Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01

kllls, Oh Detroit. VINO WAS stnlcnctu 10
10 three Years Imprisonment AT Jack
son for the crime of emO Zzlcmcnt by
jude Chaplin, October >, 1893, was
signed by Gov. Rich this afternoon,
and The prisoner will se released on
Christmas.
The subject of sugar beet raising is
benz discussed AZ East rawas, and
steps are being taken 10 ask the legis-
hture 10 pass II bill providing for
bounty for growers for the first lew
years, until the industry was estab-
lished, after the plan which Nebraska
followed.
Kirby Is the young man who, while
connected with IA bank at Marshall,
speculated in wheat options with
funds not his own. lie lost, and, al
though it was shown that he had been
taught that il was legitimate 10 usc
the bank funds in the way he did,
lac went to prison for ten years, nearly
tour OF which he has served.
Lansing people are moving to IN
anguratc IA county seat contest IN
lngham county. They want the
county seal changed from Mason 10
Lansing. II Will take two thirds
voIe OF the board of supervise TO sub
init the question TO the voters and IA
majority Of the voters to decide the
question.
some resident of Benton llarbor
who probably considers himselfa born
humorist has been scattering hand
bills in that city announcing IA prize
fight between two prominent resi-
dents. whose names are given IN the
circular. The latter are indignant at
the poor attempt at practical Joke,
and If they can find the Joker pro-
pose 10 make it warm for him.
The highway between the cities of
81. Joseph and Benton llarbOr i 50
dangerous after dark, the road being
in snch bad condition, besides running
ON the edge of a high blum, that the
councils OF the two cities will proba
bly, take steps toward having lights
lrccted along it in suitable numbers
10 illuminate it. Ii was ON this road
that Michael King was killed some
time ago by falling over the blum IN
the dark.
\ steel carnage and wagon spring
factory ha1 made Monroe an offer 10
locate there. They want : ,JOO. IN cash
and a suitable location with switches
between TWO railroads. The company
will hire forty men, run eight hours
"a day and ten months in the year, and
remain III the city seven years. ThC
council j. considering the PROPOSE
III .. I-,, 1 i,,t
with an eastern Emitting firm TO To-
cate here that will employ seventy
five people.
While f. VI. llopHi ns,with two as
sistants, was leading an unruly bull at
Cheshire, the animal broke loose and
started in pursuit of Hopkins, who
narrowly escaped being impalcd on
| the BULBS horns by suddenly throw
ing himself flat ON the ground. y
| crowd OF thirty or more sought safety
either by following hopkins example
| or climbed into convenient trees,
while the bull was finally dispatched
| by Il Gun in the hands of Il ncighbor,
after receiving nine bullets in It's head.
Last Friday morning about 1880
storage ware house at Midland was
disclvered TO be on fire. The fire
probably of incendiary origin had
gained considerable Roadway before
the tiremen arrived. Nearly all of
the large amount OF perl>hable, were
either destroyed by The flames or troZ-
en- later. The loss ON the building
and contents was $1,000 aud insured
for SlIOO. The ruins again took fire
sunday.
1t il not generally known that Mich
| i9an il credited on the United States
mint books with "A silver production
of $1,000, 900, 80 per cent OF which Ia,
been taken from the copper mines OF
HOughtOn, OntOnagOn and kCWCenaW
| counties. Every year valuable speci-
mems are dug up and sold, after smelt-
| Ing. The Quincy mine, however, Is
the first TO do silver mining. Electro
| lysis will b. used IN smelling copper.
| 1t is an expensive operation, but the
company expects To make it profitable
by the silver that can be obtained.
| An average of 90 ounces of silver TO "a
ton of cOpI CT Is expected.
| Hawkins was convicted OF the en-
bezZlemcnt OF about $4,000 from the
Standard Oil company by whom he
| had been employed for several years
| Ills family connections were of the
| very best and IL strong effort has been
! made to secure his pardon. Gov.
Rich, in giving ms reasons for the
| pardon SAYS: These men were re-
| leased for the reason that the punish
ment they have received has probably
accomplished ali that longer coniine-
mcnt would do. There are some miti-
! eating circumstances in each case.
The parties injured in each have
signed a petition for their release.
Both have opportunities now for en-
ploymcnt, which they might not have
at later period. 1t would seem that
if they are ever 10 become good citi-
zenS now is the best opportunity. II
| thaN -hAnl1 Il, In sritpinui-