Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-02-02
STATE BRIEFS.

The Michigan United Railway Co
Is surveying a route for an extension
to Chesaning.
The Michigan Sugar Co. has al
nounced that II will enlarge Its Caro-
Alma, Bay City and Saginaw plants
One thousand knights of Columbus
from various towns in the state gath
cred in Saginaw Sunday for the init
alton of 100 candidates.
Fire, supposed to have originated
from defective electric wiring, did
about $4,000 damage to the stock
and store Of Bacon, Weiss & Weggle
Co., general merchants, in Bay City.
Several thousand people attended
the funeral of DR.. John F. Byington.
in Battle Creek, filling the Seventh
Day Adventist tabernacle, the largest
church in the state, to overfiowing.
The Michigan State Veterinary as
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
at the Agricultural college in Lansing
Feb and s. The demonstration OF
the tuberculin test will be feature
DR.. Amy Kimball, of Jackson, one
| OF the best known physicians in the
state, died Sunday of pneumonia, aged
| Ga years. She had been in active prac'
! tice over 30 years, and leaves four
children.
Overturning and spilling the con
tents of a kettle filled with boiling
! grease over its face and breast, the
1S-months-old child of Fred Vos, OF
Central Park, was so badly burned
that it died.
AS has been the custom for many
years, the annual ski tournament at
Ishpeming this winter will take place
Feb. %. 1t was Ishpeming that first
took up the great scandinavian sport
in this country.
The $4,000 damage suit started by
Mrs. Viola Swaddling against the
Bostwick Stove Co, at Lapeer, for
the death of her husband, who was
killed by flying board, ended In
verdict for 1874.
Harry w Matthews, who is the
only conductor running between Port
Huron and Chicago who did not quit
work during the recent Grand Trunk
strike, has been made passenger train
master, a new position.
George Everhart, IS, of Flint, who
saved irwin George, aged 10, from
drowning was presented with a gold
watch Yesterday The presentation
was made by Mayor Selby on behalf
of the local business men.
The courts have been asked TO de-
eide a case that has arisen from the
death of Johannes Schild, of lonia,
C1l.f1 ia6 70 n.
surance policy for $4,000. He outlived
all beneflciaries named therein.
Clarence Peters, sf Bay City, brake
man on the Michigan Central, was
caught between two cars and so bad.
ly crushed that he died soon after.
He had renewed his insurance policy
Saturday, the day he was killed.
After swallowing a quantity OF NOR
phine VIM. Chef, who went to Grand
Rapids from New York three weeks
ago, shot himself while at the home
of a friend. Chef was afflicted with
asthma. He was 80 years Of age.
The Dew DR.. tombstone. pastor OF
the Cadillac Presbyterian church, told
his congregation he will refuse the
increase Of $500 a year in his salary
as he believes the church is not tinan'
cially able to pay the amount, $500
year
H. l.. Stratton, OF Hartford, pioneer
OF Van Buren, county, was instantly
killed by the Pere Marquette railroad
train No. while watching the con.
struction of the steel bridge over the
Paw Paw river, one mile north OF
Hartford
Members Of the Saginaw and Bay
City boards of trade met with the
city engineers of both municipalities.
Those present expressed thems elves
as being favorable to the proposed
boulevard or paved road between the
two cities
The Order Of Railway Conductors
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train.
men has postponed the annual ball
which was to have been held in Port
Huron Feb. 2, to Feb. %, because OF
the death of Samuel Burgess, prom
inent member
Floyd w Robson, who retires as
state analyst, is busy setting his af
fairs in shape in Lansing to remove
TO New York city. where he will be
come connected with the United
States laboratory which analyses i'm
portant foodstuffs.
Reps Whelan, Bierd and Ogg went
TO Ionia for an interview with Ray
mond Rodebaugh who wrote a lette1
against Warden Russell. of Mar
quette. The legislators saw the con
vict and returned without giving GU
, any information.
Dependency and temporary de
rangement due to ill-health caused
]. Phillaer, aged 60 years a farmer
who lived near Owosso. to blow the
top of his head off with a shotgun
following a quarrel with his son owe
domestic matters.
Great interest is being shown in tho
request Of the Union Telephone Co tC
obtain a new franchise in Owosso
The company promises to build a new
, three-story building and move It's
| headquarters from Alma IL also prom