Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-02-09
STATE NEWS
in BRIEF

from 10 Ia years In Marquette pris
on for forgery, and appeared before
the supreme court a few weeks ago In
charge Of an officer to present his rsa
sons for release, will have to serve al
least the minimum term, according to
q decision handed down. Satt was re-
leased on probation after conviction
and later went to St Louis. He was
arrested there and brought back, but
pleaded that as his first friend had
given permission for the man TO leave
the state he was not subject 10 arrest
Battle Creek.-When Doris, the
four-year-old daughter of Harry Mey-
ers, struck of bunch Of matches her
clothing and the lace curtains caught
fire. Before the mother could reach
her the baby was so badly burned
about the head and chest that It is
feared she cannot recover
Battle Creek-Former Judge of Pro
bate George w. Hamm, whose matri-
monial difficulties some time ago
caused him to lose not only his wife
but his political position and power,
returned from Mason City, Ia, and
was married TO Miss Cora Lewis. This
is Hamm's third venture.
Kalamazoo.-At a session OF the
Michigan Historical and Pioneer soci-
ETY. it was decided that Pontiac would
have the next midWinter meeting Of
the association. The following com
mittee was appointed TO arrange for
appropriations for carrying on the
next years work; c. NJ. Burton, De
troit; William l.. jerks, Port Huron;
Lawton 7. Hemans, Mason, and c. E.
Bement Lansing.
Jackson.-John Love, sentenced for
life from Antrim county, December
81, 1895, for killing an Indian died in
Jackson prison of tuberculosis.
Leonidas.-Mrs. Madura Whiting is
eighty years old and cutting her third
set Of teeth. Three are through and
three more are coming on the lower
jaw.
Big Rapids.-Prof. A. c. Anderson
of the NJ. A. c. and w F. Taylor of
Shelby delivered addresses before
more than 1000 people at the farmers
institute here.
Hastings.-Mrs. Eta Aldrich of
Hope mas made COMPLAINT against
John Adrianson, school teacher, whom
she declares cruelty punished her
nine-year-old son with an oak shil-
lelah for not getting his arithmetic
lesson. Mrs. Aldrich obtained posses
sion of the club and brought 1t to
court as part of the evidence.
Lansing.-Maj. Edward d. Ellis of
Detroit, retired officer of the NJ n.
G., does not like the proposed new
military law which Representative
Stewart has fathered in the house,
and hopes IT will be buried"
Owosso.-Mrs Rachel Sell OF Ithaca
has been found guilty of burning her
mother-in-law's home. She has not
been sentenced.
Greenville.-According TO an official
report from Washington, the census
of Greenville is 4045. In 1900 it was
1881.
Sault Ste Misunderstanding his wife
and child who had been suffocated by
smoke, John Triginski made his way
from his burning home at Algonquin.
in the midst OF a 50-mile gale that pre-
vailed Triginski was awakened by
the cracking flames and found his
wife and child lying in a stupor He
was slightly burned before getting out
and ali were suffering severely in the
zero weather when found and cared
for by neighbors. The house and con-
tents were totally destroyed.
Battle Creek-When told the Gam
ma Delta Tau sorority must be their
only social organization, seven promi-
nent girls of the local high school
caused a smah sensation by throwing
up their rights as pledge members.
The girls have belonged 10 a club
called the IS. S." from which the So
rority officers asked them to with
draw. The seven girls are "heroines"
the several hundred who are
socially ineligible" to the
Gamma Delta Tau.
Houghton.-Allen F. Rees of Hough-
ton, the copper country's leading at
was elected commander of the
upper peninsula battalion of the Mich
igan naval brigade, succeeding Capt.
H. s. Goodell of Painesdale, time eX-
pired. Mr. Rees thus becomes captain
of the u. S. S. Yantic, assigned to the
upper peninsula battalion and sta
toned at Hancock.
Lapeer.-Mrs. Viola Swaddling, who
began $1,000 damage suit last
summer against the Bocktick Stave
company of Lapeer for the death of
Ter husband. William Swaddling, |
killed by a board while operating a
'ip-saw, was awarded a judgment of
S5,741.31.
Flint.-Alonzo Hart is being held on |
a charge of raising a pay check from |
$3.50 10 S10.S0 Mrs. Jennie Thomas. /
forty, will be returned to the Pontiac /
asylum. She has been an inmate of |
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