Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

| dead from Injuries received by the ex-
plosion OF gasoline.
Insane over the death OF his son,
who was killed for his money in Nor
| folk, Va, a year ago, Rev ". H. Dol
son, retired Cedarville clergyman,
was sent to the Newberry asylum.
Ernest w. Angel. aged 25, who Is
accused Of embezzling something like
$11 900 from the Ann Arbor railroad,
while acting az its agent at Manis-
tique, was arrested in Detroit and
taken back to that place.
The tenth annual reunion Of the
Hoadley family was held at Cedar
Springs and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoad-
ley. aged II and 70 respectively. cele-
brated their 58th wedding anniver-
sary at the same time.
After travelling from Alberta, In the
Canadian northwest. all the time trail
ing the couple. Charles Wixom ar
rived In Grand Rapids and accom-
plished the arrest Of his wife and John
Cooper, on n serious charge.
Sault Ste Marie authorities decided
to drop proceedings against Private
| Cyrus Gillette, who killed Miss Eliza
beth Cadenhead, of Fergus, Ont. while
shooting at a deserter, and he has
been restored to the Fort Brady Of
ficers.
1T voted for Fremont in 1856, and
have voted the Republican ticket ever
since, but II live another year l will
vote the Democratic ticket" AS he
spoke these words, Samuel Smith, 70.
pioneer farmer of Dewitt township,
dropped dead.
The balance In the state treasury at
the close OF October was $500 .9S3.94.
| The receipts of the month were $119,-
1855, and the disbursements $4S2,-
| S64.S9. The primary school fund will
be disbursed in a few weeks and this
will take several million dollars OF the
state funds.
Little Harold Augur. 2-year-old son
of Roy Augur, of Grand Rapids, has
been taken to Ann Arbor for the Pas
teur treatment. Harold toddled out
in the back yard OF his grandmother a
dog was eating away from the ca
nine. The dog bit the little fellow
| three times.
The usual price for rabbits in Cold
water Is Is cents apiece or two for
% cents. But Isaac Clair has just
whacked up $50 for II. Two weeks
ago Mrs. Urban, hearing a commotion
In her rabbit pen early one morning.
hurried out and found Glars dog sur
veying II dead rabbits. A jury as
sessed Clair $50.
Mrs. Joseph Gearhsrd, 80 years old,
wife OF n wealthy retired farmer of
Marcellus. was run down and killed by
fast Grand Trunk train while return
ing from prayer meeting Two other
women were with her and they had
just stepped across the track when the
accident happened.
The Indians Of Allegan county will
hold a general council at Salem.
This council" is held for the purpose
OF discussing matters pertaining to In
| dian claims and IL promises to be the
largest gathering Of Indians held in
the county since the red man claimed
the land as his own.
Mrs. Grace Wheeler has started suit
for $4,000 damages against Fred. Wor-
don. OF Conklin, alleging that he was
to blame for the husbands death
Worden is a saloonkeeper and on June
2S. 1906, sold liquor 10 Wheeler, II is
alleged, and the latter became intoxi-
Gated and was run over and killed by
a train.
ID. p. Marley, of Port Huron, SUI
preme commander of the Knights OF
the Maccabees OF the World, and half
a dozen members OF the supreme lodge
were in Detroit last week TO look
over sites for the proposed new head
quarters Of the order.
s. ]. Shank, one OF the Oldest mar
ket gardeners In southern Michigan,
dropped dead In his greenhouse In
Hillsdale Friday. He returned the day
before from a visit to his sons at
Wichita, Kas.. and apparently In the
best OF health. He had just left the
dinner table and passed into the
greenhouse when he fell without warn
ing.
As the result OF the death Of Pearl
Potter, who fell from a balloon while
IL was 1000 feet in the air. Ray VIII
son and Paul Shurtz, professional bal
loonists, are under arrest In Grand
Rapids. charged with manslaughter
The accident happened at the Howard
City fair, where the girl was encased
in cannon which was supposed to
have fred her and tho parachute from
the balloon, but failed to work. The
coroner's jury blamed Wilson and
Shurtz for the girls death.
Satisfied with the success of the
conference with passenger men, the
state railroad commission will arrange
a meeting with the freight oficials.