Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26
STATE BRIEFS.

The Tuscola County Anti-Saloon
league has raised $4,000 to conduct
the campaign against the "wets" this
spring.
Hon. N. o. Griswold of Greenville
has decided to enter the race for the
nomination for circuit judge OF the
eighth judicial circuit
Mrs. z. L. Calkins. state president
Of the w C. T. u, is making her
headquarters in Lansing. She is In
Lansing to oppose wet" legislation.
Hydrophobia spread by a mad dog
has caused hundreds Of dollars worth
of damage among live stock in Raisin-
vile, London and Exeter townships,
Monroe county, during the last three
weeks.
The hotel and restaurant Of Joseph
Jackson, known as the Jackson house
at Hillman, was completely destroyed
by fire Sunday. The loss is about
$500. The fire originated from
hanging lamp, the flame Of which set
the ceiling paper on fire.
Unable to stand being a burden on
his friends, william Wright, of Grand
Rapids, aged SO, cut his throat with a
razor. The body was found by his
landlady as she entered the room to
serve the old mans, supper. Wright
was one Of the oldest and best known
newspaper printers in the state.
Because Of two accidents which have
occurred in the same place and under
the same conditions TO the miners
train running from st. Charles to the
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commission has instructed Prosecutor
Brown, Of Saginaw, to instruct mine
trains to run on orders hereafter.
A warm contest for the nomination
for Judge Of the Bay county circuit
court 10 promised at the coming Re-
publican primary, G. l.. Collins, the
present incumbent, and T. F. Shepard,
who was defeated for denomination
In q convention six years ago by Mr..
Collins, being the opposing candidates.
The Thayer Lumber Co., at one
time operating the largest sawmill In
Michigan and through the sos having
q cut Of timber which averaged So
060,o feet yearly, went out Of exist
ence. Within a short time the Offices
In Muskegon will be closed and the
business OF what was at one time
the most fourishing industry Of Mus
kegon will be ended.
That the Grand Rapids-Muskegon
Power Co. will take over possession
Of the street car and electric lighting
branches Of Muskegon Traction q
Lighting Co. within a few days 10 the
word received from Muskegon. The
power company will operate with it,
own power, traction and lighting
branches, and plans to make an ex.
ceptionally low bid for city lighting
to stop the building OF the proposed
municipal light plant. The local CON-
pany will continue to handle the gas
business.
Glen r. Munshaw, supervisor Of
state trespass, has filed his report
with the public domain commission
for the period since the trespass de-
partment was organized, July 1, 1909,
to Dec. 81, 1910. The report shows
there were 1876 cases of trespass on
state lands handled by the department.
OF this number, 1877 have been dis
posed of and 3s are pending. Thirty
prosecutions were started, resulting
In Is convictions, acquittals, dis
and two criminal cases now pending
A total Of so cases were discontinued
after investigation had proven there
was no trespass.
One hundred and seven dollars
worth Of stamps were found near the
scene OF the revolver battle between
John Mack and the Jackson police
Mack was captured and taken to
Adrian as one of the yeggs who rob-
bed the Cement City postoffice
About 400 farmers who are growing
sugar beets in Huron county met at
Pigeon and organized the Huron Coun-
ty Beet Growers association. w. w.
Harder, Of Pigeon, was elected presi-
dent. II was decided to ask for 81
more ton for beets. but further than
that the association will await the
action of the State Growers associs,
tion