Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
Michael Morgan was killed by fal OF
earth La the jackson mine nj Marnncffe

In the chancery court AT Marquette the
owners OF the Jackson mine have been
ordered 10 turn over about $4,000 in stock
and cash TO the heirs of Marjiccsick, an
Indian chief, who explored for the company
forty years ago and was 10 have received "A
portion OF the jackson mine in payment.
John Shafer, l02 years old, and "a resident
of Crosby, Kent county, since lNii, lfs"s
with his '0ycars old son, sherman II.
Skater al Crosby.
About 20 laborcrs employed on tlF De
troit, Grand Haven n Milwaukee railroad
gravel train M Davisburg, were getting
~ - mr. day and struck tor Sl.1D.
The supreme court holds section - of the
hquCr law 10 be constitutional This sec
tior requires screens, blinds, etc, To be re-
moyUd during the hours when liquor selling
u prohibited.
The supreme court sustains the mortgage
reporting law. Judge Campbell disscnts,
however, claiming that only tangible prop
<rtV can be taxed
John Andersen a-,cd II, OF Saginaw,
playfully pointed a revolver at john No
Marie, aged l3. supposfng that all the
c.utld.es had beoA rcmoved. There were
still three cartridges in the revolver one
o. them exploited and the bullet struck
NounE McMar;je in the right eye nclr t-'c
nose aud passed into his brain. IL -
possible thai The boy may live ba' th'
boy was arrested and jailed TO await lerei.
opucu $ lie took the matter rather c'"i,
denied pointing the pistol az the bov Huu
SAID that he dld not know il WAS loaded.
The discharge, he declared, was accidental.
Mary Irene Hoyt of New York, has died
a bill in tine United states circuit court ol
Detroit, for an accounting against NtlIiu
L. Wcbbcr of Fast Saginaw. stating tadt
her father. Jesse HoYt. owned over : 400,
900 worth OF Michigan land and WAS nsan"
at the time OF his death in lNN4: that her
unclcs. Samuel y. and Alfred NJ. Hoyt, had
her confined in an asylum at that time and
prevailed upon her father 10 make Will IN
their favor, with Wcbber as an executor,
and that she was kept in au asylum until
the will was probatcd at SAGINAW and the
property was transferred TO Wcbbcr.
At the annual meeting of the National
Eclectic Medical association in Detroit the
following officers were chosen for the com
iug year: President, Milton JAY, Chicago;
vice presidents, V A. Baker, Adrian, Mich;
j. w. McGrath, Macon, Ga; W. a. Mont
gomcrY, Nashville, Tenn; secretary, Alex.
Wilder, Newark, y. j treasurer, James
Anthem, Lebanon, q. The next meeting
viii be held in Nashville, Tenn
N chael Morgan was killed by a fan Of
car,h in The jackson mine in lshpeming the
other day
Bert Lennon. aged 10 years Of Charlotte
was drowned while playing in the pond on
a brick yard near that place.
\ six year Old girl of Henry Pettits Of Al
pena. fell into the river few days aga and
was drowned.
Titus Manning a middle AGED man living
near Homer, was drowned the other even
ing while bathing.
While AZ work in small boat, heavily
loaded with chain, near Hackley X Hume
dock in Muskeyon, CaliX Charun was
drowned by The boat ovcrturning. He
leaves a widow ana eight children
Joe Hicksons living ten miles northwest
of Cadillac was kicked in the stomach by
u horse and died "A few hours later.
\ fund Of 81, 200 year for five years has
been raised for the endowment o1 "A new
chair in the Western Theological seminary
OF the Reformed church at Holland. Roy.
j. W. Bcardslcc of West Troy. y. =, for
twenty years pastor Of the Reformed
church Of Constantine, has, as already
noted, accepted the proiessorship. lie VIII
prove valuable acquisition 70 the college.
Solomon Reese, wcllto-do farmer of
Seneca township. Lenawee county, has been
apprchendcd on charge of alleged unallow-
able familiarities with llyear old girl. lie
says its case Of blacknail.
Robert L. Bennett. aged -, committed
suicide near Grccnvllc. by shooting him
self. Old age and dependency presumed
cause.
H. l.. McNair Of Michigan has been pro
noted from "a Sl,-Ou To 81 400 cierkship in
the treasury department.
Luther :. Dickey was arrested IN Chicago
the other day and taken 10 BAY City ON
"A charge Of forgery committed five years
ago On Aug. >, l,o3. Dicl1ey presented
promissory note for $500 to II. II. Thomas
If Bay City. and asked him 10 cash IL. The
note was endorsed by II. /. Holcomb of 81
Louis Mich. Knowing Hoicomb 20 be re
spOnsibie, Tnoua, Cdshcd the note without
hesitation. Nneu the note matured il was
discovered that thc Endorsement was "a
forgery. y warrant was issued for Dickcy
when % was found that ne had been tried
in Detroit On "a similar charge and sentenced
10 two years Imprisonment. soon after bee
was released DIcEcN went TO Chicago and en-
cagcd ia business. When arrested. Dee con
scented TO return ID Bay City without req
uisitiou
\ gathering of all the Swedish and Nor
wegiau societies in the upper peninsula
held in lshpvmiuE June a.
Brof. L. G.. Carpenter of the Michigan
agricultural COLLEGE, after goiugt0 Colorado
ami looking over the grounds. mas decided
20 accept the olIcr made him by the board
of agriculture of that state. The position
offered is the protcssorship OF physics and
engineering iu the state agricultural college
aud meteorological and irrigation engineer on
the experimental station established under
the provisions of the Hatch bill. The eX-
detrimental work offers wide field in which
almost no scientific work has been done,
and in a field that mas very strong popular
support. The board offers salary of -, co.
an assistant al "a salary sufficient 20 sccurea
college graduate, and good and growing
equipment.
Company G OF the Fourth Michigan Cav
airy held their thirteenth annual reunion at
-Four Nile Lake on the 10Th and 2lst Of June.
There were present twenty-one Of the Old
members and a very enjoyable time was
had rehearsing old stories and talking OF
the details and "reminiscences Of the capture
Of jefferson Davis, as the company had the
identical soldiers with it that halted him.
August l4th is the twenty sixth anniver-
sary of the organization of the Fifth Michi-
gan Cavalry regiment, ana the members of
ID" company hold their second annual re
union in Worthwhile on that date.
The Michigan weather service crop re-
port says the average temperature for the
week ending June % has been the highest
on record for Is years. The average total
rainfall has been 40 inches below the nor
NAL, with sunshine largely in excess. The
results are very favorable 10 growing crops.
Clover cutting and corn cutivating are in
progress and promising fine crops. More
rain will be needed 10 bring wheat, oats
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