Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-21
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

4 peculiarly horrible accident occurred
q few days ago in VIM. Smiths mill at
Eaton Rapids. VIM Gilmore, black
smith aged 10 years, who was employed in
the mill, had gone into the basement and
stretched himself upon the great belt for "a
nap when the owner ami some friends
came in 10 look things over and see how
the machinery worked. In showing the
property Mr.. Smith threw open the flood
gates 10 start the water wheel, not know
ing of GilmOre's presence in the building,
and that unfortunate individual was car
ried To the big pulley. and there bis head
and the upper portion Of his body were
crushed 10 Jelly Death was instantaneous.
He leaves large family in straitened
circumstances.
Mrs Peter K. Morey died at her resi-
dcuce at Round Lake, near Adrian. "A few
day ago She was the relict Of Michigau's
first attorney general hllng prominent
social position IN Detroit 40 years ago.
Tx mayor George II. White of Grand
Rapids one of the pioneers OF Kent county,
is dead
Mary Cotton Boise. wife Of Hon j. *
Boise OF Hudson, died on the 10th inst.
In addition = voting for presidential
electors, STATE officers. congressman and
local officers this fall the voters in Michi
gan h.sH two other questions. one Is an
amendl.. mt 10 the constitution relative TO
cot more than one circuit Judge in the De
trOit and Saginaw circuits and authorizes
boards OF supervisors in Saginaw, Wayne
and the upper peninsula counties 10 pay
the Judges such salary in addition 10 that
fixed by the constitution as may be deter
mined upon bN such boards The new gen
eral banking law 70 be submitted 10 the
people is act 40. .OJ OF the laws Of lNN7,
beginning ou page ~. Under our cUnsti-
tuition no general change in the Michigan
banking laws can lie made except By con
sent Of the people Of the polls.
The Michigan weather service monthly
report shows the mean temperature for
August o have been l-l0- below the nor
maj for thirteen years, being below at all
points, and running as low as y in lonia
county on the 18th. The rainfall was , -
inches, being 12lOO below the normal for
thirteen years. Frosts We're reported on
seven days. The percentage of verihcation
Of weather signals was -.
An elevator with capacity Of $50, 900
bushels is being constructed at Gladstone.
James G. Long has been arrested in
Prcsque Isle county, charged with forging
checks on the Alpcna National bank.
There seems % be no doubt that silver in
moderately paying quantities has been
found ia the Iron river district in the upper
peninsula.
Phil r. Colgrove Of Hastings, who has
been nominated for the state senate in the
eleventh district, is the head OF the order
Of the Knights of Pythius of this state.
The annual report of the board OF poor
commissioners of Detroit, shows expeudi-
lures 10 the amount of Ssa, IA II and bal
ance in the treasury of -, l24 IL. The
report shows that - persons were furnish
cd transportation II poor patients were
treated in st. Mary hospital, 90 at Har-
per hospital and three at the House Of
Providence. total 20i. The nativity Of per
sons aided is as follows: United States,
2Q4 Germany, 2GO: ireland, ~: Canada,
/ l24 Poland. -, England, III Russia, - .
Scotland, ~: bohemia, ~; France, TO-;
Holland g. Switzerland, i. Italy 3; Bel
GUM. 3; sweden, Wales and Lorraine, each
.; Denmark. J.
Bank Examiner Nash has closed the
Lowell national bank AT Lowell The bank
has been carrying "A line of the star cutter
company paper which was a lowed 10 go
60 protest and nothing was done by the
bank 20 cover the liabilities. The star
company sold out leaving the bank unse-
/ cured. IL is claimed the bank will be all
right in "A few days Its capital stock is
sU0oO aud IL has surplus OF $1,000
The surv yor4 Of the First Michigan In
/ fautry held "a reunion in jackson on the
! nth inst. and elected the following officers
/ for the ensuing year; President, William
/ Widdicomb. Grand Rapids vice presidents,
/ Capt Clinton Spencer, Lansing; aud Pri-
/ vatc James II. ltLs sell jackson; historian
/ Arthur Edwards Chicago. alternate, &.
\ w. Carrick, Dundee secretary nnd
/ treasurer. George RI. Nanantwerp, White
! Pigeon. IL was decided 10 hold the next
reunion at East Sag nav.
Andrew Cone chicken thief, hung him
J self in the Jail at Adrian the other day.