Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-08
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The cidermakers and fruit manufactur-
ers OF the state met in Lansing a few DAYS
ago, and appointed "a committee on legisla-
ton, and drafted "A bill requiring cider
manuf icturers 10 brand their goods with
tho names OF ingredients used, compelling
the makers OF acid vinegars 10 pay "a special
tax and providing for the punishment of
manufacturers whose vinegar contains in
gradients injurious TO health. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President Frank Almendinger,
Ann Arbor; vice president, s. Mctetri1ge.
Ida; secretary -treasurer, Porter A. Wright,
Austin.
The convention Of the American Ship
ping and Industrial league held in Wash
ington appointed Gen. Alger To look after
its interests in Michigan.
Secretary of State Osmun has been offer
ed the position of cashier of the new state
savings bank TO be established at Escanaba
by the Macdonald estate and others.
The board of education has decided that
| students attending the state normal school
shall be supplied with textbooks at the ex-
pense of the state. This is following the
example OF other states, and, the board
claims, is but carrying out the plan con
templated in the founding Of the institution.
Pupils are required 10 make "A deposit of 80
each as guarantee that the books, which
are the property of the state. will be re-
luIlOu III ROOu shape. ne DUCKS arc con
tracted tor at 1917 cents off publishers net
prices and four-ffths of them are already
delivered free of transportation and boxing,
at the normal school.
The Central Michigan fair association at
Lansing offers its grounds. etc. TO the state
fair association, if it Will locate there per-
manently.
The national association of furniture
manufacturers, in session at Grand Rapids,
Fnt oil 1Att Int 90 f,t.a
trust.
President Allis of the Adrian scientific
society warns the farmers against the be IN
weavel (l3ruchus fab ~. He says that the
Introduction Of this bug here means the loss
of many thousand do lars TO the county,
and necessarily to the state. Seedsmen
and importers are urged TO special vigilance.
The specimens so far affected come from
the east,
The governor has pardoned John Farrell,
sent from Lansing in January 1856, 10 the
lonia reformatory Tor six years for high
way robb Try Farrell has agreed TO
abstain from intoXicants, and his pardon is
so conditioned.
The returns of rail shipments Of iron ore
from the Lake Superior iron mines, direct
10 furnaces, for the Year ending December
81, lSSS are all in and they bring the pro
duction o. the lake iron mines for 1855 up 10
5,O23,329 gross tons. This is the largest
production in the history of the mines.
Senator Palmer has presented petition
from the w G. T. L. of Michigan praying
for prohibition in the District of Columbia.
The soldiers home is overcrowded, and
the legislative committee will recommend
additional hospital accommodations, as rec
commended by Gov. Luce in his message.
The ladies of Mecosta county have raised
quite sum toward the erection of Ia sol
dierS' monument.
H. keppel OF iceland was called to his
door by "a tramp, who covered him with "a
revolver and demanded $1,000. This being
refused he beat the old man severely and
escaped.
Adelbert Ryan, an employee Of the state
public school. was leading bull 10 water
when the animal rushed on him and knocked
him Gown. After trying to toss Bryan on
its horns the infuria'ed animal male
straight head rush at him, crushing in
lis enc Il wall. He was then rescued but
is fatally injured.
Gov Luce has signed the bill incorporat-
ing the village of Ashley i'll Gratiot county
and empowering the village TO borrow mon
ey for fire protection.
Upper peninsula business men pay 800 a
year rental for telephones, and they will
petition the legislature 10 give them lower
rates.
The senate commerce committee
has adopted resolution requesting the
secretary of war TO appoint a board of
three army engineers 10 investigate and re.
port upon the practicability and necessity
Of the bridge across the Detroit river
Frank Young, ''liler' i'm the Detroit
house of correction, has been pardoned by
President Cleveland Young was received
at the Detroit house of correction under a
life sentence for murder committed in Mon
tana. The court of the territory had sen
fenced him to be hanged, but the sentence
was commuted by President Arthur. Gov
Merriam of Minnesota and influential cti-
zens of Montana interceded with the gov
ernor of the territory for Young's pardon
on the ground that the killing was done in
self-defense. The governor Of Montana
thought he had no jurisdiction, as Young
was sentenced in federal court, and the
case was carried TO Washington.
The government will establish an oil
station at St Joseph, from which to supply
oil TO the lighthouses on the lake
The figures are now all in, and show that
the Lake Superior mines last year produc-
ed 5,0.3. 329 gross tons of iron ore.
Alexander Tison, a graduate Of Olivet
college and later of the law department of
Harvard, has been elected professor Of law
in the Imperial university at Toxic, Japan
George Perkins, aged 90 years, son of
Mr. ii. Perkins, "a prominent farmer of
Bedford. Calhoun county, accidently shot
and killed himself while hunting rabbits.
The noted case of Kobogum eft al VS.. the
Jackson iron company was heard in the
supreme court on the 2nd inst. The plant
ifs claim 1921 per cent Of the stock and
assets Of the Jackson company and an ac.
counting for at least six years. The case
has been in the supreme court twice before,
and the last decision in the circuit court
was in favor Of the cOmplaiuants. The
amount involved is about 1900.
Patrick Scanlon of Grand Rapids has
brought "a suit for $4,000 damages against
r.. j. McKittrick * Bro. for selling liquor
20 his son, John Sc lnlon. who, while under
the influence Of liquor, killed Henry Pow
ers and is now serving a sentence Of three
years at lonia for manslaughter
During the past year the mills on the
Mackinac division of the Michigan Central
cut "a total Of l27, 0OO, 900 feet of lumber.
William Seaton, John Walterhouse and
Bert Gilmore, three grown up young men Of
Dawson township, Genesee county, have
been arrested charged with making a 10.
year-old boy, named Jesse Eastwood,
drunk on hard cider The examination is
set down for February IL before Justice
Stevenson.
Helen Daley Of Bay City, has commenc
ed suit for $1,000 damages against
Matthew Mller.proprietor of the Farmers
hotel i'm that ctV She charges that Miller