Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-23

a call Tor township organization through
out the state, and headquarters, until
further notice, nave been fixed at the
Michigan club, - Fort street west, Detroit.
The county clubs nave been requested TO
celebrate the Fourth OF July in a patriotic
manner.
Samuel +. Strong was arrested i'm Mon
tague the other day on "A requisition from
the governor OF Nebraska, lie is charged
with fraudulently disposing of mortgaged
chattels, and will be turned over to Ne
hraska officials, who will take him TO that
state for trial.
Hillsdale will soon nave a postal deliv-
cry system with four carriers.
H.. H.. Gilbert went 90 bed in tho American
House at Kalamazoo with Irving Wyman.
When he awoke IN the morning $50 and
Wyman were gone.
5Capt. Jas. b. Stevens Of BROOKLYN. Y. Y,
who was playing with the Inez Pericre
theatre troupe, died suddenly in his room,
at the hotel in Bedding tho other night.
His death is thought 10 be the result of an
old wound.
Corunna and Owosso are 20 DO united
| by an electric railroad,
Oregon Hamilton, OF Newaygo, charged
with whipping his l9-month old daughter
20 death, has been convicted OF murder in
the second degree.
George McCarty, who shot \. J. Car
penter IN a saloon in Battle Creek some
weeks ago, has been acquitted. The
shooting was clearly accidental, but was
the result of gross carelessness during "A
drunken spree. The two we're railroad
men and great friends. They had been at
a dance, and in the morning were in a
saloon, when McCarty playfully pointed
ms revolver at Carpenter AMI il was dis
charged, killing him instantly.
Tn government has granted permission
TO the state troops 20 use the government
field on Mackinac Island at the next en-
campment, provided the state repair al
damage that may be done 10 the fences
and grounds.
The bu,ine.- mn of Coldwater have or
gained for the purpose of booming the
town.
Prof. Cook Of the agricultural college is
very i'll.
a Louisville, Ky, bank, which has been
obliged to foreclose upon "A lot OF seven
years old whisky has caught on 20 the
ondition of things in Michigan. and is
writing TO the bankers in the dry counties
Offering the liquor for sale by the gallon.
a jackson military company will con
test at the INDIANAPOLIS competitive drill.
Louis Alonzo, Is years old, living near
the corner of Franklin and Rivard streets.
Detroit, was stealing a ride on a Lake
Shore freight train the other afternoon.
Tha T.fV.rsA, .-.r.,. l l 49,. ii H..
oil the train between the car,. He fell
under the wheels and was literally cut 20
pieces.
BARLEY Breeu has allowed one-third of
the time fixed hy law t. elapse without
giving notice that he VIII contest Mr.
seymour seat.
W. i. Waters of Utica, Mich, has been
transferred from the agricu tural bureau
TO the p~oStodlce department, under John
j. Enrlght.
Said that the Gale pillow works will re
main at Albion.
Mrs. Lydia Fairman, for overGl years "A
resident of Wayne, is dead.
The senate spent an afternoon recently
in li,teninL L. eulogie, oi the late Repre-
sentative MotTat.
c. b.. CollinEwooI, a graduate of the
agricultural college, class of -, has been
appointed a,-istant-cbeml-t at the agricul-
tural experimental station in Arkansas.
Andrew j. Biackbird, an indian chief at
Harbor Springs, has written a history of
the ottawa and Chippewa tribes. He is a
son of the fsmou, Ind an Blackhawk and
thirty years ago he was a student at the
Normal school at Ypsilanti. His work also
includes the language of the tribe.
Albert Chandler, the oldest business
man of Coldwater, has disposed of his
business 10 younger men.
Louis Garippy, a farmer of Beaver
township Bay county, was struck by a
falling tree aud instantly killed. His little
ION who was standing near was fatally
injured.
The new experimental station at the ag-
ricu tural college will bring into service a
number of the younger graduates at small
salaries and, giving them a good training.
will send them forth better prepared for
such positions than they could otherwise
be.
All tramps found in Lapeer this spring
will be made 70 clean the cutters and
work on the -treets.
The business men OF Marquette are ar
ranging for some factories.
Florence Palmer of M~uskegon sued w.
II. Dreskey for 5000, because he called
her a thief. The jury gave her $50.
Keeper O.. G.. Coleman of the state
prison, was fearfully pounded 10y Wm.
lake, a Detroit burglar. because Coleman
ordered him to attenG to his work better,
The other couvicts pull ed + AXE of or he
would have killed Coleman.
John Gregg of stanton, gets eight years
in Jackson for crimina assault.
Streams about Newaygo have received
ltOJ0 young trout and 5000 more will
soon lie planted. Deputy Game Warden
A.. T.. Call OF Lakeview planted l6, HOl
speckled trout in Tamarack creek near
that town.
Michigan state trotting horse breeders
association have decided 20 hold their
races along with those of the Jackson cir
cult, at Jackson in July.
The Hon. F. VI. Fogg of Lansing, vii.
deliver a series of lectures through Arenac
49, -. Al. 900. 1900. A. f-t-t.