Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-23
An uuknown animal il s,id IN hov

An unknown animal is said TO have
made It's appearance near Pine Lake,
carrying away several sheep ami ia
several Instances killing cattle. The
animal j. said To resemble n puthor
and several hunting parties are after
il.
Mrs. 6. n. Lawrence, of Lapeer, re-
Gently wrote TO Queen Victoria in
quirtng about "A large estate in winch
she was Interested. She received re
ply written by Sir Arthnr Biggr. the
queens private secretary. II bear,
the queens private seal and Mrs Law
renee prizes il highly.
The Abbott voting machine wa
tried AT tho recent election at Adrian
and was SO satisfactory that all the
voting in that city will hereafter be
done by machinery, the council hay
ing purchased five OF the machines
Lansing is also thinking Of buvin2
enough of the machines TO do away
with ballot boxes.
y young man at SAUL Ste. Marie
recently went to n clothing store and
had IA suit OF clothes sent home on APP
proval. The next day he sent them
back with note saying that they did
fit. About q week later the merchant
discovered that the fellow had Dor
rowcd the clothes simply to get mar
RED in and after the ceremony was
over had returned them.
1t. Johns-David G.. Fitz has begun
suit for 10000 damages, against Rich
ard Moore. William Hewitt and De-
tective Floyd l.. Green, charging ma
licious prosecution. Mr.. Moore was
secretary Of the Clinton County
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
and when Filz buildings burned last
fall, he refused to pay the Insurance.
claiming that Fitz and his cousin,
Theron FitZ, burned the bindings.
The insurance company was beaten on
the first trial. Before the second trial
Mr.. Moore ANA the others interest led.
| caused the arrest of David and Theron
FilZ. On the second civil trial, the
company was beaten the second time.
and paid the loss. and The arson case
! was nOlle prOss ed. The case promises
10 be an interesting one and will in
VolVe some rather novel points. OF
course the Insurance Company is in
no way involved.
Mason Wellman was SATURDAY
bound over 10 the lngham County
Circuit Court for trial for the crime
Of highway robbery. his victim being
IA 81 Ia -. | -
| who was formerly a resident of Maple
Rapids. and who has just purchased
the Maple Rapids Dispatch and j. al p
read : in charge. The bail was fixed
at 81 900. Wellman i a bad man.
He has served a couple of terms in The
DctrOlt House Of Correction, and has
been on the road for some time. We'd
nesday night at the county Jail Well
man made dash past the turnkey for
liberty and succeeded i'm reaching the
hall when he was captured bv the
turnkey and returned TO the lookup.
Hereafter he Will have no privileges.
Grand Rapids.-A. K. Antisdcl has
commenced suit against John Garfield
a millionaire lumhcrman of Manistce
! to recover SO. 900 ALLEGED 10 be due him
for selling 10000 acres of pine
land, which contained 200, 100000 feet
OF standing pine valued at $1,000
coo. The Thayer Lumber CO..of Bos-
ton.who have manufacturing Interests
at Muskegon, purchased it, AnuSdeI
claims to have had m option ON the
! land and that he was instrumental i'm
bringing about the sale. Garfield
owned the property, which is located
in Missaukce and Kalkaska counties
Antisdel claims TO have brought Can
field and the Thayer Lumber Co. re-
personalities together. DonJ. Leath-
ers also claims commission and
started suit some time ago.