Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-12-16
Harry Randall, q popular young man

time. He was then in fair health, but
last week he died within an hour Of
the time he had predicted.
A little e.year-old son OF Aug. Rum
Ter. of Jackson, while left alone for
few minutes, upset a kerosene lamp.
The blazing oil set the little ones
clothes afire and before assistance
reached him he was burned TO death.
New Michigan postmasters: Leonard,
Oakland county, Oliver 5. Hibler;
Silver, Houghton county, Samuel j.
Dahlberg; Stephenson, Menominee
county, Miss Louise Woessner; Stock
bridge, Ingham county, Clarence S.
Mills
Rev. p J. Sloane, of Owosso, gave
note for $3.50 as premium insurance
policy. When the note came due he
denied the signature and refused TO
pay. He was sued and the jury
awarded u judgement for S357.43
against him, with costs
Fred Won Hartmann was arrested
in Kalamazoo on a charge of burglar
izing two houses. The detectives
threatened TO use stomach pump to
see II he had eaten some pie and olives
at one of the houses, and he confessed
that he did. He was held for trial.
! Mr.. Darner and family, drove to
Onekama, leaving three children az
home. The older boys got down an
old shotgun and while fooling with il
accidentally shot their little 4-year-old
brother, the whole charge entering the
child's abdomen, killing him instantly.
Thomas Curtis, a convict at Jackson
prison. was severely scalded while
cleaning boiler in the wagon shops,
and died Of his injuries He was IS
years Of age and came 10 Detroit last
April on two years sentence for
stealing q contribution box from .
church.
Peter Doan, of Shepardville, CORES
pended with Miss Della Montgomery,
Of Marysville, O., for some time and
they finally became engaged. They
were TO have been married at Detroit,
but Doan backed out The lady sued
for breach Of promise and has been
AWARDED Verulct OF cow
November 20, Frank Phiscator, Of
st. Joseph, known as the "Klondike
king" married Edna O. Boyd, of South
Bend, and gave wedding supper
which for lavish outlay startled the
natives Now a Mr.. Bunker claims
the young woman as his wife, and do
clares he married her at Buchanan.
Charles L. Hoagland. of Williamson,
justice OF the peace, was arrested by
Deputy o. ). Marshal Abels, on .
charge OF violating the pension laws
He is accused of having charged George
NJ Crandall $500 for securing for him
pension and back pay amounting to
Sl.lOO, whereas, the federal statute
limits the fee to $40.
Ernest Glynn was killed by his horse
falling upon him He had spent the
evening at Olivet and started for home,
four miles south, at midnight. Within
n quarter Of q mile Of his home the
horse SHE'D at snow-bank and threw
the carriage down the bank on the op-
posite side of the road. The horse
fell upon him and crushed him to
death.
The first claim for bounty under the
beet sugar law of 1897 comes from the
Michigan Sugar Co.. Of Bay City. Be-
tween Oct 20 and Dec. /, the company
manufactured 143, $50, loo pounds Of
sugar, the bounty on which, at one
cent per pound, is Sl4, 1851. Tho
company expects TO manufacture
1000, 900 pounds before the close Of the
season.
II no one else does so Gov. Pingree
will ask the legislature 10 investigate
the expenditure of the war fund. Most
of the $500 900 appropriated by tho
state has been expended, but Uncle
Sam will reimburse the state TO the
amount of $3.50, 600 or more. The gov
ernor says that all he Is afraid Of is
that the legislature will kick because
he didn't spend more for the comfort
of the boys.
Railroad construction in Michigan
during 1898 exceeds 200 miles, as COM
pared with 1853 miles in 1897. Electric
railroads have sprung up all over the
state, seven companies with an aggre-
gate capital of $4,000, 900, whose lines
will extend ls5 miles, have been incor-
porated during the year. Railroad
Commissioner Wesselius says the cleo
tric roads should be brought under the
supervision OF his department.
While the steamer Aurora, with the
Aurania, from Duluth for Buffalo with
wheat, was working through the ice
fields at the mouth of Detroit river
flames broke out and the captain scut-
tied her in l3 feet Of water 10 prevent
total destruction. The wheat cargo is
total loss. The barge Aurania went
aground on Bar point. The steamer
c. A. Black, wheat, from Duluth, went
went aground at Bar point, also.
The Homeopathic Me deal college Of
the L. of NJ. has arranged for post
graduate lectures and a practical elm
ical course for the present collegiate