Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-25
NEWS OF STATE.
Cleaned From Daily Michigan Happen.
Ings of the Past Week.

Plans are being made at Ionia for
the Gridley Republican banquet, which
will be held in the new armory build
ing In January.
The second annual reunion of the
members of the constitutional conven-
ton will be held in Lansing, Dec. 8.
Lawton T. Hemans will preside.
Because the new law will not per
NIT saloon in the village of West
phalia, Clinton county, the inhabitants
will make an effort to have dry"
county next election.
Ben Hunt, owner of a general store
at Hodunk, small village near Cold
water, has disappeared. His wife can
give no reason for his departure. He
was seen in Milwaukee.
Charles Kolegan, a Saginaw county
farmer, had a narrow escape from
serious injury, Saturday. when a Pere
Marquette train struck the wagon on
which he was hauling load Of beets.
Bishop Richter of the Grand Rapids
Catholic diocese had charge of the
ceremonies attending the laying of
the cornerstone of the new st. Mary's
hospital. in Grand Rapids, Sunday.
The building will cost $4,000.
An epidemic of burglaries has
broken out again in Saginaw, and the
other night three west side citizens
reported TO the police that their
homes had been entered and iewelry
and trinkets valued at 800 stolen.
The merchants of Howell, divided
into two parties, held hunting con-
test. AS a result, the party headed
by Sheriff Stoddard will have to ban
quet the aggregation under the leader
ship of Hveryman Roy Jubb.
The state board of health has been
investigating the alleged violations
of the pure food laws, especially in
the sale Of oleomargarine, at Saginaw,
and it is expected that arrests will
follow.
Alderman Samuel Howes of Battle
Creek, whose nephew was killed and
whose son was seriously injured IN
Fourth of July celebrations, is advo-
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day in Battle Creek next year.
Stewart Mccain, thirteen.year-od
Marine City lad, ran away from the
state blind school at Lansing and
reached Port Huron on his way home.
He said he left because he was whip
ped by one of the instructors.
The Bay City Industrial and In.
vestment association, the membership
Of which consists of nearly every bus.
mess man in the city, will be incor.
porated this week with a capital of
$3.50, 000 one-fiftA OF which is already
in.
John Ruck OF South Lyon sustained
broken collarbone and severe in
juries about the head and Floyd John.
son of Edmore was injured internally
when the scaffold on which they were
working on a new house in Lansing
broke and threw them fifteen feet to
the ground. %. 4La. ,.t.rn
Sylvester Pierce, farmer, who was
arrested by Mayor Corrent of Muske-
gon for cutting timber off the latter S
ldUu, was dWdIueu Il VeTulCI vi SloO
damages for false arrest Pierce
thought that he was cutting on his
own land.
Congressman Charles f. Townsend
has taken out hunters license. The
camp which he will be a member OF
will be on the Taouamanan river, in
Luce county. Others in the party will
be Senator Newton, Rev. Father Ken
nedy of Ypsilanti and Congressman
Wilson Of Chicago.
The most successful county Sunday
school convention ever held In Ionia
county closed Wednesday night, after
two days session in the NJ. e. church
Delegates elected TO the state conven
ton at Saginaw are: A. J. Ashdown
Rev. f. f. Branch, with c. z. Ces
sions and Montgomery Webster as al
ternates.
The Team Owners association OF
Grand Rapids has decided to fight the
council proposed ordinance which pro-
vides that all stalls must have cement
floors. They claim that ii ruins the
horses feet and is in other ways in
furious. II the council passes the
ordinance they will carry the matter
to court.