Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-07-05
The Frankfort Il SOUTHEASTERN railway

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Prof. j. M. Ii. Sill. principalof the state
normal school at Ypsilanti, says the school
Is steadily increasing in popularity and the
| NUMBER or It's students, on account of the
excellent work OF the board OF public in
struction, the generosity of the legislature
anu the unity OF the faculty. About 81 per
| teht OF TINS years graduates are also high
schooi graduates, and about 40 per cent OF
all the students have done high school
| work.
Supt George Barnes and First Assistant
James r.. Kirkland OF the state school for
the blind have been notified by the board of
control that their designations will be ac-
copied The position OF superintendent has
been rendered TO Robert Baker of Lansing,
the present steward OF the school
The university regents have appointed
81. =. knowlton IA Marshall professor of law
and j. +. Reighard assistant professor OF
zoology, at sl,tOO year. &. w. Belser was
appointed Instructor in French and Ger
man at $500, and these re-uppointments of
Instructors were mside: +. e. Now. a. Nj.
yuygiene ana pe.sy Biological chemistry; w.
z;,,, IAN poT..l, L. 81, astronomy; Alexander
~ CIV ~, &. e., and Char. es Puryear, a. NJ.
~ a., mathematics; NJ. Marcou, French;
; Joseph II. Drake, Latin; Frank n. Cole,
lh. d., mathematics; Lewis A. Rhodes, A.
NJ, German: Alexander f. LANCE, A. NJ,
changed from English 10 German and An
elo-Saxon.
The following schedule of classification
and salary Encouragement for Michigan
postoffices has been made: Bangor, 81 900
to fourth cli SIS; Bait @ Creek, $1,000 TO
80, 100; Berrien Springs, 81, 300 to ST. 100;
Bessember 81 600 to 81 800; Calumet, 81, 90
to $1,000; Caro-, $l,i00 to $500; Che
boygan, $500 to sl,7OO; Corunna, 81, 100
TO 81 100; Crystal Falls, 81, 100 to fourth
class; East Saginaw, $1,000 to $4,000;
Fort Gratiot, sl,lO0 to 81 200; Grand
Ledge, $1,000 TO $1,000; Hart, sl,lO0
10 81 900; Hastings, 81, 100 to 81, 700; Hart.
ford. $1,000 to fourth class; Houghron.
sl,5OO TO $1,000; Imlay City, $1,000 To
81, 200; Ionia, S2,l0O To 500; Iron
Mountan n, $1,000 TO Sl,sC0; Iron River,
81, 100 to fourth cl So; Jonesviile, 81 400 to
81, 200. Kalamazoo, $1,000 TO Sl,lO0; Lam
sing, 81, 90 to 81, 800; Nance. ona, $1,000 to
81. 100; NJ ,nistique, 81, 90 10 - 400; Mason,
81 800 TO S,400; Milford, $1,000 To 81 100;
Nashville $1,000 To fourth class; Negau-
nee, 81 800 TO 81, 700; Otsego, 81, 30 TO 81 so;
Owosso, $1,000 TO -, 100; Pentwater, 81, 100
to 81 ,20J; Petoskey, 8, 900 to 8 800; Ponti
nc, $1,000 TO 81, 100: Portsmouth, $1,000 to
1900; Reading, 81. 100 to fourth class Red
Jacket, 81, 400 to 81, 800; Saginaw, 5000 to
81 400 st. Clair, 81 400 TO 81 800; Sault Ste.
Marie 81 500 10 Sl,S00; St Joseph, 81, 200 to
$1,000; Sturgis, 81, % To $l.b00; Three
Oaks, 81, 100 To $l,5OO; Three Rivers, 81 800
to 81, 500; West Bay CITY, $500 TO ST. 800.
UNCONVENTIONAL, h been organized in De
troit 1t will endeavor u carry the truth TO
villages and localities where no churches
exist. The following officers have been
elected President, Henry A. Ford: treas
urer, l.. +. Clark; secretary, L Anderson
Lavery; trustees, DR.. r. a. Young, A. *.
Sweet, Alexander MeVittie. The presi-
dent, secretary treasurer and MIR. .. ID,
Cotton will form an executive board.
The board of regents of the university
has requested Drs. M acLean ana Frothing
ham to tender their designations, and
unless the same are promptly rendered the
board will proceed TO remove the professors
from the university.
Dr. Mccall of Michigan has be IN elected
secretary of the section of practice OF med
icine, materia medica and physiology section
Of the American medical association.
The green nudge has been found in wheat
in nearly every county in the lower PENN
sula now, but there is no dehnt e damage
perceptib.e yet.
The postmaster at Jackson has been in
structed TO advertise for bids for site for
the proposed government building.
John Brooks Of Waldron. Hillsdale
county, was l0j years old June %.
Fred White, an influential farmer of
Berrieu county, has, through George $.
Cla PIP, his attorney, filed "A complaint with
the inter ttte commerce commission,
against the Lake Shore N Michigan South
ern railway, CT arging them with carrying
on a gigantic system of robbery by taking
five pounds of wheat from every loaded Car
at their elevators, by means of false
weights White is backed by a large num-
Der of wealthy farmers in Berrien county
and northern Indiana.
Several dynamite bombs, which had been
placed under the safe in Frank K Nc
Gregor shoe store in Alpena, exploded
-tth tha th.at.t Or,f,n h,tt
fortunately no one was injured. There is
no suspicion as TO who placed the bombs
there.
The Muskeyon boom company pays out
over sl4, 900 per month for wages.
An Ionia brickmaker has a contract for
800, 900 bricks to be used III rebuilding the
blrned district Of Howard City
Charles Mcpherson, well known train
disp Itcher, formerly OF Fort Gratiot and
later OF lonia, has become insane, and has
been taken To an asylum.
The main belt in II. G. Peters
saw mill in Ministee, 40 inches wide.
10 feet long, and worth 500. was
destroyed by some malicious wretch
few days ago, and a whole mill full of men
thrown out OF work for few days.
Capt. Charles Wheaton of the Twenty
third infantry has been placed on the retir
ed list
DlpIOtnaS nave Oecu HrdHleu 10 3ON uni
versity students this year.
There are over 100 graduates from the
state normal school this year.
James Chellow fell 500 feet down shaft
In the Hecla mine at Calumet the other
day. He will die. His father was killed
In the same mine and in the same way ID
years ago.
At a parade Of the Knights of ST. John in
Washington the other day. the first prize
was won by the Detroit commandery.
Another rich find of gold is reported on
the Michigan gold mine property in lshpem-
ing.
Thirty seven men were killed in the Lake
Superior iron district in May.
The Ropes mine mill in lshpeming earned
$4,000 in May.
Nearly every saloon-keeper in Muskegon
was arrested the other day for keeping
open on Sunday.
A. T. Prentiss of Kalamazoo, who has
charge of the STOCKS in the treasury depart
ment, has resigned his position.
The fourth annual meeting of the Michi-
gan state holiness camp meeting associa-
tion held mt Eaton Rapids elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Rev w. i.
Cogg hall, Mics; vice president, Rev. j.