Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-22
STATE BRIEFS.

triotic picnic at Lake Pleasant.
No reason can be found for the act
of August Houff. successful Capac
farmer who hanged himself In his
barn.
International Association OF Fire
Engineers will meet in Grand Rapids
August 1920, with a probable attend
ance OF 1000.
Henry X. Brummel, wealthy farmer
near iceland killed himself with
paris green rather than figure in the
divorce suit started by his wife.
Howard McGraw, juvenile disorder
~. cut screen and escaped from
Flint's police headquarters before the
county agent arrived to get him.
When his mother wouldn't let him
join the navy, George Schultz, of Lam
sing, aged Is, tried to die by drinking
pint Of wash blueing. He will re-
cover.
physical culture school in Battle
Creek, was stricken with heart dis
ease while swimming, and died In
half an hour.
State Chemist Holmes examination
does not support the suspicion Of her
family that Miss Lucille Pratt died
from poison while in Bellevue hospital
for tuberculosis.
In a test case, Judge Padgbam has
decided that the Citizens Telephone
company, of Holland, cannot raise its
rates TO new subscribers, but must
charge all alike.
The local option forces, just organ
lied, will start an educational cam
paign, holding meetings all over Are
nae county, in preparation for spe-
cial spring election
In a collision in the fog OF Thunder
bay island Tuesday morning, the
steamer w. p. Thew was rammed by
the big steel steamer Livingstone and
sank in 80 minutes.
The 15-months-old child of Mr. and
Mrs Cornelius Van Leeuwen, of Hol-
land is lying at the point OF death
as the result Of being stung by hun
dreds of bees.
John Laubenheimer was drawn into
set of rolls at the Menominee IL
Marinette paper mill, when his cloth
ing caught and he was so badly in
jured that he died a few hours later.
AS the first move in carrying out
his promises of economy in the city
Offices, Mayor Bailey of Battle Greek.
has just abolished the office Of plumb
ing inspector and fired the occupant.
Henry Poaledor, a prominent young
farmer near Niles, suffered sun
stroke while working in the field, and
though he had apparently recovered
from the effects, hanged himself in
his barn.
The annual meeting of the mission
airy council of the fifth department OF
the Episcopal church, comprising the
states of Michigan, Illinois. Indiana,
Ohio and Wisconsin, VIII be held in
Grand Rapids October Is, 10 and 20.
The fast pacing stallion Wilkie AL
lerton, owned by Charles Mckenzie,
the wellknown horseman of Alpena,
and valued at $4,000, is dead from the
effects of poison given, apparently, to
prevent the animal from starting in
race
Judge ID. r. Austin, 20, of Toledo,
was saved from drowning in Sand
lake, where he has a summer cottage,
by employees of the hotel there, who
pulled him into their boat. The Judge
had been fishing and his skin cap
sized
With the mastering In of Co. NJ.
Second regiment, M. n. g.. Kalama-
zoos second military company, Thurs
day night, the plans for the securing
Of new $4,000 armory for the city
are almost sure OF being carried to
completion.
A. j. Gustafson. supervisor of Ish-
peming township recently brought In
the carcass OF a big timber wolf which
he had shot on the road, and collected
the bounty. While the animals are
not scarce in this county they are
seldom seen on the roads, especially
In the summer.
While walking along the Grand
Trunk tracks several Flint men found
William Laversa, rs, lying across the
rails where he had evidently fallen
while intoxicated. He was picked up
Just a few minutes before a freight
train backed over the spot. His face
was badly cut up by the fall.
Anxious that the unfinished roads in
Saginaw and Bay counties be complet-
ed as soon as possible, the automo-
Dll6 OWutIS VI TIC tOuhNicc nave vi
fered financial aid to the road COM
missioners, which, because OF the de-
pleted state OF the fund had decided
TO let the work go over till next year.
RI il is decided that the action is
egal, a macadamized road will be
built between Bay City and Saginaw
at once.
The Detroit naval reserves will
leave August on their annual cruise
on the Don Juan de Austria. The boat
will proceed directly to Thunder bay.
where IL will join the reserve boats
from other states. The squadron will
then cruise to South Manitou island.
Lake Michigan. where about four
days will be spent in drills. On the
last day a sham battle will be fought
on the island. The fleet will break
up at Mackinac island, the Detroit
reserves arriving home August 49,
The states financial condition will
not stop the erection of new buildings
planned for the state university. Ann
Arbor banks will cash the vouchers OF
the regents. Prof c. A. Gwhe. of
the Ohio State university, has been
appointed professor of physics. OF
which department Dean Reed has been