Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21


built fire in the wheat stubble while their
folks were away at picnic The IRE ran
across the field and burned the barn and
all the stacks of grain.
Sheriff Bradley, of Iosco county, raided
the saloons and disreputable resorts of
Oscoda Monday, gathering in eight of the
prOprietors. Selling liquor without lie
ense and keeping disorder.y houses are the
charges preferred against the eight.
The class day exercises of the agricul-
tural college were held Monday. G.. G.
! Monroe. of South Haven, was class presi-
dent, and delivered paper on ''Labor,
| Thought and Success"
George Field of Jackson, rented the
hotel at Hamburg last spring and began
selling beer without license. For time
all went merrily, but now George is in Jail
in default of 5000 bonds.
The fifth union picnic Of the farmers of
Eaton, Clinton, Iona and lngham counties
was held at Grand Ledge last week. The
principal event being AN address by Hon.
j. J. Woodman, OF Paw Paw.
Principal Lee, of the Manistee central
school, accepted an engagement at $1,000
year last June, but having secured bet
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stee is mad over his conduct.
The state session of the grand lodge Of
the select knights was held in Calumet
Wednesday, and William &. Marcellus of
Bay City, was elected commander James
Pitcher of Saginaw was chosen recorder
General Manager Baldwin. Of the Flint
& Pere Marquette railroad. is said TO be
contemplating more changes and will weed
out all the dead wood in the road. a num-
Der of changes are likely TO occur any
time.
St Louis lost two Of its best known
/ people by death last week.-Mrs.. Betsy
/ Burgess, for 36 years resident OF the
county, dying of old age, and Merchant G.
/ y. Smith of the grip. Mr.. smith was A
/ years old.
/ The queer delusion Of an insane young
man. who has been sent to Oak Grove the
! private asylum at Flint, is that efforts are
being made TO force him TO join the Ma
/ sonic order. He insists that the asylum j.
! Masonic home.
Joseph Baden, OF Big Rapids, a bad I'm,
was arrested for creating riot on the
streets. The officers 10 sooner had him
! safely housed than be set fire to the iai.
and narrowly escaped burning TO death.
He is still in JAIL
Judge w. T.. Grove. of the Kent county
circuit court, has announced his intention
of resigniug on Oct. !. He will resume
the practice OF his profession. he was
elected three years ago and has made an
envable record on the bench.
/ a warrant is out at Williamson for
the arrest of Fred Owen. who is accused
Of having attempted TO commit criminal
assault upon young lady who is visiting
friends living near that place. The accus-
ed had always borne an excellent reputa-
| ton.
Mrs. III. Melton, who lives near Cros-
well, was accompanying her husband home
from town Sunday evening when thun-
derbolt darted so near as TO deal her shock
rendering her unconscious. Her condi-
ton is critical. MIR. Melton escaped all
! injuries.
George Pendell, son Of Henry Pendel
of this city, and formerly a resident here,
fell from a building at Fort Smith Ark.
Monday morning and was instantly killed
/ He was 90 years old and leaves "A wife and
six children He left Saginaw twenty
( years ago.
/ Joseph Gunsolus. of Cheboygan. went
home one evening last week and found his
house in a state of siege the family being
barricaded inside while a tramp sat on the
/ piazza. GunsOus had nc gun and so hs
/ peted the tramp with stones until he dis
! lodged hH'.
| lat the meeting Of The new board Of con-
troll of the Industrial home at Adrian last
week, DR.. Nina Logue was appointed
/ home physician in place of DIR. Jewett
and Mrs. w. s. Carey was appointed
matron of Crosswell cottage in place OF
Mrs Powers.
Oscar Harioia, miner employed in the
/ Peninsular mine near Houghton, was IN
! stantly killed while sleeping in his house,
near the main shaft Of the mine, Sunday
night, by lightning striking the house.
/ The storm did considerable damage in the
neighborhood, but no other lives were sac
rihced.
Some three dozen students are taking
/ the summer course in theology at Beuzonia.
( The instructors, who are ministers from
all over the state, enjoy the work as much
as the students. Their ministerial dignity
is thrown of and they get together during
leisure hours, and trade lies like Jolly
lot of boys
Three prisoners, Henry Becker, George
Trip and Charles Gale, escaped from jail
at Ludirgton. Wednesday night. Becker
and Trip were awaiting trial for larceny
and Gale for attempting rape. They re-
moved the crate from the floor and escaped
through the basement.
Capt a. w. Harvey. commander of
Merriam post, OF Meriden, Conn, who was
sick when the post arrived az Grand Rap
ids from Detroit last week, died Wednes-
day night. The body was taken TO Meri-
den. He leaves a wife, two children and
considerable property.
Wilfred Eames, OF Evansville. Ind.
will move his extensive windmill and
pump works TO Ypsilauti. At recent
council meeting the Ypsilant city fathers
decided to help the thing along, and COM
pany was formed TO take hold OF tho BUSH
ness. The company will have $?5, 600
capital.
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