Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-18
WOLVERINE ITEMS.

A year and a-half old child of Joseph
Thomas OF Marine City was sitting in a
chair by the stove when its clothing caught
fire. The mother, attracted by the child =
screams, ran to its ad and found it com
pletely enveloped in flames. She thrust
the little one into barrel of water TO eX-
tinguish the flames, burning her hands and
arms in n frightful manner. The child was
burned from head TO foot.
Judge Chauncey Joslyn has presented
a claim against Ann Arbor of $4,000 for
permanent injuries, pain, suffering, loss of
time, medical attendance nurses and medi-
enc, occasioned by falling on defective
sidewalk.
George Davis, the noted youthful horse
thief wanted by the officers of Genesee
and Ingham counties for three cases of
stealing horses inside of week was cap
tured the other night near his fathers
home in Clio township, by Marshal Muir
ray, of Flint Davis was asleep in hav
ST ok and did not awaken until after the
handouts were placed on him. He is the
young man whom Governor Luce par
doned out of the state prison last winter.
James Kolb, 19-year old boy of Battle
Creek has been arrested Tor robbing Bur
rats hardware store.
J ckson will soon have buggy spring
factory which will employ $50 men.
The loss by fire at jackson prison is 49,
600
The Tittabawassee boom company has
RATED and delivered this season 3Ol SOC, $40
feet of pine logs, and the president of the
boom company estimates that only 10000
600 feet are yet TO come out Last year
the total output was 456, 600, 900 feet.
The coroner's jury has returned YER
dict censuring tine engineer OF the Chicago
* Northwestern train that killed John ely
mo near Republic. The verdict will be
a L.. 4 -.
the dead mans family.
Elwood T. Hance has been appointed
postmaster art Detroit.
Ezra Leonard of Freeport will represent
Michigan at the farmers congress in Mont
gomery, Ala.
National headquarters Of the G.. A. r.
have been established in Detroit.
The board of directors of the Michigan
engineering society met in Lansing Oct 10
and canvassed the vote, sent by mail from
members, for officers. Prof. r. &. Carpen-
ter of Lansing was elected president; j. n.
Forster, Williamson vice president; r..
Hodgeman, Climax, secretary and treasur-
err; directors, George h. Steele OF Trav-
erse City, Prof M. r.. Cooley and c. f..
Green of Ann Arbor. The next conven-
ton will be held in Detroit January 81,
1890.
The United States express company of.
fcrS q, OOU reward Tor the arrest OF tue
thief or thieves who robbed the bank at
Hurry, Wis, of So, leo.
Port Huron claims that the consolidated
city of Port Huron and Fort Gratiot will
have population of 10000, July |, 1891,
and will then he increasing at the rate of
1000 year, and that the close OF the pres
ent century will find population there OF
not less than 10000, and probably of
1000
Daniel j. McCarty, who was debarred
from practice by the Michigan supreme
court ten years ago is once more located in
Grand Rapids. The supreme court was
petitioned to re instate him, but instead
gave him permission TO apply 10 the Kent
circuit court for re admission.
The Twenty first Michigan infantry held
its annual reunion In Grand Rapids the
other day. AT the business meeting over
two hundred veterans attended, many
from out OF town. Col. w. Is. McCreary
of Flint, permanent president OF the asso
citation, presided. >. w. Lyon delivered
the oratiou of the day and was elected the
regimental orator for future occasions.
The Pontiac common council has been
asked to grant franchise for street rail
way system.
The estate Of John Weimeister of How
| ell, who failed recently Is to be taken from
the assignees hands and put In the pro
| bate court, inasmuch as Mr.. Weimeistei
| died before the expiration of the time al
| lowed by law for forming . schedule OF his
| assets and liabilities.