Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-03-02
SEEN AND HEARD
In MICHIGAN

the cost per capita or inmates In the
county poorhouse from $2.26 TO $1.6S
per week. II was learned few weeks
ago that the higher price charged
cities and townships for their depend
ents explained why the local poor farm
has reputation for being self-support-
ing, and the change is made for the
benefit of the taxpayers.
Ionia.-Judge Webster Of the pro-
bate court received word from William
Cusick, son of the late John Cusick Of
Hubbardston, who died four years ago,
leaving his son an estate Of $4,000. The
provision In the will stated that the
amount was to be given to the local
Catholic church unless William. who
left home shortly before his fathers
death. appeared within Ave years.
Hillsdale.-George Bradshaw, a we'll
TODD farmer, aged forty-seven, living
southwest of the city. hanged himself
In his barn. He had been Respondent
for the past three years. He leaves a
widow.
Battle Creek. A. Cowles. Grand
Trunk strikebreaker, was sentenced TO
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years by Judge Walter II. North, fol-
lowing his conviction on a charge Of
passing a worthless check on Mrs.
Charles Waok, with whom Cowles
boarded. The man obtained nearly $26
in change from the bogus paper, as
well as cheating Mrs. Wack out of the
board money. He reached Chicago. but
detectives we're waiting for him at the
depot
Deerfield.-Mrs. Caroline Leib, eigh
! ty-eight, for many years a resident OF
this village, died Of old age. She leaves
four daughters and one son.
Ann Arbor.-The board OF commerce
gave a banquet TO launch a campaign
for good roads in Washtenaw county.
Edward NJ Hines and J. S. Haggerty,
members of the good roads commits
sion of Wayne county, were among the
speakers.
Mt. Clemens.-The claim OF the state
of Michigan to the estate of Frank Ga
briel former slave, who died here fif
teen years ago, is being contested by
Calvin Stillwell, w. 3. Jenney and
Charles Colby, three local men. A pc
tition has been filed by the secretary
of state asking that the property be
escheated TO the state, as there are no
heirs. The contestants base their
claim on verbal agreement made by
the deceased and have caused an in
junction to issue restraining the admin
istrator from disposing of the estate
Owosso.-John Creagher, a Durand
railroad man, was arrested after a
quarrel with Mrs. Creagher and has
been In Jail several days. He was re-
leased and as he stepped out of the
county jail the notice OF his wife's in
tention 10 apply for divorce was served
on him.
Owosso.-Within the past three
years 100 Slavs, Bohemians and Huns,
who were persuaded 10 leave jobs as
laborers in Detroit and Cleveland to
work in the sugar beet fields have pur-
chased farms IN this and adjoining
countries.
Port Huron.-In long letter written
TO Senator William Alden Smith. Maj.
n. S. Boynton Of this city advocates re-
ciprocity not only with Canada but
with every other country on the Ameri-
can continent. II could never see the
sense or benefit of isolation from the
countries of the western hemisphere"
the letter says, In part.
Adrian.-The Lenawee county cir
cult court jury awarded DR.. l.. ]. Mar
shall s7,507 damages for personal in
juries received in the Wabash wreck
between Holloway and Britton three
years ago. The former verdict of &c.
900 was awarded by the same court.
but the supreme court sent the case
back for retrial on technicality
Grand Ragids.-Dell Scotford, jan
itor, who stole from a hardware store |
where he was employed, to buy food |
and fuel for sick wife and baby was |
released on probation, after Mrs. Scot /
ford had pleaded with the court to let !
him 60 When Scotford reached home, |
few minutes after being let out of |
cell, his baby was dead.
kalamazoo.-Rev. w. L. Tedrow, |
fifty-seven, one OF the best-known Eng |
lish Lutheran preachers in Michigan, |
diej at his home here, after a long i'll |
ness. He organized churches in De-
troit, Grand Rapids and Battle Creek
and several other Michigan cities.
Cheboygan.-Th Cheyboygan Coun.
ty Bar association has gone on record
as against the bill to redistrict the
judicial circuits OF the state
Cadillac.-Benjamin b. Boyer, thir-
ty-six, of Greenfield township who
came from Pennsylvania three years
ago and took up homestead claim,
died in Cadillac, 9s the result of Ia
king morphine and laudanum
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