Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-04-12

William kirke, foremnn or lumber
camp on the Rifle river, Is in the hospital
n Saginaw, terribly injured, the result OF
an accident while breaking IA rollway. The
only shelter he had after the accident was
a tent, his wet clothing froLe, and then he
was driven 70 miles in a lumber wagon, but
despite his awful tortures he may recover.
judge George NJ. Huntin -ton, wide Y
| known attorney and resident or Mason
| since early manhood, Il ed April after an
| illness of several months. lie was born AT
| TompSins, n Y, in 1896. His father re.
moved 10 Michigan in lass, and settled in
Aurelius township lngham county. The
son began the study of law in 100, in the
office OF q. NJ. Barnes now OF Lans ng. lie
was admitted IN 1851, and formed a copart.
| nership with Mr. Barnes, which continued
! until 1850. in 1894 he was elected 10 the
state senate by the democrats, and elected
judge Of the district in 1873. The most not
ed case ever tried before him, and one OF
the greatest ever tried in Michigan, in many
respects, was the celebrated Rose Douglass
Seal university case, in which Emory A..
Storrs OF Chicago was star attraction for
six consecutive weeks
Frank Fillmore Of Battle Creek, brake
man on the Chicago X Grand Trunk road,
was instantly killed at Thornton Junction
the other day. He fell from car and was
cut In two.
sProi A. =. Blanchard Of the university
of Michigan is about 10 remove from Ann
Aroor TO Jackson to engage in the practice
of medicine.
The SAGINAW Courier is authority for
the statement that the export duty on logs
imposed by the Canadian government VIII
shortly be removed.
VIM Lett, who was on trial at Big Rap
ids for trying 10 kill relative OF the same
name, has been acquitted of the charge by
order of the court and the jury instructed
- "A ls.Nf .att
only. 1t was plain that he did not intend
TO kill.
A fly wheel weighing 5000 pounds burs
in Anderson X Foster mil at West Troy.
NewayGo county, recently, wre king the
mill 50 OG0 worth and knocking the middle
finger off from John McGraw hand
Messrs. Watson & Co. of the Greenville
plow works have purchased the plant of
the celebrated Three Rivers plow works,
and Will move the machinery TO Greenyll-e g.
The enterpr' sing numbering firm of
Miles Bros. of Detour II is reported cut the
telegraph and telephone wires, secured
vessels and 100 men, tore down their mi |,
loaded the machinery and slid out the other
night for a III II site at Spanish river, Ont,
which they have bought. Hart Horn
ste of Buffalo hold a mortgage for So, 900
on the property.
Rumored that anothe: furniture factory
is TO be established at Grand Ledge.
Samuel Ferris one OF the first settlers OF
Eaton Rapids, died in that place on the 9TH
inst.
Mrs. John Mcclure was struck by
train near Handy Station on the Detroit,
Bay City x Alpena road the other morning,
and instantly killed.
Ii is stated authoritatively that Judge j.
Byron Judkins of the nineteenth circuit.
will resign soon, and remove to Grand
Rapids to enter into law partnership with
State Game Warden William Alden Smith
and Fred w. Stevens
Jesse Warren, prominent Lenawee
county farmer, died ut his home few
miles southwest OF Adrian the other day.
Edward S Lacey of Charlotte. stands q
good slow OF being appointed comptroller
of the currency.
Secretary Rusk has appointed Newton o.
Pierceof Ludington, an expert to visit Cali
iordla and spend the summer in an effort
10 learn what it is that is destroying grape
vines throughout California.
Thieves entered the drug and iewelry
store of w. X. Mand 20 at Sherwood the
other night and secured iewelry and gold
watches valued at 500.
The dome Of the boiler In Macomber &
Bales saw mill at Lakeyiew blew out the
other morning. The explosion was ter
rifle, the dome flying 100 feet aud carrying
the roof of the tircroom with il. No one was
hurt.
Dowagiac will spend $4,000 in water
works this summer.
The bullion product Of the Ropes mine
for March is valued at ST. 400.
The Ennis hou e in Lu inrton was burn
el the other Il ght at "A loss OF ,0)J.
Fred. Y. Linsley Of Big lapids has boon
convicted of sending obscene literature
through the rails.
Clement Wakelce, well known business
man Of Battle Greek since 1914, is dead.