Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
Citizens of Wayne have been obliged to


some business houses.
In the matter of the conviction Of Calvin
Young Of Bloomfield, Oakland county, for
killing Levi Allen with spade during a
quarrel about road ditch, "a motion for n
new trial has been made on the ground
that one Of the jurors talked too much.
Young is now in the state prison serving
a q years sentence.
The report OF the state salt inspector
shows there were inspected during Janu-
airy, quantities for the Michigan manufac-
turers as follows: Saginaw county, IS, 42S
barrels; Manistee, 1927: Bay, f0,07 /;
Mason, 63SS; st. Clair, 3,0dl; Midland,
1000; Huron, 1000; Iosco 1918; total, 1876,
059 barrels.
Nearly all of the G.. A. r. posts in the
state have received "a circular from the post
in Lansing asking their co operation in an
effort to secure an appropriation from the
Legislature for a statue of Gen. Custer to
be placed in the capitol at Washington.
1t is rumored that Don NJ Dickinson is
going to open law Office in New York.
A business mems association has been
formed in Sherwood.
The school house in Charlevox was des
troyed by fire on the 9TH inst.
Joseph w. Clark one of the most promi-
nent and active business men OF Albion, is
dead.
The Northeastern Beekeepers' associa-
ton in session at Flint, elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
Greene; secretary, w. IL. Hutchinson;
treasurer, l.. &. Whiting. The next meet
ing will be held in Lapeer.
The grand lodge of the A o. T. w. has
elected grand officers as follows: Past
grand master workman, +. Yerger, Detroit;
grand III lster workman, Chester Is. Muir.
ray, Homer; foreman, Chas. j. Byrnes,
IaI inc. 4 ~ ~ al NJ
troit; recorder, w Warne Wilson, Detroit:
receiver, James w. Wood MARSHALL guide,
William +. Parish, Grand Rapids; watch
man, NJ. ID. Madigan, East Saginaw; dele
gates TO supreme lodge, William B. Sey-
mOur, Ypsilanti; Is. +. Yerger, Detroit;
William II. Barcher, Detroit Preliminary
steps were taken TO institute a degree Of
honor for ladies as an auxiliary 10 the order.
Rev. Eugene II. Dunlap Of Kalamazoo
who has been doing missionary work in
Siam for number of years, has returned
home.
California has sent car load of fruits
and other products of the Pacific coast
through Michigan.
The postol1ce at Negaunee Is the only one
in Michigan in the list of presidential
offices wherein President Cleveland has not
made a change since he became president.
There is a rumor flying that the Saginaw
x MuskegOu railroad contemplate taking
up the track from Pennington TO Ashley
and making short cut down TO Ovid on
the D., c.. II x NJ railroad.
Thomas NJ Irs, master of the Michigan
state grange has issued an Official circular
in which ne calls on the grangers TO do all
in their power TO oppose the repeal of the
mortgage tax law.
The G. II. Il !. railway company propose
10 build branch to Ludingtou
Seventeen employees Of the Toledo, Ann
Arbor Il Northern shops at Owosso have
been laid Off
The Milwaukee & Northern railwcy is
TO be extended from Iron Mountain TO
Gladstone
The receipts of liquor taxes in Wayne
county for the fiscal year beginning May |,
lSSS, have so far amounted to S3l0,4ll
This has been collected from l,026 brewers
ana wholesale and retail liquor dealers.
Last year there were | ,l47 dealers and
brewers, who paid s344, 522 For the past
seven years the collections in Wayne cOun-
" amount TO about IL, l62,50l
Ex-State Senator George Stark Of Kent
county has been appointed postmaster of
Cascade.
A milling test of the rock in the Michigan
gold mine will be made soon at the Ropes
company's mill. Two hundred tons of rock
from the Michigan will be milled and the
result carefully noted. The rock 10 be
milled will not be of such richness as the
quartz that was taken from the new shaft
for the first 10 feet, and which is being TAX
en- out again at depth of 80 feet. Such
rock is smelted, not milled. The test will
show just what the regular vein matter of
the Michigan is worth, and Is awaited with
much interest
The prosecuting attorney of Jackson
county has written a letter To President
Led ward of the Michigan Central thanking
him for services rendered by officers and
employees of that road in the examination of
young Latimer of Jackson, charged with
his mothers murder.
The defense in the Latimer murder case
say they must have more time TO prepare
their case, and "a continuance has been
granted
The Michigan master painters and decor
ators' association held its annual meet ng
in Detroit a few days ago, and elected the
following officers: President. NJ. H. God
frey of Dean, Godfrey * Co, Detroit; vice
president ID. c. Henry, Grand Rapids sec
rotary. A Graver, jackson; treasurer, G.
+. Zoeller, Saginaw; executive board,
James Roach and Fred Bamford, Detroit,
and ID. l.. Murphy of Owosso. w. O'Meara
Of Hillsdale was elected sergeant at arms
Delegates TO the national association, to be
held in Washington, ID. C., on Feb 26, 81
and y, were elected as follows: M. II.
Godfrey and James Roach, both of Detroit
w
~ of Grand Rapids as alternatives. The
program TO be observed at the next annual
meeting, including the topics for discus
sion, was adopted The meeting will be
hold AT Grand Rapids on the first Tuesday
of Feb, 1890.
VIM. McCord, who was convicted Of burg
larry at the last term of the court in East
Tawas, has been admitted 10 bail in $500
and his case is 10 be carried TO the supreme
court. An effort is being made to clear him
on the ground that the officers had knowl-
edge by which they might have prevented
him from doing a criminal act.
Certificates Of election Of members from
tn, fifth, eighth and tenth Michigan dis
tricts are still missing at Washington.
Nearly 200 OF the certificates of the mem
bers of the next house have been received
by the clerk, but this large proportion OF
Michigan's membership is still unreported.
Tom Apologize OF Adrian is mentioned
as a candidate for the position OF minister
to the court of St. James
Mrs. Pulling, one Of the earliest settlers
of White Oak, died on the 9TH inst.
The Scofeld buggy company Of OVID has
been incorporated with paid capital OF
$4,000.
1t is now claimed that dogs killed $4,000
worth of sheep in Michigan last year.
Mile Bunnell, the Duluth editor who was
4r1 at 4 No cha,