Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-04
SISif NEWS NOTES,
Cleaned From Daily Michigan Happen
Ings Of the Past Week.

Willard Van Blaricom, fiifty-nine
years old, a business of Flint for TWEEN
ty-seven years, is dead. after a long
Illness.
Edward Cahill, aged sixty years.
farmer living between Pinconning and
Standish. was found dead in his barn
yard.
Mrs. William Jackson, North Boyne.
got up from a sick bed and fled with
her three crildren, when her house
was destroyed by fire.
Antimus G. Newman. said to be the
arst white child born In Clinton coun-
ty. and a veteran OF the civil war,
is dead at Lansing.
Andrew Judge, employed at the
Smith & Yates lumber camp. near St.
Charles, was found in snow bank
near camp, frozen to death.
Mason county will vote at the gen.
eral election TO be held in April on
the proposition to raise $1,000 for
new county agricultural building.
The Prohibitionists Of Ionia coun-
ty plan to raise $4,000 as a campaign
fund to be used In advertising, plat
form and personal work. canvassing
every voter.
Joseph Taylor, an implement deal
er at Inlay City, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy. Taylor's liabilities are
more than $1,000 and his assets not
more than $4,000.
Mrs. Christiana Miller an aged Ger
man woman OF Adrian, was found
almost dead from gas fumes by resi-
dents of another part OF the house.
II is thought she will live.
The First Congregational church at
Flat Rock has just celebrated its gold
en- jubilee. or eighteen charter mem
bers. Mrs. Francis o. Hall and James
Todd are the only survivors.
Ex-Mayor John Torrent. the mil
lionaire timber dealer, has started
suit for $35 damages against three
Muskegon county farmers. who, he al
leges, cut 100 trees from his preserve.
An OTucT mas UGH pidctu Win shc
state printers for 635.000 copies OF
the addresses made at the constitu-
tional convention, to be circulated
among the voters.
Mrs. Nelson w. Napier, aged eighty
seven years, widow OF the late Cap
tain Nelson Napier of st. Joseph, the
vete an lake navigator. is dead, Of old
age. She lived in st. Joseph over
half a century.
When told that her daughter. Mrs.
z. p. Swartz, is dead IN Lander,
wyo., Mrs. Ellen Muir 1ney OF Ian
sing said: What Dead again? I've
sent money twice for her burial. Now
the city can care for her."
There will be no prosecution of
Willie Remington OF Port Huron, aged
ten years. who shot Sarah Smith.
aged fifteen years, in the face last
week, though the girls parents ask
that action be taken. County Agent
Harris finds that the shooting was
entirely accidental.
Elliott Chester, porter, employed in
a shoe store at Ann Arbor, has con-
fessed TO the robbery Of the store
where he was employed and implicat-
ed George Webb. a porter. employed
at another store. They were re-
manded to Jail in default of $500 bail.
Walter Sackett, who, 1t is charged.
killed his aged wife on their farm,
near Woodland, tried to kill himself
by butting his head against the cell
bars in the jail at Hastings. He was
restrained and later sent to the Ionia
asylum, as insane.
Thomas ]. Bradley. a retired CAPT.
talist OF Battle Creek, was arrested
and held under $4,000 bonds to await
trial under a SUIT by capias, brought
by Mrs. Anna Sawley. Mrs. Sawley.
who rents house owned by Bradley.
charges assault
There has been a cavern at the Au-
burn mine, at Bay City. and a section
OF ground settled ten feet beside the
Midland state road. The investiga-
tion brings TO light the fact that the
company underlined the road, and. II
Is said, violated the law.
The Duquesne National bank OF
Pittsburg took judgment OF 500 on
promissory note given by c. b. Gar
rison and Endorsed by his father, w.
ID. Garrison OF Vernon. Payment
was contested on the ground that w
d. Garrison, on account of advanced
age, was incompetent when he signed
the note.
While repairing the attic of his new
residence, which he had practically
built unaided. Henry Holstein, aged
fifty, OF Crystal Falls, stepped on the
narrow window sill to add a few fin
ishing touches. when the sill gave
way, precipitating him TO the floor be
low His head struck on the stove
and he diet a short time later from a
fractured akull.