Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-24
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

SamDers, VINO Kllled man med AK
worthy in "a saloon row at Port Huron. has
been held for trial for murder in the first
degree, without bail.
Casper g. Clemens a veteran OF the sol
diers home in Grand Rapids, has been ar
rested on a serious charge.
The Pottawatomie Indians who live In
Cass, St. Joseph and Ca no co Inties are
10 receive, wit in two weeks, $50, 900, the
sum voted by congress to extricate the In
dams from debt incurred in building
schools and churches.
in the Barry county circuit court, the
case OF Sarah Wright ag inst saloonist
Frank Treat and his bondsmen for damages
alleged to have been caused by the drunk
enness Of men TO whom treat sold liquor,
has resulted In verdict OF 100 in favor OF
the plaintiff. The case will be appealed TO
the supreme court.
The state Eclectic Medical society held
It's annual meeting in Lansing. NAV Ii,
and before adjournment elected the follow
ing officers: President q. w. Nafe OF
Fremont; vice presidents; q. w. Casford,
Mancelona, Il. Is. Wright, Grand Rapids;
IL. r. Curtis, Sagin w; secretary, III. &.
McMaster, Dowagiac; treasurer, DIR. East.
on, Dowagiac; board Of directors, Drs.
Bell, Crum and Lamoreaux. Delegates To
the national convention TO be held "a Nash.
vile, Tenn, June Is, Drs. Evart, McLach.
lin, Finch, Wright Nafe La ppm N, Mer.
chant, Bell, Van Ripper, Curtis, Holden,
and Wilton.
The annual meeting OF the Improved
Order Of Redmen was held in Grand Rap.
ids on the 18th inst. There are - tribes OF
tue order in in this state, and last year over
100 were disbursed for the relief of dis.
abled members, and $1,000 remains in the
ire sury. The next great council viii be
held in Detroit year hence. The follow
leg officers were ected ust be.
tho fin nl AL nnlnmnnt Grant nrOnhat
VIM. Il. Cole OF Ishpem 2; great sachem,
VIM. II. Walsh OF Grand RAPIDS; gre I
senior sagimore, A. l.. M. Hermann OF
Kalamazoo; great junior sagimore, Frank
Platt OF Potterville; great chief OF records,
John NJ Herr OF Detroit great keeper OF
wampum, Il. j. Broonling OF Eaton Rapids;
great representatives, Rudolph Worch OF
jackson, for one year; Andrew i. Schaef-
Ter OF Grand Rap DIS two years; great san.
an, =. l.. Baker of kalamazoo; great mish-
euewa, Jesse Burt Of Detroit; great guard,
William Koch of Detroit guard of forest,
VIM Cook of Jackson.
The recent advance in the price Of sugar
is turning tho thoughts of Michigan farm
ers TO sorghum raising.
Mrs. Rosa Muir Matby, formerly one OF
the best school teachers in Michigan, died
at her home in Corning, N. Y, IA lew days
ago.
The executive committee of the state
agricultural society has decided To erect
400 additional horse sheds, a swine sued
and carriage hail in time for next fall
exhibition. The Is acres recently purchas-
ed by the Central Michigan society will
also be putin shape at once.
The national editorial association will be
held in Detroit Aug st y 81. a program
has been arranged which ends in an ex.
cursion to Macknic.
A snow storm ragged in Marquette all
day on the 18th inst.
A commo lon has been caused in Mar
sh II by the marriage of Walter Fl. Clark,
u colored bar er, 10 "A pretty German girl,
whom Clark married in Canada. He has
= rought his Teu,onic wife TO Marshall TO
Three men were horribly mangled by IN
explosion az dynamite in the Osceola mine
near Calumet.
The fourteenth annual reunion Of the
LOOMS BIttery was held in Coldwater on
18th inst. The election Of officers resu ted
as follows: President, i. J Harris,
Adrian; vice presidents, II. III. Norrington,
West Bay Cay, and James r. voorhees,,
liochester; secretary an treasurer, j. T.
Beadle, Detroit; committee OF arrange
ments, l.. b. Gibbs, G.. y. Lee. Il. @.
Chandler aud G. ii. Turner, Coldwater,
and >. f.. Lawrence, Girald orator, II. II.
Norm gton, West Bay City; histori II. j.
Y. Bead o, Detroit; captain, NJ +. Buell.,
Union City. The mex reunion occurs in
Co.dwater, May 81, 1890.
The Los Angeles Herald says that Mr.
c. *. Shatto, formerly a dry goods mer-
chant of Port Huron, has sold Catalina is
and. of the California coast, 10 an Eng
lish syndicate for 100000. The sale n
cludes all the appurtenances of the island,
which Will be developed IS a pleasure
resort and for its mineral and agricultural
resources.
Bishop Borgess. has given 500 toward
the Burgess hospital scheme at Kalamazoo.
The executive committee OF the state
agricultural society has decided TO erect
40 new horse sheds and other new build
ings on the lair grounds at Lansing.
r. ghteen acres adjoining the present
grounds will also be fitted up in time for
this fails exhibit
The earnings OF MICHIGAN railroads for
February, looy, were -, i3 ,Ooi, against for
the CORES pOnding month IN Is :, $b.J5O, 3O4
an increase OF slS,,L9f. The earnings for
January and February were Sll, lS5,F
az inst sll,OJ7,G56 tor the same period in
locS, or an increase OF Sl1S, POI ; the per cent
of increase being | tO.lO0.
The committee of the Michigan Press As.
soca ion, TO which has been entru Sted the
preparation of "a history of Michigan news
papers, ask that every Michigan editor and
publ her furnish, ii possible before June |,
a history or the paper with wnlch he is
connected, stating particularly the dates OF
any important changes in the ownership,
editorial management, name o. politics,
SIC. Such information gou 4 be addressed
10 ". = Davenny, care Journal, Detroit.
YardmasUo- Bush and Engineer Welli-
han IA we been hem tNr examination on a
charge of munsaughter los causing the
death OF five persons in the street car s.c-
cidentat kalamazoo.
A new mining company has been organ
led at Negauuee
A vein OF coal four feet thick has been
found on the Strand farm near jackson.
ST. Vincent's Orphan asyl UNI near Vim
cennes, nd, VS. destroyed by fire the
o her day ut n 10 of so 600
u. ID. Dwight OF Detroit and w. n. Nc
Eneliy Of WILLIAMSON, have been admitted
10 practice before the interior d. partmcnt.
G.. Edward Plugge, the Grand Rapids
!eweler who was wanted for extradltIon to
the Netherlands on charge Of forgery,
las been released
Horse thieves are causing Hillsdale
county farmers considerable trouble.
About thirty-five members of the en-
cheering cl - OF the atc university VIII
go IL Leland May p for pr ctical work in
surveying, VIII ch will last about month.
Henry Bolton Of Alpena Is at present en-