Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-01
Grand Rapids secures the Belanger tool
and handle COMPANY from Evart.

block is going To be erected in Lansing, 70
accommodate the new state bank and other
interests.
w. Il. Humphrey, late light clerk at the
hotel Downey, in Lansing, and who fled
after robbing the safe OF $3.50, has been
captured at Lincoln, Neb.
The Michigan board of health claims by
its sanitary and cautionary measures Ii
saves 400 lives per year from scarlet fever,
100 from smallpox and GOO from diphtheria-
Lumber mills at Cadillac and other
northern Michigan towns are idle for the
want of logs. The absence OF snow is
greatly retarding the operations of woods
men.
kalkaska citizens are holding rousing
meetings to devise ways and means Tor
keeping the village up TO its former stand
ard oil progression. New industries are
wanted.
Z. ID. Randall, superintendent OF the
state public school ut Coldwater, received
a check for 500 from Gen. Algcr to be
used in buying Christmas presents for the
children OF the school.
Alexder Pike, banker and business
man OF Ubly committed suicide by taking
paris green, dying in ten minutes. Bust
ness troubles are supposed to have been
the cause OF the act
Emri McKinsey farmer near Meudon.
owns a 4-weeks-od calf which weighed l23
pounds at birth, and weighs 23O pounds
now, having gained an average of 81
pounds every day of its life.
James Linderman, employed at the
Jackson car shops, was caught by revolv-
ing shaft and whirled a few times round.
but his clothing gave way and thus saved
his live. He was severely bruised.
Mrs. Hare, the wife OF Jacob c. Hare,
OF Lowell, has been i'll for long time. and
while he was absent from home she hung
herself 10 bedpost. When found on his
return she was beyond resuscitation.
The Manistee & Northeastern railroad is
becoming IA little more than a short log
ging railway. II is graded into Traverse
City and cars will connect Manistee and
the bay metropolis by the first of June
next
contract for portion of the St
Joseph waterworks has been let TO
Thatcher & Brayman, Of Toledo. Water
will be taken from submerged crib in
Lake Michigan, about /, 500 feet from the
shore.
John Krieling. Of Muskegon, has been
sentenced to the Iouia house OF correction
for three and half years for murderous
assault on the husband of a woman with
whom F'rieling was alleged TO have been
intimate.
Labor Commissioner II. a. Robinson has
designated John NJ McKeetchie, Of Sagi-
nav, +. 5. Pierce, of Lansing, and Mr..
Redmond, Of Hancock, "A subcommittee on
a fitting representation of Michigan labor
interests at the worlds fair.
Axel Anderson, sent to the Ionia house
of correction from Cadillac in 1850 for four
years, tried TO commit suicide by stabbng
himself and over the heart, but made only
superficial wounds. He has shown signs
of insanity for some time past.
Oscar ID. Fitch, Of Grand Rapids. mar
ried his present wife in 1850, wants a
divorce, alleging that she has accused him
of improper relations with other women
for 40 years, and that he is now begin
ming u grow weary of the oft-repeated
charge.
The brotherhood of railway trainmen OF
l~SbdAdOA 10 ONb dOONL SAsOON VA dNNOhub Va
absconding Treasurer Sam O. McFarlane
He is in Canada with the funds. An at
tempt is being made to secure his return
and the sheriff has gone TO the dominion
for the purpose.
AS result of the recent collision at To-
ledo the Flint & Pere Marquette railroad
will no longer run trains into Toledo over
the Lake Shore but will run its trains so
as TO make close connections at Monroe and
Detroit with trains on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Central lines.
John Sharon, of Jackson, was struck in
the mouth by the limb of tree while
driving, his mouth was torn open on both
sides, and the flesh on the lower jaw
seriously mangled. He was also knocked
from his wagon, the front wheels OF
which passed over and fractured his
shoulder.
Judge Moore, Of Pontiac has sentenced
the following prisoners: George Lacey,
larceny from hotel, two years at Jackson:
Daniel Hartnett, larceny from store in
daytime, Ave years at Jackson; Frank A.
Baldwin notorious horse thief, five years
at Jackson; Theron Graham, bigamy,
three years at jackson,
report comes from Macknac island
that some boys there recently discovered a
wonderful hole near the middle OF the
island. that is now being thoroughly ex-
pIored TO a considerable depth with the aid
Of ropes, but thus far no end has been
found TO the curious subterranean passage
that is clearly natural formation.
Gov. Winans has pardoned Thomas
Conuors, sent TO Jackson prison from
Mecosta county in 1890, TO serve five years
for the crime Of assaultng an officer at
Big Rapids in 1883. After most pains
taking investigation, the pardon board,
the sentencing Judge and the governor
arrived at the unanimous conclusion that
the wrong man was convicted, and that
Corners was not even in the state at the
time Of the commission of the crime.