Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-29
WOLVERINE wHISPERINGS.

Joe Selwood, the well known upper
peninsula mine owner, explorer and capt
talist, has founded "A town called Selwood
at the falls OF the roaring Wash "a gun
re gersigog river, in the Vermillion iron
district.
Articles OF association for a street rail
way company in Gladstone have been filed
with the secretary OF state.
The village OF Constantine can get the
Erwin x Lane paper mills of Elkhart,
Ind, by taking $4,000 stock and donating
the splendid water power owned by the
place.
tWarren Fish of Sidney Center left home
about two months ago for visit to his
brother up north, but the other day his
badly decomposed remains were found not
over 4 rods from his house
Robert Barnes OF South Haven has Just
found his sister, Mrs Avery Pratt, from
whom he had not before heard in over 80
years She had during part of that time
lived at Kalamazoo, not over 80 miles frUl
him, but he didn't know it. She now resides
at Chapnville, n. Y.
Big Rapids has voted TO spend Sl57, 900
for public improvements.
j. Kingsley will build modern water
power Touring mill at Manchester.
The complaint is made that fire insurance
companies doing business in the upper pen
insular have raised the premiums so high
insurance. The formation of an upper
peninsula company is strongly urged.
May Tuttle was shot while in the notor-
Gus Carr house AZ Meredith the other day,
and is probably fatally wounded. She was
shot by her husband, who found his wife
and daughter there.
James Spurgeon, a conductor on the Lake
Shore road, who had two fingers cut of
while at work in the yards in Hillsdale,
has since died of lockiaw.
Jackson is infested with incendiaries,
and attempts to burn property are alarm
ingly frequent.
Charles Anlreas, n popular and we'll
known man of Kalamazoo has left the city
in disgrace. For seven years he was score
tary OF the German workingmen's society,
but ut the last election he was defeated and
his books showed "a defalcatiou OF ST. 0, to
which he afterwards confessed. 1t is sup
posed he has stolen in all 81 900.
Smith Bros mill in West Bay City, was
destroyed by fire the other day at "a loss OF
$1,000
A six years Old daughter Of William San
down Of East Saginaw, was standing on
high chair holding "a lead pencil in her
hand, when she fell backward, and throw
ing her hand behind her, the sharp end Of
the pencil penetrated her back, an inch
from the spine, going in three inches.
II. -. sNUlllu OF SPOKANE rails, w. l.,
who arrived at the sanitarium in Battle
Creek few days ago, became insane and
has been placed III the city Jail to await the
arrival of his brother, a. n. Smith of
Terre Haute, Ind. His mind runs 20 politi-
cal sub ects, and at times helimagines him
self cabinet officer
Rev. Robert Lynn, rector OF St James
Episcopal church of Ionia, died March -,
after an illness Of only five days. He was
prominent knight Templar and Pythian
Knight.
Judge +. II Emerson, formerly resi-.
dent of Battle Greek and member Of the
state senate in ISL, died in Ogden, Utah,
few days ago.
The elevator in the Grand Rapids & In
diana freight house in Grand Rapids fell
from the second story, and the five III en-
who were on IL were seriously injured.
The Sault river will be ready for uaviga-
ton about April 10.
Gen G. 5. Brown, the new commander
Of the brigade of the Michigan state troops,
has selected the following staff Lieuten-
ant colonel and assistant ad utant general,
j. Leveret Willett of Flint; lieutenant
colonel and assistant inspector general, Il.
y. Ellis of Grand Rapids Lieutenant colo
mel and assistant quartermaster general.
George II. Warren of Flint lieutenant
colonel and surgeon, DR.. j. Is. BOOK of
Detroit; captain and aide de camp, Dan
iel Z. Sauer OF Jackson; capita and aide
de-camp, w. w. Robinson Of Detroit
The Kent county fair association propos-
es TO consolidate with the West Michigan
association.
The law suit between the city OF Lens ng
and the Transit railway company has been
discontinued.
Thomas Harris, u farmer OF China, St
Clair county, died intestate, and as no heirs
can be found, IL now looks as though the
Judge OF probate may have TO turn tho es-
tate, amounting 20 $500 o, over to the state,
through the state board OF escheats.
The Norrie iron mine is shipping 30 car
loads OF orc daily to the South Chicago
rolling mills. and the Iron King is sending
II carloads daily to the Joliet steel works.
The Norrie has taken ont 5000 tons of orc
this winter, Of which 10000 has been
shipped.
The Lansing firm OF Bement & Sons,
manufacturers of stoves farm machinery,
bob sleds, etc, uses 900, 900 feet Of hard
wood lumber per year, 300 tons of pig
iron, 90 tons OF bar iron, 900 tons of steel:
employs 200 men, and VS. 81, 900 per
month for wages, exclusive OF tho sal aries
OF managers, etc.
George +. Emmons OF Schoolcraft, who
lost his eyes ght while fighting in the ranks
in the civil war, has recently received 3d.
500 back pens on, and permanent pension
of $40 per month.
Natural gas has been struck six miles
from East Saginaw
a san tary convention will be held at
Otsego, May . and 3. At each session of
the convention there will be addresses or
papers on sub ects of general interest per-
tanning 10 public health each paper 10 be
followed by II scussiOn of the sub ect
treated. Water supply, nuis noes. ventila
ton, restriction of communicate G diseases,
cancer and consumption, school hygiene
and other interesting topics VIII be consid-
cred.
The suit brought in tho United States
district court for "a sixth interest in the
great Colby mine has just been dec ded in
favor of the claimant, Mrs Crawford of
II ncock. Monroe, "a former husband of
Mrs Crawford, furn shed the money that
Capt. n. Moore needed To secure "a third
interest in the mine, then undcveloped. on
condition that Moore Should deed him half
his in crest. When Moore got the property
IL is al eyed, he had the deed made out TO
his wife TO evade keeping his agreement
with Monroe, the latter having died In the
meantime and his widow marrying again
suit was brought TO inforce the contract,
and its issue gives Mrs. Craw ord an in
terest in the property that is worth $780,
600 or more