Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
WOLVERINE WHlSPERINGS.

Ceau.
An Indian mound was opened near Alma
a few days ago. and found to contain, be
sides the bones of several aborigines, orna-
ments and implements enough 10 start
variety store.
W, II, Cannifr Of Hillsdale, supernten-
dent of the Lansing division of the Lake
Shore * Michigan southern, has been APP
pointed assistant superintendent of the
Lake Shore system; and he assumes his
new duties Nov. l.
John Preyelitch Of Calumet committed
suicide the other day by crawling under a
moving train. He was horribly mutilated
Burglars secured Sl73 in cash from
Evans grocery stVre in Oxford the other
night.
Fred Bunker. state agent Of the Y. NJ. C.
a has resigned
wilson, Luther & Wilson of Luther. hive
enough timber on hand 10 keep their big
mill running for seven or eight years.
Bronson wants 20 get the Rogers City &
OHIO river railroad that Coldwdter is try.
ing % raise the money for.
A. Lightheart of Sault Ste. Marie is
missing, and creditors mourn his loss 81, 0Oo
worth.
w. r. Fitch is tie new superintendent Of
the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic road
a logging railroad Is being built 10 run
from the Wright lumber company road
south to Round Lake, a distance of four
miles Merrill ~ Ring OF Saginaw, who
are building tha road, have -, O0O,O OJ fe
of logs TO get out.
G. V. n. Lothrop of Detroit, ex United
States minister 10 Russia, has been in
Washington for several days for the pur-
pose OF securing legaliZation by the Russian
legation of the marriage ceremony OF his
daughter Anne and the Russian cavalry
officer, Baron Huene of Russia. The papers
mir wi rriad
the couple in Detroit must be translated
into the Russian language and certified TO
the cars representative in this country.
This has been done, and the baron and his
wife viii sal for their future home in ST
Pc ersburg early in November.
Allan Shaw of Port Huron met with
peculiar accident the other afternoon. He
was digg ny in the garden when his spade
struck what is supposed 10 be dynamite
cartridge, which exploded, the ball pass ne
through his leg and leaving an ugly wound
II is a mystery how the cartridge came 10
be there.
The new -four dock at Gladstone will
hold 20 900 bushels.
The twentieth anniversary of the organ
ization of the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen in America was celebrated at the
Light Infantry armory in Detroit, October
%. During the evening VIM. II. Jones Of
Philadelphia delivered an interesting I'D
dress winch ne COuCIuutl DN DfcScullnT
Grand Master X f. Geiger with a hand
some walnut cabinet. The growth Of this
order is extraordinary. In the 20 years of
its existence il has acquired membership
Of 10000. The first lodge was formed az
Meadvlle, Pa, Oct. -, lS6S, by John j. Up
church, with II members. Detroit now has
the honor Of possessing the largest lodge in
the country. 1t has | ,245 membcyR with an
existence Of only II years. ThAs umber of
lodges in Detroit is II, witt membership
OF about 1000.
William ). Goodyear, pioneer of Hast
Jugs, is dead.
Albert Alling was killed by a switch en-.
CINE on the q. X. * l., road near Kalama-
zoo, the other day.
David Thratt an aged man, was caught
under rolling logs in a camp near Morley.
Both legs were broken and he was other
wise so badly injured that he will die.
A little daughter of George lloyd, OF
Dover township, Lake county, set fire TO
her clothing during the absence Of the fam
lily and was fatally burned. The child was
eight years old
G. =. Farr Of Burtchville, Sanilac coun.
ty raised 4254 bushels OF barley to the acre
on his farm.
John Doyle, roadmaster OF the Detroit,
Lansing & Northern railway, and ex-may
or of Ionia, has invented and built steam
hand car which is said to be an unqualified
managed, and can be taken off or put on
the track as easy as an ordinary one.
At meeting of the Central Michigan
beekeepers association, held at Lansing a
few days ago, it was agreed that the honey
crop this year had been failure.
In the circuit court at Saginaw City the
Jury in the case OF G.. II. Plummer vs. G..
w. Wells, +. G.. Stone, and A. w. Wright,
gave Plummer a verdict for 5000. He
sued for SIO0,OOO, claiming that in a timber
land purchase made by the de@endants, he
was to have the work OF cutting the logs
they acquired, and that they failed TO do "a
they agreed.
w. NJ Kehr, who was recently arrested
In East Saginaw on a charge Of being con
Cerned in the recent fur and silk robbery at
Flint, escaped from jail at the latter place
on the lst inst. With him went Louis Sam
uels, an alleged p.ckpocket, and also a
young fellow who has been doing work
about the Jail. The later stole the keys
and let Kehr and Samuels out
The L. a. a. A railroad will build a new
depot Ann Arbor.
Alexander 81. Charles, foreman for the
lumber firm of Bachelor X Whitney,
while on a drunken spree the other night,
tried TO enter the house OF sam Ferguson
of Farwell during his absence. He was re
fused entrance, ami Mrs. Ferguson then
called upon Frank Walker TO protect her.
st. Charles then made a second attack upon
the house and threatened TO kill them all,
kicked in the door and raised club 10
strike Mrs. Ferguson, whereupon Walker
shot him through the head. An inquest was
held before Justice Wait and Walker gave
himself up. S. Charles remains wcr.
taken 10 Pewano. where bis parents reside
There are 10 foreign consuls in Jerusa
lem. When Raouf Pasha attempted 20 cX
pei the Jews from Palestine Henry Gilman
of Detroit the United States consul was
go irrslt -.
by the Turks Matters coming TO the ears
OF Lord Salisbury, and learning Of Mr.
Gilman's stand. the English consul, was al
vised TO take a similar attitude. The
French consul was later similarly instruct
ed. and 81 Mr. Gilman practically pre-
rnntnd the nvnllainn of The laws