Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-04
Mrs. swarthout of Iced City has been

charged with cordng the girls legs, and
then putting in stick and turning the cord
until the girl screamed with pain. She
would also cord her tongue in the same
manner until the skin bursted. Mrs.
Swarthout has been bound over TO the next
term of court. In default OF bal she
languishes in Hcrsey Jail.
William Odell, aged 81 years, recently
from Toledo, brakeman on the Toledo,
Ann Arbor * Northern railroad, fell be
morning. His left leg was cut of close 70
his body and his right leg crushed. He
lived but "A few hours.
The Adrian furniture company has sued
the Lake Shore railroad company for SlO,-
900 damages. The Lake Shore promised TO
build u track TO the factory, but failed TO do
so.
The second reunion of the Eleventh Mich
igan cavalry was Led in Hillsdale on the
18th ult., with - of the members of the
regiment present. A business meeting was
held at G.. A. r. hall in the afternoon, at
which Lieut.. Harris OF Battle Creek was
elected president, and G.. H. Hunt Of Jack
son secretary. banquet in the rink closed
the exercises The next reunion will be
held at Battle Greek in October, 1889.
A. w. Slayton OF Tecumseh has 90 mills
In tbs state, which are cutting bass wood
in p counties.
Genesec county farmers will meet in
Flint January 3, and organize "A farmers
club.
Two hundred buildings were erected in
Owosso during lSSS.
Several Rochester ladies have raised
debt of 500 on the NJ f. Church at tina
place.
From ten To fifteen cords of spruce wood
per day were brought to the Alpena paper
pulp factory last week, by wagon. The
NOrlKS still in nraration md II ia
likely that enough wood can DO brought in
by wagon 10 keep the machinery going
steadily
Miss Mary Cassidy, resident of Marshall
since 1884, is dead.
The bids for furnishing and putting in
place the steam heating and ventiating
plant for tho Marquette government build
ing and also the bids for the approaches TO
the building having exceeded the estimates
made by the government architect, lave
been rejected and new bids called for.
Fred Utley of Grand Rapids and Thomas
Sowerby OF Rockford were out hunting five
miles from Rockford, when young Utey
accidentally shot SOWerbery, the ball en-
teriug his head near the temple. The
young man cannot recover.
a three years old son of Mr.. flaming, at
Nef Il Prestel's mill, eight miles west of
Harrison, was burned to a crisp Dec. p.
The mother stepped into neighbours and
while there the house caught fire, with the
above result. This was their only child.
During the season just closed the boom
ing companY at Grand Rapids, on the
Grand river handled goose logs or 81, 1i1,-
5a6 feet of lumber, and about GO, 900 900 4eet
passed through Grand Haven and Spring
Lake. Next year it is expected about b.,
600 900 feet will be taken in Grand Rapids,
and 50,00O,00O by Grand Haven, and that
will practically close numbering operations
on Grand river, as the timber supply IS
about exhausted. Since 1871, 6j4, 9i4.sUl IT.
of logs have been handled in Grand Rapids,
and about three times as much by Grand
Haven lumbermen.
Mrs. Parmelia LOOMS, aged s., was found
dead in bed at her daughters home in Flint
the other morning.
Chelsea had s., 900 fire Dec. -.
George Elliott of Seneca, aged ~ was
engaged on the farm Of e. T. Kinney OF
Medina digging a well. He was down
nearly thirty three feet and had neglected
tubing the oriice for part OF the distance,
and the sand about ten feet above him caved
in, covering him fully three feet deep with
sand, from which he was not rescued for
several hours. Death must have been al
most instantaneous, as the sand was com
pact and heavy.
An effort is being made to start "a college
ar Cadillac or some where else in the upper
part Of the lower peninsula.
Dell Youngs of Litchfield, was caught in
the band wheel Of an engine that was cut
ting feed on his fathers farm. Before the
steam could be shut OIL, his clothing was
stripped from his body in shreds his left
arm had both bones broken and he was
bruised from head To foot. His escape
from death was . miracle.
During the present season the Comstock
Bros, of Alpena, manufactured Is, 423 4G3
feet Of lumber, Of which lS,a59,46 feet
were sawed at their own mill and ., $50, 932
feet at the Minor mill. The lath manufac-
tured by the firm were $500 POO pieces.
The mill commenced operations May and
closed December ~. The lumber now on
the wharfs amounts to $4,000 feet. At
their shingle mill the Comstock Bros,
manufactured ~, a., 1jl shingles.
A. :. Sluis, for several months past a
city charge. was suspected Of stealing "a
watch and his hOvel was searched. In a
drawer was found several hundred dollar
in bills and coin, which he had been hoard
ing up. He is "A genuine miser, and dis
played intense agony when his riches were
brought to light. The watch was not
found