Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-11-20

presented the local humane society $500
| worth of Barrel company's stock, which is
quoted at 200 cents on the 81
S. p. Kline, of Negaunec, As years old,
died Sunday morning Of Brights disease,
after an illness of one week. He was a
prominent member of the local G.. A. Il.
post
viii Heur, of Saugatuck. looked down
his revolver barrel TO see If IL was loaded.
IL was, and poor Win will never look down
the barrel again--that is he will not with
that eye.
Saginaw's rapid transit system now has
90 miles of track and trolley wire. 43 cars.
new SIS, 900 car house, four 150-horse
power dynamos and plans for a s25, 900
power plant.
The Michigan Central has enjoined the
Battle Creek electric street car company
from crossing their tracks, so that il will
be impossible To have electric cars running
in that town before winter sets in.
Manistique officers are making life OK
ceedingly fast for some people who love a
fast lie. Sunday night large and I'M
wholesome resort was raided and many
violators of the law were captured.
Flames broke out in the D., c. H. & NJ.
steamer City of milwaukee,, which has
been in winter quarters at Grand Haven
since Nov. 3. The boat was damaged
about S., 900 worth by fire and water.
Judge Burlingame has spoiled the fun of
Grand Rapids policemen who have been
shooting unlicensed and savage dogs on
sight The owner of the dog will now be
invited TO come into court, and the dog
will have show.
A Greenville man comes boldly to the
front with the statement that he never had
anything stolen from HIM. He afterwards
admitted, upon cross-eXamination, that he
never carried an umbrella TO church with
him on wet day.
Frank Swatski, a Polander employed at
Wylie Bros camp, Midland county, while
at work last week was struck ON the head
by a falling limb, fracturng his skull and
causing his death. He was 81 years OF
age and a resident of Saginaw
A little child of William Buthoff. four
miles west of Woodland, was sick, and
some amateur doctor of the peighborhooi
prescribed half a teasponful of paregoric
that was tincture of aconite. Fortunately
the regular practitioner got around in time.
Felix Chamberlain. of Prairieville claims
that in splitting a maple tree he found a
live frog imbeded in the interior eight
inches from the surface. The frog was a
little bleached out from the long confine-
ment, but otherwise was apparently all
right.
A son Of Joseph Duquette, a penitentiary
bird sent to Jackson in 1856 for the hor-
rible murder Of little child, has just dis
covered the whereabouts of his father and
called on him at the prison the other day.
He was born aftcr his father was SEN
fenced.
Frank Fuebrick, Grand Rapids, aged
SO ami tailor by occupation, while going
down town 10 deliver some work was
struck by train on the Grand Rapids *
Indiana railroad. He received fatal in
iuries. He leaves widow and three
grown children.
Mrs. Joshua Moe committed suicide at
Gagetown by taking large quantity of
corrosive sublinate. IL is supposed she
was Respondent because OF unpleasant
domestic affairs as she was extremely jeal-
Gus of her husband. She was the mother
of five minor children.
There are some people in South Haven
who use water US u beverage. The cti-
zens voted 10 have water works last Sep
tember, and now they find out the the coun
Gil has raised no money on the water bonds,
in fact has not even had the bonds printed,
and some people are growing warm.
a Branch county dog made vicious at
tack upon a 4-year-old boy and nervy
Minnie Harpham, IL years old, held
the boy aloft and out OF tho dogs reach
until men came and drove tho dog away.
The brute had seized the girls arm between
the elbow and shoulder just as assistance
arrived.
Samuel a. Brown, of Kalamazoo, says
he has received letter from G.. III. Nell
son agreeing to let Mr.. Browne handle the
stallion Nelson next year. Mr.. Browne
has great confidence in the horse and will
employ special driver 10 train him. Mel
son will be shipped to Kalamazoo early
next season.
On the 14tb occurred the auction Of per-
sonal property belonging to the estate of
S. Il. Keith, of Ypsilauti, large dwelling
being sold TO George Hammond, of Detroit
Fire was built in the stove before the sale
and the chimney caught fire, but little
damage was NOue. Later Une ufb OIOkC
out again and the dwelling is badly burned
inside. Loss, 81, 500; fully insured.
The Standard coal mine is worked In
Jackson by Jones & Gage and 75 men arc
employed by them. Last week one man
refused to 90 out with the other "a. who
struck fer u raise from 2S TO 81 cents car
for mining the coal. The men were told
that they could either mine the coal for IS
cents q car or quit and let the mine he
closed. The men are quiet but determined.
Tho United Brethren church, OF Ale
gan, has complicated case in the circuit
court. The majority altered the constitu-
ton and creed so as TO admit members Of
secret societies TO the church; then tho
minority withdrew. The anti-secrets pre-
dominate in the state, aud the other fell
lows in the country at large. The suit is
to decide which wing Of the Allegan
church owns the church property.
Joseph Lucking, a prominent citizen OF
Ypsilanti, died on the 18th. Deceased
was born in Essex county, England, July