Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-03

an which there were sixteen starters at
Mansfield. O. His best time was 2:29lz.
At the annual meeting of the Trinity
chapter OF the Phi Beta Kappa society at
| Hartford. Conn, Wednesday,, Gordon
Hall of Michigan was elected a new MEM
Der.
Hon Mark S. Brewer will deliver the
Fourth of July Grafton at Flushing. There
will be national salute, races and the
best fireworks Genesee county has ever
seen.
Samuel Lason, an old pioneer of Atlas,
Genesee county died at his home in that
town last week at the advanced age of "a
years He had suffered from paralysis for
| a long time.
The Marshall bank has gone into liqui-
datiou, Controller OF Currency Lacey hay
ing appointed Theron II. Gid
dngs OF Kalamazoo receiver. This was
done TO protect the depositors.
Frank j. Batersbee, of Croswell was
elected chairman of the Sanilac county
supervisors Wednesday, and John Mullett
of Min3en City was elected member Of
the state board OF equalization.
The Union school furniture company of
Battle Creek closed its foundry on account
of the strike Monday, and will have the
castings made elsewhere. The 30 strikers
will be forced to hunt for job.
George Perry. a Lansing carpenter, fell
IA feet from staging Saturday. A man
who saw him fall asked if it hurt him. and
with the remark that it did not do him any
good Perry limped off home, but has not
been able TO get out since.
Orchard Lake authorities have decided
TO establish post graduate course on the
! promise of the university faculty TO
admit persons taking such course to the
| sophomore year without examination.
! John S. Hykcman, wealthy resident of
Holland, presented his church in the town
with 5000 organ and lived just long
enough to hear it used for the first time
last Sunday. He was - years old and had
resided in Ottawa county a number of
years.
Four young women, among them the
daughter OF Secretary of State Soper.
graduated at the Ackley institute at
Grand Haven Wednesday. This college is
the pride of Grand Haven and the exer-
cises called out a large crowd of interested
listeners.
Buchanans present council was elected
TO boom the town, and faith they have
don" it. With new walks, contract for
an electric light plant and the like, the
town Is on the boom. Added TO this is the
proposition TO bond the place for damming
the ST. Joseph river there.
Edward Rogers, who shot and killed his
mistress, Hattie Moses, otherwise known
as Hattie Ockerman. last March and tried
10 escape the penalty by apparently for
getting all ABOUT it and pleading insanity,
was convicted by Saginaw jury Tuesday.
He was remanded for sentence.
An ingenious Marquette county home
steader constructed bicycle To fit the
railroad and had no end of fun with it
until he went 10 sleep on il and wac hit by
u train. The bicycle is wreck and the
genius has not yet finished swearing at the
engineer He was not hurt by the smash.
Those Plymouth people made great
start TO get out OF the rut of old fogyism
when they voted to have 30, 600 worth OF
water works put in, and at once. The
majority in favor of the amendment was
ia. and you cannot find a man in Ply
mouth today who will admit that he voted
against it,
Mrs Edward Reynolds of Dawson
Station, Genesee county, was arrested by
Sheriff Jarvis of Tuscola COUNTY Sunday,
on the charge OF killing her infant child
last March. The woman, who is married
and has large family. lived at Easy
Tuscola county, when the crime is alleged
to have been committed.
On Monday occurred the class day exer-
cises of the law department of the q. of NJ.
The exercises included the unwilling of
portrait of the late Prof. Wells The class
organization was as follows: President.
Norman a. Phillips; poet. 4. A. Henry;
orator, l.. G. Baldwin; historian. Henry
ID. Jewell; valedic.orian, Sam +. Low.
Acting Secretary ;Spaulding has informed
the collector OF customs at Marquette that
fresh fish taken in Canadian waters, by
means of boats and tackle owned by
American citizens are exempt from duty,
Notwithstanding they may have been
collected aud brought 10 Sault Ste. Marie
~ a steam vessel documented in Canada.
Word was received at Marine City Mon
day of the death OF Capt w. b. Morley,
the well known capitalist, boat owner and
ship builder. at Rochester. Capt Morley
was one of the best known men in the
city. wealthy, beloved and esteemed and
alone to taat plaoe. He leaves widow
and five children. His estate is estimated
at 500. 600.
At Clifford a number Of citizens visited
the house of certain woman, pelted IL
with stones and then notified her 10 leave
town within forty-eight hours. 1t now
| appears that the reports concerning her
were utterly false The woman's husband
came down aud took her to Saginaw. The
citizens talk of giving the original circula-
tor of the report dose of tar and feathers,
and the rate husband proposes to give tbs
citizens the law.
Justice Oliver VI. Dix OF Greenfield re-
Gently sentenced one Fritz Cronig to pay a
fine Of $40 and costs or be committed to
the Detroit house Of correction for thirty
days, on charge OF ass lut and battery on
dog. The charge recites that the res
pondent, Fritz Cronig. with force and
arms in the township OF Greenfield. Wayne
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