Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-04

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letting a woman inside the kitchen or pan
try.
The society of Friends has dedicated a
new ~, 900 church at Tecumsch. IL is the
first church in tho village to adopt electric
lighting.
The Merrill s. Ring saw mill, one OF the
oldest Of the Saginaw river, have shut
down. aud the machinery will be shipped
TO Duluth.
Rev. G.. Mott Williams ha8 left Milwau-
lxee and entered on his duties as a Mar
quette rector and archdeacon OF the upper
peninsula
Prof. Scott viii appeal to the alumni
and friends OF Michigan university for
funds to provide better facilities for the
study OF art
Mr.. and Mrs. Samue! Braudt's two
year-old ch Id had its eye burned out at
Saginaw with rcd hot poker with which
ID was playing.
Battle Creeks printing press works is
becoming an industry OF large proportions.
1t now employees 80 skilled mechanics dur
ing the day time and 40 at night.
Circuit Court Commissioner Titus, of
prosecuting attorney there is vacant
misionership for Gov. Winans to fill.
A. l.. vandercook, a prominent grocer
| at Mason, has made an assignment. He
has been doing large business. but tue
sales TOO largely exceeded the collections.
Dr. Fairchld. president OF thu agrcul-
tural college ut Mauhatton, Kas.. is talked
| Of ha IF Dnt
| field, OF Ollvet college. who has resigned
A Cassopols cider mill has turned out
., 900 barrels of tho juicy stuff. most OF
which will find a ready market Just across
the line in local option Van Buren, County.
Chittenden, Herrck & Company. of
| Cadillac, have purchased OF Buckley 81
| Douglass. of Manlstee. tract OF pine near
their n III OF about 10, 600. 900 feet; consid-
Grafton sS5, 600.
John c. Joss post q. A. X, OF Constan-
tine, has appointed committee to act in
con. junction with u committee OF citizens in
the matter OF erecting a soldiers monu-
ment in that village
The new refrigerator works tho Mus
| kegun boomers secured from Mich gan
City is giving employment to 200 men. or
| plant Of Iudiapss lake port
Daniel Severn OF Dimondale, veteran.
| who for many months during tho war was
IN rebel PRISONS, slipped while going after
pail of water and broke his hip. No
hopes are given for his recovery.
a new summer resort planned on South
Mauitou island by Chicago men, will in
clude "A three story hotol with a frontage
OF 26+ feet A steamer TO ply between
there and Chicago is also in the project
Last Juac Frank Ewood was killed BY
the collision of two trains on Il railroad ia
Alabama, while acting as fireman on one
of the engines. His mother, who lives in
jackson, has brought suit against the COM
pany.
William Johnson, OF Clare, is under
arrest upon n charge of attempting to
felouiously assault Dora Feaster, l2 Year.,
of age, his sister in-law. Mrs. johnson,
alleged Ia be an accessory, was not
arrested.
Eight-year-old Roy Howard. Of Hawk
head, Van Buren, county, tried 20 ride upon
tho axletrec OF "a thrasing machine tender.
He was thrown To the ground, was run
over by heavy wagon and sustained a
fractured leg.
The Ypsilanu Light Guard is exceed
ingy happy over its transfer from the
Fourth to the First regiment 1t IS glad
70 be where is can come into more direct
competition with tho Ann Arbor and
Adrian companies.
The residence Of Mrs. Sarah Turner.
two and one-haif miles northeast OF Null
ken, was burned and Mrs. Turner's grand
daughter, IL years DID, was burned TO
death in tho flames. Mrs. Turner is an
old lady who lived alone with her grand
daughter, and narrowly escaped with her
life.
News of the death OF John Il. Everard,
in Minneapolis, Mimi, was received in
Jackson Monday. MIR. Everard was Il
citizen of jackson for many years. He
was an enthusiastic Mason aud at one
time held the CHAIR us grand master OF the
order OF royal and select master for
Michigan
Deputy Commissioner OF Railroads
Laughliu has issued tho following com
parative statement of the earnings OF
Michigan roads: Total earnings from Jam
uary 10 September l, 1891, SEQ. l24,-
439 81; same period in 1890, SO. Az, 80
lCt luCttdSt lDt 1871, SsO~g l-O oSs A-tI
cent Of increase, liz.
Two colorcd artists who were white
washing an elevator shaft at Saginaw, fell
from the fifth Eoor level and were only
| slightly bruised. Ne; they did not strike
on their heads, which makes their escape
the more miraculous. Their names saved
them-Cesar Augustus Williams aud
Albert Algernon Foote.
Tecumseh has an extended reputation
| for raising n fine article OF white plume
celery. Over 200 acres were grown there
| this year by II different firms aud buyers
! from New YORK. and Kansas City have
been there 10 secure the crops. The Rural
| New Yorker sent n special correspondent
there to write up the leading farms.
The prison board met at Jackson on the
23d aud Endorsed the wardens action IN
notifying the circuit judges to issue orders
bringing before them prisoners sentenced
under the indeterminate law There is