Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
WOLVERINE wHISPERINGs.

spite the bitter opposition Of the local
merchants.
c. Il. Hills OF Muskegon has purchased
the lot formerly owned by the city Of
Grand Rapids at the corner of Ottawa and
Lyon streets, of ID. III. Waters OF that city.
paying $45,OO0 He viii erect magnificent
eight story block on the site.
| j. X. Niekum, travelling for the Myers &
Leggett tobacco company Of ST. Louis, Mo-.
died at Grand Rapids Feb. "a from u com
plication OF diseases, aged -. He was
single man and leaves life insurance
policy OF 10000. Remains have been taken
to st. Louis.
| Gen. Orlando b. Wilcox has been ap-
pointed by Secretary Endicot 20 be govern.
or Of the soldiers home of the District OF
Columbia, 10 succeed the late Henry /.
| Hunt.
have been filed by the firm OF William NJ.
| Dwight 4 Co, the wellknown lumber
dealers Of Detroit.
| Geo. III. Reynolds, at one time a member
| Of the class OF ~ OF the law department Of
the university, committed suicide the other
morning Instead OF graduating with his
| class he accepted short time before the
| close of the college year. a position as mem
| Der OF "a law firm IN the northern peninsula,
| and left college; but upon arriving al his
] destination he found that other arrange
ments had been made. The disappointment
1
able TO secure a start elsewhere, may have
had something to do with his act Of self de
| struction. His remains were taken ~ his
| former home in Peoria i'll.
DR.. NJ. +. Wadsworth has been re elected
state geologst for term of two years from
| May |. 1854.
The Scandinavian stock company's gro
| Gerry ut Lakeside near MusHegon, has been
| closed BY creditors.
| The q runI Rauins nattnnal hapk has or
tied all its claims against the Michael En-
| gelmann estate at 80 cents on the dollar.
Martha Sebert has secured "a s., 900 YER
dict against the city of Alpena. a stump
| in the street caused her TO be thrown out OF
a buggy, severely injuring her.
A law and order movement has been
started In Lawrence Van Buren, county.
| BY direction of the secretary OF war,
| Private Archie Abbott company X, Tween
| ty-third infantry, now with his company at
| Mackinac, is transferred TO the hospital
| corps as a private. The secretary has also
ordered Private Henry W. Stamford of Co.
ID, Twenty-third infantry, discharged from
| the service.
| At a stockholders meeting of the,Coch-
! rane roller mills manufacturing company of
| Escanaba, Messrs. V. r.. Fuller, John Nc
| Kay, III. A. Barr. IL V. Daniels, John X.
Stack, j. :. Harms and Marcus Pollasky
| were elected directors. The directors
| tleCItu Tue IOllOWlnI O1Ilcers. ' IL. fQUer,
president; H.A. Barr, vice president VIM.
| McNaughton, secretary pro TEN; John X.
| Stack, treasurer Dan II. Ball Of Mar
| quette was appointed counselor Of the com
pany. This is the company in which the
| late Lieut.. Gov. James H. Macdonald was
| so heavily interested. The business of the
concern will now go on, ii is stated.
| by premature explosion in Norway
| mine, near Marquette, Albin Heavy lost
! both arms and one eye, and Edward Rud-
der had both eyes blown out of their
sockets, and his face terribly torn.
Six buildings in Lakeview were destroy
| ed by fire the other night at loss of from
! $4,000 TO $4,000.
The annual earnings statement issued
! from the railroad commissioners Office
| places the total earnings Of the Michigan
railroads during 1855 AT S79,a5S, III against
$50, Sl9, 600 for 1887, a decrease of SOL ,492
The musters of George Turner OF the
| Tenth Michigan infantry, have been
amended SO that his final muster out is as
| captain.
John Bedford of East Fremont Sanilac
| county, owns a medal struck by the Eng
| lish government in 1896 and given TO his
| father as one Of the survivors of the forces
that took Detroit-the day Gen. Hull sur
rendered it without firing shot.
The bill of exceptions in the case OF ex-
| Deputy ". 5. Marshal George Jacks of
Muskegon, will be argued in the supreme
court March II. Jacks has been in Jail a
year and half.
Mrs Rodney Seymour, the earliest
| pioneer of Kalamazoo county, died Feb -.
George Tree of Battle Creek, aged 10.
| JumpeI from last train at the East Albion
| crossing and had his left leg crushed. II
| was amputated six inches ABOVE the ankle.
II. +. Staples barn, situated four miles
| northwest OF Montague, was burned the
other night with its contents, consisting of
| 90 cattle, IL horses quantity of harness
! many sleighs, hay, grain and farming tools.
| There was IA party ut that place the same
night and the horses Of the guests were
stabbed in Mr.. Staples barn.
Fred NJ. Lindsey Of Big Rapids is in
''hock'' for sending obscene literature
through the mails.
March Is Big Rapids will vote on the
! question of issuing $4,000 to aid the Chip
pewa Valley railroad in entering that town.
Henry Stephens & Co. of St Helen. Ros-
! common county, have bought of Pack
/ Woods ~ Co. OF Oscoda 100000 feet Of
pine timber.
Mrs. Josiah Stowell died in Hudson few
days ago. She was "a schoolmate OF Horace
| Greeley, Zach. Chandler and Gen. Atwood.
The Bay City common council has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the employment
on public works or buildings Of men not
citizens Of the United States, or who have
not declared their intention to become citi-
| zens.
The mills of the Chicago & West Michi
gan railroad cut in 1855 33,999, $50 feet of
lumber and had on hand at the close of the
season i0965, 900 feet, They also manufac
tured | IL, 43l 900 shingles and had on hand
| 26,935,0O0
Edward Newllirk, formerly editor Of the
Michigan Odd Fellow, died in Gladwin a
| few days ago
The papers Of the state are requested TO
repeat that those who desire TO visit the
Detroit floral exh bition, April ., 3, and
>, and who desire special excursion rates
should drop postal card to that effect at
once To Mr. George f.. King, secretary of
the Michigan passenger agents association.
at Chicago, ILL.,
Capt X. b. Hughes of Big Rapids is be-
lieved to be the owner of the last Of the
cavalry horses known 10 have served
through the late war. Capt. Hughes Sc
cured him in 1862, after he had seen at least
year service, AMI rode him until the end
Of the war. The animal is 81 years of age
and Is given the best Of attention at the
captains old home in Bellevue, Eaten