Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-11-10
STATE
HAPPENINGS

Ccuuout VI COuStiuCIiou VI thc Ohioh
Telephone company. for alienation Of
Mrs. Rockwell's affections. Rockwell
gets $500. His wife, who Is a grand
mother. has fled a bill for divorce.
The twentieth and twenty-first
arrests ON the instance Of Game
Warden James Leggett Of Perry.
within the past four weeks has
resulted In the conviction Of Pearl
Mum and William Alexander OF
Bennington township for having skins
Of game animals In their possession
out OF season They each paid SIS
f1ne and costs In municipal court here.
Traverse City.-The board Of supAr-
visors has authorized Sheriff Shutter
to purchase a bloodhound at cost
not to exceed $126, for use in tracking
criminals.-As the result OF the break.
fng OF a wood rack: John Ayers, Jr.. Of
Williamsburg, was seriously injured
when thrown with part OF load OF
wood between tho team OF horses
which ran away. He was severely
bruised about the head and face and
was unconscious for several hours.
Eaton Rapids.-Many Of the cider
mills in this vicinity will not be
opened this fall because OF the short
age of the apple crop. Other mills
were operated a much shorter time
than usual.
Flint.-Ralph Russell, 26. is under
arrest. charged with violating the To-
cal option law. Russel'Agas recently
released after serving d sentence In
the Detroit house correction for
'bootlegging.
st. Johns.-The golden wedding an
niversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Nichols was celebrated at their home
here under the auspices OF the Order
of the Eastern Star.
Marshall.-Mrs Mary Alcox, sew
enty-five years old, poured kerosene
in the stove. Neighbors later found
her, badly burned, lying on the floor
She will recover.
Lansing.-Judge Fraser OF this city
for it's board bill. The question arose
when a Syrian woman tried to regain
| possession of her siX-year-old girl.
Bessemer-It Is understood that
the steel trust is negotiating for
the purchase of the Corrigan-Mckin-
ney mines on the Gogebic range. The
deal, if consummated, will involve
about $20,000,OO0.
Bay City.-Charles o. Smith, son
of the late Peter Smith, and manager
of the extensive Smith interests, died
of excitement caused by a collision
between his automobile and farm
ers rig. He expired three hours after
the accident.
] Eaton Rapids-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Lankin celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary in the house in
| which they have lived As years.
Battle Creek-Mrs. Edgar Tyler Of
| Charlotte fell dead In the home of her
| granddaughter, and Mrs. Mary A.
Jones, for 20 years teacher In the
public schools of this city, was found
| dead In her room. Both were victims
of heart disease.
Saginaw.-Ten boys, about twelve
years old, of the Buena Vista rural
school, we're taken in custody charged
| with stealing 500 pounds of sugar from
a freight carat the Republican city
convention here Mayor George w.
! Stewart was renominated.
Ithaca-The wet" agitators were
greatly surprised when the Gratiot
! county supervisors adjourned on Oc-
| tober %, sine die, not to meet for a
year Petitions for the resubmission
| of the local option question cannot be
presented except at a regular meet
| ing. and this means that Gratiot coun-
ty will remain dry" until 1911.
Ypsilanti-W II. Little, of the
| Buick Motor company Of Flint. was
arrested October II for speeding. He
deposited SO with officer Ryan and
agreed to return. A letter was re-
ceived by Justice Stadtmiller asking
the authorities TO accept the $40 and
strike off the case. The usual fine
for first offenders is only So.
Flint.-Bishop Foley of Detroit ded-
! icated the new Polish church on In
/ dustrial avenue.
East Lansing.-Seven members of
the senior forestry class of the NJ A.
C.. have gone to Au Sable to take the
examination for forest ranger, which
will be held there Should they pass
the examination they will be eligible
/ for positions worth $1.100 per year
! Muskegon.-Hubert Stein, eighty,
the oldest pioneer of this county and
at one time owner of 1900 acres of
land, part of which was later settled
as Muskegon Heights, is dead at his
home here. He was a native of Lux
embourg. Germany, and is survived
by three daughters and one son.
Owosso.-George Thompson, fifty
eight years old, was kicked over the
heart by playful colt week ago
and died. Silas Shaft put In several
barrels of hard cider to help beguile
hard winter commenced to drain
them early and was sentenced to IS
days in Jail on his plea of guilty of a
charge accusing him of being a tip
pier.