sh p ped in bulk
to Chicago packer. The quantity now IN
the hands OF the ASSOCIATION VIII approx
mate ,.OlO.O barrels. ". IL. Burt was re
elected president Albert Miller vice pres-
dent u. g.. Holland secretary and Thomas
Grange treasures. +,
The county Gers Of Nashtenaw county
mas been enJoIned from issuing tAe cau Tor
an election February -, on the local
option question. The constitutiouality Of
the law questioned
An election on the local option question
hos been cal Ell IN Ionia county tor Feb
ruary ~.
a store and two warehouses belonging
to Newton Bros, on ST. Helena island,
were burned the other night. All were
full OF goods. The los, was $4,000 with
no insurance. Books containing several
thousand dollars in accounts were also
burned.
Mrs. Z. Houa has brought suit against
DR.. j. NJ. Lon, a prominent physician OF
Coldwater for $4,000, Tor breach of
promise.
Eastern Michigan poultry breeders as
ISOLATION holds Its annual exhibition at
psitanti, Eco. ell.
Union veterans union Of Michigan is
growing 50 rapidly tnat II Will soon be
organized a. "a permanent department.
Uriah Ryan Of Hanover was frozen to
death in Dakota during the fearful storm
The remain, were brought to Hanover for
interment.
he hancock sandstone land company
has been organized at Hancock with CAPT
tai stock at 10000. The company owns
some 60 acres on sandstone belt on the
north side OF Portage entry. This stone
Is fast becoming known ami appears 10 DO
deposited IN bs.t named IN almost mex
haustib G quantities.
Congressman Allen says: Michigan In
dams are to ali intent, and purposes on "A
par with the whites. The tribal rel atoms
have been abolished and there /, no rea-
son why an Indian agent should tie ma
tanned IN Michigan. Two years at the ut
most Is long enough TO close up al thu
business for wAica an agent i kept
there. After that time the payment of
the annuities and the apportionment OF
remaining lands can be accomplished
without a regular agent.
The secretary Of the treasury has Affirm
ed the dec. sion of the collector OF customs
at Detroit in assessing duty at the rate of
- cents per pound on Sumatra Leaf
tobacco imported by Rothschild a Bro.
They claimed the tobacco was dutiable at
the rate OF - cents per pound, and that
no portion of it was of the class dutia lie
at 5 cents per pound.
Frank Merritt, "a lad II years old, had
his neck broken while ri linz down a to.
boggan slide in Cnariotts. On the lower
a o. Ia. 10 j. hill