Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-15
State News

The number OF victims of the Detroit
Journal disaster as finally enumerated is
thirty seven
Thursday, November p. has been des
ignated Thanksgiving by the president
aud Governor Bich.
Thirty four bodies have been found in
the wreck OF the Journal building at De.
troit, leaving the number missing reduced
10 three.
Michigan was beaten by Harvard in the
recent game Of football at Boston The
game was close, beng won by single
point
The amount Of money raised for the
relief Of the victims and their families. Of
the recent Detroit Journal disaster, reaches
to between 81 600 and ST. 600
1t Is now known that the Detroit Jour
nal disaster was caused by the explosion
of the west boiler IN the basement. and il
Is believed te have been caused by low
water.
There is a probable war on hand be
tween express companies, owing to the
raising OF rates for transportation Of mon
ey. The banks will refuse to cash orders
except at a charge.
The st, Johns Manufacturing Co have
gotten their new plant nearly ready for
business. 1t will be great Institution for
St Johns, and will bring back the old
time prosperity of that town.
Hamilton Bigelow. d photographer Of
Lansing, committed suicide Wednesday by
shooting himself through the temple. lie
was 90 years Of age and leaves two daugh
tiers, both adults and one married, resi-
dent of Detroit
Lansing is 10 have another opera house
at least that is The talk now Of the Macca.
bees, lesees of DOwner's hall They in
tend 10 make extensive Improvements IN
that building and put in scenery formerly
in Bucks opera house.
Commissioner Billings is after the Mich
igan Central and Lake Shore railroads Cor
not complying with the law winch re-
quires railroads 10 issue mileage books
good for members Of purchasers family
Their officials claim that they are exempt
10y their charters.
The "Missoula, which has been missing
for several days. is now known to have
foundercd of Caribou island. The crew
were saved and arrived at the 800. a"
Her shaft broke near White Fish point,
and rendered the vessel helpless, and at
the mercy of the storm and waves.
b. A. Heudrick, professor at the mill
tary academy Orch rd Lake met with
painful accident near there. Thursday the
7th instant lie was riding bicycle 10
Pontiac, when he colided with a wheel
barrow loaded with barbed wire. He Is
capped with painful but not fatal cuts.
Col Bapjamin Wait an old veteran and
once condemned 20 death for participation
in the Canadian rebellion Of 1897 \ died
at Grand Rapids on Nov .. At the age Of
50 years. He has figured quite extensive.
ly in Michigan and Wisconsin, and has
been regarded as the best posted man on
forests of these states of any man of his
time.
A few days ago the township board re
moved James Mason from office AS a
member Of tn -'uNol board charging
him with not accounting for about $500
left in his charge and which belonged 10
the township Dave Menery was also &C
cused of Illegally retaining money belong
ing TO the school district Both deny the
accusation.
Engineer Thorn sou. who had charge of
the Journal boilers when the explosion
took place. Wednesday the 9th instant, has
been arrested on charge of criminal negli-
gence II is said that he bad opened the
valve between the high and low pressure
boilers and gone away from the building,
and was not in the building when the eX-
plosion took place.
The Federation Of Womens Club
closed its annual session Thursday the 7th
instant. The attendance was large The
new officers elect are Mrs lrma +. Jones
OF Lansing president; Mrs. | VI Turner |
IT Grand Rapids. vice PRESIDENT Mrs |
Lucy Banker Of Adrian corresponding |
secretary; Mrs Clara Raynor of Adrian |
and Mrs 5 l. Smith Of Detroit, mem