Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25

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a shopifter ten years old has been doing
the Lansing stores.
Round Lake will oe made a summer re-
sort Jackson contributes 10000 OF the
wealth.
Forty men will work the Baraga graph
| tie mine.
ED Phinney is the new postmaster Of
East Saginaw.
Geo. w. Watson, formerly landlord of
hotels in Coldwater and Ann Arbor, died
| the other afternoon at Marshall OF Bright 4
disease. He had been i'll for a long time,
and recently his hotel Offices were taken
on mortgage, so that he died almost pen-
\ niless.
The university regents have appointed
| President Angel, Regents Draper and
| Whitman and Profs. Demmon and Pattee "a
| committee to get up book that will con
tain the names of all those who have taken
"A degree in any part oil the institution since
its organization, toget her with a full list II
marticulated students who did not remain at
| the university the full period for time need
| ed TO complete the requirements of "A de-
| gree. The work will give the present resi-
dence Of the living and the last residence
and date of death OF the rest IL will fur
nish all academic degrees that any graduate
may have received. his civil war record,
| and note high official position he may have
! held.
John L. Frisbie, eight years clerk of
Hilisdale county, and six years United
States counsel at Rheims, France, is now
landlord of the Lawrence house in Adrian.
Judge Cooley, chairman of the interstate
commerce commission, is now at his home
in Ann Arbor, suffering from nervous pros
tration.
Chas. B. Keehne, the slick young man
who shot and robbed Grocer Grove w.
Griffin of MuskegOn the night of Sept. II,
a. "a ttuht tntu a faa oftl
pleaded guilty, and Judge Dickerman SEN
fenced him 10 10 years at the Michigan
state prison. The fellow took ii very CRATE
fully as he expected "a much more severe
sentence.
A. II. Buel a Grand Rapids salvation
army man, aged 2S years is missing.
Ameil Gosch has been sentenced TO Jack
son for II years for the murder Of Dan Sin
clair OF Boone township, Kent county, in
August last Gosch says that he would not
have tired had he not been in fear of his
own and his familys safety. He also says
that he was convicted on false testimony,
and was as good "a man TO day as any of his
prosecutors. His case will be appealed TO
the supreme court
Higginss planning and saw mill, cider
and lell yworks and evaporation in Beleville,
were burned the other morning. The fire
probably caught from the burning sulphur
in the bleacher. About 20 hands are
thrown out of employment. The loss is
about $1,000; insurance 500. During the
progress of the fire a gang of men men at
tempted 10 move "a cider press, which fell
on Phil Talbot, young married man,
crushing his skill.
Judge o. A. Smith has appointed as a
soldiers relief commission for lngham
county DR.. Rush j. Shank Of Lansing, DR.
w. w. Root of Mason, and Chas. A. Minis
of StockDridge, all old soldiers. This is in
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ter, authorizing the levying of a special
township tax of not 10 exceed one tenth of
"a mill and requires the judges of probate to
appoint relief commission of three per-
sons in each county.
Addie Peterson 10 year old girl of Ian
sing, who has been stealing from stores in
that city for some time, has been arrested
A library association has been formed by
Port Huron lawyers, with capital of
$1,000.
Two insane criminals escaped from the
tonia asylum the other night.
Capt. John Miner of Detroit is said TO
contemplate the construction of ferry
boat 100 feet long and 20 feet wide 10 be
modelled after the Detroit river boats and
10 have great speed, all for summer use
between Mackinac island and neighboring
ports.
Samuel w. Dorr, a resident of this state
since 1882, died at his home in Manchester
a few days ago.
John Fuller Of Oscoda accidently shot
Leonard Smith, while fooling with re-
volver the other morning. The ball enter
ed Smiths head near the base of the brain
at the back and lodged in the forehead
breaking the skull, but not coming through.
Smith lived from IL o'clock, when the ac.
cident happened, until 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mrs Brotherton of jackson was serious
ly burned by gasoline stove the other
day.
A two years old child of n. Ackley was
burned TO death IN his farm house in Col.
fax township, Wednesday, while the
mother was absent. Her return prevented
another child from meeting a similar fate
Joseph Roberts. "a harnessmalier of Lake
Odessd, WAS found dead in his store the
other day.
Mclaughlin, an escaped prisoner from
Negaunee, was captured in Winnipeg the
other day.
The annual reunion of the Twentieth
Michigan infantry was held IN Battle
Greek oct. IL. Chester ID. Berry of com
pany /, was elected president; George y
Smith OF company J, secretary and treas
urer; LA. Baker Of company Il, orator
The next, the twenty fifth reunion, will be
held in Marshall in October, 1850.
The Twenty seventh Michigan volunteer
Infantry met IN Lansing Oct. IL The fol
lowing regimental officers were elected
President, Oscar Hancock, Hilsdale; vice
president James Campbell. Lansing; sec
rotary and treasurer, John VanHorn, Port
land. TIE next reunion will be held in
Lansing on the Wednesday of state fair
week.
William Neal aged 80 years, died in the
Kalamazoo county poor house recently.
He has lived in that county since 1540.
Five brick arches of the new library
building of Olivet college fell to the base
ment the other day. George Frazer and
James Hook were buried in the debris, and
seriously injured. Frazier died the next
day.
Robert Oaks under indictment in Deca-
tur for conspiracy, who escaped from an
officer recently, has been re. captured at
ST Joseph
Celery growers of Kalamazoo estimate
their loss by frost at 100000
The house, barns and sheds of s. G.. Boy
Ian, in Battle Greek township, were burn
ed the other night, at loss of 81, 500, with
5000 insurance.
The barns and sheds Of the Lake Super
ior iron company in lshpeming, were
burned the other night. Loss, 5000.
Postmaster Bennett of Jackson, who
was recently removed by the postmaster
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