Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-12
State News.


home IN South Haven, sunday. The
cause of her death was apopIcXy.
DIR J w Weed was acquitted Satur
day in the Circuit Court at Sanilac Cen
ter of "A charge of criminal assault.
Emmett county people, without re-
spect of party, are booming Capt. X
Nanderhoof, one Of the oldest sailors ON
/ the lakes, for successor To ALVIN Dodge,
late Inspector Of hulls at Grand Haven.
j. Thayer, son Of c. II Thayer, a
/ homesteader living eight miles east of
/ Ontonagon, was instantly killed Friday
10y the accidental discharge Of a shotgun
which was carried by a. avnge. They
were hunting IN the woods,
City Marshal VIM. Hare Of Kalamazoo.
will bc tried before the city council ON
charges preferred by Alderman UpjJhn,
who has been endorsed 10y a q zen
church societies for his efforts TO secure
the enforcement of the liquor laws.
Claude, the three-ycar-old son of Chas.
Kitchen, Goodels, Friday morning got
hold of "A bottle of carbOhc acid that was
standing ON a shelf and before being dis
covered had swallowed a large draught
of the deadly drug, dying III terrible
agony soon after.
The legislative committee Saturday
forenoon completed its Investigation at
Jackson Of the Mixum pardoniug matter
and returned to Lansing Nothing will
he given out about the finding Of the
committee until the matter is taken up
IN the legislature
Revival meetings which have been in
progress in the VI r.. church of Birch
Run for the past four weeks, conducted
by Rev. Chester Young, the pastor, has
closed with tweuty-foUr conversions. On
sunday morning after the usual services
in the church seventeen of the recent
converts joined it.
Mrs Louise Peyton, a pioneer Of sum
meItield township, residing near Peters
burg, became violently insane Saturday
and turned her house inside out She
fought ike tigrcss when taken into
custody. She was taken To Monroe
. Mrs. Peyton has been mentally unbal-
auced for some time.
Joseph Lewis of Climax, aged so year,
was convicted IN the Circuit Court at
| Kalamazoo Saturday on charge Of nm
lawful parentage preferred by deaf and
dumb girl named Ella Weaver. Lewis
Is a wealthy farmer and has handsome
wife and one daughter. The case viii
probably be appealed
Ida Osborn aged II, the step-daughter
Of John llollinfez, was found dead IN a
ditch by the roadside two miles north
east of Carlton, Saturday afternoon. The
/ Girl was an epileptic and Is supposed to
/ have browne in one OF her fits, as her
face lay III about six inches OF water
Justice Crane held an inquest.
In the Circuit Court at Marquette Sat
urday, "a jury awarded Hercules Meloche
"a judgment of $4,000 and interest for six
months against the Chicago, Milwaukee
II st. Paul Railroad fIr his stock of
drugs which burned in the depot during
the Cntonagon couflagrafion, while he
was moving his stock from Ontonagon 20
Ishpeming. Meloche sued for $500.
a jury in the Circuit Court at Port
Huron, saturday, awarded Mrs Emily
Roll Rebeke a verdict of $1,000 against
Charles Baer "A well known capitalist of
the Tunnel City Mrs Rebeke sued for
$4,000 damages, alleging that Baer had
crmlnally abused her while she was
working for HIM as domestic five years
ago. The case will be appealed to the
Supreme Court.
Ed Kirsch, alias LOOMS, the alleged
elder Of gang Of burglars recently ar
rested, broke iml at Manlstee, saturday
evening, and has so far eluded the otli-
GERS, ~ few days ago he confessed 90
the prosecuting attorney and Indicated
where much OF The missing property was
hidden and ii was there found. tie Is
but - years old and Of large build
Congressman William Alden Smith of
Kent county, has introduced "a bill III
Congress TO give a medal for bravery g.
John :. Carpenter of Grand Rapids, who
saved 81 lives. lie Is one OF tine few men
in the world who have been ashore upon
Cape Horn and Juan Fernando, or
Robinson Crusoc" Island, and has seen
service in almost every sea. For the
past 10 years be has lived In the Furni-
ture City. When interviewed he said: 81
don't care much about thpt bill in Con
gress, but my bows think 1t would be q
nice thing for them, and have no OBJ
lection
Bank officials who have securities upon
| the property OF the late Adam Arnold
OF Battle Creek, who accumulated "a for
/ tune OF $50 coo 10y "a life of crime, say
/ that nothing Will bc left of Arnolds es-
/ tate after ms debts are paid. They re-
gard his will, leaving all his possessions
/ TO the w. O. Il L. OF the Adventist City
az a joke, but those who know SAY that
! Arnold died repentaut. He is said 10
| have sent for several persons that he had
always been an enemy to and 10 have
! begged their forgiveness aud pardon
/ lle supposed that he would have proper.
/ ~ left. after FMS obligations had been
met, and proposed 10 give 1t TO the union
as an act Of reparation for the manner IN
which il had been earned