Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

There is larger ATTENDANCE al the win.
ter term of the Agricultural college thaa
ever before in the history of the school.
Mrs. Pope and her accomplice. IN the
murder of her husband William Brusseau.
IN Detroit have boia been held for t,ial.
The law aud order league of Ionia have
scored "a victory The circuit court decides
that all cigar stores must close on sunday
II i, said that two-thirds Of the saloous
in Lansing will quit business May l. The
legislature Will adjourn about the same
time.
Capt Napier has been awarded The COZ
tract for finding the ChicOra. for 5000
and will begin operations as soon as the ice
breaks up IN the spring
\ valuable vein Of coal has been found
on farm one mile north OF Jackson The
coal is sand to be of a better quality than
any ever found in that county
\ Touring mill with all modern improve
men's Is being built in Maltawan. Here
toiore farmers in that region had 10 20 10
other villages with their gri-ts
A fun length portrait Of L :. senator
Mcmillan has been hung in the senate
chamber in Lansing The portrait is the
Gift of Senator McAlilan's sons.
Kalamazoo county offers reward for
information as 10 the whereabouts Of
James Martin, who has been sWindlng
farmers by means of forged notes.
Mr.. Susan Bohlnc, who settled ia Mus
kegon 6S years ago IS dead. Mrs. Bohinc'.
daughter Mrs. John \ Curey, was the
first white child born IN that place.
The congress of the Daughters OF the
Revolution, at the session in Washington
last week, elected Mrs Mcmillan, wife of
Senator Mcmillan as vice president gencr
al for Michigan.
The Pennsular Car shops Of Detroit
has closed IA contract with the New York
Central railroad company for 800 freight
cars. This will give employment to be-
tween ? 800 and ,. 600 men.
Reconcile these two statements We who
can. A tire.proof brewery with a capaci-
" of POO 600 barrels annually will be erect
ed in Grand Rapids this spring Again
1t j. rumored that one third OF the saloon
keepers Of Grand Rapids will not renew
their licenses this spring.
The house of Jacob Gaukel, near Star
City, burned the other night, and two
children aged five and two years respec.
lively were cremated. Mrs Gaukel had
gone TO a neighbOr's leaving her two little
ones alone IN the house. Mrs. Gaukel has
become demented and can give no eXpla
nation as to how the fire originated.
Congress has passed a bill to correct the
military record of the late Elisha p Ba,-
sett of Allegan. He was captain Of Co.
f, Ninteenth Michigan Infantry, but
through a misunderstanding was dismissed
from the service in disgrace The bill
was introduced by the late Senator Stock
bridge but was not taken up for action
until after his death
Royal lde, cX. sheriff of Branch county,
and al one time one of the leading citizens
OF the county, committed suicide In Grand
Rapids a few days ago. by taking poison,
Of late years he has been engaged as "A
private detective, but luck seems 10 have
been against him and for some time he has
been IN very straitcned circumstances and
unable to support hi, family,
VIM Walsh lived alone in the outskirts
of st. Joseph and was supposed TO have
considerable money about his house Five
masked men called him out Of bed early
the other morning. and at the muzZle of
five revolycrs demanded his money. He
refused 10 give il up or tell where II was
The robbers set fire TO his clothing and
burned his body, with red-hot poker,
still be refused. They placed his feet
over q fire and roasted them, but even this
did not make him yield whereupon they
beat him until he was unconscious, and
after ransacklng the house, left without
the money Walsh will die