Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-29
The frs. case in Cass county under tho

The first case in Cass county under tho
recent act OF the legislature OF Michigan
raising the age Of consent TO IA years was
concluded the other day. Charles Eller of
Maroellus, was charged with criminal
assault upon Minnie Blood last July, she
being under IA. Eller was sentenced TO Ia
years in state prison.
Lenawee county supervisors have decld-
ed To establish stone yard for tranps TO
pound on
Mrs. Caroline Waldron, widow of the
late Hon Henry Waldron OF Hillsdale, died
March 20. She leaves large estate, and
T.. w. Waldron, the absconding banker OF
that place, is one OF her heirs.
Nick Garten, Port Huron hackman,
entered a private room in the parlor car on
the narrow gauge train from East Saginaw
the other night and robbed Mrs. w. w.
Sanderson OF her pocketkook. Mrs. San
derson was asleep at the time, but woke up
Just as the man was taking her gold watch.
He was afterward captured in the smoking
car.
Hon. w. l.. Seaton OF Jackson, admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Mary H. Latmer,
while looking over tho murdered woman 5
papers, found "a note made payable to tho
order of Mrs. Latimer signed by X. irving
Latlmcr, her accused murderer The
amount is $1,000, due in five years from
date (Feb |, 1883, and bearing 10 per cent
with the date of the purchase, by Latimer OF
the West End pharmacy, and the first
years interest $50, would have been duo
five days after the date of the murder, Jan.
25
Efforts arc making to have steamer ply
between last Tawas and Port Austin, 10
connect there with Flint x Pere Marquette
trains thus making "a short route 10 Port
Huron, Detroit and the east, via the f. "
Il. M, recently acquired route in 1.-The
Thumb
Edwin Willis, president OF the Michigan
agricultural college has been nominated
assistant commissioner OF agriculture,
and has siguihed his acceptance of the
place. The salary is $4,000 per annum.
a national bank with "a capital Of $4,000
will soon be- doing business at Oscoda.
John Henderson Of Lapeer dropped dead
in Atlanta, Ga, "a few days ago.
The business firm Of Wahlman & Grip OF
Ishpeming, the largest in Northern Michi-
gan, has fai ed for $4,000. The assets
are large but not scheduled yet. The firm
employed from 800 10 81 men in tho busy
season and their operations extended over
northern Michigan and Wisconsin and the
Nermillion iron district OF Minnesota. They
lost money on several recent Jobs OF large
size owing TO the increase in tho cost or
building material.
The largest white pine tree ever cut In
this state was cut and scaled by the Brook
ing lumber company, which is doing large
business near Hobart station, on tho Grand
Rapids * Indiana road. 1t measured AZ
the butt six feet in Diane or and scaled
l0,33lfeet OF mercantile lumber. In the
fall the Top was broken, destroying about
500 feet of choice lumber.
Grand Rapids capitalists own several
hundred thousand acres Of pine lands locat-
ed all through Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama Texas and other states. In the Cal
81 II parish, Louisiana, alone &. &. Com
stock owns 30 900 acres Robinson " Lacey
~, 700, AMI Uhl, Johnson, Robinson 81 Lacey
81 900, making total of ~, 10 acres, and
other Mich gan men hold C0,OOO acres more.
All the land is being held as future invest
ments upon which some day handsome
profits VIII DO realized.
George W. Mcbride succeeds Dudley O.
Watson as collector of customs at Grand
Haven.
Prof. Morris Of the University died as his
rhago Of the bowels.
Miss G.. S. Soper Of Michigan has been
promoted from an $40 TO "a s 90 c!erkship
in tho ofios of tho first officer of the
treasury.
Frank b. Crosthwaite, a Michigan man
clerking in class in the surgeon general 3
Office, has resigned.
The next annual encampment OF South
eastern O.. A. X. association will probably
be held in Jackson, large number of the
members having expressed themselves in
favor Of the ontral City. The secretary
will call a meeting of the executive council
at Jonesvillo about the 10th or 10Th Of April,
when the matter of location will be decided.
He says the expenses of the encampment,
including The prizes offered, would amount
TO s 90 or IL 100, and the place selected as
location would be expected 10 contribute
toward these expenses.