Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-22
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| Akron.-Citizens OF this village have
village government. Thirty-two voted
in Akron township and % In Fairgrove
township. the parts Of which will COM
prise the village boundaries. Out OF
the votes 40 were for the incorporation
and 18 against. Five prominent citi
zens were elected as commissioners to
prepare a charter just like the commits
sion form OF government, an idea
which may be effected In this COM
munity with voting strength of about
100 electors.
Flint.-The funeral of Lena Turner,
who. known as Pearl Dalton" was
burned to death In a Detroit rooming
house when her bed caught fire from
lighted cigarette, was held In Wing
Vile. Her only sister Is Carrie Turner
Ellis, who is held In Pontiac In connec-
ton with the killing of her sweetheart,
Frank Bevier, some months ago.
Cadillac~Two freight trains on the
Ann Arbor road collided near Cope
mish, demolishing both engines The
| crews escaped A mistake in orders is
given as the cause.-the death Of Phi
lodolphe Cotey occurred here at the
age of f1fty-four years. Tubercular
trouble of years duration was re-
sponsible. lie leaves widow and eight
daughters. He was reputed wealthy.
st. Joseph.-Mrs. John Lane, the
I wife OF exRepresentative Lane, is dead
at the age of sixty-seven. Capt. T. A.
% Walker, seventy-one. proprietor of the
| Lake View hotel, died. Both were pio-
neer residents OF the county
Alma.-While at work putting up a
storm door for DIR. Bruske, Cord
Barnes dropped dead. Mr.. Barnes had
been in III health for some time, but
engaged at his trade as a painter and
carpenter. He lived In this city for
years He was fifty-eight years old and
leaves a widow
Ann Arbor.-Gaylord Harris, said TO
be the wealthiest citizen of Saline, is
dead following three strokes of par
alysis, the first one occurring several
months ago. He was twice reported
dead several weeks ago. He leaves
the widow and a sister, Miss Minnie
Harris, of Detroit.
Port Huron-Otto Henron fell on
the Pere Marquette tracks and was
rendered unconscious. When he came
to he dragged himself from between
the rails, but not far enough TO es-
cape having his foot run over and
crushed by freight train.
Owosso.-All the closed cars on the
wosso-Corunna electric line are in
the repair shop, and an open car Is
being run through the snow drifts be-
tween the two places.
Jackson.-Prison guards claim to
have prevented delivery by finding
the bars in one cell block nearly
sawed In two. All the conviots In that
part Of the prison are serving long
terms.
broken leg when heavy casting fell
on him The next day his brother,
Herman, fell of a ladder and had sew
eral ribs broken. Both are In the
same hospital They will recover.
Menominee.-The brick malt house,
two large dry kilns, stables. Ice houses
and tons OF imported hops were de-
stroyed BY nre which swept the plant
OF the Lessen & Henes Brewing COM
pany. The loss il estimated at $50 COO.
with $4,000 insurance.
Commandments he was told that
attorneys have charged divorces ex-
orbitant fees, Judge Miner has an
thot hA uytl1
trarily fix the amount which attorneys
may charge in every divorce case that
comes before him.
Port Huron.-Mrs Louisa Dtmond OF
Dryden has commenced suit for $4,000
damages against Arthur Palmer, John
Meier and Jesse Burger, Capac hotel
keepers, alleging that her son became
drunk In their places and stepped on
Grand Trunk train and was killed.
Marshall.-Oscar Kreighon. a Bat
tie Creek barber, was acquitted Of the
charge OF violating the local option
law
Lansing-Officials az automobile
clubs OF the state ar cooperating with
good roads organizations in an effort
to get laws passed making 1t possible
for the state highway commission to
receive part Of the auto license
funds to be used to improve roads.
Lansing-W. G. Fitzgerald, an at
torney from Pennsylvania, was denied
extradition papers for John Maxwell
of Kalamazoo. charged with theft by
a correspondence school. Maxwell
was identified with the institution
left. and, II is charged, took with him
certain parts of the advertising liter
allure, which he commercially ex-
plotted. The school obtained war
rant for Maxwell, he turned the lit
erature over to the federal author
tiles, who are now investigating the
institution.
Niles-Friends of the missing Niles