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


pigs, q purse dropped from his pocket
into the pen. He missed the pocket
book later and returned TO the pen TO
find that the swine had devoured the
receptacle and $105 In bills. Twenty
dollars lay on the ground.
Grand Rapids.ZWhile bending over
. rapidly-revolving emery wheel In
a factory. Fred Surdam's scalp was
literally filled full OF small particles OF
emery when the wheel burst. He was
taken to hospital, where a physician
was employed to remove the small
pieces. While the surgeon was at
work Surdam became unconscious.
and it Is feared that some of the
sharp pieces penetrated the skull and
lodged in the brain.
Cadillac.-Rev Dr. A W. tombstone
OF the Presbyterian church, who has
been given a call to the Marquette
church, has been unanimously invited
by his church to remain here and Of
fered an increase of $500 In salary,
making II the same as offered by Mar
quette.
Port Huron As the result Of fall
down the stairway of the Globe hotel,
Carl H. Trieloff. four years old, Is
dead, and his mother, who has been
employed as cook at the hostelry, is
heartbroken. 1t was not thought at
first that the little fellow was seri-
ously injured, as he resumed play
When a doctor was called, however
IT was found that he was suffering
from internal injuries, and he passed
away within few hours.
Muskegon.-With the courtroom
filled to its fullest capacity, the trial
of Ralph Pease, charged with the
murder OF Jake Halper on November
80 last, was commenced All Of the
day was devoted to drawing a jury
and although when court was ad-
journed, 80 talesmen. besides the reg
ular panel, had been excused. no jury
had been secured.
Saginaw.-About 100 miners quit
work at the Bliss mine over a dis
agreement regarding the size Of the
screen mesh. The miners claim that
the mesh is more than seven-elghths
OF an inch No lengthy difficulty is
anticipated
F1int.-C. O. Hetchler, who retired
from the Office of county treasurer at
| the first of the year after four years
I service, has been appointed deputy
state oil inspector Of the district COM
| posed OF Genesee and Lapeer counties.
Ypsilanti.-It was discovered that
Charles Snyder. arrested for forgery,
instead of coming from Detroit, as he
claimed, spent Monday in Ann Arbor
and there forged and passed an eight
dollar check similar TO those passed
here. When searched here several
Ann Arbor checks were found on him,
but he said they we're given him by
his confederates. He has been bound
over to the circuit court for trial.
d-Overturning and spilling
the contents OF a kettle filled with
boiling grease over It's face and breast,
the eighteen-months- old child of Fred
Vos OF Central Park was so badly
burned that II died. Mrs. Vos had
placed the kettle on the kitchen table
anu hoi DdCh VIM NuIuCu, luS
child grabbed the rim of the recsp-
tacle. overturning II.
Perry-Horace Hart and Pratt vii.
COZ. occupants Of the automobile
which collided with and wrecked q
buggy containing Joe Locke and Miss
Goidie Arnold. pleaded guilty IN a
Perry Justice court to violation Of the
automobile law. The automobile had
not been properly licensed and the
lights were dim. Justice Hawley
fined the transgressors $50 each with
costs.
! Port Huron.-Port Huron is plan
ming 4 great reception for the Mer-
chants Association Of Michigan which
will hold It's annual convention In
this city February Z. and g. II Is
expected that between 300 and 400
delegates will be in attendance
Bay City.-After working for sew
eral months for his board on a farm
in Beaver township, James Kabinski.
ninety years old. was discharged" be-
cause his employer had no more use
for him until spring. and the old man
had to seek new home. Not daunt-
ed, he shouldered bag containing
his belongings and nearly half his
own weight, and started afoot for Bay
City, 20 miles away He walked the
whole distance with nothing to eat
on the way, and when found here by
officers was exhausted After being
given a square meal and nights
lodging he started in search of friends
whom he thought would care for him.
He has two sons in Wisconsin, but
does not know their address
Ann Arbor.-"I am not satisfied with
the results OF the inquiry into the
death of Foster Campbell said CorO-
ner Johnson when he adjourned in
definitely the inquest The Campbell
lad was found dead in a shack in the
rear of his fathers home with a rope
around his neck Neither The police