Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
elected the following Officers for next year


Of Romeo; treasurer, II. n. Mckay. The
place for holding the next meeting was left
TO the executive committee.
The veterans of the Third Michigan
cavalry will hold "a reunion at Jackson on
Feb. %.
The Patrons OF Industry, an organization
OF farmers having its headquarters AT Port
Huron, has now membership of nearly 5,
600 in St Clair, Sanilac, Huron, Tuscola,
Lapeer, Macomb and other counties in the
eastern part of the state. The order is
growing very rapidly Merchants in the
counties named held meeting in Port
Huron n few days ago, and organized 10
oppose the new order.
The st. Clair county humane society has
eighty-one members. During the past year
seventeen meetings were held AT Port
Huron, fourteen cases OF neglected children
investigated, and through lis endcavors
water and hay are now furnished to stock
en- route TO the Buffalo market
j. w. Van De Ventin, recently superin-
tendent OF drawing and writing in the
schools of Sharon, Pa and +. j. Freeman,
superintendent of tho schools at Dundee,
will establish business college at Owosso.
Jim Monroe, for whose whereabouts the
sheriff of Kent county offered a reward Of
500, has been found at work on farm near
Kalamazoo,
uC CAltllSlNt poultry mousse anu udltUtTN
OF Rev ". a. Gay, located about mile
from Allegan, was entirely destroyed by
fire the other evening. A large quantity Of
fat turkeys, ducks and chickens wei c
burned. Loss on building, iucubators aud
poultry, $1,000; insured for 500
Warden Watkins of the Ionia prison has
given bail in 5000 in the case for damages
against him by Chris. Johnson. EX-Lieut
Gov. Crosby and Hampton Rich Of lonia are
his bondsmen.
The house has passed Representative
Writings bill 10 pension Benjamin l.. Sny
der of Minden City, Sanilac county, a sol
der in the late war, who became deaf by
the explosion of a piece of heavy ordnance
as HaIper's Ferry.
Among the new industries TO locate in
Bay City during the present year is the
Walworth * Lawton manufacturing com
pany of South Bend, Ind Four acres of
land at the foot of Madison avenue. on the
line of the Flint * Pere M rquette rail
road, have been leased for the new works.
The company will move there in the
spring.
a company has been formed in Marshall
for the manufacture of stoves.
The democratic stae convention will be
held IN Grand Rapids Feb. ..
Chairman Innes of the greenback central
@ umittee, and Chairman Potter of the
an invitation to the brethren TO meet at
Lansing Feb. q 10 deliberate upon the
course to pursue in the coming spring
campaign. The greenbackers want Judge
Sherwood, who was elected in 1888 by the
fusionists, renominated
Harry Button, son Of DR. r. r. Button OF
Batavia died on the sth inst. of lockjaw
He shot himself in the hand with blank
cartridge Jan %, and the wound quickly
healed, but Feb. lockiaw set in with the
above result
When the legislative committee was at
Adrian, visiting the reform school for girls
some members Of the knights Of labor pre-
sented to them the matter Of contract work
in that institution. The straw hat factory
OF Adrian paid the girls ii employed but 80
cents per day, and when many Of them left
because that would not pay their board, the
work was taken TO the reform school. The
knights made vigorous protest against
the state thus encouraging starvation
wages and the matter will be brought be
fore the legislature.
The secretary of war has appointed Col
Orlando NJ. Poe, Mai. G.. j. Allen and Maj
II. Nj. Adams as members of the commits
sion of army officers that is to investigate
and report upon the necessity or desirable
ity OF bridge over the river at Detroit.
The commission is composed OF excellent
men, and the naming of Col. Poe is paticu
larry Satisfactory 10 lHc DcIfOlJ pcOlEe IN
terested in the matter.
It is reported that Charles Moore Of the
Detroit Journal will be Senator Mcmillan $
private secretary
Michigan commercial travellers complet-
ed an organization in Lansing few days
ago and elected the following officers
President, Albert +. Peake. Jackson; sec
rotary, l.. NJ. Miller, Grand Rapids; treas
urer, George G.. Cooper, Lansing; sergeant
IL \ l..
lain, Rev. Charles Fluhrer, Grand Rapids (;
directors, l.. j. Roster, Detroit; A. a. How
ard, Coldwater; George +. Owen, Grand
Rapids w. j. Richards, Union City; Chas
+. Ballard, Lansing. The Michigan
Tradesman was made the Official organ.
This has no mutual insurance features.
Judge Chapman has introduced bill to
put on the pension rolls the name of Will
liam LOOMS OF Detroit, the aged survivor
of the Seminole war. This is a case of ex
ceptional merit and is backed by numer-
-ousy signed petition. having the names Of
many prominent business men of Detroit.
Bellevue will ask the legislature 10
make city out of the town.
Flushing business men have nearly raised
the 5000 necessary for the establishment
of National bank.
Jehial Baker recently died at Oxford,
leaving wife scantily provided for. A
citizen who held mortgage on her home
Immediately cancelled the debt and handed
the document to the widow wrapped in a
$40 bill.
A soldiers and sailors monument asso-
cioation has been or yanized in Muskcgon
Mrs Mary Sterling for over 40 years a
resident Of Eaton Rapids, is dead.
II is rumored that the Mason knitting
company contemplates moving its plant 10
Eaton Rapids.
Watson w. Eldridge of Michigan has
been appointed chief of division in the
office Of the comptroller Of the currency,
vice A Il. DicSerson resigned. He is at
present an 81, 800 clerk in that Office.
The senate has passed bills 10 pension
Charles Stockman of Dundee, late private
company Ii, twenty eighth Michigan, and
Mrs. Maria G.. Mcpherson of Detroit, widow
of Corporal Daniel Mcpherson, company G
twenty-fourth Michigan. The house has
passed a bill To pens n Edwin w Warner,
late of company A thirteenth Michigan, at
$50 per month. He now lives in Kansas.
Nj T.. Van Dusen Of Leroy brought suit
10 recover damages against the White,
f'riant & Leitellier lumber company Of
Grand Rapids for injuries sust lined while
at work for the company at their mill in
Sawyerville. Van Dusen's legs were both
broken by the breaking down of the mill
dock, and he asked for $4,000 The jury
gave him $500.