Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15

Ionia amateurs will produce ''Plnafore"
in the sweet name Of charity. Poor Ionia.
Iron Mountain is raising Sl2. 900 bonus
for the extension of the Quennesec lumber
railroad.
a new postorice four miles south Of st.
Joseph, is called Vineland, and has a ;.
Roe as postmaster.
Arthur Whitney. a brakeman on the
Michigan Central, had his right hand
smashed while coupling cars at Colon.
Fire broke out in the Commercial hotel
at Escanaba and destroyed the interior OF
the hotel to the extent OF about 81, 600.
Vernon Reuner was shot and killed by
the accidental discharge Of gun while
out hunting with his brother and another
boy near Colon.
The house of Andrew Montgomery, near
Lexington, was burned with all its con-
tents. Two children had' very narrow
escape from death.
c. Bodary, while working in J. w.
Cromwel's roller mill at McBans fell
upon fast running saw. The top of his
head was cut of and he died in few min
utes.
The annual election of officers for the
Eaton Rapids union agricultural society
occurred at Eaton Rapids. > Il, Critten-
den was elected president and e. r. Fair
field secretary.
The recent fall of snow is being utilized
by the lumbermen to the greatest possible
extent. Almost every available team is
being put TO work having long hauls to
railroad or river.
1t is found that 700 or 500 pounds of
diseased beef were supplied workmen on
the c. * w. vi. S extension in Antrim and
Charlevoix counties and Contractor Sand
ford will prosecute the men who sold the
meat.
j. NJ Allmeudiuger, of Benton Hartor
has charge of the work of floating Plank s
tavern at st. Joseph across the lake to
Chicago, and he says it's the biggest job in
the house moving line ever attempted in
this country.
Ira w. Danielson a pioneer Methodist
minister in Michigan, died at his country
home three miles east of Pontiac OF paraly-
sis. He was an itinerant in an early day
and for several years he bore a superan-
uated relation.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the
Kalamazoo farmers mutual insurance
! company resulted in spirited contest for
the election of officers, and w. III. Cobb
was elected president and r. ~ Syker,
secretary and treasurer
Mrs Amosa II. Dets' baby, was born last
| September at New Era and died under
! peculiar circumstances, the remains being
, found in a hen coop The coroncr's jury
exoncrated her OF the charge Ct causing
the child's death. but y. Crandall has
sworn out warrant alleging that she
! killed il and she has been arrested.
At parting at the C. & N. w. depot.
| Menominee, young photographer named
| Olson, discharged a revolver when pulling
his hands out Of his pocket to shake hands
with Miss Hcunicksen. The ball went
/ through his left arm, upwards through the
/ young lady's dress. cutting away a portion
| Of her jaw and the side of her head.
Albert Schroeder, aged 30. a farmer,
! living one mile east OF Roseville, Macomt
county, was found dead in the woods IN
/ der fallen tree. His skull was smashed in
and he was otherwise badly bruised nc
went into the woods 10 chop and. failing
10 return, a search was instituted.
widow and two small children survive him.
Isaac Murphy was found on the NJ. c. II.
s, ]. track, near Fruitfort junction. severely
wounded with a club or some similar
weapon. lie claims that while walking
along with several men enc of them pro-
posed TO wreck and rob the evening train,
and when he resisted they attacked him.
Being a tough citizen, little faith is put in
his story.
Copper product OF big Michigan mine:
is reported as follows; Calumet q Hecla
estimated December, $500 tons; year
45, 443 tons; Quincy, Cab tons, l,07i
pounds; Franklin, 1,06e tons; Atlantic
2,645 tons; Allouez, 500 tons; Peninsula
1,O96H tons; Centennial. $685. tons; Os
ceola, 3,795H tons; Kearsarge, 1851
! tons; total, 60, 753 tons.