Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-10-28
John Mi,aon. Co. F. a4th Michigan.

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Chester Warner, of Lawton, bugici
Co C., 35th Michigan, u Camp Meace ,
received an hon Jrable discharge, nue. Z
II his surprise. as he had not applied /
for one and had no idea of getting on
VIII Cressy. of the Detroit Narol
Reserves, died at his home at Saline -
fever contracted in the service. ClessJ |
eAlsted as a stollcr and was twice pro
NOTED, serving last on the gunners
deck.
Judge Adsit Of Kent county, sen
fenced VIM. Cramer to 10 years at Jack
son. and VIM. ..anley TO five years at
Ionia for assaulting aged Mrs. Elliston
and her daughter, both invalids'
month ago.
VIM II. James, n painter, fell three
stories while working on business
block at Grand Rapids. He landed on
u glass show case which he smashed tc
pieces. and he died of his injuries in
short time.
The Great Western mine at Crystal
Falls has been purchased by Corrigan.
Mckinney q Co., of Cleveland, and
employment to 600 men. 1t has been
closed since 1893.
The Michigan Library association.
at the Bay City convention. elected
II. NJ Utley, Of Detroit, president; Mrs.
Archibald MacDonell, Of Bay City, see
. rotary and Miss Genevieve NJ. Walton,
Of Ypsilant, treasurer.
Fire at Bay City destroyed the store
house and dry kiln of the Bay City
Manufacturing Co. and damaged the
factory To some extent A LARGE guam
titv of heading and the companys
Office burned. Loss $4,000.
Eugene Eldredge. laborer, was
found cut TO pieces on the D.. G. II. &
NJ. tracks near Lowell. Five trains
had passed over his body before 1t was
discovered. lie leaves a widow and
and five children at Saranac.
Moses Shug. an Old settler of Oak.
land county, was instantly killed and
horribly mangled by an express train
while visiting his birthplace. near
Portland. Pa His remains were
brought TO p ntiac for interment.
Two convict, employed in the boiler
room at the Ionia prison escaped 10y
sealing the walls. They are Charlie
RAYMOND. from Otsego county. serving
five years for burglary. and John Mil
Ter. from Kent county, for three year
for larceny.
John Carson. while drunk. entered
the house of Angus Mcmillan at Sagi
nav and began to abuse the latter
wife. an aged woman The HUSBAND
tried to defend her when Carson stab
bed the old man with a pocket knit
innicting fatal wounds.
The miners of the Cliff shafts at Ish
peming demand an eight-hour day
Some 300 men are employed at tn
mine in question and it is anticipate
by the miners that the management
will accede to a 90 per cent reductio
| in hours as skilled miners are scarce.
Benz. Corbett. a well-known residen
l of Reno township, Iosco county. Will
I slightly demented. left home with tn
intention of committing suicide. Owe
a 200 persons joined searching partie
V for several days without finding him.
d While some boys were shootin
c SQUIRRELS with an old-fashioned breecl
loadi~- shotgun, near Lapeer, tn
i breech failed 10 lock and shell fle
d backward. striking Leslie Prestag'
), aged 8. in the face. cutting a terribl
r cash and destroying his sight.
The iron ore firm of Corrigan, McKil
), nev & Co., of Cleveland, has taken a
?, option on the old Quinnesec mine,
:. Ouinnesec. and has begun the sinkin
IS of a new shaft This was the first ire
mine opened in what is now known I
d the Menominee range. The mine w;
a abandoned a few years later as work'
o out.
n Three children, aged ?, and year
of Michael Anderson, at Pequamin
n were burned to death. The moth
l. went out to milk the COW, leaving II
re children alone. 1t is thought the oil
,e est child in playing with the fire
the kitchen stove. set the house on fir
a The house and furniture, valued
- $500. are total loss. with no insuranc
al A large dam is to be built aero
n Kalamazoo river. four miles belo
Kalamazoo. TO cost $3.50 by Il
,f Kalamazoo Valley Electrical Co., whit
~ proposes to furnish both electric ligf
ar ing and power TO surrounding point
i. and it is very probable that Allega
Kalamazoo. OtSego. Plainwell al
other towns 'vill be lighted by {
+ company. ] estimated that 1875
horse power will be developed. Fo
', large water wheels will be put in, al
~ the electric generators will be attach
directly to them.
ne It is claimed by government e
at gineers and conceded by the enginee
ne of the company that the big wat
~ power canal at the 500 will in til
lower the water in Lake Superb
IN enough TO interfere with navigate
t in harbor entrances and other plac
to where the water is never any too dee
tie unless something is done TO prevent
The war department has appointed
" board TO devise to plans to dam I