Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-02


ven TO Ferrysburg, Fruitport Mona Lake
and Muskegon Heights.
Mrs. Morrow, of West Bay City, whose
home was burned last fall, after which she
became violently insane. died Monday from
exhaustion. caused by her refusing TO eat.
Mrs. Van der Meullen, widow of the
late Rev. c. Van der Meullen. pastor of
the Second Reformed church. Grand
Rapids, died Wednesday evening, aged -
years.
The New York creditors of the bankrupt
Lustig cigar company. at Grand Rapids,
have organized and will prosecute Jacob
Lustig. on the ground of fraudulent dispos-
al OF property.
Nellie FIR eink. of Kalamazoo, aged II.
while in fever deirium stole out of the
house and wandered away. A searching
party found her near Twin Lakes. COM
pletely exhausted.
Father Marach. the Austrian priest who
for more than 35 years has had charge of
the Indian m ssons at Pohabatowu, near
Northport, has entered the home for aged
priests at Marquette.
Walter Wemple. night bacgageman at
the Chicago & Grand Trunk depot at Lam
sing, missed his footing when jumping onto
the pilot of an engine Tuesday morning,
and his left leg was crushed at the ankle.
DR.. G. T. Randall. of Niles. 90 years of
age after a myster Gus disappearance from
his home of nearly As hours, returned with
"A serious wound on his head. and is unable
TO give any explanation as TO hoy he re-
ceved it.
The audtor-gencral has apportioned the
state tax 10 the counties based on the
equalization by the state board. The total
state tax is 81, 443. $40. 90. and rate of tax
alton ISL 2-l0 mills and .07 mills on each
dollar valuation.
While Peter Follishe, John Gilbert and
Eric Jarvela were taking down two pillars
OF ore at the Republic mine, Monday. the
ground gave way, throwing them down the
shaft 1t will be weeks before the bodies
will be recovered.
Harry Martin, a prominent young man
of Cassopolis confined in the asylum at
Kalamazoo since June, escaped by break
ing out the bars OF his room. Word was
received Monday that he had committed
suicide by poisoning.
The house of VIM. Brainard, colored. To-
day night the result of an explos on caused
by Mrs. Braiuard filling a lighted lamp.
Besides the building and contents about
800 in cash was burned.
VIM. Gregg has been awarded q verdict
in the circuit court at Muskegon for s.. 1913
against the Chicago * West Michigan
Railroad as damages. Gregg was run over
by car and lost an arm aud was other
wise badly crippled in 1858.
Rev. G.. Mott Williams. formerly of De-
trot, has had a call TO st. Paul's church,
at Marquette. This practically assures
Mr. Williams elevation TO the archdeacOn-
ate when the upper peninsula becomes
missionary jurisdiction next year
Max Lenieux, of Muskegon, aged ~
years, fell from a window ledge of the
Merchants national bank Wednesday and
was dead when picked up. The coroners
jury cannot decide upon the cause Of his
death, but tank it was paralysis of the
heart.
Rev. Il. Il. Patterson is entering upon
his fifth year as pastor of the Benton Har-
Dor Nj. Il. church. AS five years is the
Methodist limit, Benton Harbor people are
talking of new Methodist organization,
that they may hold MIR. Patterson few
years longer.
June Coverdale. II years of age. attempt
cd suicide at Buchanan Wednesday night
by taking dose OF paris green. Her con-
dIton was discovered by members of the
family; autdotes were administered and
she may recover. No cause for her rash
ness is known.
Gov. Winans has appointed Willis Bald
win, OF Monroe. circuit court comm.ss oner
for Monroe county. vice j. G.. Lamson, re-
signed; and John Peterson, of Grayling
prosecuting attorney of Crawford county,
to fill the Jacancy caused by the rcsigna-
ton of o. j. Bell
The roof of Pettiugill's hotel at Iron
River, was crushed in by falling trees dur
ing a storm Monday and some of the oc-
cupauts severely cut and bruised by fall
ing timhers. large number of other
houses had windows blown IN and roofs
blown OF but no one has been reported
as seriously hurt.
w. II. Baldwin, the new general mana
ger OF the Flint * Pere Marquette rail-
road, Is creating CONSERVATION among old
employees of the road, dsm.ssals being OF
almost daily occurrence. Conductors Kee-
Ter ana NcSOllJ nave JuSJ received nOuCe 10
quit and there is "A rumor that the truasur-
ers Office is TO be- removed 10 Boston.
Michigan Masonic home committees re-
| Gently met in Grand Rapids and decided to
! ask the grand lodge TO set aside 80. 500 an
/ nually for the maintenance OF the insttu-
/ ton. Each lodge in the state Will also be
asked TO contribute annually "a sum equal
= in amount 20 an assessment OF % cents per
! member This will give the home about
| Sc, 800 year.
A peculiar fatality occurred at Muske-
gon last week. Anne Gering, aged 4
! years, was found standing on her head in
a long rainwater cask, in the bottom of
which was four inches of water The
child had fallen aud strdngled to death.
Her tiny feet, just above the top Of the
cask. was all that was visible of the child
when its horror-strcken mother discovered
the child.
Carl johnson, OF Escanaba, and Abra-
ham Twelbert, of Besscmer. boys, arrived
at the reform school, Lansing. Wednesday.