Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31

Finney, Detroit; treasurer, James A. Cole,
Detroit, recorder, Thomas l.. Cary, Detroit.
A soldiers reunion will be held in Reed
City October 3, and ;.
Dwight Cutler Of Grand Haven, and Mrs.
Hunter Savidge of Spring Lake, have each
contributed 81 900 in aid OF the equipment
fund OF Akeley college at Grand Haven.
Marquettes common council has voted
10 pay an annual bonus Of $500 TO the city
bonds.
Daniel Miller Of Port Huron, dug up the
skeleton of an Indian in his garden, and
with the bones was found "A bunch of
arrows that had been buried with the
aboriginc.
William Gay Patterson, well known
business man of Lansing, is dead.
Alpena asks policemen in Michigan cities
TO contribute 10 the relief Of members OF
the police force, who lost their property in
the recent great fire in that city
Nearly 600 carloads of hemlock bark
have been shipped from Farwell this sea
son.
\ terrible accident happened at the sol
diers' and sailors reunion at Allegan Aug
%, by which Lee t. Weed was fatally in
lured, dying few hours later, and several
other young men seriously injured. The
young men were filling cartridges, when
fire from the cigar which one Of them was
smoking was communicated TO the powder.
The following resolution was adopted at
the recent state assembly knights Of La
bor at jackson, and promulgated few
days ago: That We as true knights seeking
10 alleviate the suffering Of humanity the
world over and establish justice for the
tollers do extend our sympathy and prom
Use our hearty 60 operation % the Grand
Army OF the Republic in its efforts 10 secure
from the government "a just recognition OF
a hoe .t,s-f
feed so much 10 defend the honor Of the
nation. Also one eulogistic of the life and
character of the late Andrew Forbes of
Detroit, and of his earnest efforts for the
elevation of labor
Chas T. Wheeler, the well known sci
enlist Of Hubbardstou, who accompanied
the college corps in its recent trip through
the pine barren country, has accepted pro
fessorship in the chemistry department Of
the agricultural college.
a barn on Col. Taylor's farm in Bridge
port, Saginaw county, was set on hrc by
sparks from threshing machine and the
entire seasons crop OF wheat, hay and oats,
and threshiug machine were burned.
There is a movement on foot by several
men OF Bay City and Saginaw for organic
ing stock company for the purpose of re
claiming about 5000 acres of prairie land
that lies on the east side Of the Flint and
Pere Marquette railroad from the boom
house south Of the creek TO near Saginaw.
\ little 3-year-old daughter Of Frank
Davis, living on the Grandvillc road, few
miles below Grand Rapids, was killed
while playing in the barn. The child climbed
over a hay-rack that was in the barn. II
fell over with her, one of the timbers stris
Ing her upon the head, crushing her skull
and causing almost instant death.
At the business meeting Of the G.. a. r.
association Of southwestern Michigan. held
in Allegan August ~, the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year: Prcs-
dent, G.. VI. Buck of Kalamazoo; vice pres
ident, NJ. \. Merriheld of Union City; sec
rotary, a a. Brakeman Of Otsego; treasur-
er, O. NJ. Hall Of Union City; county vice
presidents, Cass, 4. Aldrich; Berrien, w
ii. Miller; St Joseph, y. l.. Cooper; Van
Buren,, William Norton, Jr.; Calhoun
William Christie; Branch, Alfred Minis
Allegan, II. II. Pope.
Louis Warneckc, aged 81; Henry
Schmidt, aged - and Jef Bohoger, aged
20, all unmarried laborcrs of West Bay City
were drowned the other day by the capsz-
ing of their skin.
The carriage and wagon shops of Wal
seth & Tislae OF lshpeming were destroyed
by fire the other night
Dexter 81 Noble, iron smeters, etc, at
Elk Rapids, have received during the past
two weeks applications for prices of pig
iron from Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam
and Hull