Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-28
WOLVERINE WHlSPERINGS.

some of our schools.
WOLVERINE WHlSPERINGS.
The executive committee of the state
| Sunday school association has arranged
| great program for the meeting OF the asso-
citation in East Saginaw next December.
Edward Warren OF Norway, who shot
his wife last June, has been sent to state
| prison for six years. Taylor, the Iron
| Mountain wretch who shot his dead
brothers widow, has gone over the road for
| IL years.
Mai. A. B. Watson, the capitalist and
lumberman of Grand Rapids, died suddenly
| as he was setting out TO go To Chicago the
other night.
Chas. Wagner, the Detroit oon-keeper
arrested some time ago for the murder OF
his brother, has been acquitted. Self de-
Tense was his plea.
Mrs. Sarah l.. v Emory of Lansing
withdraws as the candidate OF the Union
Labor party for superintendent OF public
instruction.
Detective Ballard OF Jackson thinks he
has secured the missing link in the famous
Crouch murder case. He has in his posses
sion photograph of the alleged murderer
and claims to possess evidence that will un
| ravel the mystery of the horrible crime.
Nearly $4,000, 900 feet of logs are hung up
| in CasS river because of low water.
The reunion of the Fourth Michigan
cavalry, held in Flint on the 10Th inst, was
most enjoyable and successful event.
They elected for officers for the following
year the following: l.. II. Southworth, Ev
art, president: l.. III. Porter, Lansing, vice
president; II. a. BaclSus, Detroit, secretary
and treasurer; l., III. Wilcox, Corunna; f..
Racine. Grand Rapids, and j. Vernon De
troit, executive committee. The next re-
union will be held at Lansing.
Charles ID. Blanchard of Marquette has
been appointed agent for state board of
corrections and charities for Marquette
county.
Lieut.. Craig of the Fourth artillery has
been ordered TO inspect signal service sta
tions AT Manistee, Alpena, Sault Ste. Marie
and Marquette.
Edward f. Hartwick of Grayling has
been appointed a cadet at West Po mt, and
Milford Hamilton Manwarring of the same
place his alternate.
President Alexander Agassiz of the Cal
umet * Hecla mining company offers 5000
reward for information which will lead TO
the conviction Of the person or persons who
set fire to Hecla shaft No. !, at the six
teenth level, November 20, 1887.
Ten minutes walk from Golden is the
famous Michigan gold mine. All previous
reports of rich finds in the district were
discounted there the other evening when n
nearly half "a ton Of quartz, every pound of
which is studded with small nuggets of
pure gold. Such rock is worth $4,000 "a
ton. 1t was taken TO the office OF the COM
pany at lshpeming. The shaft from which
il was taken is now some fifteen feet
deep.
Cen John c. Parkhurst of Coldwater has
been nominated envoy extraordinary and
minister penipotentiary of the United
States TO Belgium.
Fred Rynd of Adrian had his left foot
cut of in Toledo, and died in a hospital in
that city TIE next day.
a grain elevators is being built at Flashing.
Corey Kettner Of Bear Lake accidentally
shot and killed himself. He was only 20
years old.
The Nineteenth Michigan infantry, to the
number of no. held its annual reunion at
Coldwater Sept 81.
Mrs. Marion Todd Of Albion, has admit
ted TO the Lansing Journal that she was
paid S15 by an employee Of the auditor-gen-
erals Office TO oppose fusion at the union
labor convention. Mrs. Todd hardened To
the inner voice afterwards and returned
the money. She showed receipt for the
same from the employee in question, but
asked that his name be withheld as she was
arranging for publication of the matter
in detail.
The customs house at Frankfort has been
| re-established, and Emmett ID. Wiltse APP
| pointed customs house collector.
The skeleton of IA whale has been added
| TO the collection OF curiOsities in the Olivet
| college museum.
Robert Spencer of Port Huron, has been
sentenced to 20 years in Jackson for as
| saulting his weak-minded daughter.
The dedication Of the Michigan monu-
| ments on the battlefield of Gettysburg has
been postponed until next spring, owing To
| the failure of the contractor 10 complete his
| work.
William Perkins, familiarly known as
| "Uncle Billy" an aged and well-to do farm
| er living two miles north of Bronson, COM
mitted suicide the other afternoon by hang
| ing.
The agricultural college has received an
| order all the way from Tennessee for 80
| bushels of pure seed wheat, accompanied
| by "A check for the seed at the rate of 81 80
per bushel. Unfortunately all the seed Of
| the kind desired that can be spared was
| sold the day before the order was received