Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-09-18


have deserted their 5-year-old boy, who Ne
paralyzed.
The Lake Superior iron company has de-
clared a dividend of 81 per share. payable
| October 1.
A Cass county man is looking over
Watervlet with view TO erecting sum-
mer cottages there.
Tom Casey. the nortorious crook. we'll
known in Barry county has been arrested
in Calhoun county for stealing.
The Genesee cousty cooperative cream
cry company shipped 600 pounds of but
ter to Toledo one day last week.
Tho treasurer of Genesee county has
paid out 1,lS2, 35 bounty for English
sparrows' heads during eight months.
The firm of Morrell & Crawford. groccrs
at Kalkaska, have assigned TO VIM. II.
Boches. Liabilities, s2, 600; assets, light.
Three Grand Rapids men were nearly
drowned Monday by the upsetting of their
boat. The life saving crew rescued them.
The agricultural college has reopened
with creditable number of students and
more than the average TO take the agricul-
| tural course.
The camp meeting and conference of the
Seventh Day Advontists. which had been
in session at Lansing for two weeks, closed
Sunday night
The house of w. +. Harris, near Hart,
was struck by lightning the other day and
! damaged considerably, but the family
slept through it all.
Mrs. Martha johnson, 20 years old, was
run down by drunken crowd Monday at
Marquette and received injuries from
which she cannot recover.
John Jones, convicted of criminal as
suit on Nelson Gladys 20-months old child
at Ludington, has been sentenced TO five
years hard labor at jackson.
The proposition to bond the CITY Of Lud-
ington for the sum of 500, 900 TO purchase
the water supply companys plant, has
been defeated by large majority.
ii. Brooks Miller, leading citizen of
Kalamazoo, was thrown out Of his carriage
the other day. His shoulder blade was
broken and he was internally injured.
The Steele lumber company mill at Ionia
burned Wednesday night Loss about
SO, 900; insured. II is said that s. b.
Gorham recently purchased the plant
Frank c. Bury, treasurer of the Cutler
& Savidge lumber company at Spring
Lake viii move TO Detroit and take charge
of the company's business in the metrop-
oils.
While playing near shaft in Wards
sawmill at Ludington on Monday Richard
White, aged II, was drawn into the belt.
His chest was crushed and he died in 20
minutes.
Burt Huntly. teamster at Morrice,
was accidentally shot by George Smith,
his employer, Wednesday, while the latter
was shooting sparrows. He is not ex-
pected TO recover.
Four bows ran away from the Lansing
reform school the other day. Two were
returned before night, and it is expected
that the others will come back of their
own accord today.
William Detwiller. driver OF a Chicago
& Grand Trunk dray at Lansing. has sued
that city for $50, 900 damages. claiming
that he broke through bridge with load
of -four, and was permanently disabled.
L. Brigham. a Decatur swamp land
owner, claims TO have raised the largest
potatoes ever grown in southwestern Mich
igan. 1t only takes 40 of them to make
bushel, and they have not yet attained
their fall growth.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Cooley, of Ann Arbor,
has resigned from the interstate commerce
commission, OF which he was chairman, on
account of lll-health. He is at homo and
since the duties have been shifted from his
shoulders he is steadily improving.
james A. Green. of Detroit, was pre-
sentcd an elegant bronze clock by the gen
eral agents of the implement exhibitors at
the state fair last week, upon his retire
ment from the executive board of tho
State agricultural society after two years
service.
Frederick Brooks young married man
Of WILLIAMSON, has been treating his wife
badly Of late. When he started his abuse
last week some neghbors went TO his house
and told him to pack his clothes and leave
town. A couple of young men kicked him
to the depot and he left.
The following postmasters have been
appointed during the past week: A. Booth,
vice w. Mockler, resigned, Brampton,
Delta county; Il. Cleson, vice j. =.
Freshots, removed, BUrlSville, Delta
county; S. A. Watt, vice T.. p. Clifford,
resigned, Saranac, Ionia county.
The 56th annual session Of the Methodist
Episcopal conference at Grand Rapids the
past week had an attendance of 500 pastors.
Bishop Newman presided. The most
important action was on the question of
allowing women TO vote in the general
conference, The vote was: Yeas, 1856;
nays, 80.
Mrs. Amelia Luke. wife of John Luke,
of Coleman, has been mentally unsound
for some time and was confined in the
Kalamazoo asylum year ago. When she
showed improvement her husband took her
home, although he feared her improvement
was only temporary. Last week she left
home taking her year old boy. She has
been traced as far as Buffalo, n. Y.
In the prize drill held at jackson We'd
nesday, Lansing guards won the first prize
in the maiden class and the agricultural
collaga cadets tho gepond Tho eventnp