Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31


James Considine, of Detroit has been
sentenced to five years Imprisonment for
breaking into the Marquette postoffico
several months ago.
Rev. T.. Steele, the well known Baptist
preacher of Inlay City. died Sunday night,
aged ~ years He has been preaching in
Michigan about 43 years.
George Babshaw, hailing from some
place in Michigan, was shot by an officer
he and his three drunken friends were
assaulting in Chicago Monday.
James Jackson, tho Ionia convict under
charge of attempting to kill and murder
Keeper Fuller at the prison, has been
bound over for trial at the circuit court.
Allen L. COLLEEN, of lonia, has received
notice OF his appointment as private sec
rotary TO Weather Clerk Harrington.
COLLEEN was an Ann Arbor student last
/ term.
Town pride and local honor were the
points involved in the lOO-yard foot race
between Henry Williams, of Buchanan,
and DIR. BONNIE, of Niles. BONNIE won
in 104.
Long Lake, up in Alpcna county, is
! being made "a summer resort, the Alpcna
people claiming it is the finest on earth.
| They flock to it these hot days in great
numbers.
George Nj. Conner of Ishpemng. went
down 10 his old home in Cheboygan the
other day, TO revisit some of his friends.
and was at once arrested on the charge OF
cmbez2ling 800.
The tearing down of the ruins of the old
J Muskegon court house, left by the fire,
/ begun Wednesday, AS soon as the ruins
are out of the way work on the new build
ing will be begun.
Isaac Rupright's barn in Bethel, Branch
! county, caught fire from the sparks Of a
| thrashing machine Wednesday morning
and burned to the ground. Loss, $1,000;
insured for 900.
The 10th annual reunion of the agricu-
! tural college alumni viii be held at the
college August Is and II. George A.
Farr, OF Grand Haven, win deliver the
Grafton of the day.
George Nash, Of Holland, who began
suit for $4,000 against the steamer
Macatawa and tied up the boat last Satur
day, has accepted $500 in settlement and
released the craft
A Grcenville man sent % cents to New
Yorker TO get advice on the best way TO
escape the troublesome potato bug. Tho
advice came back TO plant fruit trees
instead of potatoes.
The bankers of the state held their fifth
annual convention at Marquette this week
number OF papers were listened TO and
a banquet INDUCED in. Next year they
will meet in Detroit.
ne4 Il,
young couple who ran away from Hol-
land, were traced TO Traverse City by
their relatives and brought back TO Hol-
land, where they were married.
The congressional waterways committee
reached Menominee Wednesday and
were entertained by the town people.
Sam Stevenson turned out in hnc form and
gave them a real hearty welcome at his
hotel
a fatal accident occurred in Deerfeld
township, Lapeer county, Sunday,
whereby Asa Williams. well known
farmer. killed his little l2 years old
daughter by the unexpected discharge Of
a gun he was holding.
Prof. Bartholomew made an ascent with
his air ship Sunday in jackson, intending
70 show of his new velocipede steering
arrangement. 1t did not work and
Bartholomew sailed away on the wind just
the same as if he had nothing OF the kind.
The board of control OF the soldiers
home met Wednesday and took ballot on
the appointment of a new commaudant for
the home. Gen. Pierce received two votes
and X II. Peet. Gen. a. A. Stevens and
Maj j. a. Mckee one each. The election
was postponed until August Z.
II. +. Jeune who is accused of having
two wives, one at Hickory Corners and
the other at Leslie, was arrested Saturday
at Milwaukee and will be examined before
a magistrate and his two wives. He
claims to be working for Smedley & Co.,
of Chicago, at salary of s24O per month.
Edwin +. Conely, of Detroit, has been
appointed full professor in the depart
ment of law at Michigan university. The
appointment dates from October /. He
will succeed the late William II. Wells.
His lectures will be on either constitutional
or corporation law Mr.. Conely will
deliver two lectures day for 20 days
during the year For this he will receive
81, 900.
Four years ago an unknown brute of
man threw vitrol in the face of Timothy
Curran, a schoolboy in Negaunee accom-
panying the throwing by the remark that
Curran would not know him if he saw him
again. There's where the stranger made
a mistake, as Curran saw the same man on
the street Friday in Negaunee and gave
the alarm. The fellow fed and the officers
are after him.
1t now appears that Morrill,, the Grand
Rapids man who married a New Jersey
girl while travelling in the same theatrical
company with her, is called Streetner in
| Grand Rapids. where he and his wife Min
ME live. Minnie could not stand the rack
ct his matrimonial entanglements gave
him. and has begun suit for divorce, alleg-
ing unfaithfulness TO marriage vows. She
will probably get her Decree as she has
dead open and shut case against him.
Mrs William Hamlin, Of Pulaski, is
! hard to please and wants divorce. Some
! time ago she shook her former husband,
/ Lutendon and married William Hamlin,
| Iaa ,-f, ha,. t.uO a ybt uta