Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-06

Monday night and had 10 be locked up.
The sixth biennial meeting of the
Michigan mutual fire insurance company
was held at Lansing Thursday. Il. 5.
Burnet of Bancroft was elected president.
John Woodbeck, lO1 years old, of
Pewamo died Monday. He served in the
war of 1912 and has been "A pensioner for
years. He had lived in Pewamo "a years.
Receiver Whitney of the Peters lumber
company. negotiated "A loan of 5000, 600 on
40, 900, 900 feet of pine and released the
lumber. The move was ordered by the
court.
Bailey is in the throes of great revival,
over - persons having professed CONVEX
sion. a band OF crusaders with a record
Of l25 conversions at Grant is the moving
spirit.
l. ID. Giddings of oxford was struck by
a locomotive Friday night and seriously
injured. The wagon in which he was
riding was wrecked, but the horse
escaped.
The legislative committee visited the
mining school Thursday under the guidance
of Jay Hubbell. The school wants $50, 900
and the committee is in favor Of recon-
mending it.
William Hugh, ir., of the firm of Higbee
& Hugh, Morley, was thrown from horse
Saturday and seriously injured. The horse
stepped on his breast and internal injuries
are feared.
The Michigan buggy company Of Kala-
mazoo, has decided to make its own wheels
after this. The movement is made to pro-
tect the company against the American
wheels trust.
The Phi Theta ri fraternity of tho uni
vcrsity of Michigan has purchased the
Henry Rogers residence, paying $40, 600 for
it. 1t will be remodeled and used for a
society house.
Albert Porsema, "A Muskegon boy, was
sliding down hill the other day, when he
fell OF the sled and not only broke his jaw
but also received internal injuries that
may prove fatal
J. NJ. North. formerly a clerk in the
Hubbard house jackson, and well known
to the travelling men all over the state,
died in Homer Wednesday. He was a
prominent G.. \. X. man.
William Lockwood, a carpenter of Elm
wood Tuscola county, fell from barn on
which he was employed Tuesday and broke
his neck. He was 80 years old and leaves
a family of three, well provided for.
The Swedish Baptist church at Muske-
gon burned Saturday night, while a
meeting was in progress. The loss is
practically covered by insurance, amount
ing 10 81, 600. No one knows how the fire
started.
The government surveyors are working
on the ice IN the Saginaw river, of West
Bay City, ascertaning the channel of the
river. The work is progressing very slow
~, and it VIII DC at least month before il
is completed.
The Musl1egon Y. NJ. c. A., organized
January 81, 1890, with 1875 members,
opened its brand new quarters Mon
day night and admitted 21 new members.
The organization is booming. and its open
ing reception was grand success.
Detective Mulhall of the United States
secret service arrested Abel d. Thaycr of
Kalkaska. and Fred and George Lachine of
Luther. Wednesday. on the charge Of count
erfeiting. He found lot of the queer
with them and moulds for making it,
New postonices have been established at
Guunisonyille, Clinton county. Manistee
Junction, Manstec county, and special
service ordered between Sault Ste Marie
and Neebi sh. The service between
Bclknap and Spring Grove has been made
daily.
Tardmaster Odair of the Chicago &
Grand Trunk at Durand. had the flesh
scraped off his leg and his toe cut off by
catching in a switch rail the other night.
Nothing but his presence of MUD in
throwing his body fiat outside the rails
saved his life.
The new loading pockets Of b shaft,
Ludington mine, will be the largest and
most improved ever constructed. They
will be capable Of holding an immense
quantity of ore and load TO both St. Paul
and Northwestern cars. a new shaft house
is 10 be constructed.
4Dr Theodore Nelson. pastor of the
Michigan avenue Baptist church, Sagi-
nav, has resigned. to take effect Feb uary
l. He is well known in the state by rea-
son of having been superintendent of pub
lie instruction and acting president of the
Kalamazoo college. He has call else
where
Charles II. Graf of South Haven was
divorced from his wife last April on the
grounds Of desertion, claiming that he
did not know her whereabouts. Mrs.
Graf now appears, says it Is all a lie, that
Graf knew where she was. and got di-
vorcc because he was infatuated with
another woman. She wants the decree set
aside.
1t is announced at Grand Rapids that
William Alden Smith, attorney for the
Chicago q West Michigan railroad, has Sc
cured the right of way for - miles OF rail
road between New Buffalo, Mich. and
Hammond. Ind. II is said that the road
will connect with the Chicago & Indiana
belt line and give the West Michigan folks
"a right of way to Chicago independent Of
the Michigan Central.
Joseph Waller of Bay City purchased
piano for 500, which was TO be paid for
on the installment plan at $40 per month.
Some time ago his house burned and with
it the piano. and he refused TO pay any
more. OF course, a suit was brought and
the court decided that Waller must con-
tinue TO ante up every month just the same
rs if he was getting soul satisfying strains