Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-02-23
STATE
HAPPENINGS

Grass Lake.-The power house OF
the old Boland electric road has been
dismantlsd and the machinery taken
to Jackson. The NJ. u. X. has taken
over the property and runs oars from
this point to Jackson. 1t Is said the
road will be continued from here to
Detroit by way of Plymouth.
Newayso.-The nineteenth annual
Teachers association OF Oceana and
Newaygo counties opened I'm Hesperia,
whore the society organized. The
work of the association IL known as
the "Hesperia movement" On the
program Is Ex-Gov. e. w. Hoch Of
Kansas, who will deliver an address.
Muskegon.-After serving for 35
years as deputy register Of deeds of
Muskegon county, Miss Kate McShan-
mock gave up her work there for a
position with local abstract COM
pany. Miss MoShannook served as
deputy under six different men who
acted as register of deeds during that
time
Saginaw@The jury in the case OF
John Mostellsr, charged with man
slaughter In connection with the
death of William 8. Wynes, returned
verdict of not guilt In the circuit
court and the prisoner was dis
charged Mosteller and Wynes fought
one day last April, and Wynes died
short time after. Self-defense was
the plea set up by the prisoners coun-
sci.
MarshalL-The marriage Of Miss
Cornelia Dunn Of Atlanta, Ga, and
Harold Gallup of this city took place
at the home OF the brides parents.
Mr. Gallup graduated from the Uni
versity of Michigan last June.
William Barr, pioneer
of this section Mrs. P. J. Blakeslee
and l. j. Hughes, died Thursday, Mr..
Barr expired of old age and Mrs.
Blakeslee and Mr. Hughes of pneu-
monia
Saginaw Surveyor Buss of
the Lansing and Northeastern cleo
trio line, arrived here with a gang OF
assistants. They have completed the
survey of the right-of-way for the road
from Owosso 10 this city.
Saginaw Wait, former
bookkesper for local liquor firm.
pleaded guilty to the embezslement Of
$500 from his employers in circuit
court. He will be sentenced within
few days.
Cadillac.-John Kalis, eighteen, was
brought to the hospital fatally injured.
tree fell on him. fracturing his
skull and paralyzing the right side OF
his body.
sasinaw-The output OF the broom
factory at the Michigan Employment
Institution for the Blind has been
greatly increased since Supt. Frank
@. Outnam took charge and the sales
last month were the biggest In the
history Of the factory.
Howard City.-At the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders OF the How
ard City fair, Just held, an entire
board of directors was elected. COM
prissd Of younger men, all active In
local business life. They are: D. w.
Clapp, w. J. 8. Smith, @. @. Larry.
W. H. Collins. Blaine Hsnksl, Chas.
e. Barton and Dr. n. NJ vanDen-
bergh.
L.ansing.-Considera activity "a
being shown among several agents OF
outside breweries and liquor houses
regarding Lansing agents who are ap-
parently violating the law in furnish
ing liquor to those placing orders
Chief Of Police Behrendt has called a
meeting at which time all the liquor
agents in Lansing have been request
ed TO attend The chief will try and
ascertain who is violating the law
Complaint is made that In great
many cases when a person gives an
order that in an hours time the liquor
Is delivered showing that a supply
must be kept on hand.
Port Huron.-For the first time in
It's history Port Huron Is to have a
lady member of the library commits
sion, Mrs Laura r Muir being the
one selected to serve with w l..
jerks and Or. c. c. Clancy.
Port Huron.-Miss Jeanette Ketvis,
twenty-seyen, of Grand Rapids, teacher
OF English and rhetoric In the local
high school, died OF typhoid fever, af-
ter an illness Of two weeks.
Jackson.-Mrs. Harvey J. Hopkins,
who, for more than year, has taken
nothing but Christian Science treat
ment for tuberculosis, is dead. She
was twenty-nine years old and left a
husband and daughter.
Lansing.-Hattie Holmes, who fed
from the Home OF the Good Shepherd
In Chicago. after living there % years,
and came here to live with relatives.
disappeared few days ago, and has
been located In the institution. She
says she intends TO stay there.
JAokson.-Roy Smith, twenty-three,
IL In jail here and will be examined as
to his sanity. Mrs. Charles Smith, his
mother, sent In a call for the police
and told the ofncers that the youns
man was searching for his father.