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

caught under ton OF sliding slate
In the Handy mine in Akron and In
stantly killed.
The twenty-fifth annual convention
OF the Michigan Young Womens
Christian association was held in Al
bion with 156 delegates from all parts
OF the state In attendance.
At a meeting OF tho grand lodge
committee and the board Of control
of the Masonic home at Grand Rapids
1t was decided to accept the sani-
tarium at Alma, donated by A. w.
Wright.
Nathaniel H. Stuart, candidate for
congress In the third district. was
painfully injured at Kalamazoo when
Q piece Of metal from his motor
car. which he was repairing. struck
him In the forehead.
As he approached the face Of q
dynamite stick which had twice
failed to explode, Tenry Tompkins, OF
Petoskey, was blown 20 feet In the
air and broke his neck In falling
causing instant death.
The Michigan employment institu-
ton for the blind at Saginaw was
inspected by President Morey and N.
T. Murray, of the state board OF cor
rections and charities, and found to
be running at Its best.
Carrie Victoria Dana, aged so, 10
the first woman In Ingham county to
ask for naturalization papers. She
appeared at the county clerks ONCE
and said she desired to become a
citizen OF the United States.
The Consumers Supply Co. and
the Commonwealth Power Co. will
be appraised by Henry E. Riggs, OF
Toledo. The concerns asked for the
appraisal for the purpose of issuing
several million dollars Of bonds.
Mrs. William Cornelius, of Jack
son, arraigned on charge OF viola
ting the local option law, pleaded
she had sold liquor to support her
children. She was bound over to
the circuit court, November term.
Fire destroyed the upper sawmill
Of the Wisconsin Land & Lumber Co.
in Hermansville, causing a loss OF
100000 The origin of the fire is
unknown. The damage was covered
ny lHoul dhSC anu Tic min WA pC ~
built
Two bandits at Even attempted to
rob the Exchange bank of w. n.
Gardner. They used nitroglycerine.
but were unable to crack the safe,
although they wrecked the building.
They escaped, fleeing in the direction
of Duluth.
President H. B. Hutchins, in his
annual address to the women OF the
u. of NJ, urged the women to elect
studies tending TO give them a broad
er outlook on life, TO better fit them
for being home maker and a
mother
DR.. George c. Young, a well-known
Jackson physician, fell four stories
down an elevator shaft in the Peoples
National bank building here We'd
nesday and suffered a compound frac-
ture OF his skull and internal IN
juries. He will die.
President Hutchins. of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, gave talk and con-
siderable advice to the members OF
the Women league in Ann Arbor
at the organizations annual recep-
ton. He advised the study of sci
ences and economics.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cole, of Pc
toskey, have six children who have
but three birthdays. Two girls were
born Aug T. four years apart. \ boy
and girl were born July 8, seven
years apart, and two boys were born
Sept IS, five years apart.
The state railroad commission has
ordered the Michigan Central rail-
road TO install a telephone block sys-
TEN in the mine yards at ST Charles,
where the wreck occurred several
months ago, which resulted in the
death of two railroad men.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cole. Of Pc
toskey have six children who have
but three birthdays. Two girls were
born August I, four years apart. A
boy and girl were born July s. seven
years apart, and two boys were born
September Is five years apart.
Rev. ]. p. Sumstrom. who has been
pastor of the Swedish Baptist church
of Muskegon for two and one-half
years, has been appointed superin-
tendent OF the mission work in the
provinces of Ontario. Manitoba
Saskatchewan and British Columbia
John Anthony, a Negro. was SEN
fenced at Marshall to life imprison-
ment in Jackson for killing Mrs. Jes-
sic Burch, of Battle Creek. A motion
for a new trial was denied, but the
court has ordered the testimony fur
nished the supreme court for an APP
peal.
The members of the Calhoun Coun-
ty Fair association are up in arms
over the report. just issued by the
officials, which shows that $1,000 was
received this year and all expended
The members, who put in 1000 three
years ago. say there has been mis-
management.
James V. Barry, insurance commits
sioner of Michigan since 1901, ten
dered his resignation to Gov. War
AL. l.