Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-13

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years.
w. H. Bowerman. "a storekeeper at Will
liamston was sand bagged while on his wya
home from the store. The highwaymen
were frightened away before they got his
money.
| Foley Bros. of st. Ignace were in
duccd TO go to Iron Mountain IA short time
ago by visions of prospective wealth.
Their stock is now in the hands Of the
sheriff.
Farmer Heinback. near Three Rivers,
was holding loaded gun recently, when
] il fell, striking on his knee and was dis
charged, tearing of a thumb and three
| fingers.
Alex. Maitland, superintendent of the
| Lucy, Bessie and Cambria mines at Ne
gaunee. returned from Florida trip SAT-
urday, but will return 20 the sunny south
at once.
Thomas Toomey, who last week killed
Patrick Sullivan at Ishpeming with club,
is charged with murder by the coroncr's
verdict and will be tried at the next term
OF court.
Mrs. Caroline Harver Of Constantine
was arrested for shooting at her husband
last August. The jury did not believe
she meant TO kill him and acquitted her
! Saturday.
The Antrim iron company. at Mancel ona,
has shut down one of its stacks. not be-
cause it is financially embarrassed or any
thing Of that kind, but because it needs TO
check up for a while.
William Lockwood, carpenter of Elm
wood, Tuscola county, fell from barn on
which he WAS employed Tuesday and broke
his neck. He was 80 years old and leaves
a family of three, well provided for.
Frank f. Fogg, late candidate for pres
ecuting attorney. Charevoix county. has
begun libel suit for -. 600 against Charles
| +. Dixon, editor of the East Jordan Enter
prise, for stuff Dixon published during the
campaign.
Iron Mountain young men have organized
an athletic club, with "a members, and
fitted up a gym. They propose to make
the club, like that in San Francisco and
| New Orleans. a resort for wrestling and
| boxes matches.
Anthony Polaski. who died recently at
South Bay City, was Russian exile. He
fed 20 this country while he was under
! sentence Of Punishment TO Siberia Tor fur
uishing money TO carry on tho Polish in
surrection of 1868.
! Michigan people are interested in the
! swamp bill now before congress. which
| will give the state quite large indemnity
for swamp lands certified to the state but
| afterward sold through mistake of the
general government.
Flint was given strip of land for street
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| donated 10 the Flint Il Pere Marquette
railroad. That municipality must now
defend itself against a suit brought TO re-
cover the value of the land
Charles Garrett, Creek Indian from
| the Indian Territory, was matriculated in
the law department Of the University of
Michigan Monday. He is the first of that
nation TO enter the university. and is
warmly welcomed by the students.
The new furniture factory at Grand
/ Haven will start operations next week
and the citizens are figuring on getting
/ stu another factory. The glasswCrks are
working full blast with 20 men employed
aud will soon have so hands at work.
a young woman living in Hudson. whose
| education had been neglected, received "a
! letter from her best fellow lately: she
applied to the postoflice clerk to read it for
her, and to prevent him from knowing the
| contents placed finger in each of his ears.
George. Fred and Edward Almond
! Albert Snay and Joseph BY attended
! Farmer Essigs dance near Mt. Clemens
| without an invitation, took whisky along
and beat Milan Miller, an invited guest
until his life was endangered and he lost
an eye
Willard Knapp. the elevator boy. and
John Cutler. the hall boy, at the Warwick
hotel, Grand Rapids, got caught in an
elevator Saturday night and in rele lsing
! themselves cut Tie elevator loose ana fell
three stories. Neither was dangerously
hurt, but il was a close cali.
There is a rumpus in the Jackson school
board on the suspension question, all be-
cause Prof. Sears wants TO know what hs
is to do with "A girl who two days after she
had returned TO school from a two-weeks
suspension brought a pack OF cards with
her and played with the boys.
The Tecumseh commercial telegraph
company has l3l instruments and extends
10 Adrian, Clifton, Triton, Brtton and
Ridgeway, making 6S miles. The annual
meeting Wednesday, elected w b. Keyser
president; ID. II. Hall. vice president; Dr.
l.. G.. North. secretary and o. Il. Bliss,
treasurer.
Charles f. Stcnton, a Detroit barber,
and pal named Cole, drove TO Mt.
Clemens in November, stole 500 pounds OF
butter and brought 1t to Detroit. Cole got
four years at jackson, and Stenton We'd
nesday was given three years aud eight
months hard labor at the same place.
!. G.. Ennis, and his brother Jake" OF
Saline are of "A superS titious nature. So
last Monday while they were going home
about II o'clock, ghost emerged from the
cemetery, uttering admonitions Of blood
curdling nature in German. The men
were nearly crlzed with fright, but the
boys had their fun.
Detective l. w. Mont chreaf is Napoleon
Of finance. Recently DR.. &. III. Brucher OF
Lansing committed bills aggregating $50 10
him for collection. Montchroaf at this time