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

MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

will have expended on it $4,000, If the
citizens of this city raise $4,000 to put
with a like sum given by W. w. Mitch
ell.
Lansing Enough signatures have
been obtained 10 insure the submits
sion of the question of a commission
form of government to the voters next
spring
Cadillac.-At the funeral of Mrs.
Martha Clark. ninety-one, of Shepherd,
three grandchildren and three great
grandchildren acted as pallbearers.
Three Of ten children survive, also 20
grandchildren-Rev S. f. Kelley, pas
tor of the Congregational church in
Reed City, has accepted a call TO Allie
gan, leaving December 4.
Calumet.-The two-year-old daugh-
ter Of John Marietta of Calumet died
as the result of being scalded by boil
ing coffee
Battle Creek.-Grand Trunk fremen
has asked for an increase in wages
and think it will be granted. The
firemen average from $3.50 to $3.50.
and want $40 per hundred miles.
Cadillac-"All right, doctor; l have
everything ready" said Louis Sable
when told that he could not live long.
In a moment he fell over dead. Sable
was a Lake City business man who
was here for treatment He was rest
ing in the Y. NJ. c. A. building and,
finding difficulty in breathing, he call
ed doctor He was So years old and
was one Of the best known Jews in
northern Michigan
Chesaning Fuller, years
old. died as a result of itnernal in
juries sustained by being run over by
a wagon. The family live seven miles
from here and the lad fell from the
wagon as ii was moving. At the time
his injury was not considered serious.
Owosso.-While working on a hay
press near Owosso, Irving Root was
arrested and turned over to the sher-
if of Bay county. He is charged with
the theft of 40 bushels Of oats from
his former employer, living near Bay
City.
Cadillac-Robert Weeks of Nissan
kee count yhas been convicted in the
circuit court of a statutory offense on
complaint of Anna Dodd, the jury in
the case taking six hours for deliber
alton. Weeks expects to take an ap-
peal James Suttle, also of Nissan
kee, was tried twice for the same
crime of which Weeks was convicted,
h. -, Jfcaurnatner Nd
he was then discharged.
Flint-Frank Walker, the 17-year-
old, $7-a-week messenger boy who is
accused of having stolen $179 from
the postoffice sub-station, will be tried
before a grand jury in the United
States circuit court at Detroit Deem
Der l. United States Marshal Camp
bell was in the city today In connec-
tion with the case Walker has had
his preliminary examination In justice
court
Bay City.-A big white swan which
was killed on the bay shore q few
days ago is In the possession of Dep
this city. Mr.. Trudell found the bird
packed In a box with a consignment
Of perch which was being shipped at
Lengsville by NJ. c. Miller TO Chi
oago house and he promptly confis
Gated the whole outfit. Swans are
seldom found along the lakes here,
but occasionally in the fall a small
flock stops over for q rest while on
the way south.
Hillsdale.-A year a&o Arthur Nc
Daniels met death by grabbing a live
electric wire that fed an arc lamp. His
wife IL now suing for $4,000 damages.
Saginaw.-The General Motors COM
pany has taken over the Jackson
Church Wilcox and the Marquette Mo-
tor Car companies.
Marshall-Mr and Mrs. John Thur
der escaped with serious bruises and
their two children with no injuries
when their auto was hit by a M. u. r.
limited and hurled 20 feet-A war
rant charging assault and battery
has been issued for Jay Hatch, a
young lawyer. The complainant Is
Sydney Henry OF Marengo, who says
he had trouble with Hatch In the lat
ter's ONCE.
Lansmg-Bronze tablets bearing
the names of the Michigan companies
that participated in the civil and
Spanish-American wars are being
placed between the cases containing
the battle flags in the capitol The
tablets give the death list and the
original enrolment of each company.
The supreme court heard the follow
ing cases Holley VS.. Redinger, Barnes
VS.. Tibbets, Detroit Savings Bank VS..
Loveland, Macatawa Transportation
company VS.. Fireman's Fund Insur-
ance company. Order to show cause
was granted in Mikkola VS.. Houghton
Circuit Judge and denied in Sewell vs.
Hosmer and In McCready va. Melon
aid. Motion for continuance and for
leave to move for new trial denied.
Call: 80. 90. 81. SS. sS. 102 "a.