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

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Judge Peck of Jackson, was granted !
writs of habeas corpus in the cases OF Eper |
:. Barber and Henry FRANKLIN, two state |
prison convicts. Barber came from Flint
in August, 1854, on an eight years sentence |
for forgery. He claims gross irregularily
in the Judgment. Franklin was sent from
Kalamazoo in 1884 for horse Stealing, LOT
ten We ,rs, and claims his liberty on the ba-
sis OF five years being the limit OF sentence
in such "a case as his.
Tracy w. Niles, superintendent OF the
Kalamazoo division OF the Lake SHORE ~
Michigan Southern road, has been promo
ted TO the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the Ashta
bula * Oil City division. X. L. Harris OF
Buffalo, succeeds Mr.. Niles at Kalamazoo
Alexander W. Copeland, postmaster OF
Detroit died Sept. 2s. Mr.. Copeland was
born in Scotland March rs, 1929, and came
with his parents to Detroit in 1884.
Hon. Thomas w. Palmer Of Detroit,
minister TO Spain, has just been elected
president of the American humane So
ciety.
The banking house of II. G.. Packard &
Co of Reed City has suspended payment
Tracy w. Niles. superintendent of the
Kalamazoo division of the l.. >. * M >.
road, has been promoted to the same posi-
| tion on the Ashtabula n Oh CITY DIVISION
Thomas Higgins, brakeman, fell be-
| tween two cars CT moving train near
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| literally ground TO pieces, tive cars pass
! ing over him. and the head being severed
from the body.
Michigan university will have over 2, 600
| students this year. There are large gains in
the medical, dental and law schools.
over block of buildings in Pentwater
were destroyed by nre the other night, at
a loss $1,000 But for the new water
works the entire village would have been
destroyed.
Otto Samberg charged w ith killing Har-
| rv AXworthy. a Port Huron bartender, has
| been acquitted
The plans for the new government
building in Detroit have been changed
again, and as they now are VIII give that
city good example of Romanesque archi-
lecture. The building will have four
| fronts will be 1872 feet on Fort street, ana
LAFAYETTE avenue, by l52 feet on Shelby
and Wayne streets; will have central
clock tower 80 feet square and l9' ieet
high; the roof is TO be unbroken by dor
mers. The building will be of cut stone,
of kind not specified
The Seventh Michigan cavalry will hold
a reunion at Lansing Oct. D.
Frank Francisco is in jail at Lapeer
charged with horse stealing.
The bank and general store of Weimester
& Co. of Howell has been closed, because
the funds Of the concern are locked up IN
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by Waterbury X Rice, contractors Tor the
new court house. who were depositors IN
the bank.
Prof Benz. +. Nichols. teacher of book
keeping in the public schools of Ann Arbor,
was out driving the other day, when the
horse started To run While Nlchols was
standing on the ground holding the lines.
He hung on and was dragged some dis,
lance The horse turned "A corner and
Nichols head was dashed against the curb
stone crushing his skull. He did not re-
gain consciousness, and died three hours
after being taken home.
Irving Latimer has been taken out OF
the solitary cell in Jackson prison and put
at work on his old Job in the blacksmith
shop He begged piJeously to be taken ou'
and put to work, promising the warden
that he would never again cause hi II
trouble.
! ID. NJ. Richardson, the well known matct
manufacturer of Detroit, is dead.
} H. A. T. Hoag corresponding secretary
of the northwestern branch of the Won
! ans foreign missionary society OF the NJ
| t. church died at her home in Alolol
sept 20. She was widely and well known
through several of the northwestern states
and was much beloved among her Aloioi
acquaintances.
Frank Foote was arrested in Ypsilant
c the other day on charge OF forgery com
= mitted in Ohio, and taken to Ann Arbor
], Foote learned that no requisltion paper
Y had been issued, and demanded ana sc
5 cured his release. He was rearrested Of
r "A new complaint, and at once lnstltute'
: suit against the officer who arrested
r him for unlawful arrest, claiming 5000
g damages.
i William McKingsley of Mus1egon wa
e elected vice president of the Nations
o Cigarmakers' Union, at the conventlo
; held IN New York recently.
g Ex. Senator James A. Duffey of Adams
i" Spring Lake county, Cal, died on the 2jt
D inst. He was "a brother OF Postmaste
Dufreyof Ann Arbor, of Michae. aud Phlil
Duffey OF Whitmore Lake and OF Mrs
Patrick Gallagher of Corunna.
l. The Thunder Bay River boom compan
I, have RATED 10 the various lumoer an
single mills in Alpena city, this season
81 l.l55,10i logs, which sealed III, sis,6 $40 fee
~ The annual reunion of the Seventeen
80 Michigan Infantry was held In Gran
~ Rapids Sept %. Mai Thos. Matthews
"A Oswego, y. y, was chosen president; v
i'm IL. Brcarley, Detroit, vice presidents Au
10 tin George, Ypsilanti, secretary ana urea
,d urer.
al The fourth annual reunion Of the ST
d. teenth Michigan Infantry association w;
le held in r. 81 Saginaw sept. p, about II
i'm members being present. Among tho
n present were Auditor General Alpn, Jud-
A. B. Morse. and Col. stockton of tlin
business meeting and banquet we're fe
~ lures OF the reunion. Officers were elect
=, as follows: President, ii. II. Alpin, We
ho BAY City; vice president, L. ID. Grahal
~ Detroit: secretary and treasurer, n.
m Cameron of Lansing.
ld II. B Barry says his new brotherhood
o United Labor is doing well, and has
* membership of 10000
en- Mrs Amael Gosch, whose husband is
he Jail IN GRIND Rapids on "a charge of mt
int der gave her farm to raise money FOR '
Nv Cslense of her husband. Then she tried
Iu- get 1t back through the courts. Then 5
We changed her mind and let IL go. Now $
Ia has filed st itement eulogiZing her NJ
be band and declaring that Sheriff Bishop a
or other officials induced her TO turn AGAR
Gosch because they wished TO prevent h
getting money for his defense, and to Sc
him to state prison without getting a Il
trial She says that when she signed /
lar petition for relief Sue didn know what
-uc was.
are One million feet Of lumber in Buckley
A"' Douglas lumber yards in Manistee W
destroyed by fire the other day.
'r,di "A sanitary convention will be held
Ia Vicksburg, Kalamazoo county, under