Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-30
AROUND THE STATE.

The Saginaw board OF supervisors
granted an increase Of $500 annually
to the circuit Judge, half of the in
crease asked
Deposits of one cent or more will
be received from children in the new
Ann Arbor school savings system to
start November 1.
While 100 people searched all night.
Walter. the 3-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Shaw. living five miles
south OF Flint, slept in a field.
Henry Van Settlers, paroled from the
Jackson prison for highway robbery,
was involved in a saloon fist fight and
VIII go back TO serve the remaining
two years.
John kiloppo was struck by a tram
car at the ninth level of the Colby
mine and killed. He was just over from
Italy and was at his second days work
In the mine.
Because of the high prices of food
the Kalamazoo labor council will open
a market for workingmen and invite
farmers to bring their produce for sale
at market prices.
Mel Coakley, OF Pigeon, a quarry
worker, went to sleep on the Pere
Marquette tracks and was killed. He
leaves widow and two chilren in
destitute circumstances.
S. B. Kitchel, wealthy New York
er, stopped at Bay City for repairs on
trip to the Gulf of Mexico by way OF
canals, the great lakes and Mississippi
river in 60-foot launch.
The parochial schools OF the Holland
Reformed churches will ask an amend
ment to the constitution to permit
state supervision, so as to bring them
up to the grade of the public schools.
The railroad commission will notify
interurban companies to stop their
cars at the nearest street corners, both
to safeguard pedestrians lives and to
have uniform rule for Michigan
peoples guidance.
David Walkinshaw, of Marshall.
was chosen county poor commits
sioner and Arthur Chase. aged %, a
Battle Creek surveyor, defeated Z. E.
Dickinson, candidate for reelection as
drain commissioner.
After working her way through high
school and the Kalamazoo Normal and
obtaining lucrative position as teach
er, Miss Ada Bennett, of Eckford town
ship, fell from horse and will be bed
ridden for several months.
The Michigan State Christian aaso-
citation is held its annual convention
in Flint, commencing Tuesday even
ing, and continuing two days The OBJ
ject of the society is to EXPOSE, with
stand and remove secret societies"
The city of Jackson will seek to
have as the next meeting place of the
State Teachers association in 1908. A
committee has been appointed by
Mayor Glasgow to attend the conven-
ton in Battle Creek for this purpose.
George Dudoveaz is in a serious con-
dition following an attack upon him,
$50 feet underground in the Shia-
wassee coal mine, and Arthur Taylor,
aged 10, whom he accused, is /. held
pending the outcome of his injuries
A two-story building, being erected
by Ernest Hemingway and Wellington
Van Dusen, in otter Lake, to take the
place of building destroyed by a dy-
Mantle explosion in which the son of
the former, his wife and child were
killed, collapsed, injuring both.
William Dorosch, aged 4, was badly
burned while playing about a bonfire
in Bay City and his life was saved by
his mother. She heard the childs
screams and flung a rug about his
burning clothes, smoothing the flames.
The boy is expected to recover.
With appropriate ceremonies the
corner stone of the Hurley hospital
In, 1fr.4 lot 49,. A..
The Michigan Grand Lodge F. & A.
al. was in charge. assisted by Knights
Templar Communicates from Saginaw,
Corunna, Bay City and Fenton.
Robbed in mid-ocean not only by
death OF her husband, brother-inlaw.
son and a daughter. but by sailors
OF every cent she had, Mrs. Mary
Greenau, SO, who died in Pontiac last
week, landed in America from Ireland
and dauntlessly started life anew.
Ex-Sheriff William Collins. of Clin-
ton county, now 20 years old, and a
resident near Lansing, was badly
pounded up during row with
younger neighbor. They fought over a
line fence. The prosecutor will take
Collins statement, the belief being
tina. he cannot live.
Not heard from for 46 years. Gerald
Quinn, whose boyhood days were spent
in Vernon, has returned to meet his
many former friends. He is now in the
jewelry business at Madison. Wis.
When a young man Mr.. Quinn, with
his brother James Quinn, joined the
army. The brother was killed and
as nothing has siSce been heard OF
Gerald 1t was thought that he had
Jared a similar fate.
While on a visit to her daughter.
Mrs. Howard Parsell of Flushing, Mrs.
John Craig, of Arbela, Tuscola county.
was taken Ill and died OF pneumonia.
She was Sc years of age. and a large
number of relatives, among them At
torney John II. Tyler. of Flint, sur
vive.
William @. Wilmot. formerly book.
keeper for Bay City machine shop
and now the head of the Wilmot Ma
chine Co.. of New Orleans. has been
nominated for secretary OF state by
the Louisiana Republicans. A peculiar
feature OF the matter is that Mr.. VIII
mot was a Democrat when he was I'm
Michigan.
William Knickerbocker of Dawson.
practical joker, is paying dearly for
one he aimed to pull OF at Jack Stur-
geon's expense. The joke rebounded
and hit with telling effect on Mr..
Knickerbocker's pocketbook. Knicker-
booker thought IL would be fun to
hand Sturgeon check for 800. and
see him turned down at the bank.
However the check was honorad ana |