Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-27
THE STATE.
WOLVERINE wHISPERINGS.

Maud Bagley, the Coldwater girl who
escaped from the industrial home a
Adrian some time ago, was captured in
Allegan the other day.
William W. Cook, past senior vice com
mander OF the Michigan department, g.
A. r., has been appointed assistant ad ju
tant general, with tho rank OF lieuten
ant colonel TO succeed Willis c. Hum
phrey, deceased.
Chas. Houck, a Jackson saloon keeper,
who was sentenced TO sixty days in Jail in
default Of fine, for selling liquor upon
the local option election day, has asked
the supreme court for a writ OF habeas
corpus, his request being grounded on the
claim that the local option law is uncon-
stitutional and therefore the election day
mentioned did not come within the mean
ing of the statutes governing the conduct
Of saloons The points in the case are
such that it will bring the entire local OPP
ton law before the supreme court and
will settle it forever. The writ was
granted and is returnable May /.
Samuel Warwick, head gardner at the
state industrial home at Adrian, is dead
W. W. Cook. late executive clerk in the
Office of the secretary of state, has re-
signed.
The association Of survivors of the Sui
tana disaster will hold their annual meet
ing in Hillsdale April 20 and p. The Sui
tana was a steamer which blew up, killing
large number of returning union SOL
diers.
j. 5. Parker a Son, from Fredonia, ~
Y, have located in Hillsdale and will
manufacture the patented "Fredonia
washer" there. The business will employ
about eight hands at first.
"A stable and barn owned by George
Gardner, near Eastmanville, ottawa Co.
was totally destroyed by fire the other
night and the remains of man, supposed
TO be Geo. Gardiner, Jr., unmarried son OF
Mr.. Gardiner, were found in the ruins.
They were so burnel !, however, as to be
unrecoguizable. one horse was burned
and one injured.
Eber c. Flint of Saginaw, suicided in
Belevile, Ont, the other day.
The state board OF agriculture have
given DR.. Abbot Of Lansing indefinite
leave of absence from his duties at Michi-
gan agricultural college with pay at 81, 900
per annum. Or Abbot has been connect
ed with the college for nearly p years,
most OF the time as college president.
State Veterinarian Grange has gone 10
Corunna 20 investigate outbreak of dis
ease among cattle near there. lie will 60
thence 20 Coldwater on like mission.
DR.. Herman Ostrander's wife died at
Lansing Of puerperal fever. She was
sister of Mrs Martha Strickland, secretary
Of greenback state central committee.
The fourth annual sale Of blooded stock
at the agricultural college tool; place on
the 18th INST and but ten of the nineteen an
finals offered were sold. The sale OF short
horns was as follows Gladstone, Sl05; VIM.
Towne. Maple College Alice 30, $50; VIM
Steele, Ionia. Violet b., sl95; VIM. Steele.
Ionia. Hecla 9Th, $40; Fred A. Baker De-
troit. College Myse s205: w. +. Boyden,
Delhi Mills College Crystal Queen, Sd,
$40; r. W. Edsing Menominee. College
Roam Duchess %, sos; j. l.. Harris, Exter.
College Peri Duchess, 81, 500; VIM.
Steele. Ionia But two Hereford' were
sold: Miss Agincourt, ID $50; VIM
Steele, Ionia Daisy, 3D., sll0; J. NJ Tur.
ner, ansing.
Albert Riggie of East Saginaw died OF
heart disease the other day while in the
bath room.
At recent meeting of the state railroad
board held this morning
the consolidation OF the Toledo Ann |
Arbor q Cadillac and Toledo. Ann Arbor |
and Northern Michigan railroads were
The Smith Purifier company Of Jackson |
received q orders for their machines the |
other day. Two OF the orders came from
Australia aud the others from England.
Well-defned indications of arcient
earth works have been discovered about |
one mile from Luther. Great interest is
manifested in these discoveries.
Carlos \. Warner OF Detroit has been |
20 practice before the Unite |
States supreme court on motion Of Post
Dickinson.
Hillsdale college celebrated Arbor day |
by planting 26 trees in honor of the 20 Of |
her students who died in the service OF the
union during the civil war.
George A. Dyer Of Elk Rapids, who has
been a clerk in the crop report depart
ment OF the office OF the secretary Of state,
has been promoted to the executive clerk
ship made vacant by the resignation OF
Col W. W. Cook. Mr.. Dyer, as a soldier,
lost leg in battle.
A single saw mill with capacity OF
$4,000 shingles per day is being built in
Clare county.
The attempt to find natural gas at Cold
w alter has been abandoned.
The West Michigan Grain association
was organized in Grand Rapids the other
day, with the following officers: Presi-
dent Luke Water, Hastings: vice presi-
dent, Daniel Rutherford, Grand Rapids
and treasurer, w. NJ. Rowe.
A jury in the United States court OF
Grand Rapids has found James L. Harry
guilty Of stealing money letters from the
mails.
There are PA inmates in the industrial
home for girls in Adrian.
A new coal mine is being opened in
Grand Ledge
Daniel Flynn. a member OF Company X
First Michigan cavalry, died recently ut
Phelps, Ontario county, n. Y. He was 30
years old.
Thirty thousand speckled trout have
been nut into Saline river and Soma email |