Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-11-13

and w. A. Burdic were destroyed by fire
at Galesburg. The total loss, including
damage done adjoining properties, will
amount to from sl0, 600 TO sl2, 600.
Bay City had just sold an issue of 500,
900 bridge bonds TO the Maverick national
bank of Boston, when word came of the
banks failure. The bonds were not for
warded, although they had been signed.
The dwellings of Mrs. II. Nachtweih
and John Hoist burned at Saginaw Mon
day. Loss on the first named 81. 200, and
on HOSTS house and contents s., 900.
Both were insured fof two-thirds value.
The spiritualists and lberalsts of south.
western Michigan closed successful ses-
sion at Watervliet on the Sth Addresses
were delivered by Lyman G. How. of New
York, aud Mrs. A. G.. Woodruff, OF South
! Haven.
| 6The sensational divorce case of Henry
| Van Voorhis, aged Is, TO obtain legal
separation from his wife, Florence, aged
81 has ended in Grand Rapids just rs the
old gentlemen desired it, He secures the
decree.
Albert Lawrence was testing the balance
Of Joseph Formers shot gun, while they
were out hunting quail near Pleasant Lake,
| county. The gun exploded and its con-
tents entered Formers right thigh. de
| cannot recover.
Ionia mail carriers have their first new
regulation uniforms, and now all the young
| ladies are boycotting the postofice aud
! buying their stamps from and forwarding
| their mail by the carriers just to get
| look al the handsome fellows.
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cumsch July 3, last and nothing was
heard of him until last week, when his
remains were found near Sylyania, O. IL
is thought he had lost his bearings. ment-
ally as well as geographically.
6The headcss body of a man was found
at the Third street crossing of the Flint &
| Pere Marquette railroad. at Saginaw on
Thursday morning. The man was killed
! BY the cars. but who he was or where be
was from could not been learned.
The plant of the Sweet cedar company
I at Arthurs Bay has been wiped out by
| fire. The mill, store, office, boarding
house, several tenement houses and a
quantity Of cedar and pine timber was
! burned. Loss ahoVt $50, 900; u insurance
Elk Rapids did not sour upon her new
railroad as soon as il reached her, but the
first shipment by rail ont of the enterpris-
lug little village was five carloads OF ace
tate of lime. They left on the Sd for New
York aud the chemical is bound for
Europe.
OF the 1872 candidates who were ex-
amined by the state board Of pharmacy
last week. 81 succeeded in answering 90
per cent OF the questions propounded there
by capturing certificates as registered
pharmacists, 35 secured assistants GER
tificates, while twenty three failed TO get a
place.
Grand Rapids Elks will hold their lodge
of sorrow the first Sunday evening in De
CEN Der. Hon. julius Houseman, Hon 81.
II. Ford and Prof. +. NJ. Lawson are the
honored ones lost from Daisy lodge during
the year. j. Il. Andrews dishonored mem
| Der, viii be mouraed without formal OK
| ercises.
| The old furnace at Clarksburg, that
was erected in 1865 by the Michigan iron
company and that originally cost $3.50, 900.
| is being dismAnted The blowing out OF
| the furnace in 1875 sounded the death
| knell OF Clarksburg, which had 1000 in
habitauts 20 years ago, where now are
| about 100.
| play practical Joke upon the jag he was
carrying by walking off the rear end of
moving passenger train with 1t. Now no
frankly admits that the jag has the joke
on him for without it he would probably
have been killed or else been safely seated
| in the train.
The shipments of lumber by water from
| Muskegon during October were 81, 200, 600
| Of y, i.hO 70,
| Chicago. During the season there have
been shipped 200. 900, 900 feet, Of which
$50, OGO, 900 feet were consigned to Chi
cago. The shipments for 1890 were 309,
900, 900 feet.
4 fight occurred at the house OF VIM.
Heath, OF Cad lac, which may result
fatally TO one OF the participants. Charles
Turner who was intoxicated was at
Heath's house and was invited upstairs by
the latter. Heath then knocked Turner
down and kicked him on the head several
times with heavy boot. He then made
Turner get up aud then kicked him down
stairs. Turner's head is badly injured.
A West Bay City man who didn't use
oil or naphtha, or any explosive TO start
his fire. had council of neghbors TO de-
edo what IL was that blew of the top Of
| his stove. The netghoor VINO lived next
door drew the unfortunate householder
aside and explained that he loaded several
sticks in his woodpile with powder TO
so;ve a mystery in his family. All is clear
now.
John Schupp. farmer residing in the
township OF Fremont, went 10 Saginaw
on Monday and started home with load
Of lumber. On Michigan avenue his team
became frightened and ran away. Schupp
was thrown from the wagon and the wheel
passed over his head. killinShim instantly.
He was about 40 years old and leaves a
widow and six children.
Rev. Il. S. Preston. vicar general Of
New York died en- the 4th.
George u. Day has been appointed In
| dinn n.rnnt for the kinHrns of Oklahnlna-