Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
Ogemaw has unoccupied land, of the first
quality, that will furnish homes for 5000


quality, that will furnish homes for 5000
farmers.
Mrs Marion r. Billings was found dead
In her home ~ Grand Rapids IL years ago,
and her husband who was arrested on
charge OF killing her ana acquitted, has
now commenced $4,000 libel suit against
Jno r. elliott Of Grand Rapids. Elliott,
he charges, has written a letter defaming
Billings good name
Mr.. Langtree OF East Tawas, has learned
OF the death of an uncle in England who
was worth S4,OO0,0OO
The President approves the act extend
ing the privileges of inland transportation
in bonds to the port of Sault Ste. Marie.
There il still large amount Of valuable
hardwood timber on the Fox islands in
Lake Michigan, though thousands of cords
have been taken from the South Fox.
Robert Roe Of Harbor Springs, who owns "a
large part of the big Fox, will build saw
mill on the island the coming summer to
cut the timber, which consists of beech
maple and ash.
William Griffith. for % years IA resident
OF Mecosta, is dead.
The United States oil and gas stove com
pany OF Chicago has decided To locate at
Jackson, occupying the old Smith purifier
works.
As Andrew Wildman's 500 PAGER was
being speeded at East : ginaw, COLI sion
occurred, in which the shaft of sleigh
was driven into the pacers shoulder If
inches. The animal is ruined.
Herman Brom has been arrested at Flint
by IA Sag nav officer, charged with appro
priatlng the time checks of a lumber camp
chum named Mclaughlin, and getting
S)4 % thereon.s
A new village, TO be known as Wallace,
will be- plated five miles from Escanaba,
three miles from Gladstone and on the
I,a.. ,t... ~ tho 10. 80
Mr. w. j. Wallace, will give grist mill
site TO the first en- erprising miller who
comes there.
The supreme tent of the Knights Of the
Maccabees, in session ut Port Huron, elect
ed officers as follows Supreme command
err j. =. Kite, Port Huron supreme lieu
tenant. commander, r. A. Amerman, Ali,
ance, o.; supreme record keeper, n. =.
BoYnton, Port Huron; supreme finance
keeper, {. ID. Thompson. Port Huron;
supreme medical examiner, M. Northup, Nj.
D., Port Huron; supreme prelate, l.. L.
Strong, Franklinville, n. Y; supreme SER
geant, G.. j. Seigle. Buffalo, n. Y. SUI
preme sentinel, Samuel Scott. Hamilton,
Ont. supreme picket, II. G.. Withers,
Brooklyn, n. Y; board of trustees, D. =.
Kite. n =. Boynton. &. ID. Thompson, ID.
ID. Aiken, Flint, and L. G.. Beaver, Niles,
Mich.
Gov Luce, Gen Alger. Col Atkinson
lNcN. Ut. fNtllIN, JuuHbS NlbTSc, SHERWOOD
and Marston, and Col. Duflield addressed
the meeting held in Lansing the other night
expressive OF sympathy for the cause of
home rule in Ireland
The governor has appointed as inspectors
Of the Orchard Lake military academy for
1889, Capt. Wells w. Leggett, Detroit;
Hon Geo Yaple Mendon: Hon. A. o.
Blackwell, Gladstone; Daniel w. Waters,
Grand Rapids; Ii. &. Potter, ST., East
Saginaw
Hart Williams OF Milo, a young fellow OF
II, died the other day. IL was asserted
that the immediate cause of his death WAS
his habit Of chewing wooden toothpicks
examination is said to have been
rewarded by the discovery of number of
bits of wood in his stomach.
The state military board has decided TO
change the uniform Of the state troops TO
conform 10 that of the United st ties troops.
The Wilcox collection of fossils, recently
owned in Cincinnati, has been presented TO
Alma college.
The recent small -pox epidemic in Che
boygan cost the county $1,000
Three Rivers building & loan association
expect TO test the legality of the mortgage
law having refused 10 pay tax of $50
Gov. Luce has pardoned Oscar Burns,
who was convicted in the Kent county cir
cult Jan. >, 1852, of burglary aud larceny
He was sentenced TO Ionia for 10 years
Oscar, with confederate, entered Kid
der dry goods store through the skylight
and captui ed about ten thousand dollars
worth of furs. He was captured in New
York with the goods in his possession and
was sentenced as above stated During
mis- confinement he has reformed, and pro-
poses in the future TO be square His term
would have expired next June.
Mrs. Joseph Pixley, res dent Of Hudson
| since 1881, died on the 10Th inst.
The common council of Niles has agreed
| 10 relieve from taxation for five years any
| mandatory locating there in which over
| s., 900 is invested.
| Bishop Foley performed his first mar
riage ceremony since coming TO Michigan
| at Port Huron on the 18th inst, uniting j..
| j. Lyman and Miss Susie o. Neil.
February II was the thirteth anuivers-
airy of the corporate existence OF East Sag
| NAV as "a city. The population was then
| but 1000, while now il is estimated at 80,
| 600.
senator Colgrove, while ut the state
| prison recently asked the 500 convicts be-
| fore him If whisky was either directly or
| indirectly responsible for the crimes they
had committed. Six hundred hands were
| raised in assent.