Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-04-26
The Michigan intercollegiate athletic as

will be held at Hnlsdale, May 80 and 81 and
June /.
A b. Cook well known citizen OF
Quincy, died in the Kalamazoo asylum a
few days ago.
The supreme court has denied the appli-
cation for writ of habeas corpus in the
case Of Thomas Weaver the Bay City faith
cure doctor, recently convicted of larceny.
The Cochrane mills for the manufacture
of Touring rollers and other heavy machin-
cry will commence work in Escanaba
about the LIST OF May.
Chas. r. Hatch, VINO suicded in Mime
apolis the other day, was at one time a
resident of Adrian.
An old man and his wife living Ia Ma
comb county recently concluded that they
could no longer live together, and divided
the property. After all debts had been paid
S3s was left, and each took 80 and went
their separate ways, after ~ years of
welded bliss
A brigade of the X OF Z. will be held at
Albion June ,, q and e.
Willie Kingston Saginaw City boy has
become insane as result OF reading too
many blood and thunder novels.
l.. II. Huntley for over 10 years resi-
dent of Grand Rapids is dead.
ID. f.. Corbitt. attorney for the mort
gagees in the Moiles Bros saw mill suit.
y
back, Notwithstanding it Is on Canadian
soil, and the persons engaged in the affair
will be held by the Michigan courts if they
set foot in the state
Certain things in the testimony OF Mrs.
Carmichael. Oh trial at Hllsdale for the
poisoning of her husband, representing the
statements OF Carmichael before his death
suggests his possible connection with the
murder in lSs1 Of an unknown man, sup
posed 10 have been James Hall. For that
crime James Stewart of Hudson, was con
victed IN February of last year
Dennis Brennan, brakeman on the Chi
cagO X West Michigan road, was fatally
crushed between two cars at MuskegOn the
other day.
Mrs. Rosa r. Powers, studeu. al the
state normal, died at her boarding house in
Ypsilanti few days ago Her remains
were taken 10 her former home in Ovid,
for interment.
The name of w H. Brokenshaw, late OF
Co H. Twenty fourth Michigan Volunteers
has been placed back on the pension list by
order Of Assistant Secretary Bussev, who
rcversCs the decision Of Commissioner
Black in this ease.
Fire broke out in the Dallin house in
Muir the other evening and burned Z. t.
Stevens drug store George Nafs three
buildings, G. ". Elys vacant building,
Servings shoe store George hobsons res
tauraut. George bcnLetts dwelling house,
G. W. French's dwelling, G.. w. FrenCh's
office, Greenwood dwelling, a vacant
store. the postofiice, II. G.. Sylvestcr's har-
ness shop, Stevens " Halls elevator.
About % buildings were burned in al and
they were wooden structures of one story,
except one. The lonia department went
down upon special train. The loss is not
above $4,000; lightly insured.
Fifteen Michigan people were guests At
one hotel in Seattle, w. T., the other day.
George Rurdet,e OF Pulaski was found
dead in bed the other day from dose OF
chloroform taken 10 relieve tooth ache.
Michigan pays $40 each for the scalps of
adult wolves aud s. each for whelp scalps.
Mrs Mary Culver of Moshieryille applied
"A drug TO some cattle affected with lice.
The cattle licked the antidote for their af-
fiction from each other and a number of
them died.
Geo. Cooke of ST. lgnace is building 20
foot yacht which will be propelled with
condensed air
A mad dog bit two persons and a mum
Der of cattle on the farm of Farmer Grind
ling near Fowlerville. H. n. Kinds and j
j. Woodman, president and secretary of
the State Live Stock Sanitary commission,
and Prof. T.. A. a. Grange, state veter-
marian, visited the Grindl ng farm and
after thorough investigation Of the stock
and facts in the case they ordered several
OF the cate killed and the remainder of
the stock placed under a street quarantine
until such time as the state commission
shall release them, the local board OF
health being instructed to see that all or
ders were strictly obeyed. The Go gernor
cordially approves of this course, and de
nounces as outrageous the action Of Farm
or Grinding in permitting the dog 10 run
at large for several days after he began
in ief. rr,,ir, nd hai mi
the animal TO the corn crib instead OF kill
ing IT. after its condition became unmis-
taxable. II is understood that the girl
Lottie was bitten after the dog had been
tied up Mr.. Grinding su -ge ted that IL
would be the part of wisdom to have all his
state pay for his loss in this direction.
Hon. Il. ). Lacey Of Charlotte has been
appointed comptroller of the currency.
The airy of this Office is 5000 per year.
Mrs Carmichael Of Wright, Hi.lsdale
county, charged with the murder of her
husband by admin steering strychnine, has
been acquitted.
The directors OF the Cenesee county
agricultural society have decided that no
malt or spirituous liquors will be sold on
the fair grounds during their fall exhibition.
On the night of April Frederick Schultz
a German farmer, living in the township of
| Buena Vista, Saginaw county, shot and
! killed Thomas $ Flannigan, who had been
bartender in Fast Saginaw, but was en-
| route TO Port Huron TO take a place on a
| boat and is supposed to have sought shelter
| for TIE night in Schultz barn. Schultz
was released on 5000 bail, and the other
day comm tied suicide by Jumping INTO the
/ Saginaw river. The body was recovered.
lie was ~ years old and leaves "a family
Grand Rapids board of trade has 500, 0O)
| pledged TO build permanent exposition
| building
McMorran Il Co., Port Huron grain ship
| pers, have complained to the inter tie
| commerce commission that the Grand
Trunk railway has Disseminated against
them in favor of Chicago on grain ship
ments TO Buffalo
The annual meeting OF the Chicago &
| West Michigan railway was he'll at Muske-
| gon few days ago and the following di-
I rcctors elected: H. ii. Hunncwell, &. j.
! Adams, Charles Merriam. James Blake,
Geo. O. Shattuck, n. Thayer, r.. V. Is.
| Thayer and A. II Hardy of Boston and j.
! H. Mulliken OF Detroit
Frankf TT has pl cel saloonists' bonds at
| 5000.
Detroit is the only place in Michigan that
has case Of small pox.
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