Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-29

Octave Charle'our accidentally shot him
| self while hunting near Oscoda the other
day, dying instantly.
| joel ID. Andrews of Kalamazoo. while
drunk, tell into the river the other day
and was drowned.
Montcslm county supervisors refuse to
furnish tobacco any more to the inmates oil
the county poor house,
The National Merino Sheep Breeders
| association will hold It's ninth annual meet.
| ing In Jackson Dec. Ii.
Walter Harrison OF Geneva, Van Buren,
county, Was kicked in tho abdomen by u
horse and instantly killed.
The ID. l.. & N. T.. iiraoad comp, ny must
pay Maud Kelley OF Lakeyiew b 900 for
injuries received on the road.
Gustaf Andersen, John Engelstrom and
John kokolla were killed NJ the BuHalo
mine in Negaunee the other day.
II. T.. Scott. clerk for the G.. r. & l. road
ut Lower Big Rapids. has been arrested Tor
being short in his ticket account.
Tho Globe tobacco company of De'"o Z
has sent n cons gument OF its goo -
Cape Coast, west coast OF Africa.
John Wickand was burned to death in
the fire which destroyed A. Il. Peterson S
/
"Old Dick" the horse used by ex-Gov.
| Blair during the war Will be 20 years oid
next spring, and is well and hearty.
A smash up OF freight cars loaded with
| i've stock occurred on the &. * CT. road
near Battle Greek the other morning.
Albert Bro oman sues the d., l.. & n.
company Tor sO,OtO damages for injuries
received while on duty AS a brakeman.
Ovid citizens will raise a bonus to secure
IN extension OF the Toledo, Saginaw *
huskegon railroad from Ashley TO OVID.
Glonu Johnson, n Jackson boy died few
given by his p!aymates on his last birth
day.
&. ID. Hudson of Michigan has been ap-
pointed 70 81. 900 clerkshp in the treas
ury department under the civil service
rules.
Abel Barber. wealthy farmer living
ne r Quincy, was attacked by two men
near his house the other night and robbed
of 500.
Nels Graveson Of Marquette went out in
a small boat the other day 10 carry prov &
ions TO some quarry men, and was
drowned.
The last rail has been laid on the frank
fort " SoUtheas crn road, which connects
at Copemish with the Toledo, Ann Arbor &
Northern.
The supreme court decides that the De
troit city railway company need not pro
duco It's books for The inspection OF the
grand Jury
Two Jackson men fought tho other day
ouer the Crouch murder case. and in the
melee broke one Of the finest plate glass
fronts II the ely.
Harry bearing, one of the most popular
young men OF Albion, suicided by hanging
the other morning no reason is known
tor this self murder
y western town is trying 10 induce the
Nudge paper clothing company of Port
Huron TO come west aud offers $780, J0
bonus, and six acres or land.
DR. H. &. Potter, who resigned the vice
presidency OF tho +. " II. NJ. road a year
ago because OF i'll health, has now been ap.
pointed general manager OF the road.
a Port Huron salooukeeper named STEM
shOne has been arrested on u charge OF
resisting United states officer while said
officer was IN the discharge OF his duty.
James Hickey of Royal Oak, has re
ceived an appointment from the govern
ment as detec i've in reward for running
in Harry Duraut, the opium smuggier.
The collections Of internal revenue ON
tobacco and cigars in the irst district OF
Mlchig for October of this year exceed
those OF the same month of looS, by S30,-
JU9.3l
Chas Wil!i'ms and FIR. nix Collins were
arrested in East Saginaw the other q Y,
charged with ealing lot OF ewelry and
clothing from the W.rwick hotel in Grand
Rapids.
Toncy Sweet, recently released from
d -,
rest IN Cheboygan for a criminal ass ult on
a lite girl. His first sentence was for the
same crime.
The Free Win Baptist church in South
Saginaw was destroyed by fire the other
night There was some pre-. udice against
The church, and it Is thought the fire was
iucendiary.
The safe in the general store of Cahoon
Bros. OF l. Ike Odessa, was blown open the
other night, but the burglars secured but
little as one member OF the firm had taken
the cash home with him.
Louis Sands OF Man.stee, has bought of
the G. X. & !. railroad company 300 acres
of hard wood land and 4j0l acres of pine
lands in Missaukee county for 500, 900. The
land will cut 5000, 900 feet OF lumber.
Regular rail commuri alton has been es-
tablIshed between Cauii.ac and Frankfort
ernd and the Toledo, Ann Arbor * Lake
Michigsn roads having been laid Nov. 20
Spiritualists OF Grand Rapids are raising
funds TO defray the expenses Of the trial Of
DR. Reed, the spirit postmaster whom
the government authorities had arrested
for using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
a locomotive fireman named James Hol-
land fell from ore dock No. in Escanaba
the other day, a distance Of 30 feet, and
STR OK on his back on the railroad track
below. He w-s taken home on a stretcher,
but his recovery is doubtful.
Elisha Shep rd OF Boyne City, lawyer
and supervisor, has been arrested for Grim
inal SANDER on complaint of >. b. Th.tch-
er, ex-clerk Of Charievoix county. II is al
legged by Thatcher that Shepard accused
him Of burning the county court house.
William Barker, Chicago travelling
agent sued A. +. Anderson, mayor of Iron
Mountain, for $4,000 damages for false
imprisonment and Jury has awarded the
agent 3, 900 Barker was arrested in Iron
Mountain and locked ur for billing goods
without license.
Mana, the 15-yoar- old daughter OF Samuel
Somers, "a merchant at Newark, Gratiot