Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-17

Frank SHEPPARD. of Cheboygan, for
circuit Judge.
VIM. Trubcy, of near Colon, was re-
Gently smothcrcd under straw stack
His 6-year-old son was caught under
the falling stack with him. but was
alive when removed.
Negotiations are in progress for the
erection of new opera house at Ann
Arbor Manager Whitney, of the De-
troit opera house, il said To be the
leader of the scheme.
The farmers in the vicinity Of Ches-
aiming, who have had 10 open their
potato pits, find fully 80 per cent of
the crop frozen and potatoes are selling
at - and 90 cents a bushel.
Miss Theodore Van Houghton. aged
/ -, employed at the Kalamazoo semin-
/ airy as elevator girl. was crushed 10
death between the top beam Of the
elevator and the joist of the roof.
a Sault Ste. Marie man recently shot
what is said to he the largest bear ever
I killed in Chippewa county. I; weighed
/ 500 pounds, and five bullets were nee
eSsary TO put an end to it's existence.
Word has been received al Niles that
George Taylor. alias Hultz. the brutal
murderer of Mary Comlcy, in that city,
! Dec. = 1892, is going insane in Jackson
prison. TAYLOR is serving life sentence.
Miss Nellie Ryan. IA l4-ycar-old run
away girl of Sparta. was caught in
Kalamazoo and returned home She
alleged that she could care for herself
better than her parents could, hence
Runaway.
In the suit of Edwaad Pahlan. OF
Ionia, against the d., c. IL. & NJ. Il. Il.
Co. the plaintiff got Judgment for
s., 200 damages for injuries received
while in their employ. The case will
be appealed
All insurance companies doing bust
ness in the state have filed their an
nual reports and paid their taxes TO
Commissioner Campbell. The aggrc-
gate amount paid WAS S!35, l2.4o.
The state military authorities do not
fancy the bill Of Rep Howell of Len
awcc, which provides Tor he creation
of a medical department in the Ma
tional Guard. They say il proposes To
create a ear
The jury found Georgc Lewis. of
Ann Arbor. guilty OF assault with in
tent TO commit criminal assault and
Judge Kinnc imposed q sentence of 10
years at Jackson, the full penalty,
upon the defendant
the upper peninsula was the worse OF
the season. Al many places along the
railroads snow plows encountered
drifts from 10 to 20 feet high, and in
many instances had 20 Dc shovced out.
The construction OF au electric rail
road between Lansing and Grand
Ledge is contemplated. and the old
mill and water power AZ Delta Center
have been purchased for the purpose
of furnishing power for the new road.
Arthur Hrazzictou, colored. 4, years
old, is iu jail al Jackson >uticring from
insanity. He is uncomfortable if not
given narcotics The cause Of his in
sanitr is said To be tine grin. He
viii he sent to the asylum at Kal-
amazoo.
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'l'''l.'','s Oh ''l ma" Day were recently
VdIt'eo ''l on '"e lct' where ihc% were
'tse" 10 REM" Tor several hours.
i"' J.. ""' "''u 'l'O ''t W'no canned
down and finally shifted all would have
persisted
W n. Kirby. OF Quincy. has com.
iiiei'ec" sui pms '"c'iH'er- rom ms
spring cop ,'' account Oh the irceze-
w ~" '''t a'"'., 'U.uil 'tr9 command
fancy Price sly. h'r'E mas ais" raised
ana HhiPPeo go'n many radIShe- This
winter lie mas an extensive h"'h"uSe.
Calhoun county has .,,GO- arrc> of
swamp covered with small timber and
ofush. clarendon township Is the
most swamp having '.''i acres,