Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-22
An organization has been effected in the

Almond NJ. Gaiuard, one OF the Oldest
residents of Concord, jackson county, is
dead. He served as town clerk for over 80
years
Washtenaw county people who travel
ere laOoring with Michigan Central author
tiles 70 grant them Communication tickets TO
Detroit.
The Lake Shore road has paid $4,000 TO
the estate of Joseph Connolly, who was
killed in the collision with "a street car in De-
troit not long ago.
Edgar Bruce, station agent at Stanton OF
the ID. J.. ~ n. road, was arrested in De
trot few days ago, charged with stealing
from the company.
According to decision of the supreme
court the Detroit City railway company
need not produce its books for the edlfica-
ton OF the grand jury.
Edward Clifford, alias Thompson, is
wanted by the sheriff of lonia county, who
will pay s35 for him, for murderous as
sault upon Patrick DAILY.
The Frankfort 81 Southeastern railroad
has been finished, and in 10 days Toledo,
Ann Arbor * North Michigan trains will
be running into Frankfort.
Prof. Henry G. Adams, special agent of
the bureau, TO whom Is assigned the sub
| jet of transportation, is running a bureau
thousand men are at work on the Ira
verse City extension of the Chicago u
West Michigan railroad between Traverse
City and the Mauistee river
For the blast ending Oct 10, 1874 days
actual run, the Elk Rapids furnace made
20ol tons of charcoal pig iron, being an
average OF over 81 tons daily.
Il may interest Michigan applicants for
place in the census bureau 10 learn That no
appointments will be IN de until Jan 10
places IN the Washington office.
final settlement of the Chicago rate
war between the Wabash and the Detroit,
Grand Haven y Milwaukee, has been eff
fected by the boa: Of arbltrators
The portrait of Edward Muudy, first
Lieutenant governor Of Michigan, and one
OF the first supreme judges of the state,
has been presented TO the supreme court
The suit of the Alpena national bank
against Harris GIeenbaum Of Lansing. in
volviug some 10000, ended IN verdict Tor
Greenbaum. The jury were out all night.
James Hickey of Royal Oak, whose ser
vices brought about the cupOure of Harry
Durant the smugger, has been appointed
IA government detective and sent TO Cali
fornia.
The ninth semi annual apportionment of
primary school interest fund shows that
lneFe are bSi All CilluGtn OF ScuOOl age IN
the state, and the sum appropriated is
$40, 6l4.3b.
Randall s. King own a -four mill ne + Lee
onidas, Jackson county. They had "A dis
pute the other day aud as "A result one man
had his skull cracked and the other had 10
pay 500 or go to jail.
Thomas Eagan was terribly crushed by
logs rolling upon him in IA camp ia Oge.
nav county. His left leg was broken,
three ribs were fractured and II is feared
he was injured internally.
Albert Turtle Of Pulaski, Jackson comfy.
whose whereabouts Tor a number OF years
mas been unknown, writes 10 his friends
from Idaho, Cal, and says he is fairly pros
porous and in good health
Haggi Westbroo) wife and three chill.
dren, whom be pounded so severely with
hammer at their home near Lowell, are all
recovering. Westbrook, IL is alleged, was
in the habit Of using hammer TO kill sheep
and cattle on his farm.
The remarkable achievement Of sinking
deep shaft through treacherous grounds
by means OF first freezing the earth has
been accomplished at the Chaplin mine, in
the upper peninsula, by the Poetsch pro-
cess
The October term OF the supreme court
adjourned Nov. 10. and with it the active
duties of Chief Justice Sherwood ceased,
as his term Of office expires with the year,
and the next term OF court convenes in
January, 1890.
Hon. Horace Boies, governor elect of
Iowa, the first democratic governor in that
state in "A years, is cousin of Hon. j. X.
| Boes of Hudson, one of the staunchest
republicans of Michigan, and who also has
gubernatorial aspirations.
The Michigan gas company has a force OF
| COO men laying the natural gas mains along
| the line of the Lake Shore railroad. The
! line has now been laid TO within a short dis
| lance of lockwood, % miles from Detroit,
and is advancing at the rate of one mile per
| day.
| j. Il. Andrews wants the city or Mar
| quette 70 furnish him a site in that corpor
| alton where he may locate a plant TO cat
and dress the vcrd-antique marble recent
! ~ discovered at lshpenng. There's no
doubt but that Marquette will give 'na the
] site.
The Detroit exposition directors have
| authorized Treasurer Black 10 issue $50, 900
more stock, the proceeds Of its sale 10 be
used for putting up machinery hall and
| other improvements. 4 dividend of per
cent, payable December /, has been de
| clared.
Harry B. bearing, eyed 10 years, son of
/ Hon Montgomery Gearing, cashier OF the
First National bank Of Albion, committed
| suicide the other morning by hanging MIN
! self in the basement of h. l.. Mills's dry
goods store in which he was an employee.
| No reason can be assigned for the act.
three and a half gears old daughter of
| Anton Bleak was burned 10 death the
ether evening in South Saginaw. The
! mother of the child went out TO milk the
COW. leaving the daughter in the house.
The child, = amuse herself filled a coal
stove with chips and shavings, setting fire
TO her dress.
The annual sale OF unredeemed state
lands occurred ut the land commissioner S
office, in the capitol, Nov. 3 There were
/ l.. ODO acres offered, but not over one-quar-
ter of that amount was sold Prices rang
/ ed from IS 10 $3.50 per acrc-a pine tract
in Montcdim county bringing the last
named price.
The farmers club OF Kent county met in
Grand Rapids the other day TO discuss the
question "why cannot the farmer get his
grind ny Gone for one tenth the legal rate,
as formerly a number of interesting
papers were read The discussion will be
continued at the meeting To be held the
second Tuesday in December
Henry Franklin, who was sent TO Jack
son from Kalamds 90 for 10 years for horse