Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-13

| The body OF Lucas Elders, who was
drowned AT Holland July 4, was found
Friday night.
A reunion of the Twenty-Fifth Mich
igan Infantry will be held at Holland,
August IA, ID, and l6.
A. l.. Beard has been appointed post
master at Morice, Shiawassee Co., vice
Edward Allen, resigned.
S. NJ. Tyler, the former Detroit bust
ness man who died suddenly "A few
days ago at Flint, left an estate Of $685.
000
During last year the total number
of passengers handled by steamers in
the Grand Haven customs district was
500, 427.
The hucklcberrv season is on at
Vicksburg and large shipments are
daily made by express, mostly to Indi-
ana towns.
The census gives Alma 1467. The
citizens generally are disappointed.
Another case of great expectations
and small realizations."
Although the census enumerators
have not given out their reports, it is a
sure thing that Bay City's population
will not fall very short of 10000.
The Hllsdale Democrat lays the
blame for the premature explosion of
its fireworks on the Fourth to the red
hair of a popular young man OF that
town.
The doctors say Bay City is distress
ingly healthy. There are but two eases
OF diphtheria and one case of scarlet
fever, and IN June there were only
seventeen deaths.
Emery Holmes, a young man Lying
four miles east of Athens, hanged him
self with rope tied to beam Friday
afternoon. 1t was the third effort the
young man has made.
Two men were arrested at Sturgis
for the burglary at Vicksburg of farm
house and stealing some money, jewel
ry and clothing, but were discharged.
none of the stolen property being found
on them.
A sailhoat containing three men cap
sized at Whitehall on Friday. Two
clung to the boat, while one. named ID.
Desk, attempted to swim ashore and
was drowned. He leaves "A widow and
five children
VickSburg's annual school meeting
elected Mrs. G.. T. Powers and Mrs. j.
+. Hawkins as trustees by large major
tiles. They are the first lady members
Of the board, and owe their election 10
the efforts of the Isabella club.
Fred Griggle, demented tramp who
was arrested at Nicksburg for abusing
and insulting those refusing him food,
has been taken to the Kalamazoo county
poor house. He claims to have relatives
at Fort Wayne, Ind, but they could
not be found.
Coldwater takes time by the forelock
in keeping the city clear Of tramps. a
police force is kept at the depot to meet
all incoming trains, and when any OF
the gentry alight they are hustled on
again and told to move on. If they
tarry they are liable to be given bath
and sent to prison.
Albert Walker, sent from Grand
Rapids in October. 1892. TO the Ionia
prison for three years for the crime of
of breaking and entering railroad car
in the night time. was pardoned by
Gov. Rich on Saturday. The prisoner is
afflicted with an incurable disease and
cannot live more than few weeks.
Several weeks ago little stray pig
came along and stopped at Eb. Rem
ington's place at Fenton. Ed. set
large she hound, which had pups, on
the pic To chase it away, but the little
fellow, when he saw the dog. instead OF
running away rushed up to the dog and
began nursing, and the dog has since
cared for piggy as if he were one of her
own offspring Otter Lake Enterprise.
A few DAYS since as Mrs Crawford,
of Fowlcrville. was watering her plants,
at the residence of her father, j. NJ
Puts, she was bitten twice by snake,
Just above the ankle. Her leg swelled
very badly, but vigorous measures were
at once taken, both externally and in
tcrnally. and otter time the swelling
was reduced. Mrs. Crawford thinks it
was 4 spotted adder that did the biting.
Peter Timerson, living little north
of Coldwater, has a hired man that is n
fit candidate for the cat-o-ninet tails.
Mr. Timerson went away for the after
noon recently and when he returned he
founI thot "a faVorite horse was dead
1t seems that his man was shaking up
the horses bed, when the latter made
some move that angered him and he
struck the horse in the side with pitch
fork, the tines entering SO far that il
caused death in short time.