Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
STATE BRIEFS.

Port Huron real estate dealers or
ganized as a branch If the National
Association OF Real Estate Exchanges,
William II. Boyns, OF Grand Rapids,
denies that he has been offered the
office OF state labor commissioner by
Goy.-elect Osborn, as has been ru.
mored.
Labor offcials of southwestern
Michigan, at a meeting held in Jack
son advocated the passage OF law
making 1t an offense for q posted"
man to buy intoxicants.
James Williams, woodsman of
Rockview. had his right leg amputa-
ted above the knee by a 500 Line
freight while crossing the tracks at
Trout Lake.
At the Michigan Union smoker held
In Ann Arbor, 5000 corncob pipes, g.
900 packages of tobacco, many gal
Ions of cider and thousands Of dough
nuts were served.
The mines OF the New Haven Coal
Mining Co., north of Owosso, have
been idle since April 1s. but 1t IL an
nounced that operations will be re-
sumed Dec. with about 80 men.
H. c. Bird, OF Duquesne, Pa, was
arrested at Sidnaw by Game Warden
Wilson, charged with violating the
game laws in shipping q deer a year
ago on another hunters license.
The Kalamazoo council has been
probing alleged water thefts. and the
investigating committee claims to
have evidence that several mains sup
posed to have been used for Are pur-
poses only, have been tapped.
The second annual corn exhibit OF
the Wexford County Corn club was
held at Cadillac. The Mitchsll-Hig-
gins iron furnace, which has been
shut down since October, reopened
and will employ about 100 men.
The Allegan Press, established eight
years ago, was sold to Edwy Reid,
owner OF the Allegan Gazette. The
two .napers will be combined George
Moore, the former owner of the Press,
has not announced his future plans.
A deal which involves the transfer
Of 100000 feet of lumber in Cools
county, Oregon, has been closed be-
william NJ. Porter. Of Eugene. Ore,
and G. r. Banborn, of Portland, Ore.
Ned Clinton and Edgerton Timlin,
who escaped from the Ionia prison
week ago, have been captured in
81. Thomas, Ont Clinton was sen.
fenced from Detroit for larceny. and
Ttmln was serving time on q statu-
tasy charge
Fire was discovered In ward 9 OF
Wells hall. the new dormitory Of TIM
Michigan Agricultural college. East
Lansing, and eKtinguished before
much damage had been done. A
smoker had been hold In the room the
evening before.
Rev W. ]. Campbell. pastor OF the
First Congregational church, has been
elected president Of the Port Huron
Ministerial association to succeed
Rev George B. Crawford. who will
leave Port Huron soon to take up
missionary work
A commission has begun the work
OF framing a new charter for Grand
Rapids under the home rule bill as
passed by the last session OF the lsgis-
lature. Each ward has a representa-
tive and there are four commits sion
ers at large.
Judge Loyal T. Knappen, OF Grand
Rapids, has announced that he will
not be a candidate for reelection as
regent OF the state university in the
convention and election next spring
His statement is strong, implying that
he means what he says
The $50 men confined in Jackson
prison ate for their Thanks giving din
ner 200 pies, LOO pounds of chicken,
100 gallons of soup, Is bushels OF 20.
tatoes, $50 pounds OF bread, one bar.
rel OF cranberries, 90 pounds of coffee
and six bushels of celery
Manufacturers of Port Huron will
hold an industrial exhibit in the Au-
ditorium Jan. 10 to IA. II is expected
that the total value OF the various
displays will reach $4,000. The ex.
hibit will be in charge Of the Young
Mems Business association.
Peter Port, %, of Muskegon, charged
with an attempt TO kill his parents,
tried to take his own life following his
release by officers. He gave as a rea-
son that his parents did not wish him
to 60 with q young woman with whom
he has lately been associating.
Leonard Rogner, the Richville hotel
keeper who jumped q bail bond when
about to be sentenced on q charge of
violating the local option law. has
written to Prosecutor Quinn asking
what win be done with him II he
returns. He il in . small town In
Canada.
David Crombie. OF Saginaw, for
many years In the employ OF the Pere
Marquette railroad, and car distribu.
tor for that road and stationed in
Detroit In 1900, has been appointed
assistant to the first vice-president
Of the Grand Trunk system, with
headquarters In Montreal.
IL a car porter loses a suitcase,
which contains money and certificates