Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-04-17

ana the Official paper OF the place, the
Harrietta Gazette, changed its name TO the
CASTOR Gazette.
The wholesale bakery establishment OF
w. X. Il j. 5. Esselstyn. of Lansing. was
sold Wednesday to Krause 4 Haviland, of
Saginaw. who will continue the business
at the old stand.
The Black Diamond railway wanted
Lexington TO put up bonus of $40, 900
and right OF way. Lexington will not
do 1t and the road will go another way 10
reach the terminal point.
The controller Of the currency has
appointed the Globe national bank of
Boston, and the national banks of deposit
Detroit reserve agents for the HOughtOn
national bank, Houghton.
Commandant Byron r. Pierce, of the
soldiers home. turned the keys of the in
stitution over TO his successor, Charles III.
Manly, Wednesday night Speeches were
made and general blowout held.
A st. lgnace man recently received n
dog by express from friend and had TO
pay $40. He still feels very sore, as the
same breed Of dogs can be bought in st.
Ignace for % cents per half dozen.
Richard II. Surby, who runs sort of
summer resort on Gognac lake, Battle
Greek, has sued that city for So, 900 dam
ages, and also wants TO restrain the city
from lowering the water in the lake
The four year old son Of John Lipps of
Hart disappeared Monday and nothing has
been seen of him since, despite the fact
that a searching party of over 100 has
spent most of the time since then in hunt
ing for him.
l.. j. Palmer, Manistique farmer,
invited an Indian 10 drink with him and
then smashed the poor red man across the
face because he wouldn't pay for the drink.
10 cost Palmer nearly $50 to settle his
Indian trouble.
Rev. ID. w. Shorts, soldier teacher and
theologian, died in Owosso Tuesday. aged
60 years. He had been pastor of the
Congregational church in Owosso, and
during his evcntful life has been in the
army and the legislature.
The Saginaw salt manufacturers haze
decided that competition would be ruino Gus
and have formulated plan on which a new
Michigan salt association will be formed.
The basis of organization is nearly identical
with that of the old association.
Miss Ella NJ. Laughray, of Muskegou,
was deaf from child and went to Detroit
to be treated. Two years ago she miracu-
lousy recovered her hearing. and when
the Detroit doctor heard Of it he chased
out 10 Muskegon and married her.
Oliver Little, of Grand Ledge, is one OF
the young men that marres a wife and
then deserts her. just now he is missing,
but his wife would like 10 see him little,
and the police Of Grand Ledge will daily
with him if they lay eyes and hands on his
handsome figure.
John Barrisd an Austrian. went home
from Mauistique last fall On his return
be had considerable money. He was heard
of at Detroit and Grand Rapids. but has
not been heard from since, and his next of
bin, G.. Frankovitch, is advertising far and
wide to find him.
Abraham Boyd, travelling insurance
man. stepped into an election booth in
Grand Rapids Monday and helped himself
TO the tickets. He was not a voter and
had no right 10 the tickets and was sur
prised to find himself under arrest. He
was held in $500 for trial.
The heirs of Mrs. Alfalfa Page, late of
Byron township, Kent county. thought
that where there was will there was
way TO break it, but they don't think so
any more as Judge Grove of Grand
Rapids has decided after five days
hearing that the will must stand.
Mrs. J. Perry and her seven year old
daughter of Bay City were attacked by
the grip last Tuesday and the doctor left
two kinds of medicine one for .the child
and the other for Mrs. Perry. BY some
mistake the child was given dose OF the
medicine intended for her mother. The
child is dead
The Pewabc mine is still on fire, and
will, it is feared, burn 10 the surface. The
timbers are old and burn like finder. The
workmen in the Quincy have returned TO
work IL is said that the fire was caused
by a lot Of workmen building a bonfire to
heat their dinners. No one was killed, but
John Perry was overcome by smoke. He
will recover.
George Wideman, Chicago & Grand
Trunk fireman. has been missing from his
home in Flint since the middle of last
month and his people are beginning 10
inquire where he is The rumor now
floating around Flint states that he went
to the Woodhine house between Port
Huron and Fort Gratiot and has not been
seen since. An investigation will be made
"Dr." A. Tognetti has been selling an
ointment IN Bay City which he claimed
was panacea for all human ailments. He
threw q lot Of the stuff into Dennis Fla
iole's eye. and while a warrant was being
sworn out skipped the town. The doctor"
will be locked up if caught Tognetti is
the fellow who was fined in West Bay City
last week for assaulting John Williams,
shoemaker.
Saturday night last Claudius b. Laselle
and wife put up at a Benton Harbor hotel.
He left his wife at the hotel and started
for Chicago with a Miss Klasner. The
pair returned Wednesday morning and Mrs.
Laselle was laying for them, loaded for
bear. In about two minutes she bad given
Miss Klasncr a sound horsewhipping. The
whole crowd was brought up for trial, but
released on promising better behavior.
Lucia Eaton. the telegraph operator at
Greenville, had pet cat that she loved.
When she saw that cat in fight with an
other feline the other day, aud apparently
getting the worst of it, she charged 70 the
rescue. Both cats chewed her hand and
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