Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-12

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S. Hardy. 81 years old, OF Leslie, fell
out OF a boat while fishing Wednesday and
was drowned. The body was recovered
after two hours graphing. Hardy was
single.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw OF Kingston. Sanilac
county, were thrown from their buggy by
the horse running away last week and
badly injured. Mrs. Shaw may die of her
! injuries.
Under the new educational law, passed
this session of the leg stature. A. j. Mills
and j. N. Stcarns were elected members
of the Kalamazoo board of education
Monday.
The Benton Harborites are hot because
II is proposed to name the union ST. Joseph.
They held mass meeting, denounced
Senator Beers and sent resolution to the
Legislature.
John Beal, seven years old of Dmondale,
tried to catch on behind a wagon one day
last week. when his foot caught in the
wheel. He was SO badly injured that he
died Sunday.
Rev. Howard Dufield of Detroit preach
ed the baccalaureate sermon TO the Orchard
Lake academy seniofs Sunday. Tuesday
| the examinations were held and Wednes-
| day grand hop
| Z. j. Kirby. assistant cashier OF the
National City bank OF Marshall has dis
appeared, leaving shortage of between
! S35. 900 and $50, 900. The bank is
temporarily closed
The contract for building the new steel
manufacturing plant at Muskegon has been
let To the Milwaukee bridge works. The
new building will be 96 by 100 feet on the
ground and will be built of stee,.
The edging saw in Sands mill, at Man.
| istee, threw "A board at Charles Johnson
| sawyer. Johnson could not get out of the
way and the board struck him in the chest
| crushing it in and causing death.
Edwin Mills Of Battle Creek has been
arrested and taken TO Kalamazoo on sus-
picion of being concerned in the mysterious
murder at Climax. Mills was engaged to
marry the widow who was found dead.
1t is now rumored that some Of the mine
owners in the Gogebic range are talking of
shutting down until the ore outlook bright
ems up, and that the Menominee range
owners are limiting about the same kind of
action.
Twice within a fortnight has Mrs Eras-
tus Penner, of Battle Creek, tried to
suicide. She was temporarily insane and
tried again Monday by taking strychnine.
This time it was a success. She was "a
years old.
The Office of the Good Health printing
company, OF Battle Creek, burned setting
fire to the sanitarium. Spontaneous COM
bustion caused the fire. The loss will
reach $50, 900 with about one-third covered
by insurance.
Daniel Waters of Muskegon, a brakeman
on the Chicago 81 West Michigan railroad
fell between the cars while coupling at
Oua, Newaygo county. and was seriously
hurt. One leg was cut off above the knee
and the other at the axle.
John c. Boyce, a prosperous Canton
Wayne county, farmer. took refuge under
a tree Monday with his hired man during
thunder storm The lightning struck
the tree killing Boyce instantly. The
other man was slightly shocked
The university ball team. on its eastern
trip, beat Harvard, aud by so doing made
the list of four victories TO three defeats
To fittingly celebrate this grand event, the
boys at the university gave the team a
ball and reception when it returned.
August Stcinbach, of Ishpeming, "a
years old, was instantly killed by falling
under the wheels OF train he attempted
to board Wednesday afternoon. His
uother, who stood in the doorway of their
home to watch him of, saw the whole
affair.
The Jackson county bar association have
decided TO celebrate, in fitting manner,
the 5Oth anniversary of ex-Gov. Blair's
admission to the bar The date set is June
10, ana the affair will take the shape of
banquet with guests present from all parts
Of the state
IA unknown tramp. who stole ride to
Ann Arbor on the Michigan Central Mon
day, attempted to alight before the train
stopped, and in doing 50 fell between the
wheels and had his leg 50 badly crushed
that the university students at the hospital
amputated it.
James Mcdonald, engineer Of No. s, on
the Detroit, Lansing & Northern, made
the quickest run on record from Lansing
to Detroit, covering the So miles in 100
minutes including five stops. and loss OF
ten minutes in getting into the station from
htSb DtbIOib.
Ted Anderson of Carson City committed
suicide Wednesday because of grief over
the death Of his mother, which occurred
short time ago. He was very deliberate
about IL Carefully figured out the expenses
Of burial aud the like, wrote letter TO
Eostler and then took the dose of lauda-
mum.
A miner named Holley strIck Red
Jacket the other day and hired q livery
horse from Matt Blain. He began TO
pound the horse before he was fairly out of
MATHS sight and Matt tackled him. They
had merry fight in the streets and it took
half the town to separate them and drag
! the pair off 10 Jail. Both were fined and
it's hard To tell whether the horse, Matt or
Holley got the worst of il.
Miss Bernht Of Grand Rapids is one of
/ your coy, innocent madens of mature
| years. 1t was perfectly natural that she
| should desire to sprinkle the street in front
! OF her house with her lawn hose, and Just
as natural that the scab-drven horse cars
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