Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-18

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The track of the street railway from
Ishpeming TO Negaunee is completed and
the trolley wire is being put up.
Jack Brady and Patsy Fitzgerald, pugi-
lists. are under arrest at Kalamazoo for
engaging in fight near that city.
William Fox. alias Foxy" an all
around crook and confidence man. has died
suddenly at Bay City of heart disease.
A Detroit. Lansing x Northern train
jumped the track at Trowbridge. No one
was hurt, but cars were badly damaged.
Benton Harbor's new factories are just
starting up and the busy city has assumed
much iiveler aspect than il has ever be-
fore worn.
Cadllac's fine boulevard. seven miles in
length and completely circling Little Clam
lake, is nearly completed. 1t is a fine i'm
proyement.
John Wilson sent 10 Jackson prison from
Calhoun county under the indeterminate
sentence act. asks for his release in writ of
habaas corpus.
Nellie Mcdonald and Mary Hyett, aged
10 and IL, runaway South Haven girls,
were arrested in Kalamazoo and locked up
in the county Jail.
Mrs. William Rider fell down stairs at
INLAY City with lighted lamp a days ago
and died from the effects of the accident.
She was terribly burned.
The aldermen of Jackson have named
committee TO confer with the board of
supervisors upon the question of new
joint county and city building.
A number Of Lansing citizens were
caught in raid on the gambling dens of
the capitol city and it cost each one 81. 80
to get out OF the tolls. No names
The contract for Kent county's new
brick poor house, or county hospital" as
II will be called when completed. has been
Jet. The structure is to cost $25, 600.
Transfer arrangements have been made
at Mackinac City that will shorten the
time in freight handling between Detroit
anu the upper peninsula some 2i hours.
Edward w. Phillips, well known OF
tawa county pomologist, has become pro-
fessor of chemistry and biology in the aca-
demic department Of Lake Forest, H.,
university
Mrs Anna Berger Lynch, who recently
fell from a stage in South Carolina and
sprained an arm and ankle, has been
obliged to give up her engagements and
will return to jackson.
Matt Fink and Olaf Ericsson. miners in
the Tamarack mine, at Red Jacket, were
instantly killed by an unexpected explosion
at the tenth level. Fink was single, but
Ericsson leaves a widow and one child.
All OF the Catholic societies of Marquette
turned out in uniform with brass band
10 welcome home Rev. John Nertin, bishop
of Marquette, on his return from Europe
where he had been soiourning for three
months.
Michael Buchanan, employed at Bliss &
Van Auken's mill. at Saginaw, while help
ing TO unload logs from car fell as a log
was about 10 start and it rolled over his
face and body 1t is feared he is hurt in
ternally.
c. 5. Draper will succeed w L. Weber
as general solicitor for the Flint *
Pere Marquette railroad January /. Both
gentlemen reside in Saginaw and MIR.
Weber has held the position for 80 years.
He resigns from choice
The Ingham circuit court jury stood
three for conviction and nine for acquittal
in the case of the people against Thomas
NJ. Wilson, ex-clerk of the board of state
auditors, on trial for embezzling state
funds. The jury was out all day.
An old captain named Matheson was
drowned several miles down the shore
from Cheboygan by falling overheard from
fish boat. His body was soon found
and taken to that place. He was engaged
in fishing about there this last season.
Grand Rapids charitable people are en-
ergetically at work TO found children's
home and hospital, and already an organ
ization has been perfected TO carry out the
J good work Of such an institution before a
| building fund has hardly been started.
VIM. Faulkner commenced suit at Grand
| Rapids against the Western Union teie-
graph company claiming SIS, 600 damages.
| When a lineman working for the COM
| pany he was injured by falling pole. He
claims the pole fell through the negligence
of the foreman on the JOB.
Albert fleming. young farmer living FIVE
miles northwest of Fowlerville, was found
dead in the woods. He was hunting quails
and while loading one barrel of his shot
! gun the other barrel was accidentally dis
| charged. a considerable portion Of the
! left side of his face was shot away.
After the Calhoun supervisors have
provided sheds, stone and hammers for
the county Jail plant, Sheriff Prentiss has
absolutely refused 10 engage in the work
ing of prisoners confined in the Jail until
directed TO do so by the court and under
| the laws of the state. The supervisors
are puzzled.
The wife OF Wesley Ashley. of Monta-
! que, went away from home TO visit rela-
tives. Ashley conceived the idea she had
gone with handsomer man, and his jeal-
ously took on mild but demonstrative
form OF instantly. II took Judge, several
neighbors and the return of his wife and
child TO fully pacify him.
The board OF managers OF the Grand
Rapids soldiers home have resolved 10
place the matter OF the $500 loss Of Capt.
Manly in the hands of the attorney gen.
eral. They also passed resolutions 70 ask
the governor TO call general meeting OF
the board of managers of all Of the state
institutions to devise means OF economic
irg. they also bar all veterans receiving