Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-12-06

GROUNDS will be loo ted near Napoleon,
Grand Traverse county.
3-ton grindstone in the Kalamazoo
spring and axle works burst the other day,
fatally inIuring two men.
Wheeler & Co. of West Bay City have
purchased the mill site Of Smith Bros. OF
West Bay City for $4,000.
Grand Rapids physicians have organized
a society for the formation and mainten-
ance OF clinic in that city.
Laborers who have not received their
pay, will make trouble for the Detroit,
Charlevoix * Escanaba railroad.
The stoclSinette mills of the carpet com
pany at Hartford, Conn, were consumed
by fire the other night. l. oss, slSO,OOO.
I'D. Milling, formerly principal of pub
lie schools at Milford, was accidentally kill
ed at Jacksonville, Illinois, few days ago.
Chicago capitalists have purchased sew
eral hundred acres OF land on South Man
itou island. and will make summer resort
there.
William ONeil asked West Branch TO
pay him $1,000 for an injury received on
the sidewalks, but the jury said $500 was
enough
w. l.. Montgomery, editor Of the Manis-
tique Sunday sun, has become violently in
sane and has been taken TO the Traverse
City asylum.
w. IL. Burt has given his son -iu-law's
railroad, the T. A. a. * y. NJ, contract
10 haul $1,000 car loads of salt at the rate
OF 100 cars a day.
j. G.. Summers OF Midland has been ap.
pointed agent of the census bureau for the
collection OF court statistics in the eight
congressional district.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michi-
gan railway company has ordered five new
locomotives 800 nat cars, 200 box cars and
six more passenger coaches.
Chas. Hackman broke his lantern while
transferring some oil from the tanks at the
Muskegon electric works and was severe
ly burned by the explosion that followed.
A great religious revival is in progress
at the university under the direction OF
Evangelist Layiord. Already 200 stu
dents have experienced change of heart
II. l.. Reese of Plainweu has bought
packed and shipped 1900 bushels Of apples
from that vicinity this season and for
three weeks has kept twentysix hands
employed.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michi-
gan raj way company has contracted TO
ley salt until it has hauled $1,000 cars of
the product
Owing TO the state law which regulates
the size of net mesh To be used by fisher
men the catch of whitefsh thisyear is won
derIully improved and increased on Lake
Michigan shores
w. A. Kent was arrested at the altar in
Quincy the other night as he was about
TO become a benedict, on complaint of
Miss Campbell OF Mason, who charges
him with seduction.
David Vanderbilt of East Saugatuck re
Gently ordered case Of books in the Hol-
land language from Amsterdam, and took
them from Grand Rapids the other day,
paying duty of 5000.
Jas O'Neil Of Deerfeld, Lenawee coun-
~, fell through a bridge sustaining serious
injuries. The town offered 10 settle for
$50. He refused and sued for $1,000 He
was beaten in the suit, and has to pay $500
costs.
Tawas township, Iosco county, has paid
$4,000 toward plank road leading from
Tawas City TO Plainteld township, and
still owing els 600 on II, and now man has
fenced up the road, claiming that 1t crosses
his property.
VIM. Sharkey, one Of the people connect
ed with the Dupee murder, near Green
vile, was shot in the leg by unknown par.
ties as he was taking care OF the sheriff's
team AT stanton the other night. Sharkey
turned states evidence in the Dupee case.
During a dance at the Harrington house
al Aimont Thanksgiving night while a
young man named Braidwood, aged %,
was escorting young lady 10 a seat after
"a watt he suddenly threw up his hands
and dropped dead. Heart disease was the
cause.
The villain who ravished woman in
Fork township, Mecosta county, a few days
ago 5 captured near Lake Station. His
name is Fred Dennis, alias Lame Joe. His
victim is in delicate condition, and there
is no small likelihood that he will yet be
lynched.
Charles Renhlrd, the engineer who was
killed by the runaway train accident at
Marquette few days ago. was the support
of his widowed mother and was also soon
10 have been married. The photograph of
his afiianced was found under the engine
with the dead engineer.
On THANKSGIVING day the Owashtanong
club of Grand Rapids, distributed among
the poor Of that city $1,000 in cash, 2,4OO
pounds of turkey, 3,2pO pounds OF chicken,
300 cans OF oysters, 800 loaves OF bread.
800 pounds of crackers and wagon loads
OF boots, shoes, clothing etc.
a nuusDer OF gOlu watches, Dne clothing,
vegetables, meats, etc, were found in Mrs
Dilier house at Flint, by the police and
James Walden. George Alexander and
Mrs Diller were arrested for wholesale
larceny. Alexander was found TO be man
named Mason, for whom reward Of $500
is offered by the police Of Canandaigua,
y. Y.
Hon Minor :. Newell of Flint died Nov
*, at the age of G6. MIR. Newell, who bore
a distinguished ptrt in the career OF the
Wolverine state, came TO Michigan from
New York state when he was L. years o d.
and settled at Mt. Morris, Genesee county
He served during the Mexican war under
Col Stockton, and when the rebellion
broke out again sought the front under the
same lie der, but ill-health forced him to
resign He was a republican, and held
many Offices in the state, including that OF
commissions OF the state land Office.
1t is repor cd that the owners OF the Gel
cry beds in Kalamazoo have decided TO
move them to the great meadows in War
rem cCunty, ". Il. These meadows" con-
sist of about 81, 900 acres of swamp land on
each side of the Lehigh & Hudson Railway.
They are covered with bog grass. They
are owned by the state, which, by way OF
experiment, drained and cleared several
acres OF the swaps few years ago. The