Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-28

Prosecuting Attorney Clark or st. Louis
has made no move as yet against Dora
Fetters, who shot Dell Vliet. IL is under
stood that the coroner's jury stood four
for justifiable homicide, while the other
two would express no opinion
The prohibition state nominating con
venton will meet in Lansing July %
DR.. o. +. Bailey of Hoytville has been
rearrested and charged with
murder Mrs. Sylvester Peabody
is suspected OF having been the
DOCTORS accomplice in causing the death
of Miss Lille Ludbrook by abortion, and
sufficient evidence will probably develop
in the doctors examination TO warrant
Mrs. Psabody's arrest.
The famous Loomis battery and Battery
M, Of the First regiment of Michigan, held
a reunion in Coldwater on the 10Th inst
The day passed pleasantly with speeches.
toasts, music and the relating of reminis-
SCIENCES Of the war.
While the night watch of Edison How
ards saw mill at Gobleville, Van Buren,
county, was visiting the night-watch Of a
neighboring furniture factory, the saw
mill he should have guarded caught lire
and burned down. Loss. $500; no insur-
ance.
W. H. Tilley, IA former policeman Of
Battle Creek, died the other afternoon
from an overdose of morphine admins
tered by his own hand 1t i supposed 10
be a case of suicide.
The new county option liquor law adopt
ed in Canada within the past year seems
l.. l.. L..
many Of whom are transferring them
selves and their business to more congen
ial circumstances. a few are buying Out
Detroit saloons at high prices
Jesse Porter of Benton Harbor, was
drowned the other night while out fishing.
Michigan men introduced bills in the
house the other day rs follows; Mr.. Com
stock, TO pay ii veterans bounty TO w. X.
Foote of Rockford Mich. late OF the list
Michigan regiment. Mr. Cutchcon. 10 re-.
move the charge OF dcSertiou from the
record of Edwin NJ Walrous of Tustn.
Mich late a member OF the eth New
y ork regiment.
Charles Adams, son Of w L. Adams ex
deputy oil inspector and a prominent
granger and farmer Of Grand Rapids
township, has been arrested on a charge of
stealing five hens and rooster OF the An
dalusian breed from Henry Naysmith of
that city. The poultry is valued at 500.
The nomination Of Gen w. :. Rosecr0ns
rs register of the treasury has been CON
nrmed
henry II. Miller. farmer living three
miles from Newaygo fired his house ana
barn the other morning and then shot him
self 10y holding an army musket under his
chin and discharging it with the ramrod
thus blowing off the right side of his face
and head. The cause was domestic trouble
about property. The coroncr's jury re
turned verdict of suicide.
Allen Crittenden, a pioneer of Wash
tenaw county, died at his home in Pitts
field township recently, at the age of IS.
He came to Michigan over 20 years ago,
and ever since lived on the farm on which
he resided at the time of his death.
Grand Rapids manufacturers declare
the cighthour experiment unsatisfactory.
~ uncle of Clarence Cranston. ageu iv,
.esiding at Belmont, has engaged counsel
and will commence legal proceedings
against the Grand Rapids d Indiana rail
road company for $4,000 damages Their
claims are based on the fact that the con-
ductor put the boy off train last April
while III motion, when he landed in
creek on his head and was considerably
bruised. Being compelled to walk home
wet he contracted n severe cold which
has resulted III severe fit of illness The
boy claims to have paid his fare.
The sportsmen's association of IshpeIn-
ing is doing good work in bringing to
justice offenders against the game and
ssh law.
One OF the revolvers found upon the per-
son of Jeff Davis, when he was captured,
is in the possession of Edwin Hines,
Grass Lake soldier. 1t is a handsome
weapon, Jeff's name being neatly en-
graved thereon.
The citizens OF Corunna have pledged
the right of way through that city for the
T. A. \. a. n. NJ. road, also $1,000 for the
erection of a depot and freight building,
TO be raised 10y tax.
DR. Bailey, physician of Hoytville, has
been arrested on complaint of w w Lud-
brook, charged with abortion on his
daughter, who died recently Bailey has
been held for trial.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad company have at last began work
on the depot in Bronson which was burned
about two months ago
There are 100 or more promising girls
and boys at the state public school III Cold
water, who can be adopted into families
In the southwest corner OF Augusta
township, Wayne county, lives John Ed
ward Cecil, born March 10, 1895, and Susan,
his wife, who was born Aug. 3, 1872, in
London, England. They were married
June %, 1914. They came to Michigan in
1850 Thirteen children have been born to
the aged couple, all but four dying in their
infancy. The eldest, if living, is Il, and
the youngest 50. They have thirteen
grand children and fourteen great-grand-
children The wife is quite strong, has
neither aches nor pains, makes her own
dresses, does not use glasses, and until the