Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-28


New York state.
sad accident married the camp meeting
services at Linden. Genesec county. While
the mother was away a five-year-old child
named Barber set fire TO the tent and
roasted itself TO death.
Peter Person, aged 40 years, was
cleaning up in Darrah Bros. 81 Cos
Touring mill, at Big Rapids when he was
caught IN the machinery and mangled in a
horrible manner. He cannot live.
Decatur people are wondering why.
when "A man is locked up and fined for be-
ing drunk in that prohibition town, that
some soft drink vendor invariably steps
up and makes the necessary disbursement?
During the storm Thursday night o. V.
Whtcomb. of Schoolcraft, was struck by
"a thunderbolt and his whole body paralyzed.
His pulse ceased To beat, but in an hour lac
regained consciousness and is able to be
out.
There will be meeting of Michigan
librarians and others interested at the par
lors of the Detroit Medical Library on
Tuesday afternoon, September /, for the
purpose Of organizing a Michigan library
association.
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! Saturday, an unknown cur biting Peter
Stettiner grocer, and boy named Rose
1t is not believed that the dog was mad.
but his victims went to Chicago the same
day for treatment
Leah Gould, York township, Washte-
nav county girl swore out warrant
against her father Monday, for an un-
natural crime committed over a year ago.
| no r,a Of hnr f,fl b.,,.
The girl is II years old.
The people of Free Soil, Mason county.
/ have asked the Flint 81 Pere Marquette
railroad company TO move its depot nearer
! town. They dislike the idea of walking
| half way to Manistee when they want TO
take the train for that city.
Allen Bros store and sawmill. at Petos-
! key owned by II. O. Rose and G. Il. Sulli-
van, burned Wednesday morning with
/ loss of II 900; no insurance Tho hose
would not reach the fire. IL is the third
fire that Rose has suffered this summer
James Stafford. a young man employed
in Henry Bloeckers machine shop at
Grand Haven, was badly injured Tuesday
by getting caught in belt. HIS left arm
VIII have to be amputated above the elbow.
Lottie Stebbns of Bedding. unmarried
and pretty, went crazy short time ago.
II was supposed Sunday that she had re-
covered her faculties and she was permit
ted TO walk unattended. She straightway
threw herself into the river and was res
cued only after a lot of trouble.
During the annual picnic Of state public
school inmates at Morrson's Lake near
Codwater, Charles Scott, sent 10 the
school from Berrien county in 1888. dis
obeyed Mr.. Newkrls orders and went
in swimming. He was drowned. The
body was recovered with graphing hooks
They had a Sunday closing riot in Iron
Mountain last Sunday. The dealers all
closed up and made the officers order
work in the mines 10 cease. Everything was
idle but Wong, a Chinese laundryman. and
he run with open doors till noon. when
they gathered him in. His fine was SS.65
ana costs.
Alvin French, Of Midland. attended the
circus at Saginaw Tuesday and while on
the way 10 the grounds insisted on swing
ing out from the rear platform OF car,
despite the warnings Of the conductor
Another car came along and struck him.
iuficting injuries that are likely to termi-
nate fatally.
daring robbery took place at the
passenger depot OF the Wabash road at
Adraiu saturday The operator went TO
dinner. and when he returned be found
that the ticket Office window from the
ladies' waiting room had been broken in
the Office entered and the money drawer
robSed of about 500
The Grand Rapids Guard, company b..
second regiment, NJ. :. T., celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of its formation
wednesday night with reunion. reception
and banquet. The company's old members
many Of them now the most prominent
citizens Of the city. were out and the oc-
casion was most enjoyable.
The thousands of dollars worth of cell
cry, onions and peppermint oil produced
on large tract Of reclaimed swamp land
at Decatur this season. has about con-
WINGED the people of that village that while
they have been hustling to secure manu-
featuring institutions bonanza has been
knocking at their very doors.
At a meeting of the common council of
Muskegou, Tuesday. Recorder a. i.
Kingsbury was found 10 be short in his
accounts, and his resignation was accepted.
still behind $1,000. He has held high
place in the regards Of the citizens. and
his speculations ha 20 created a sensation.
When rphriam Rker of Bay City.
awokc the other morning he was surprised
TO find stranger in bed with him. He
woke the stranger who said he was a Pole
and sleepy. and Immediately went to sleep
again. Riker kicked the Pole out OF bed
and then fired him out of the house. after
the stranger had roundly belated him for
lack OF courtesy.
The fight for the possession of the Niles
child who was spirited away from Howell
some time ago when DIR. Niles and his
wife separated has been settled by finding
the child i'm the house Of Mrs. Mary Ben
fold, of Springfield. Ohio. The little fell
low had been sadly abused ana maltreated
and the Beniolds win probably do time in
Jail for their work
Prisoner No. made his escape from
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