Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25

| George Trip and his brother Joseph OF
| Freeland, went coon hunting, and In get
| ting over fence Joseph's gun discharged,
the contents hitting his brother in the side
causing death "a few hours later
Work has been resumed at the Cochrane
milling company works I'm Escanaba, the
citizens having raised the $40 0O) required
by them.
post graduate course is-to be estab
lished in the law department of the un liver
sity.
The last session of the Michigan legisla-
ture passed "A special act making the presi-
dent OF the village OF keei City member
of the board of supervisors OF Osceola
county. AT the annual meeting OF the
board at Hersey in calling the roll at the
opening OF the session the county clerk re-
fused 10 call the name of Village President
Holden, and the board afterward took u
vote on the question, which resulted in re-
fusing To allow Mr. Holden TO sit as a
member OF the board. Application will be
made 10 the supreme court for writ com
polling the board TO comply with the pro
visions of the law.
w. X Fullmer of Kalamazoo was robbed
Of S345 and gold watch in Grand Rapids
the other night. His room was on the
ground floor and the robbers gained en-
trance through window.
Fred FELTON, and his wife Of Jackson re-
tired the other night and left the water gas
burner open. About three clock he woke
up and found his wife nearly dead. He
managed TO crawl to "A window and open il,
thus saving their lives.
Ben. West of Crosswell, broke his leg
while playing base ball few days ago.
Mary Race of Riga, is locked up in
Adrian Jail for trying To kill j. j. Jones.
Rumored that the Lake Shore car shops
in Adrian are TO be moved TO Elkhart, Ind.
tria 1 Of oh I
Welihan, for manslaughter in connection
with the collision of street car and loco
motive at Kalamazoo last May will not
come of until the December term of the
circuit court.
The foundations of the new court house
of Sanilac county are said to be unsafe.
The prosecuting attorney of Delta county,
has been ordered to investigate the charges
of malfeasance in Office on the part of &.
w. Lightfoot and a. &. Zierath, aldermen
OF that place.
j. k. Wadsworth OF Port Huron, and f..
a. Wildly of Paw Paw, are members of the
Michigan contingent at the farmers con-
gress i'll Montgomery, Ala.
The barns Of George II. Burroughs near
Bellville, together with their contents were
burned the other day, at "a loss Of 81 900.
j. NJ. Allen OF the Dexter Leader, drives
80 horse, and its a beauty too
A. Il. Keehne the man who shot and
robbed Grove Griffin, Muskegon grocer,
few weeks ago, was arrested in that city
the other night He was arrested. on an.
other charge, and the officers succeeded in
frightening him into confessing that he
shot Griffin.
j. W. Kelley, noted Irish politician of
Lenawee county, died at his home in Hud-
son recently.
Horace Sebring, the Three Oaks young
man who attempted to poison his family so
he might marry the girl OF his choice and
have money TO keep her on, has been sen
fenced 10 % years in the state prison at
Jackson. Sebring confessed the crime re-
Gently, and its motive as well.
A nine months old baby of Joe Laberge
of East Tawas was burned TO death the
other day An older child upset lighted
candle, setting fire to the baby's clothes.
George 3 Boss Of Ridgeway was killed
by Wabash train near Holloway the
other day.
Albert j. Huggerth of Battle Creek, and
G.. NJ. Wood of Anderson, have been APP
pointed delegates TO the Farmers congress
in Montgomery, Ala, next month.
Albion wants the Michigan bath tub COM
pany to move from Homer TO that place.
Chris Buschhis Of Sebewaing lost his
barn, separator, two threshng engines
and two years harvest Of wheat by fire the
other day. Loss, $4,000.