Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-18
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

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that the present condition is IS per cent Of
| the average crop OF winter wheat, or 81 per
| cent lower than IA year ago The yield OF
1887 was 22,Sl5, 900 bushels.
Frank Wood 20 years old, living at Der.
rien Center, was gored TO death the other
| day by bull belonging 10 Thomas Mars,
| master OF the state grange.
Alexander w. Rogerson of Adrian, one OF
the oldest railroad engineers and machin-
lists in Michigan, died the other night of
| pneumonia.
Kate Meister, who fell upon sidewalk
| in Pontiac and injured herself, has sued the
city for $4,000.
The "Sisterhood of Railroad Brakeman -
a new society, has just been established.
| The first branch in the United States was
| organized in Battle Greek the other day. II
| is composed Of the wives, sisters and
| daughters of the brotherhood of railroad
| brakemen. It's objects are TO care for the
sick and distressed members Of the brother
hood and effect better acquaintance among
| them.
The local option law enacted by the last
| legislature for suppressng the liquor traffic
in counties that vote for its adoption be
came operative on the eth inst.
Charles Stanley Of Cleveland. Ohio, a
| cadet al the Orchard Lake academy, was
drowned the other day, while out rowing
with his companions.
Fire broke out in the house Of Gen. w II.
| Wilmington in Jackson the other morning.
| The entire interior, decorations, etc were
| destrOyed-only the main walls were left
intact. The fire caught from hot-air flue
| The furniture was saved. Loss, $1,000 or
! =, 000' Ensured for $4,000. The house was
valued AT $4,000.
| Track laying on the extension of the
! Chicago * Northwestern railway from Ish-
peming 10 Michigamme will be completed
/ ..l.s L.. ii
| from Michigamme 10 HOughtOn, sixty
miles, this year, but no branch will be built
10 Sault Ste Marie as was reported from
the 500 a month ago.
About June II Profs. Beal and Bailey Of
the agricultural college will start from
Harrisville, Altoona county, and devote sew
! eral weeks TO u forestry and botanizng ex-
petition through the upper portion of the
Lower Peninsula, concluding their work at
Frankfort, Benzie county. They will be ac-
companied by G. +. Wheeler Of Hubbards-
ton, botanist and botanical writer of note
The brinepumped out of the Fennville salt
well used by the orchardists for fertilizing
purposes.
The grand encampment Of the Improved
Order of Red Men was held in Grand Rap
ids on the 9th inst The following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year Great
Sachem, w. ". Cole, Ishpeming: Senior
( Sagmore. w. Il. Walsh. Grand Rapids
Junior Sagmore. A. l.. Hoffman, Kalama
700; Great Chief OF Records, j. y. HartZ.
Detroit. Great Chief of Wampum. Fred G..
Adler, jackson. Finance Conmittec-A.
f.. Shafer. Grand Rapids. w II Fremboth,
Ishpeming, NJ. Hotchkiss, East Saginaw
Judiciary Commttee-Jas. X. Shields
Detroit. j. NJ Jarbeau, DimOndalo. b. l..
Shaw, Eaton Rapids. The next meeting
viii be held at Lansing.
The -four contract for the states prison
10. I..f h,
of Jackson The price is fixed by sliding
scale, according TO the price Of wheat, and
will be 10 cents per 100 cheaper than was
paid last year
Alexander Montague convicted of adult
cry at Caro- has been sentenced TO two
years at lOnia
j. o. Clark workman employed on the
tearing down Of the Court Street NJ. T..
church, in Flint, was killed the other after
noon. The men had huge timber prop on
the south wall Of the building and, with
screws, were prying the wall inward.
Clark deliberately went inside and com
menced picking at the base Of the wall
Calls and admonitions Of danger had no eff
feet upon him. and suddenly the great tower
Of brick and mortar fell 1t buried him
from sight. He leaves a widow and eight
grown children.
Gov. Luce has issued proclamation re
moving absolutely the quarantine against
stock from Cook county, Illinois.
The dam at Hamlin. near Ludington.
went out the other day, owing TO high
water and swept seventeen buildings and
about 100000 feet of logs, belonging TO
Pardee, Cook * Co, into Lake Michigan
The dam had been fixed a short time ago
| at great expense. The houses had all
been deserted in expectation of the flood
The single mill at Essexvile is turning
out De, 900 shingles daily.
Alaw and order league has been organized
| at Laingsburg
H. n. Turrell Of Litchfield will give $500
TO any manufacturing concern that will
come TO Litchiield and employ not less than
100 hands.
Luther, Lake county, is in the midst of
much excitement on account Of the discov-
cry of oil in well in that village The well
is only twenty three feet deep, but "A cloth
dipped in il will become so saturated with
oil as to burn fercely
John Abbott, who shot Harry Craig at the
mines in Corunna about year ago, has
been acquitted.
The case of William Gould. under sentence
by the Shiawassee circuit cour6 10 three
years at IOnia, for seduction, has been re-
versed and the prisoner discharged. Gould
married the woman in the case before his
conviction
Alumni Of the Michigan university, msd-
ing in Washington, held their annual meeting
the other day. Senator Palmer was re
elected president
A rich discovery Of iron ore is reported
| at St Ignacc. The ST. Ignace Iron Mining
company has been organized with 20 stock
| holders who propose 10 thoroughly inves-
! tigate the matter and determine at once
whether iron mining can be made TO pay
| there or not
$ ID. Clay, the deposed prosecuting
attorney of Kent county, has filed an in
formation in the circuit court as the first
step in quo warranto proceedings 10 test
the right Of w J. Stuart 20 hold the office
OF prosecuting attorney. from which Clay
| was removed.
Several large black bears have been seen
in the vicinity of Deep river, recently.
Woodwards caskct factory at Owosso
was destroyed by fire the other day. One
! hundred men are thrown out of employ
ment The loss is about 100000 with
$4,000 insurance
The state Association Of Superintendent
| Of Schools held is annual session In Ian
| sing on the 18th instant. The following
officers were elected President, Leroy
Halsey Of by City; vice president, ID. w.
| Walker of Adrian: secretary and treasurer,
| A. = Hall Of Cadillac The next meeting