Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-01

visors forbid any doctor TO practice on in
mates OF the poor house with elixir OF
liie.n
Extensive improvements are being made
at tile Ypsilantl wooden mill, which will ne
cessitate the employing Of 200 more en-
ployes
Charles n. Cooley, a son of Judge Cooley
has been appointed "a special agent of the
census bureau for the collection of railway
statistics.
Herbert Blashheld of Battle Creek, who
had been deserted by his wife and children,
committed suicide the other night by tax
ing laudanum.
The American health association. in SEES
sion at Brooklyn n. y, elected Dr. ii. Is.
Baker, secretary ot the Michigan assoca-
ton, president.
Cynthia b. Jones, aged 60 years, book
agent from Chicago, committed suicide at
the residence OF DIR. futile in Jackson,
"a few days since.
Franklin ID. Porter OF North Branch, and
Eugene T.. Brown OF Hudson, will go TO
the national farmers congress, by selec-
ton of Gov. Luce.
There are 23s girls in the industrial
school at Adrian. and 80 who have sen
fenced TO that institution are out at work
on tickets of leave
Mrs. Nathan Priest Of Butler, Branch
county, cut her throat with razor the
other night She has two brothers in the
Kalamazoo asylum.
man named Martin Duane was arrest
ed in St Joseph the other day. He Is
wanted in Chicago for completely in the
murder of DR.. Cronin
Bishop Foley OF Detroit preached the ser
mon on the occasion of the celebration of
the 50th anniversary as a priest of Mgr.
Michigan, in Baltimore.
VIM Nivison, who was arrested for set
ting fire TO his own buildings in Algansee,
Branch county, has owned the crime, and
been held TO the circuit court.
Mike Shea and Stephen Laughlin, two
reputable citizens OF Negaunee, were held
up by footpads the other night, aud not
only robbed but terribly beaten.
The national society of the young peo-
pies organization OF the Universalist
church in session at Lynn, Mass, elected
Lu Joslyn of Bay City, president.
w. H. Hamin, prominent citizen OF
Pontiac, is dead. He was a musician in
the Fifteenth Michigan infantry during
the war, and made good record.
Henry Sampson, who was in Jail at Iron
Mountain charged with u felonous assault
on an Italian girl, has been taken 10 Me-
nominee in order to prevent lynching.
sentenced in Grand Rapids TO six months
in lonia, for burglary. The boys father
was treasurer of Bay county some years
ago.
The Excelsior or Plat furnace of Ishpem
ing will soon be placed in blast after six
years idleness Marquette and Cleveland
capitalists are figuring on buying the fur
mace
Henrietta Keuner OF East Jordan plead
ed guilty in the United States court at
Grand Rapids, to making false affidavit in
a pension case. She Will be sentenced in
March.
w. w Dean, Michigan pioneer, died in
Ann Arbor, Oct p. He came TO Michigan
in 1917, and lived in Lenawee county until
eight years ago, when he removed TO Ann
Arbor.
Charles Mason of Essexville, charged
with stealing 500 worth of logs belonging
to Congressman Wheeler, which went
ashore near Oak Grove, has been dis
charged.
Frank Everest and Cheora Camfeld of
Pine Grove, Van Buren, county, were out
hunting rabbits the other day, when Ever
est accidentally shot Garfield, killing him
instantly.
Oliver II. Hagaman, brother Of S. b.
Hagaman, county clerk OF Oscoda county,
was killed by the cars near 81. Thomas,
Ont, the other day while en- route TO visit
his brother
Battle Creek people who subscribed to
induce the Interstate telegraph company 10
locate there, will bring suit to recover
their money, as the Interstate was sold TO
the Western Union.
Rev. FIR. Knoll OF Mendon, who dlsap-
pedred from Detroit few days ago, and
was believed TO have been foully dealt with
h,a - nod hgYr nd -
He was in ST. Louis.
A tramp was refused admission TO sleep
in Lowell K HoYts farm house near
Schoocraft and out of revenge set fire to
Hoyt hay stacks. SXty-two tons Of hay
were burned Loss; 500
Little Frank Hicks of Iron Mountain
aged eight years, was playing near an end
less chain in the Chaplin mine at Iron
Mountain and was caught by the chain
both legs being wrenched off.
Thomas Callahan, the Chicago & Grand
Trunk engineer recently injured by the ac-
cident al Haskelps, and reported killed, is
rapidly improving, and will be removed TO
his bone in Flint in a few days
The Michigan Central company objects
to the proposed elevated railroad projected
by the new union depot company at De
| trOt, and the railroad commissioners have
been asked TO look into the matter.
Mrs Fred Kernert Of Sherman, near
| Sand Beach, attempted suicide with paris
| green after trying to kill her five children.
a doctor and stomach pump saved her life
! Domestic troubles are the alleged cause.
Fire broke out in shop No II, in Jack
son prison the other day, but was extn-
| Cuished before much damage had been
| done The fire was caused by the over
flow Of the crude petroleum used for fuel.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, president
of Wellesley college, who is daughter
of DIR. and Mrs. j. w. Freeman of East
| Saginaw, has been appointed a member of
the state board of education of Massachu-
| sets.
Suit has been commenced by summons in
behalf of Judge Chauncy Joslyn Of Ypsi-
lanti against the city OF Ann Arbor, for
$4,000 damages, caused by his falling up
on an alleged defective sidewalk last
! March.
DIR. Reed of Grand Rapids, charged with
using the mails for fraudulent purposes,
pleads guilty in the United States court,
but asks q continuance until the next term
OF court TO a low him TO get important wit
, nesses.
The supervisors have submitted the
! question OF building "a courthouse and Jail