Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-05

state legislature from 1893 TO 1879,
and prominent in Caseville politics, Is
dead at his home there. He was a
civil war veteran, and past command
er of the Caseville Masonic blue lodge,
and leaves widow and six children.
James Lightbody, of st. Clair, who
was elected an alderman several
months ago and who resigned few
days afterward, when he found that
he was not a citizen of the United
States, has been made a citizen in
the circuit court at Port Huron.
Charles F. Smith, formerly cashier
OF the Rockland National bank, who
was recently arrested on charge OF
embezzling $4,000 from the institu-
ton, died following an operation for
internal troubles He had been sick
year. Smith leaves widow and
two daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rath. of Raisin-
VILE township, were struck by Pere
Marquette passenger train while driv-
ing on a crossing at Monroe, and
caught by the fender and carried 300
feet up the tracks. They were seri-
ously injured. The horse was killed
anu INC buSSy NNihpAioANN'
l.. II. Wood, professor of geography,
Kalamazoo Normal school, was in
Lansing comforting with members OF
the geological survey with regard to
the publication of geography OF
Michigan which he Is writing and
which will be issued by the survey in
about three months.
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Bolton, co, were held to the circuit
court at Flint for trial on charge
of "bootlegging" They were dispens-
! ing intoxicants from quart bottle on
the public streets, Thursday, is the
/ accusation made by the police Meth
er was able 70 furnish bail
Russell Conant has been freed by
a Jury of a charge of Staying David
| Edwards, a Hillman farmer. Conant
! was given an ovation when the YER
! diet was announced Mrs. John Pope,
| his employer will be tried next month
as an accessory. it being alleged that
she urged him to fire the shot
The business men of Bay City have
decided that a Northeastern Michi-
gan fair, on the plan OF the West
! Michigan fair, will do a great deal
towards advertising the great section
| OF the state tributary in business
way 10 Bay City, and have decided TO
organize an association for that pur.
pose, to hold the first fair next fall.
who walks about on the stumps OF his
limbs, became intoxicated and on his
way home lay down between the rails
in the railroad yards A train pass
ed over him, but because he fitted
J In between the rails he was unhurt
when rescued by a brakeman. After
he started for home again he repeat
ed the trick a block away. He was
arrested, but the lack of legs secured
for him a suspended sentence
the removal of the state ofiices to
Oklahoma City under the capitol bill
passed at recent special session Of
the legislature was filed in the SUI
preme court In the name OF w. H
Coyle, heavy taxpayer OF Guthrie
Ok. Mr.. Coyle asserts that the spe-
cial session OF the legislature was
void because newly elected members
sat before the terms Of old ones had
expired.
BY the testimony Of Joseph MALTA.
mo, an 11-year-old Italian boy, Mich.
ael Moffires OF Giuseppe Mourello
brought back from Kensington, Ill.,
by Kalamazoo officers. were positive
ly identified as the men who had oc-
cupisd a room at the Mourelo home
and left after the crime. The boy
positively identified Rossi, the young
er OF the two suspects, as the man
who had made him several toys while
boarding at the homo Of the slain
Italian.
]. H. Dale sheriff OF Noble county
Okla, has come all the way to Bay
City to get George Sheidler, an erst.
while cowboy, who is accused o,
stealing a saddle worth $50 from the
famous 101 ranch, owned by lack T.
Miller, who Is also owner OF a wild
west show named after the ranch
The sheriff understood that Sheidler
would return without requisition pa
pers, but found on his arrival that
he had been misinformed. He de-
olares, however, that he will get the
man X he has to stay all winter.
Senator-elect Rosenkrans, of Co
runna. has decided he has undertaken
q hopeless task In trying to shift the
cost Of the state troops at Durand
last summer Shiawasse county, de-
spite protests, will have to pay the
entire $4,000, which was expended by
the calling out of the battaions 10
quell violence during the Grand Trunk
strike. Mr.. Rosenkranz has discov.
cred special law cannot be passed
which will effect the state at large,
and as spreading $4,000 on the gen.
eral tax OF the state would certainly
have some effect, he has decided his
case Is hopeless.
The combined salmon packs OF
Alaska, British Columbia, and Puget
Sound for the session of 1910. show
an aggregate output of 3.690,5S6 cases
the largest lean" year on record,
according to the final figures com.
piled here yesterday The salmon
packs run In cycles OF four years,
there being three lean" wears and