Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-15


ward OF $500 for the murderer OF Frank
Brown OF Reading.
Corners who escaped from Jackson pris-
on, was recaptured the next day about 10
miles from jackson.
Rev Daniel Van Pelt Of Holland, pri
vate secretary TO Minister Thayer OF the
Hague, has resigned
Touring mill with capacity OF 200
barrels per day is being built at Gladstone
by Minneapolis people.
Loree & Bradley of Iosco have organized
company 10 manufacture their patent
buggy boots in Howell.
The expenses incurred in the trial and
conviction of Latimer, the Jackson matri-
eide, amounts TO 81 ,5S595.
Charles Larson, a brakeman, was in
stantly killed at Butler x Peters camp in
Oceana county the other day.
The Automatic turning works, of Chi
cago have contracted for five years cut
of hardwood in Benzie county
Louis Assilin, who killed Louis Liebel in
saloon in Escanaba in July last, has been
sentenced TO % years in state prison.
The general stores of l.. 4. Stinchcomb
and l.. H. Wood N Co. of Sunheld were
burned the other night at loss of $4,000
The Adventist conference at Battle
Creek adjourned Nov. 1. Hereafter the
conference will convene on alternate years.
Rev. Ezra NJ. Durham of Adrian was
seriously injured, and died three days
later, without having regained conscious
ness.
Mr.. Clemens of Richfield, Genesee coun-
~, went through a bridge with a load of
wood, and proposes TO make the town pay
damages.
Perry Coon, living eight miles north Of
Alma, shot and fatally wounded "a man
named Worden, who had been too intimate
with Mrs. Coon.
A site for the new hospital at Ann Arbor
has been bought by the university regents.
1t is three quarters of a mile from the med
zeal department.
For the first time since the settlement of
kalkaska typhoid fever has been quite
prevalent in and about the village this fall.
Several cases have proved fatal.
Andrew Engels, for 35 years a resident
Of the copper country hung himself in his
barn at South Lake Linden the other morn
ing. Heavy drinking caused it.
MIR. Bosenbark, living two miles south
east OF Jonesville, was found dead the
other day in the highway half a mile west
of his dwelling.
SOme MushegOu boys Threw Il snake on
Jennie Holden, ~ year old girl, brighten
ing her into spasms, as "A result of which
she died few days later.
A change of venue will probably be
granted in the case of Holzhay, the bandit,
as il doubtful whether a jury can be OBJ
tanned in Gogebic county.
The six steel steamers which Congress
man Wheeler is TO build for the Canadian
Pacific will run between Owen Sound and
Chicago, Milwaukee and Gladstone.
a. Bovee, of Fallsburg, Kent county,
while hunting, accidentally discharged his
gun, the shot tearing off his right hand and
woundlng him in the side and face.
The Wisconsin synod of the Presbyterian
church consents to have the presbytery of
the upper peninsula OF Michigan transfer
red to the Michigan synod.
James Bigelow, who is supposed to have
belonged to "a prominent and wealthy fam
lily in Boston, was found dead in a saloon
in West Bay City the other morning.
Congressman A. II. Bliss has resigned
from the board of managers Of the soldiers
home, and his brother, DIR. l.. w. Bliss,
has been appointed TO succeed him.
A fire at Battle Creek destroyed Steve
Smiths barn and a quantity of hay and
grain His valuable horse was so badly
burned that it was necessary TO kill him.
Capt Frank Downer of Port Huron, who
commanded the barge ID. Il. Dobbins, was
knocked off the lock Of the canal at Port
Dahousie, Canada, few days ago and
drowned.
The estate of Miss Gertrude Tillotson,
who was killed in the accident at Kalama-
700 in May last, has commenced a $500
suit against the Michigan Central railroad
company.
Joseph Nancy of Bay City will sue
the +. * i. NJ. railroad company for dam
ages for injuries received by being thrown
from train by one Of the conductors on
that road.
class of 81 was graduated from the
training school for nurses at the Battle
Creek sanitarium few days ago. Nearly
every member of the class has secured ar
engagement.
George Loring of Buchanan was at con-
siderable trouble last spring ia destroying
all the insects on his apple trees, and as u
result this fall sold 900 barrels of apples at
So "A barrel
Congressman Belknap has resigned the
chairmanship of and membership in the
board of managers for the Flint deaf and
dumb asylum. Mr.. Belknap goes TO Wash
ington shortly now.
DR. Albert Shaw Of the Minneapolis
Tribune, will deliver series Of five lectures
on municipal governments before the
classes in political economy AZ the univer-
sity, beginning about Nov. \.
August Heineman, who is wanted in
East Saginaw on a charge OF robbing
Henry Thesis of South Saginaw Of $500
cash and "a bank book showing a credit Of
500, has been captured in Chicago
Charles Trip, a clerk in Welch's jewelry
store in East Saginaw stole l3 watches
the other night and left town. He has
lived in East saginaw all his life, and has
always borne an excellent character
The Bay City trades council warns la
borers 10 beware of the advertisements
calling for men 10 work in the Saginaw
valley. 1t 5 VS. the advertisements are the
work of designing employment agencies.
Judge Severens of Grand Rapids has de-
cided that Warden Watkins OF the Ionia
house Of correction must pay the expenses
of the suit brought aga nst him by "a con
Wet named Johnson, whom Watkins order
ed logged
tree fell across the Mud Lake branch
of the Detrol', Bay City * Alpena rail-
way the other night. causing the wreck of
"a log train, in which Conductor Mat Hogan
was killed. and several other members Of
the crew injured