Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-12-20

The governor has directed the prosecut-
ing attorney OF Mackicac county 10 investi-
gate the charges Of extortion aud habitual
drunkenness made against Calvin w. Cum
mings, justice OF the peace OF Garfield
township, said county.
Rev DIR. Charles o. Reilly, treasurer O
tho Irish National League in America sent
$4,000 in subscriptions to Dublin Dec Il.
He says that at the present iuncture OF
the fight between the tenants and land.
lords the people are in most urgent need OF
money.
BY the will of the late Willard =. Fill
more of Buffalo, N. Y, "A son of ex Presi-
dent Fillmore Mrs. Viola Newkirk Of Dex-
ter, is TO receive annually $500. Mrs. New
kirk was a niece OF President Fillmore, and
she is the mother of Ii. w. Newkirk editor
OF the Luther Lance.
The Caledonian mine at Crystal Falls
was drowned out the other day. The
miners ran a shaft under the river, ard
when blast was exploded the river burst
through and filled the mine. The men
barely escaped with their lives. The dam
age will be very heavy.
Supervising Architect Window has ad-
dressed a letter 10 the secretary of state
OF Michigan asking for "a copy of the
act in which the state releases jurisdic
tion TO the United States of property
known as the site for new govern
ment building at Bay City.
The Michigan association has appointed
a committee TO arrange program for an
entertainment to be rendered the Michi-
gan delegation in congress before the
holidays. The committee consists Of Col.
Lincoln, Edwin Willets, Mai. X. w. Tyler,
Capt. w. Ii. Thompson and Capt Harry
Sherwood.
During the last state general election the
headquarters Of the democratic organiza-
tion were located at East Saginaw, and the
Courier Cf that place was the partys OIL
cial organ. Now the Courier is suing the
state central committee for 81, 800 it has
neglected TO pay for work and material
furnished.
The case of Joseph G. Folly against Peter
Gingrass has been thrown out of court at
lshpeming. The suit was 10 gain posses
sion of the famous Michigan gold mine
The claim OF Grummet was squashed by
the supreme court month ago, and the
Michigan Gold Company now has Il clear
title TO the bonanza mine.
William Green and VIM. eagle, who have
been employed by Alex. Tower as farm
hands for two years or so, in Delta, Eaton
county, have been arrested, and they
confessed having taken an enormous
amount Of wheat, stealing as high as 50
bdshels at one lot, and also taking a gold
watch and $50. They are jailed at Char
lotte.
The estimated value OF the lake feet is
S53,O0JOOO, and the volume Of business the
past season has been unprecedented
From Chicago alone this feet has borne
away l02, 900 bushels of grain and TO-
900 more from Duluth. OF Lake Su-
perior ore they carried q, 700, 600 tons 20 the
furnaces, and brought TO the northwest
100000 tons of coal.
The railway commissioners have award
-. n
damages for the proposed crossing OF the
Toledo, Saginaw ~ Michigan railroad at
Hart street, West Bay City. The new
road crossed several tracks at the point
mentioned, the throat of the Michigan
Central north yard, and is said TO be the
only crossing OF the kind in the state.
million dollar lawsuit has been start
ed in the Wayne circuit court, and this
beats all previous records so far rs amount
OF damages is concerned. In this case the
Philadelphia bridge and iron works sues
Brown, Thomas, Cummings " Howard of
New York city, for "a balance due on build
ing the Duluth, South Shore x Pacific rail
road IN the upper peninsula.
Myra Arris, aged 20, Of Concord, Jackson
comfy, has been awarded $1,000 by a
circuit court jury against Bert Reynolds
OF Concord for an alleged criminal assault
committed on her Aug. %, 1889. She said
that Reynolds, who is worth 500, 600, came
" uCI IOOulS WHEN sut was StWluR anu
assaulted her. Reynolds will move for
new trial or appeal TO the supreme
court.
George Nivison Of Branch county, whose
brother. w. w Nivison, recently confessed 10
having robbed the express Office at Youngs-
town, o., says he has had the money in his
keeping ever since the theft, his brother
having sent il 10 him with the assertion
that he had made ii in a business transac-
ton. George was advised TO keep quiet
about itn subsequently he learned of the
theft but he nevertheless kept quiet TO
screen his brother.
Burglars made Greenvile two visits the
other night The ticket Office of the T., =.
II NJ. railroad in North Greenville was en-
tered by means OF tools stolen from the d.,
l.. ~ ~ railway tool house and $40 - in
money taken. The Office of Wright Bros. =
Touring mill was also broken into, the safe
cracked, and the contents strewn upon the
floor. Nothing was taken, no money being
kept there, and the burglars in their hurry
overlooked a negotiable bond Of $1,000,
which was among other papers. Both
jobs are evidently the work Of amateurs.