Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-04

Officer Leonard of Ann Arbor, went to
Marshall the other day and arrested
Charles j. Search, principal OF the Mar
shall high school, on charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses. Search
formerly lived in Ann Arbor, and short
time ago sold stove To n dealer In that city,
which, il is alleged, belonged TO his step
father The stove was replevined from the
dealer, who was mulcted for $40 costs ana
50 damages.
David G. Slawson, a pioneer of Green
vile, is dead.
Polish Catholics OF Bay City, are going
to build $40, 900 church.
Yysilanti is to spend an additional s50.-
600 on its water works.
The American wool boot company will
erect factory in Hastings, give employ
ment TO l25 men and turn out 1000 pairs
| of felt boots day.
Alfred Clark, living near Big Rapids, is
going TO bore on his farm for oil, gas, coal,
| or whatever may be under the surface.
George Nena of Hesperia, was fatally in.
| jured the other evening by being knocked
| of the top OF windmill.
| Capt. j. l.. Quackenbush, a Michigan
| man, has been nominated for the legisla-
| ture by the democrats of Washington Ter
| ritory.
The question Of appointing guardian
| for VIM McKellop, the Perry banker who
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| brick" scheme. will be settled oct 3.
| 1t is now claimed that Solomon Felch, of
| near Iron Mountain, who was found with
| bullet hole in his head, was killed by his
| hired man, Chas Stilitz The latter asked Tor
his pay, and in consequence OF the quarrel
| that followed ch sed his employer 10 an In
dian camp near by and shot him. The IN
dians then captured Stilih and held him
| till the sheriff arrived.
Mrs. Chauncey King of Sodus dropped a
pocket book containing SIS on the ground,
| and calf ate II. The calf was killed at
once and the money secured.
Menominee will have the free delivery
system after October.
Col. George II. Sanford of Lansing has
been asked 10 make democratic speeches IN
Dakota He declines.
Three hundred pupils are attending the
deaf and dumb school at Flint
| Peter Casting Of Jackson was attacked
| by footpads on his way home the other
night, and robbed of sl6 all the money he
had. This is the second robbery OF the
kind in the same spot within the last few
weeks.
Dolph Gahoury, for many years loco
motive engineer on the Chicago X North
western Railroad, was sparring IN sport
with friend in Escanaba. The friend re
ceived "a blow on the nose which caused
that organ TO bleed excessively. "A doctor
|
his back In this position the blood from
his nose flowed back into his throat, caus
ing death from strangulatlon Gahoury
and the doctor have been held under S3.Otl
bonds 10 answer the charge OF manslaugh
ter.
f. S. Gray of Newaygo, Geo. w. Rowel
of Battle Creek and John Mes of Sauga
tuck have been admitted TO practice before
the interior department.
Adam Schumann, "A farmer living in Bue
ma Vista "a short distance east OF East sag
NAV, was cleaning revolver the othel
, afternoon when one of the cartridges ex
ploded the bullet entering the brain o
Mrs Schumann, killing her instantly. Sh,
was 40 years of age and leaves family.
> verdict of accidental death was returned
Mrs Lucia l.. Neh, "a years old, who
. | lived with her son in Vienna township
/. Genesee county, fell into the freplac
. during the absence OF the family ana wa
. burned to death.
= Gladstone citizens are raising none
with which TO secure a roller Touring mil
and large furnace and steel works whlc
Il will employ 800 men.
5. G. Coffinbury, one OF the Oldest cam
ablest) lawyers in southern Michigan, DIE
! in Constantine recently He was an on
y Ger in the ranks of the "Patriots' IN the
n Patriotic war in Canada, was prominen
Il Knight Templar, sd degree Mason, ma
; been grand high priest of the grand chapte
u of Michigan and ster of the grand lodge
He was ripe scholar and an author {
u much ability.
/ Jacobus Elenvel, one of the first settler
:, of Allegan county, is dead.
>, Theodore Tumhafer of Monitor township
- BAY County, fell from "A tree while gathe
a ing nuts, and died an hour later.