Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-06-24

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the Arthur house. has been perma-
nently closed, after over 80 years OF
activity.
The body OF Harold Laxey, the 10
year-old boy who was drowned In
Thread creek, near Flint. Saturday
night, was recovered Sunday morning.
vern Keller, aged IL, was drowned
while boating on Gilead lake, near
Sturgis, and his cousin, Glenn Roster,
was saved only after hard work by
spectators.
Regent Junius Z. Beal says that he
does not believe the board OF regents
will decide on a successor 10 DR.. James
b. Angel. as president of the u. of M,
until next year.
Fire, which is believed to have been
incendiary, destroyed the Becker
Bros. grain elevator at Saginaw with
a loss OF 10000 The building was
insured for $4,000.
Ashaal Hubbard, GO, an inmate of
the soldiers home, is dead as result
OF injuries received by street car.
He was a veteran of the civil war and
came from Hillsdale coutny.
While playing with a companion at
rubbish bonfire, Henry Cornelius
Maak aged G, OF Alpena, slipped and
fell on the heap and was burned so
badly that he died from the effects.
Mrs. Georgia De Chopper has sued
two Grand Rapids saloOnkeepers for
10000 alleging that they sold her
husband LIQUOR on the night he sus-
- - thran nf his fingers.
Almont citizens are planning for
big Homecoming celebration, TO be
held there July 29 to August j. Inc
quest OF honor will be Tipsico, an In
d. n, who is said TO be 10S years old.
JChn b. Chaddock, former prosecut-
ing attorney of Ionia county, has re-
signed his position as special attor-
ney in the bureau Of corporations in
Washington and will reside In Detroit.
Land Commissioner Russell says
that in his opinion the legislature can
transfer to the government ''e large
tract of land near the 500 asked for
by Maj.-Gen. Fred Grank for a big
maneuver ground.
President Angel, Of tie u. or M,
received a letter from al upstate wo-
man, Friday, in which she asked him
TO recommend her rooming house TO
two of the best looking young grad
uate dentists or doctors"
Confident they will finish their jour
ney in less than six months, Edward
Ollinger and Henry Propson, two Stur-
geon Bay boys, reached Menomlnee
Thursday morning on their canoe
trim to the gulf of Mexico.
There are four candidates for state
offices in Grand Rapids: Judge Mont
gomery and Amos S. Musselman, both
for governor; Roger ]. Wykes, for
attorney general, and Huntley Rus
sell, for land commissioner.
James A. Presley and Gladys Rose,
each 10 of prominent Bay City fam
lilies, eloped Tuesday and were mar
ried in Detroit. The parents, who were
taken by surprise by the news, say
the marriage is agreeable to them.
Home coming" will be celebrated
| in Brighton in August with pro-
gram unique in several details. The
main feature will be a street pageant
so arranged as TO exemplify the prog
ress the town has made during its
/ life.
While five men were unloading a
carload of bananas which arrived In
Flint from New Orleans, little Brazil
ian monkey jumped out Of the car,
over their heads and ran down the
tracks. 1t was killed after long
chase.
A Morley commission merchant
states that beans, as a commercial
he host wing m the farm
er of anything he can raise. He says
that the last 10 years shows an
average per acre as high as wheat
and the price is much better.
An unusual wedding at Big Rapids
was that Of Miss Amanda Regan, q
Ferris Institute graduate, who finished
writing final examination at $3.50 p
m, then went to her rooming place
and was married at o'clock to Ben
jamin F. Richardson, OF Salt Lake
City, Utah, who had just arrived from
the west
FLOYD McGraw, IA, and Albert Claw
son, IL, are under arrest in Flint, they
having confessed TO stealing large
amount of merchandise from local
stores Saturday night. They were
found sleeping beside the plumber In
an improvised tent on the outskirts
of the city, and admitted that the,
had taken the goods from severa
stores while the clerks were busy will
the Saturday night trade.
While trolling in Grand river below
the Soldiers home, Carl Schultz hook
ed the body of Jacob Ulrich, 6S, wht
had been missing since last week
When Ulrich disappeared he hat
about $50, and as but 6 cents and
silver watch were found on his body
the theory of murder was first ad
vanced. Coroner Leroy, who made
an examination, is inclined to discoun
this theory. but the victims wife still
clings to 1t.
Two much-wanted men were nabbet
in ST. Joseph Wednesday, one for al
legged murder, the other on forger.
charges. Trailed across the lake b,
two Chicago detectives, Ed Ewing