Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-30

The veterans of the Eighteenth Michigan
infantry, in relniOn at Milan, elected tho
following officers: President, Herbert
Hathaway OF Blissfeld; first vice presi-
deaf O. Bradley OF CLAYTON; second vice
president, John Purdy OF Hillsdale; third
vice president, William Hart OF Pittsburg,
Pa secretary, g. H. Warner of Clayton
treasurer, l.. h. Wolcott Of Hillsdale.
The annual reunion OF the Ninth Michigan
Infantry was held in Fowlerville, Aug. 2
The following new officers were elected :
President, George l.. Fisher; vice presi-
Sdent, h. ID. Sergeant; secretary and treas
urer, William Il. Stowe.
Company ID, First Michigan cavalry,
held its 18th annual reunion at Ovid Aug
20, and elected II. V. Chase, PRESIDENT
Jno Brooks, vice president: &. Cowan and
j. w. Smith, secretaries; and j. O. Hatch
way, treasurer The next meeting will be
| held at Ovid. Company ID, Fifth Michigan
cavalry, was also there, and elected Eli
Simons, president; Geo. s. Wheeler, vice
president; Henry NJ. White, secretary I;
Andrew Hong, treasurer, and j. X. Low
| den, historian. Its next meeting occurs at
| Worthwhile.
The Michigan and Ohio band associa-
| ton met in Monroe Aug. 20, thirty two
brass bands being present.
Joe Hildebrand, alias Ferguson, who es-
capped from the lonia house of correction,
was arrested in Toronto a few days ago.
Eugene Davenport has been elected pro
| lessor of agriculture at the agricultural
| college for four years. He has for some
time been connected with the experimental
station.
Abram f.. Minium, an insurance agent
| at Owosso, was arrested, charged with OBJ
| tanning money under false pretonses in Sc
| curing money for policies which were
never issued He was released on bail and
| Immediately left for parts unknown.
John Jacobs, formerly brakeman on the
Lake Shore Il Michigan Southern railroad,
has began a suit for $4,000 damages in the
| Kent circuit court against the company.
| He was injured by reason of an engine
crashing into caboose in which he was
| sleeping, and claims that il was the com
| pany's duty to have had The caboose prop
| erly side tracked.
| Lansing has paid Mary Dundas 81 800 for
| Injuries received on defective sidewalk in
that city.
William Ross OF Battle Creek, a section
the ears near Penn the other day, and had
| his head completely severed from his
| body.
Degrees were conferred upon 43 gradu-
| ates Of the agricultural college on the 10th
inst.
| Miss Jane Sinclair of Jonesville has been
| appointed librarian OF the agricultural col
| lege.
The postal telegraph company which was
| going 10 connect Chicago with the upper
peninsula, has been superseded by the Mil
waultee ~ Lake Superior telegraph com
| pany, which will complete the postal lines
| lines.
Mrs. T. Selman of Chicago was drown
ed in the river NJ Benton Harbor the other
| day, while trying to save the life OF a little
| boy.
The Lansing & Northern railroad com
| pany, recently Incorporated. is surveying
| several lines between Lansing and the
north.
John II. Bush, Michigan Central yard
master, and Michael Wellihan, engineer,
| both Of whom were on the yard engine
| when 1t rushed into street car in Kalama-
zoo, May :, killing five people, have been
bound over 10 the circuit court by Record
er Peck TO appear for trial Oct. H. They
gave bail to the sum of $1,000 each, Fred
| Bush being their surety.
G. w. Waldron the ex-banker Of Hills
| dale, hit +. j. March, editor Of tho Leader
because of an article that appeared in that
paper. March sued for $l0,0 600 but the case
has been settled by Waldron paying $500.
Philip Harsch, brakeman on the +. !:
| y. NJ. met a horrible death the other
yards in East Saginaw, through being
struck on the head by "a projecting piece OF
lumber on passing train, almost severini
his head from his body. The deceased was
single man and u faithful enployc.
Frank j. Heckcr has been appointed
member Of the board of police commission
ers in Detroit vice NJ. :. Smith, resigned
Mr.. Smith resigned 10 accept the presi
dency of the American National bank o.
| that city.
Mrs. Elizabeth HUFF, patient in tn,
Kalamazoo asylum, hung herself the other
morning
+. Il. Johnson, one OF the first settlers OF
Barry county, died few days ago.
At the southwestern Michigan fair in
Three Rivers, Sept. 24-27, speed and othel
premiums 10 the amount of -, 800 will BE-
offered.
II. G. Brooks of Jackson gets the Albior
water works contract at $50. 500, and IN,
Lansing iron and engine works vii! fur
nish the stand pipe and engine.
Charles Crosby and Charles Nordman o
Jackson have been charged with building
tire under horse. They were driving
team hitched 10 a very heavy load. One o
the horses refused TO pull, and the men, i
is charged, took an armfull OF hay which
they put under the animal and touched
match 10. The horse was quite scriousl.
burned.