Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22

The Battle Creek street cars are being
Cited with electric heaters.
John Paeder, a Grand Rapids plumber
aged 80 years. has been missing for some
time.
The government survey steamer Han
cock has none into winter quarters at Ben
ton Harbor.
Red Jacket boasts of three feet of snow
on the level. but admits that some Of it is
not on u level.
Malcolm Smith, employed as lumber
man in Hamltons camp In Pressure lslo
county, was instantly killed by a falling
tree.
Onekama people viii ask congress 20 APP
propriate Sl2j. 900 to improve the harbor
at Portage Lake and make il harbor Of
refuge
Governor Wnans has directed the attor-
ney-Fenerll to inyest,g gate Prosecuting
Attorney w. r. gigs administration in
Manistiquo county. Riggs is charged with
failure 10 prosecute cases against direputa-
bic houses and with arbitrarily dismissiug
cases in which the probability of the guilt
Of the defendant was great.
Joseph Sweeney. of Grand Rapids, 20
brother o. eX-Alderman Sweeney. Of Dc
trolt, convicted last week Of making a
criminal assault upon a little Holland girl
last summer has beer sentenced toJacGsou
for 10 years the limit OF the llw lie has
a wife and child. Efforts are being made
TO secure a new trial for him.
Some idea may be gained OF Michigans
fruit garden when il is known that at
Fenuvilie a village OF GOO Inhabitants in
Allogan county, the Chicago & West NJ CHI
igan railway last season picked up and
bore away to market not less than 1000,
600 baskets. or !. 800 carloads, or peaches
alone. Come TO think of it, the worlds
fair should have been located IN the peach
belt Of Michisa to make it an assured
success.
a fatal gunshot accident is reported
from Fairy view, Oscoda county. John j.
Fowler and Charles Wright. his son-in-iaw
were out hunting. Wright slipped and
fell and dropped his rifle. The hammer
struck log and the rifle was discharged
The ball struck Fowler in the knee Joint
smashing the bone. The leg was ampu-
tatcd above the knee. but be died from the
shock and hemorrhase.
Michael Miller farmer living near
Lisbon, was in Grand Rapids and started
home after exhibiting roll Of bills in a
saloon. Shortly afterward stranger
asked him for a ride and after going u
short distance knocked him on the head
and robbed him of bout $50. lie was
left unconscious and his horse took him 10
his house. lie gave the police a dcscrp-
tion Of the stranger and they arrested
Joseph Vos, who they believe is the right
man.
The sudden death OF Farmer Taze, who
resided six miles cast Of Three Rivers,
is reported. lie went with a team and
sleigh to grove on one OF the three or
four farms be owns. He had got one end
of a log on the sled and had cone TO the
other end with crowbar in his hand.
He was probably attempting to raise that
end when he fell over onto the log dead.
Heart trouble was probably the cause Of
MS demise He had been warned against
attempts at heavy lifting.
Michigan again moves into the front
rank as the banner copper producing state
OF tue country. In 1850 Montana put out
! ! !. 900 600 tons in excess of the Wolverine
State but in 1891 the Superior mines
produced 115, $40. coo pounds, or nearly
/ rs, 600. 600 more than during the previous
/ year, while Montanas product was 49,
/ 200 600 POUNDS The total product OF the
I United States during 1891 was 292. $40. 900
/ pounds or - per cent of the worlds total
/ product. OF which 210. 0o0, 600 pounds were
exported, 5000, 900 pounds forming the
/ visible supply in this country at the end Of
the year.