Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-11


lshpeming about month ago has since
died from his injuries.
Diphthcria Is reported at 43 places in
Michigan. scarlet fever at 80, typhoid fever
AT 80 and measles at Z.
Charles Drayton. employed on q pile
driver at Bellalr, was thrown from der
rick snd seriouy injured
Jonathan Boyce, Of Muskegon, has
bought tue sawmill plant Of Il. J. Williams
at Essexvile; consideration, $40, 900.
Josephine Lamoreaux. aged IS. has es-
capped from the Adrian Industrial home
She was admitted from Saginaw In No
vember.
James l.. Fisher was accidentally shot
through both arms by his hunting CON-
panion, ii. +. Whitehead The two re-
side at Webberville.
Two small boys made the journey from
Germany TO Bay City alone, where their
father met them and escorted them 10 his
farm near Turnerville
Rev. MIR. Shutter, of Philadelphia, has
assumed the pastorate OF the St Joseph
German Baptist church, succeeding Rev.
II. f. Nagel, resigned.
South Branch is Boosting that she pos.
sesses the young man who killed the king
deer of the forest this season. His name
is Richardson and the deer dressed weighed
! $40 pounds.
Houghton has secured another large
milling industry. G. A. Me, of Norrie
Wis, is going TO erect large saw, shin
gle Hath and planning mill there.
H. J. Fishers general store at Hamilton.
ten miles south Of Holland. has hccn des-
troyed by fire. Loss on building and
stock, $500, insurance unknown.
| The Michigan Central railroad has
come down from its high horse and granted
the Battle Greek electric railway permits
sion 10 cross its tracks and al is peace.
A boot ard shoe mandatory with a
capital stock of 30. coo is among Saginuw's
list Of contemplated new enterprises. Con-
siderable of the stock has already been
taken.
Aloion's new Masonic hall was dcd cated
on the LIST and reception end ball fol-
lowed in the evening. The hall Is beaut-
fully finished and furnished.
Franciska straightforward, OF Grand
Rap DIS, wants divorce. ind If she can
assume her maiden name. aud is is any
better than the one she now wears, sue
should have IL.
Good miners are reported as being in
good demand in and around Ishpeming,
and mine owners and experts say the year
1892 is going ahead Of All other years in
production OF ore.
The Owen Hutchinson lumber company.
OF Saginaw. which recently went into the
hands of a receiver, has made proposition
TO settle with its creditors on the basis OF
45 ceats on the dollar.
The firm OF +. =. Kidder & &C.. dry
goods dealers OF Grand RAPID has filed "a
joint chattel mortgage for Sill, 600. The
firm tailed nine years ago, but recovered
aud continued in business.
The November products OF the report
ing copper mines were: Calumet & Hecla,
8, 716 tous; Quincy, col tons; Franklin,
327 tones; Atlantic. eos tones; -sllouez, ii5
tons; Peninsula, 1850 tons.
One OF the Jackson quail eaters has
given up his task OF eating 30 quails 10 30
consecutive days. He had quail for lin
uer IL days and says he has had enough OF
this style OF game for | years.
By second donation from A. Landfesr
Notrie, the Michigan mining school dor
mitory fund now amount, TO ;I6. 900.
Some two years ago Mr. Norre established
the fund with donation Of IS. 900.
Michigou postmasters have been ap-
pointed as follows: J. w. Rhome vice,
o. Z Stanton, resigned. Seymour Lake,
Oakland county; S. Mouutford. vice. o.
Tumble, resigned, West Olive Ottawa
county.
Aunanias ls now residing at Fear Lake
A report comes from that place that hun
ter killed deer there which was q strange
freak. The report says tho animal had
worry short legs and very long ears, much
resembling jack rabbit.
A few days ago Undertaken A. c. Pos.
ner, of Grand Rapids, died from blood
poisoning, contracted VIII handling a
corpse. Now his sister, Mrs. William
Fiebig, who attended him. Is dangerously
III from tue same trouble.
Ed. German has purchased the salt
block OF the West side lumber company at
Saginaw, aud will remove it TO the Ger
main planning mill property, put dowa two
wells aud manufacture salt in connection
with his planning mill and box factory.
Owing to an imperfect foundation one
side of the fine brick Masonic temple
nearly completed, at South Haven. col
lapsed. One man was ser ously injured
The damage is from 81. 200 TO sl bOJ
The temple will be Immediately rebuilt
Iron ore is being separated at the Michi-
CANINE mine by electr power, which is
| declared great success. Some mining
engineers believe electricity will work u
revolution in the upper peninsular iron
districts, as it has nearly every other
place
| Dan Lalone flashed bundle Of bills In
Trans hotel at Grand Rapids. and when
| alone with VIM. Cummings the latter
made savage assault upc1 him with
! fiat-iron with intent 10 Kill. Lalon's cries
brought assistance. He is dangerously
/ wounded.
The tramps who go TO the Calhoun
county jail hereafter will do something else
! beside oat sleep. sD.n yarns and play