Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-29

] Amateur safe crackers tried 30 open
several safes in Sault Ste. Mare, but did
not succeed a little bit. There will be no
amateurism about their sentences IL they
are caught.
| Elizabeth Miller of Jackson is pretty
and all that. and n good nurse, but she de-
velopcd queer popularity OF taking things
that did not belong TO her, and Is now in
Jail.
A child Of c. M. Gerstenberger at Mar
lette was found drowned in a sw.ll barrel
at noon Thursday. The little one was four
years old, and had fallen in the stuff head
first
Michigan will get $1i,97s from the
! general government for arming the
militia under the new congressional appor-
,onment bill. The money will be paid
| aext July.
The Marshall city fathers have decided
| to open "a new street and build a bridge
over the Kalamazoo river, il the right OF
way is given free. 1t will cost tho city
about $4,000
The Chicago & West Michigan railroad
has inaugurated a long needed reform and
now pays its help in cash instead OF checks.
The first trip OF the pay car under this
system was made last week.
The new Detroit, Lansing & Northern
line 10 Milwaukee went into operation
Monday. The people in the center Of the
state are pleased, as it gives them good
connections for the Cream City.
James M. Turner resigned his connec-
ton with the Capital investment
company of Lansing, and in his place Hon.
o. Nj. Barnes was elected president, and
Judge Cahll director of the company.
John NJ. Myers, who shot aud killed
William Murphy at Saginaw five years
ago ana was sentenced To IL years i'm
prisonment, but sent 10 Pontiac on his
becoming insane, died at that asylum
Tuesday.
The first session OF the l03d general
assembly of the Presby terrain church of
United States was held in Detroit on
Thursday. Dr. VIM. Henry Green, ID. D.,
OF Princeton seminary, was unanimously
chosen moderator.
Col. S. w. Fowler Of Manistee has given
the city tract of land. containing IS
acres, to be used as a park. The only con-
dtion attached to the gift is that the city
build walks through the tract and place
seats at convenient intervals.
Mrs. Emma Smith of Munith ran a
splinter OF glass in her finger two months
ago. Ever since then the doctor has been
cutting out a piece at time and now
thinks he will round up the job and make
everything safe by amputating the hand.
The word May played an important
part in the life OF May Louise Dunn of
Marshall. She was born in May, chris
tened May in May, was taken sick and
ed in May, and was finally buried under
a May sun. The funeral occurred Monday.
The Ishpeming Presbyterians decided TO
build $50, 600 church this sumner. 1t
was more work 10 raise the money than
they had any idea of, and now IL is proba-
bly, that the church Will not be built until
next year. but the work Of raising the
money will go right on.
The annual meeting of the Flint & Pere
Marquette stockholders was held at Sagi-
nav Wednesday and resulted in the
election of board OF directors entirely
friendly TO w. w. Grape. Gen. Corse
has not yet accepted the managership Of
the road. and, it is feared, will not.
The prosecuting attorney OF Washtenaw
county has entered nolle prosequi in tue
cases of all the persons charged with caus-
in the row last November. He says he
dropped the case because there was not
evidence enough 20 convict anybody.
Judge Potter of Whitehall proposes TO
put Is, 900 trout fry in TANKS prepared for
them in brooks near his summer residence
at Podunk They will be fed and cared
for in these tanks until fall. when they will
be large enough TO put into the lake which
forms the principal attraction at Podunk.
Luck saved the Cleary business college
of Ypsilanu from fire Saturday night. A
paoser-by discovered a blaze in the base
ment. The fire was soon extinguished and
the investigation which followed revealed
the fact that Some one had dropped fire
box, loaded with shavings and kerosene,
into the basement.
John Castle. Grant township, Huron
county farmer was shot in the leg by a
spring gun Tuesday and died in a few min
utes from the effects Of tho shot, says q
Cass City dispatch. II is also stated that
Castle was suspected of being intimate
with the wife OF his neighbor. Walter
Richie, and Richie set the gun on purpose
to bring down his man.
Gov. Winans has pardoned James L.
Walker, sentenced from Detroit TO three
years in Jackson, Ia October, 1889. for
forgery; Henry Remission, sentenced from
Ottawa comfy 10 three years in the Ionia
reformatory in August, 1883. for assault
with intent TO kill; James Craft SEN
fenced from Montcalm county in June
1890, TO lS months in the Ionia reformatory
for forgery.
The asylum for the insane at Pontiac is.
beyond doubt, the best protected of any in-
stitution of its kind in the world. IL is en-
tircly surrounded with a new dovice, known
as Che balcony fro escape. which is so ar
ranged that the unfortunate occupants in
time OF a fire can throw themselves out OF
the windows and land in the escapes. des-
cending 10 the ground in safety without
any forcthought or work of their own.
Muskegon people have already begun TO
level the ruins and haul OF tho debris, and
in some cases the more enterprsing have
put up tents. aud are going right on with
business on the old sites. They have to
chase out TO the streets every once in
l.. Il al. fs.a