Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-11-27

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James Caldwell, Of Fort Gratiot,
whipped his lo-ycar-old stepdaughter,
Maudie Scott until her recovery Is con.
sidered extremely doubtful. Caldwell Is
under arrest.
Muskegon has her first Easte.n Star
chapter OF Masons, with Mrs. @. ID. Smith
as worthy matron; Mrs. w. Il. McLaugh-
lin, worthy patron, and Mrs. e. +. Parker,
assistant matron.
Michigan's military men want TO attend
the big encampment at the worlds fair
next year. and for this reason the state
encampment may not be held down by
Gov. Winans' farm.
Over $50 tickets have been sold for Mar
shalfs star lecture course. and as the opera
house will seat only $50 persons. the young
men are figuring they may have something
else to hold beside hands.
Muskegon commandery. knights tenn
plar, gave G. 4. Hills a fine surprise upon
his 10th birthday. Mr.. Hills is one of the
oldest Masons in western Michigan and
has taken the SD degree
CONGRESSMAN Belknap's cup OF good fort
une is more than bubblng over. He is
grandpa for the first time, fine eight
pound boy blessing the household Of his
daughter, Mrs. Fred Wurzburg.
Battle Creeks electric cars are running
smoothly and the citizens are much elated
over rapid transit, but much disgruntled TO
think they are obliged TO transfer at the
Michigan Central railroad crossing
| Ludngton citizens are after an extern
sion of the Chicago q West Michigan
| mi ha x.,in n
year if they have to twist the Traverse
City branch around to take them in.
Adolph Greulich, aged carpenter of
Grand Rapids, tried to shoot Charles Lai-
telt, his brother-in-law, and falling point
ed the revolver at his own head and fired
twice. The wounds are considered fatal.
ID. l.. Garlick, Of Grand Haven, blew
out the gas in his room at the Gartley
house, Benton Harbor, and the room rap
idly filled with an odor that nearly ended
Garlick's existence. He is in q precarious
condition.
Clinton Sommers, OF Clio, was arrested
upon the charge of larceny and was ac-
quilted. He brings suit against Fred n.
toote, his accuSer, and Justice Willard
for 20, 600 alleged damages for false i'm
prisonment
Midland must be credited with the first
coasting accident of the season. Sam
Foster, jr., sped over the ice and snow on
the court house hill last week and collided
with hydrant His face and head was
badly bruised.
In changing its time table the Detrois,
Lansing 81 Northern railroad first sched-
ules the road from Detroit TO Grand Rap
ids as the 'main liue," and names the OLD
line from Grand ledge TO Howard City
the western division"
Mrs. Jennie Gates, young wife Of Bay
City doctor, is probably "A kepSomaniac
She was arrested shorS time ago for
stealing iewelry from Jacob Fishers res
idence, and now she is charged with en-
bezzement by the Hoyt dry goods COM
pany.
Young Latimer the J scksoul masgScide
was scheduled to make his escape with
the three desperate convict9 who got
away. A short time ago, through a tun-
nell He grew timid, feigned sickness and
went 70 the hospital on tie day SGT for
gaining freedom.
The western social conference of me
elders of tns Reformed church of America
was in session at Holland last week. One
Of the questions for discussion was Che
deSirability OF the union between tho
Dutch and German Reformed churches in
the United States.
Rival piano dealers at Jackson Save pr
culiar ways for getting ahead Of each other
err ia making sales. One scamp cut the
tapes intended ~ hasten the action of the
instrument of u rival and thereby made is
inferior TO. his own. The detectives am
looking for him now.
DIR. W. M. Edwards has beea reelected
medical superintendent of ths Michigan
insane asylum ut Kalamazoo, and every
one who knows che doctor will say at once
the trustees did the proper thing in retain
ing his services, DIR. Stone was elected
assistant superintendent.
Reports, came from Grand Rapids one
day that several dime museum freaks were
stranded there, including Barney Baldwin,
the man with the broken neck, and toe
day following word comes that Barney
has been welded TO Phoebe Juneau, the
piano thumper At the musee.
The detachment of salvation army sol
dscrs oamped in the Saginaw valley, is.
going 20 have high old time about Decem-
Der Is. The new barracks in West Bay
City are TO be formally dedicated and the
soldiers are going to turn out il force.
Commander Darlington Booth is expected
20 be present.
Bessemer has solved the problem Of pure
waeer supply us far as knowing Just how
TO secure il is concerned, Two beautiful
wells have been secured az the Colby NINE
and the village can have the overflow il it
will build reservoir on top of Colby hill
and then pipe the water. n splendid
pressure would thus be provided.
William O'Brien, au old inmate Of the
! soldiers home at Grand Rapids, was
found in the woods. a half mile from the
institution, frozen TO death. In his pockets
were found the fatal secrets, bottles Of
whisky and alcohol nearly empty. He had
been to the city for liquid supplies and had
taken unusually large rations.
BY the recent action of the broom men
of the county in securing corner on
broom corn, John Otis, Of Mancelona,
| or avan SD 600 a passilY he can