Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-20
Col. VIM. b. Mccreery, Flint; first vice

Col. VIM II. Mccreery, Flint; first vice
president. G. NJ. Dickinson, Grand Rapids
| secretary and treasurer, Eber Rice, Grand
| Rapids; other vice-presidents. Capt, T. g..
| Stevenson, lonia; George Peck, Ottawa
county; Richard Gibson, Montcalm coun-
| ty: A. w. Dillenbeck, Barry county; Jas
| Cevanaugh, Muskegon county; Lyman X.
| Meeker, Newaygo county. over 2JO vet
Grams and their wives and relatives sat
down to a banquet in the even ng.
There are - applicants for the Jackson
pos Office
First Lieut.. Calvin ID. Cow'es OF the
Twenty third infantry has been detaileI
as Judge advocate at Fort Mackinac.
James Hand OF Jackson, veteran OF the
war, suicided the other day.
Barry county supervisors have passe
resolutions urging off .ers TO enforce as
fully as possible local option law. mo
quarter and no compromise with tho
saloons is the order of the day in Barry
county, writes correspondent at Hast
| Ings.
William Thomas OF Hastings publishes "a
card warning whom it may concern not to
purchase notes signed by him for 500 and
s3j) respectively, which he claims wero
fraudulently secured from him at Kalama
200, as their payment has been legally
stopped.
Complete reports from all the iron mines
OF the Lake Superior region covering their
shipments by rail AMI lax and ore sup
piled TO local furnaces during tho you r
1891 show q total production OF 4,Gj7, o.
gross tons.
Henry II. Mather, pioneer OF Mar
quette, and one OF the wealthiest men of
the city, died suddenly OF apoplexy a few
days ago.
The capital OF the proposed Battle
Greek q Bay City road is $4,000. and
the distance to be covered is 1870 miles.
Representative Tarsney has introduced
joint resolution TO give media 10 Col
Charles de Arnaud for bravery while an
officer in the rebellion. De Arnaud is a
Partisan 10y birth. a count and now a resi-
dent o Rochester, y. y.
Prof. Dicke OF A bon, was rendered a
banquet in New YorS the other night 10y
the executive committee o. the prohibi-
ton party.
Mercy hospital at Big Rapids has cared
for nearly 6,00J patients since its opening
in loT9. The institution i, free from debt
Cadillac has anew Industry which makes
crate, out OF waste lumber
Jane, O'Rei ly's son was killed over a
year ago in Hudson township, Lenawee
county. by steam thresher falling through
a brid ge The town hoard offered to settle
with Mr.. O'Reilly for 500 ami issued an
order for that sum Injunction against
pay ment has been granted and legal COM
plications will have TO be untau gled before
settlement is effected.
Nathan Branch Albert Lee, Nathan c.
Meade Charles Chilsou ard William Chap
in have been arrested at William ston under
capia5 issued on complaint Of II y. vii
liams OF Detroit, and held at 800 bail each
for examination on charge OF forciby re
moving Mr., Williams from Williams home
to her fathers Nathan Branch) home.
Mrs. Williams IS stitl ina critical condition
an may not recove~.
Winter meeting Of state horticultural
society viii be hold at Grand Rapids Jan.
2G-7 under auspices oil independe nt forest
~ commission and ly invitation OF local
board OF trade. Gov. Luce viii preside.
Frank HefTerman, Michigan Contra tel
egraph operator at Galien, Berrieu county.
was killed at that point b. jumping from
one engine az another was passing un-
known TO him.
Prof. Wucheu OF the university says
that there lis substantial ground for ex-
pecting a supply OF OF or gas, or 10th " In
KilmaSter, Acono county and that the
gas already found lis uncommonly rich in
carbon, and hence would be 90 "a for illum-
mating purposes as we'll a, for fuel"
Prof. McE.roy, until recently superin
tendent OF Lonsing bind school, has in
vented new car heater, which is being
tested with encouraging success on sew
eral roads in and outside OF Michigan.
DR.. NaughnS says there are 10 death,
and TO- 300 caes OF typhoid fever in Michi-
gan annually, and that specific typhoidaI
germs in water or diluted milk may be
rendered innocuous 10y boiling.
Gov. Luce is asked to pardon Harry
Mcdowell OF Grand Rapids who is serving
l5-year sentence for manslaughter AT
states prison, on ground that typhoid
2 "a a