Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-09-27


ond and Fourth cavalry and batteries A
and ID OF the First artillery OF this state,
took part in the same hattie and many a
Michigan man laid down his life there.
The planning mill office and large
amount of lumber and finished stock be-
longing 10 the Charlevoix manufacturing
company were destroyed by fire the other
night. Loss, $4,000.
VIM. Crosby, for the last two years exec
ut;ve clerk in the Governor ONCE and
secretary Of the pardon board, mas resigned
both positions and will succeed Editor
Bontecou of the Petoskey Record as deputy
oil inspector of the Petoskey district.
Geo. III. Fairbanks of Adrian would he
glad 10 learn the whereabouts of his son,
who dis. ppeared about three weeks ago,
and whom he traced 10 THIN, Ohio. IL is
claimed that young man named Smith
coaXe1 the boy from school. He is IL,
small of his age, dark hair, black eyes and
has Il small scar on his cheek.
The Union National bank of Muskegon
has been authorized to begin business with
a capital of $4,000.
Mary Waldron of Jackson, aged 43 years,
was found dead i'm bed the other day after
lying so for II hours. IL was supposed she
slept, as she was in the habit Of sleeping
three days at time. IL is supposed heart
disease was the cause OF death
The 30 sc r-old father of Prof. Anderson
of the Agricultural college is su ering
from pariesis, and the other forenoon w n
dered away from the college. Parties
searched for him all night, and the next day
the exercises were suspended and nearly
all the students joined IN the search. In
the afternoon of the second day MIR.
Anderson was found near the Looking
glass River, l3 miles from Lansing. lie
suffered severely from exposure during the
night.
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the main shaft of the LUdington mine at
Iron Mountain, 400 feet. the other d Y, and
was crushed 10 a pulp.
Mrs. Katherine Clement died in Girard,
Branch county, few days go, aged 30.
She came to Lenawee county 80 years ago,
and has lived in Girard 4 years.
Jesse T. Baker, an old resident Of AS
syria, 10 miles from Battle Creek, was
found dead in bed the other morning.
The President has appointed Frederick
c. Warren postmaster OF Charlotte.
The Michigan brewers associa ion held
its fourth annual convention in Detroit on
the 18th inst The following ofcers were
elected President, T. w. Voight, De
troit; first vice president, &. j. Farrell,
letroit; second vice president, D. Knob
blaugh, West Bay City; treasurer, H. w.
Tickle, Detroit; secretary, f.. w Brede,
Detroit; trustees, j. Stroh, Detroit; Jacob
Fisher, Adrian, and c. +. Kusterer,
Grand Rapids
St Mary's hospital association of East
Saginaw will erect new hospital build
ing TO cost 100000.
The McGraw tract of pine land on De ID
river, eight miles from lshpeming, will be
cut By the Michigan lumber company, who
are now erecting ware houses and Offices
at lshpeming I he mill they expect TO erect
at Dead river Will have an annual capaci-
~ of 30,0O0,0J0 feet
Thos Faulkner, one Of the oldest engi-
neers in the employ Of the Michigan Cen
trail, died in Marshall few days ago.
Michigan farms exceed Sj7l 900, 600 in
value; live stock. Si0,0JO,O0O; annual farm
productions, s~J,OOO,0OJ; farm implements,
~, 600, 900. The ate has II 600 farms s.
per cent OF them cultivated 10y the owners,
who pay annually for farm labor $4,000
OOJ
Wisconsin authorities have notified Gov.
Luce of the existence OF a eden in he
public, and ask him 10 look alter the mat
ter.
August Hatzel, resident of Aun Arbor
forG5 years, is dead.
Archibald McWiliams, farmer living
near Decatur, was fatally injured by fall
ing from "A tree the other day.
Snow fell at iron Mountain on the 18th
inst
William Parker brakeman, in attempt
ing TO couple an engine to Il Jog car, near
Alpena was pinioned between the car and
engine and so badly injured that he died
an hour later.
a valuable horse and buggy, owned by
Charles Parker of Richland were stolen
from the street in Kalamazoo the other
evening.
Andrew Mccain has been sentenced TO
80 days in Jail al lshpeming, for shooting
a passenger car Iull OF holes in his efforts
q murder "A conductor IN the I)ulutl
South Shore X Atlantic road.
The attendance 1t Hope college, Holland,
is the largest this FIJI it has ever been.
John Linz and Fred Lawler Of Wright
Ottawa county, have been arrested for
sticking "a pitchfork into JOHN Wander
vesr.
Prof. Kedzie, the chemist of the agricul-
tural college, s vs. the western Reserve
Fertilizer is powdered furn .ce cinders
mixed with little common salt, and as IL
fertilizer worth about - cents a ton.
Ar explosion of gas which had accumu-
lated under the boilers in the jackson
electric light works, badly wrecked the
building and cracked the - foot SMOKE
stack from top TO bottom.
The Olin family OF Michigan, New York
and Ohio held a reunion at Galesburg the
other day.
In the Calhoun circuit one Miller sued
Tor damages sustained by reason OF de-
| fectIve step Oh an engine. He got s., 900
damages, but on IA new trial Judge Hooker
! rendered decision Of 10 cause Tor action,
as negligence had not been proved.
Gov Luce is going TO make tour of the
upper peninsula in October. Before he
| goes he hopes TO secure from the general
government the data on which 10 complete
the surrender of ali claim Ia the forfeited
railroad grants on the part OF Michigan to
the general government
The annual meeting OF the Michigan
pharmaceutical association was held i'm De
trot "a few days ago, when the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
President, Frank Iughs Detroit; vice.
presidents, F.. NJ. Alsdorf OF Lansing
henry Kephart OF berrien springs, and
James Vernon of Detroit; secretary, III. j
! Brown OF Ann ArUor ire elected treasur
er, VIM. Dupont uf De rot.
John a. kalumb elk of Ann Arbor has
filed a bill OF complaint through sawyer !.
! knowli on, his attorneys, against the Mich
igan Central railroad demand ny Si0,OOl
| Tor injuries rec eved 1T Chelsea in October
! lSS6
William Love of Texas township, Kala
county, arrested for criminal assault on q
young girl, was discharged at the conclu
sion OF his examina ion.
Judge James Brown, an early pioneer OF