Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-25

City.
DIR. w. ii. Cooper of Manistique, who
has been practicing dentistry at Ontona-
gon, has been arrested, charged with OBJ
tanning money and goods under false pre-
lenses.
Lewis Crew. the Stanton man accused
OF outrageously assaulting his stepdaugh-
ter, Rosa Kirby. has been convicted and
taken TO the reformatory TO serve five
years term.
Silas Kent, OF Greenvlle, disappeared
In January last. His skeleton has just
been found by some hunters in Cato town
ship, Montcalm county. 1t is believed he
was murdered.
James Schermerhorn, Flint & Pere
Marquette railway brakeman. slipped ut
Reed City and fell under the wheels. His
right arm was crushed and amputation
was necessary.
Charles Hackley, Muskegon philanthro-
pist, has asked his fellew townsmen To
abandon their plan OF erecting $40, 900
bronze statue to his memory. They will
respect his wishes.
The new Fifth regiment Of state troops
has elected the following officers: Colonel,
f. ID. Lyon, of Calumet; Northumberland,
]. r. Bennett Of Muskegon; major, f. II.
Russell, of Marquette.
BERTHE Ford and the Whiting boy. who
mysteriously disappeared from near Hart
two weeks ago, have returned homo with
the father OF young Ford. They were
found in a hotel at Belvidere, i'll.
Grand Rapids people have not given up
the idea of a large steel steamer to navi-
gate Grand river. One is now promised
that will carry 500 passengers and that
will draw but three feet of water.
Mr.. Arnold. of the once famous Hull &
Arnold "quadrille band, is now living in
Constantine and is over so years DID, Mr.
Hull died in 1884 Their band was organ
lied in Constantine in December, 1887.
w. II. Bridges. of Bay City. solicited
donation from Capt. John Powell for the
Masonic fair. Powell came in from his
farm and brought two lively black pigs
which he turned loose il Capt Bridges
office.
George Patchen. living three miles west
of Colon. while doing work in the barn
jumped from hay NOW. He struck
astride small door, iniuring him so
severely that he is now in critical con-
ditioa.
The old and mean trick of tripping up a
person by thrusting out foot has another
victim. Little Nellie De Hause, OF South
Grand Rapids. had shoulder dislocated
and received other injuries by getting
fall in that way.
Jonn Roup has been convicted in the
Kent circuit court OF altering tax receipts.
He was marshal OF Cedar Springs and
raised "a tax receipts 81 each and pocketed
the proceeds. He is an old man ard
lifelong democrat.
The badly cut up remains of man were
found near the depot at Ecorse. He had
been run over and killed sometime in the
night. He was identified as Charles San
chron, a farmer living about three miles
west of the village.
Five years old Garrett Weimer Of Mar
quette, pulled sled that had been placed
leaning against a barn down upon him and
was instantly killed. His younger brother
was also caught under runner and sus-
tanned q broken leg.
Mrs. Martin. OF St. Ignace, is the Oldest
woman in Michigan, being l0S years old.
She is still smart and recently Travelled
from St. Ignace 10 DePerc, Wis. She
was born in Green Bay and has not
visited her birthplace in 90 years.
The railroad gate factory at Jennison is
being operated again upon small scale
and the large plant that fourished with
much blare and red fire for only few
short weeks will try TO make a go OF IL
under a more conservative management
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in an clubhouse at Escanaba. The mother
proved 10 be u domestic and was about her
work as usual. She claims a man in
Skrang's camp, near Metropolitan, is its
father, and officers are in search of him.
Muskegon's shipments for the season
were as follows: Lumber, 224, $50, 900
feet; lath Il, ~, 900; shingles, 8, 400, 900.
The number Of vessels entering and clear
ing were, >, $50, the aggregate tonnage be-
ing 706, S37, an increase over last year of
about 20. 900 tons
A building in course of construction by
the German workiugmen's benevolent
society," of Battle Creek, collapsed owing
10 poor foundation. The timbers pierced
tie adjoining residence and the family
barely escaped with their lives. No one
was injured. The loss is fully $4,000.
Some wreckage including flour, crackers
and other iettisoned freight was picked up
in the vicinity of Hammond's bay last
week. This gave rise TO rumors that a
steamer was ashore below Cheboygan light
but such was not the case. Where the
wreckage came from, however, is a mys-
terry.
Fred Lawton, elevator man in the Shep-
pard building at Grand Rapids. was IA
tally crushed in peculiar manner. He
stepped out OF the cage 10 talk with friend
without stopping the machine. lie saw it
rise and tried to jump back but was caught
across the abdomen. He is 26 years old
and has a family.
DR.. John p. Mason, health officer, re-
ported TO the state board of h ealth that he
has fully investigated and that tnere is no
truth in the newspaper report that there
was a case OF leprosy at Houghton. The
false report started in joking or evasive
reply by physician to a question as to
what allied his patient at a laundry.
A boy named Charles Du Frame, a waif
10 years of age, is In the county hospital at
i Homer with a Terrible wound In his left