Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-05
r. II. Hawley of Fowlerville was arrest

day on a charge OF violating the United
States revenue laws. The officers state
that he had small hand satchel slung over
his shoulder, and from the grip was dis
pensing whisky by the glass In a retired
spot back Of the sheep pen.
| James Wellington Brown, who has been
% times a husband, has been convicted In
the recorders court in Detroit, and sen
fenced TO four years and six months in
Jackson.
Mile Kitz an operator in the central tee
phone office in Grand Rapids, committed sui
eide on the 27th ult by taking carbolic acid
| She was engaged 10 young man, and the
wedding was fixed for an early day. Hei
lover told her that the wedding would have
TO be postponed for at least three years
aud that broke her heart.
The display of vegetables at tho West
Branch fair excelled that at the state fair
! in many respects. Northern Michigan Is
coming TO the front with rapid strides
Dan Scott and John Ruling Of Grand
| Rapids quarreled about woman. l.utinp
was stabbed in the back, and Scott is locked
| up in Jail
Henry Miller OF Chesaning Saginaw
| county, who had sold his farm for 5000
cash, was on his way 10 Vernon, Ohio
when he fell in with a stranger at the
Pennsylvania depot. The stranger sue
| ceeded in borrowing the entire $780, giving
About S,000,000 feet of lumber were sold
at Saginaw in one day recently The lum-
| Der market is quoted as fairly active.
| Jackson's postofiice is 10 be removed two
| blocks west OF the business portion of the
| city. The change Is TO be male for san
| itary reasons.
The papers left by the late Levi Bacon
| of Michigan, disbursing clerk In the
| patent Office, show that he had advanced 10
"A.
exact amount OF his dedication. The
money was loaned TO the clerks TO pay pc
| liticai assessments.
A. A. Able of Flint, has been missing
corn from his field and he determined 70
get even with somebody. The other night
he lay in wait and saw man enter the
| field Without waiting to see who il was
he fired at the stranger, and severely
| wounded Charles Bosnian, neighbor who
was cutting across lots TO his home.
The will of the late Maj. Watson Of Grand
Rapids leaves his entire estate of about
SlOO, 900 to be divided among his immediate
relatives, making no public or charitable
beluests
Submit II. Field, mother of L. II. Field
a prominent merchant of Jackson, and aunt
Of Marshal Field of Chicago died at her
sons residence in Jackson Sept. -, aged 81
years.
fine and farmers are happy.
Gladwin is looking forward to real es-
tate boom, when IL gets a second railroad.
There are thousands OF acres OF fine farm
ing land near that town which will be worth
considerable money in short time.
a Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Mich
gan freight jumped the track near Farwell
the other day, wreckng several cars. Sew
eral men were injured, one OF whom had
both legs broken.
James Harper shot his partner and friend,
James Turner, in gaming room in East
Jordan, Sept. -. Both are from Grand
Rapids. Turner won a small sum OF money
from Harper, which so provoked him that
he stepped out 10 hardware store purchas
ed revolver, returned and without more
than simple request for the refundlng OF
the money, deliberately leveled the revolver
at Turner head and fired. The ball passed
clear through his head. Harper made no
attempt 10 escape but gave himself up and
is now in Jail.
A train on the Grand Rapids, Lansing &
Detroit road was ditched near Lansing the
other day. The engineer and fireman saved
their lives by jumping, and none of the
passengers were injured.
John Galehouse Of Trufants is in the tolls
at Grand Rapids for passing counterfeit
money.
The September product Of the Ropes
mine in gold and silver bullion and concen-
trates exceeds 5000 This is the largest
product in the history of the mine.
An old Spanish coin l06 years and in good
condition is owned by Clark Harris of Biz
mingham. IL was recently plowed up on
his farm in Troy and is quite "a curiosity.
Case & Hopkins safe at Benzonia was
blown open the other night and about 500
in cash stolen.
Hon. George l.. Yaple declines to run for
congress on the democratic ticket in the
fourth district
Ballaire and Diamondale have commenced
steps looking toward incorporation.
Roy Cummings, the l5-ycar old son OF
Norman Cummings OF Grand Rapids and
q companion climbed TO the top of the new
00-foot stand pipe OF the hydraulic compa-
NY IN that city. After viewing the city
they started TO descend, when Cummings
was taken with III. and. despite the efforts
of his companion 10 hold him on the ladder,
fell 10 the ground and was crushed TO death.
Orrin n: Carpenter, pioneer of East
Tawas, is dead.
The Twentieth Michigan Infantry will
hold its 22d reunion in Ipsilanti on the 18th
inst.
The coal mine few miles northeast OF
Albion, is being worked, and "pannng''
cut much better than was expected by the
most sanguine.
John b. Dow, pioneer of Ann Arbor, is
dead.
The state grange meets in Lansing the
second Thursday in December.