Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
There Is talk of organizing q company
with 500, 900 capital to build = dry dock at
Hounhf0n

The governor has appointed John NJ
Eberden member OF the board OF correc-
tions and charities for Gratiot county
1t has been decided to establish "a Chris
tian college in northern Michigan, and a
committee has been appointed to look up a
site.
DIR. T.. j. Convey, for many years a promi-
nent physiian at SwartZ Creek, Mecosta
county, has been arrested, charged with
criminal assault upon Miss Florence Brun-
ger, Ii years old, who had called at his
office on business. Covey is under s., 900
bonds 10 appear for trial
The j. j. Burns company Cimited) con-
tractors for the railroad from Battle Creek
to Bay City, has made an assignment,
pleading that il could no negotiate the
bonds issued by the railroad company. As
soon as money is raised the contractors
will resume and until that time the direc.
tors will push the construction.
John w. Hewitt, an engineer on the
Flint x Pere Marquette railroad, was
crippled for life in an accident six years
ago. The company paid him 81, 800 in in
| stallments, and then Hewitt sued the COM
pany, on the first trial receiving verdict
OF 900. The case was appealed, and was
not decided until recently, when the com
pany paid the victim $1,000, and the suit is
| off.
Fifteen years ago Benjamin Ensley,
wealthy widower of Newaygo county, deed
dren. Subsequently he married again. and
now is trying to have the original deed
set aside.
T.. II. Ferry, brother Of Senator Ferry,
who has spent a number of years in Utah,
says that territory is not ready for admis-
sion as state, but that in about five years
il may be tit for statehood.
The senate committee on inter state com
merce will hold sessions in Detroit during
the coming recess of congress, for the pur-
pose OF making thorough investigation as
to the relation of Canadian railroads and
waterways TO American corporations.
Joseph Washington who knocked down
and robbed a man of SO in Lansing last
fall, has been sentenced to 10 years in Jack.
| son.
1t is thought that there are still 5000, 900
bushels of wheat in the hands of the farm
ers Of Michigan, which will be marketed
| before next July.
The president of the Canadian Pacific
| claims that his road will be running trains
into Port Huron via Sarnia next summer.
The new Potts railroad, which runs
| northwest from Oscoda, is now graded 10 a
point only Is miles from Atlanta, Montmor-
ency county. II completed TO the latter
| point, it will only have 32 miles further to
| go TO connect with the Michigan Central at
| Vanderbilt.
| A large gray wolf was killed the other
day near Reeds Lake in Kent county.
j. II. Stark of Adrian, late first lieuten-
! ant commanding Co. X. Fourth Michigan
Inf, offers his services TO the state and ma
| ton in case of trouble with Germany grow
| ing out of the Samoa trouble Gov. Luce
assures him that if his services are needed
he will be the first man to be called out
Alfred Houston Of Nirvana, while out
hunting rabbits, slipped from stump
! while his hand was over the muzZle of the
hamtnar CT
| thing, the load was discharged, tearing his
! hand most cruelty, and lodging the contents
| in his left breast at the nipple. He lies in "a
critical state, but it is hoped that he will
! recover.
Powers & Walkers elevator cable in
! Grand Rapids broke at noon and the eleva-
tor, loaded with lumber, crashed 10 the
| basement, two stories below. John Van
| buren,, aged IS, was on the elevator and re-
ceived fatal injuries. He has a family.
Some days ago Miss Bull1rd, formerly Of
Lapeer county, was arrested in Flint as a
dangerous or insane person. The Daily
| News OF Flint commented sensationally
upon the matter, and now the girls father
a prominent man in the northern part of
! the state, has commenced proceedings
against the News for criminal libel, and
also against the officers who made the
| arrest for unlawful detention.
Edward Puttkamer, an old resident of
other day by a falling tree.
Douglass Trombley OF Bay City, was
killed the other day by being hnocked head
foremost into the hold of vessel by q
swinging boom
Fifty physicians of Saginaw, Bay, Tus
cola, Midland, Huron, Genesee, Oakland,
! Clare, Isabella, Roscommon aud Arenac
/ counties met in East Saginaw the other
! day and organized medical club. Object,
! mutual improvement in the discussion of
! matters OF interest TO the profession. Drs.
! Tousley of Midland Thompson of Genesee;
| Carrow of Bay Morris of Tuscola; Barber
/ and Ross of Saginaw, were chosen a com
mittee on membership. Sessions will be
held semi-annually on the third Tuesday of
| May and December The next meeting
will be at Bay City, May 81. DR.. Haga-
| dorm of Bay City, was elected secretary.
w. A. & a. NJ. Bradford, who have oper-
| ated hardwood lumber plants at Goshen,
| Ind, and Harbor Springs, Mich, have as
signed with $4,000 liabilities and $4,000
| assets.
Henry c. Porter, we'll known miller of
Battle Creek, has been missing for about a
month.
The mills on the shores Of Lake Huron
| cut during the year lSSS total of 62l $50,
| 053 feet of lumber and had on hand l50.-
| 5l7 300 at the close Of the year. They also
manufactured %, 4l4,500 shingles and had
on hand 1925, $50. The lumber cut for 1883
exceeds the big cut of 1857 by over sixty
SIX million. The shingles cut exceeds that
OF 1857 by 20,0OO,0O0 and has only been ex-
ceeded once in the history of the shore, in
! 1879, when the figures were 10 $1,000
The Irish National League has started a
I movement to hold in nearly all of the states
semi Official meetings for the purpose of
iudorsing the Gladstone movement TO Sc
| cure home rule for ireland. Gov Luce
has accepted Father Reilly's invitation to
preside at a meeting, which will be held in
Representative Hall at the Capitol. The
date has not been been fixed upon, but it
will be between February II and 20-the
! first week after the return of the legisla-
tors from the long ad ournment. Speaker
| Diekeman and President pro TEN. Ball will
serve as vice pre- sidents, as Will also a mum
Der of the prominent leaders of both partie ;
on the floor. Michigan is believed to be the
| fir st state to take action IN the matter.
The liabilities OF the Burns construction
| company OF Battle Creek, which failed re-
Gently, are placed at half million dollars
| The company was organized for the con
! struction of the Canada and St. Louis
railway. The terms of payment for the
! construction of the road were that the
, Burns company should furnish all
| material and labor and receive $4,000
| Der milo of first mort gaUe bonds and 500 OOO