Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-22
STATE BRIEFS.

Mayor Burke of Owosso has been
asked to close the Sunday theaters.
A floating debt of about $4,000 on
the Bay City Y. NJ. c. A was nearly
raised by popular subscription last
week
Three members Of the Moran and
Lashbrook families, in Wales township,
buildings were among the best in the
village.
Gov Warner has appointed Frank ].
Dibble, of Marshall, county agent of
Calhoun county, to succeed c. E. Hills,
OF Battle Creek, resigned
When an advance in price of all
coal was announced in Saginaw the
inspectors ordered all coal wagons on
the city scales before delivery.
Confident that he was about to die,
Robert Schley, Of Marshall, a veteran
OF the civil war, wrote his autobiog-
raphy, made will and expired the
next morning
oliver Van Horn, s., living with his
wife and six children near Kingston,
took his life by hanging. His body
was found in the barn. 1t is supposed
he was mentally deranged
August Govare, OF Mt. Clemens,
whose wife and son killed Sheriff Mat
thews, was acquitted by a jury OF
charge OF cruelty to animals The
court room was crowded
The State Horticultural society, In
Benton Harbor, passed a resolution
demanding a state horticultural de-
partment for the purpose of bringing
up the standard of Michigan fruit.
Sixty convicts Of the Ionia reforma-
tory have applied to the state pardon
with their families. It is expected that
most of them will receive their free
dom
James Cavanaugh, OF Cadillac, poor
superintendent, has been removed
from Office because, 1t is alleged, he
refused to aid Angus Cameron, an
aged man, who sought the county's
bounty
Patrick Sims, OF Carleton, slipped
from a haymow and his right hand
caught on a nail. He remained sus-
pended for an hour until his cries
were heard and his wife came to his
assistance.
Pigat Zoa, OF Battle Creek, lived
three hours with his skull, hips and
both legs fractured He was crushed
by falling crane at the Grand Trunk
shops He was 80 years old and
leaves a widow.
Prosecutor ~ w. Dunan, of Lake City,
was placed under arrest on a charge
of contempt OF court preferred by JUS
tice of the Peace Charles Williams r.
c. Ferris, of Stittsville, was sentenced
to 10 days in Jail for a similar offense
Charles w Dobbins, sales manager
for the Marshall Furniture Co.. and
proprietor OF two Marshall theaters,
and Miss Delta Lois Seeger. a former
piano player in one of the playhouses,
eloped TO Kalamazoo and were mar
ried.
The annual meeting of the Tri-coun-
ty Farmers institute was held in Cad
lilac Delegates from Wexford, Os-
ceola and Missaultee counties were i'm
Plans were discussed for
representation at the Chicago land
show next year.
Church services were not held Sun
day in Boyne City on account OF a
scarlet fever epidemic. traceable to a
local dairy Milk deliveries have been
stopped. A quarantine on all public
meeting places will be maintained at
least two weeks
Bay City wants the next legislature
to give it the state home for defective
children which was recommended es-
tablished by the State Teachers asso-
citation and the board OF charities and
corrections State Senator Collins has
prepared a bill providing for such
home and fixing Bay City as its loca-
ton.
The Young Mems Business asso-
citation. which has been the means
OF obtaining a number of new indus
tries for Port Huron, has elected the
following officers: President, John o.
Adams; vice-president, Arthur Can
ham; secretary, Asa n Browne;
treasurer. Daniel ID. Brown.