Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-09-20
WOLVERINE ITEMS.

Chas l.. Snyder Of Evart has been APP
pointed TO a 81 600 position in the surgeon
generals Office at Washington.
William Pease OF Eckford, the Oldest
man IN Calhoun county, is dead.
George Becher of Marshall has been
sentenced TO IL years in Jackson for Grim
nal assault on Il little girl
William Parker of Alpena. brakeman,
fell between the cars at Mic, and was
crushed TO death.
Samuel Seney, the justice Of the peace
Of Lima, Washtenaw county, who stabbed
his son in II quarrel some time ago has been
discharged from custody, and the old man
is well out Of scrapo th.t would have sent
a man of less influence TO jackson for IL
years.
Michigan apple buyers who are contract
ing for the crop in Michigan, are paying -
cents per barrel for fall fruit, ana 81 for
winter.
The men who capture d Holiday, the
Gogebic stage robber, are still quarreling
about the reward.
y. G. Ayers has been given the contract
for building a factory for the Michigan
harness company in Jackson.
Surveyors Of the &. IL W. NJ. railroad
company are surveying route to Elk Rap
IDS.
1t is rumored that Gen Alger is to fur
nish capital for Commissioner of Pen
sions Tanner 10 embark in business.
The Saginaw iron mining company has
been organized with "a capital stock Of 500,
900. The company owns 200 acres of land
near lshreming, and Will at once begin pre-
partitions to take out ore.
John Mullanc. prominent longshoreman
OF Bay City, put a bullet through his brain
the other day, because he was tired of life
a l0-year -oldsson of Cyrus Curtis Of Will
liamsburg, Grand Traverse county, hung
himself in his fathers barn the other day.
The school children had been playing hang
ing, and he tried it alone with disastrous
results.
J. j. Crowds Touring mill in Reading,
Hillsdale county, was destroyed by fire
Sept. IL.
The Port Huron common council has
been asked 10 have a survey made and an
estimtt to of the cost of canal from Lake
Huron TO Black River.
An 1-year.old son OF Mr.. Garbett of
North branch was kicked TO death by "a vi
cious horse the o;her DAY
Bliss IL Van huken of East Saginaw have
purchased the lumber ana salt plant of the
Barnard lumber company of that city. The
sale includes saw mill of 2O,OOO,0U0 feet
capacity salt works OF 10000 barrels annu.
al capacity, and 30 acres of real estate.
Dr. William Isler has been appointed
Rivers
Jno. Huntley,with his son and Jno. Little
ran refreshment booth and cider stand
during tho state fair at Lansing. They
also sold liquor on the sly, and all three
have been arrested for dispOsing of the
bug JUICE" without alicense
The weeks attendance at the state fair
foots up 10000
Huronia Beach, the summer resort near
Port Huron, has been bought by stock
company, and next season the resort is 10
DO doomed for all IL is worth.
Wickes Bros. of East Saginaw have been
awarded the contracts TO make the boilers
for an immense steel steamship 10 be con-
structed by Congressman Wheeler.
Mai. Newell OF Climax WAS shot in the
leg by n careless cowboy ~ the state fair i'm
Lansing. Tho leg had 10 be amputated.
The charge OF criminal intimacy with
Mrs. Bidwell, brought by Mrs. Waldron
against G.. w. Waldron the ex banker OF
Hillsdale, has been dropped at Mrs.
Waldron's request The settlement, how
ever, has cost Waldron a large sum of
money.