Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-13
STATE BRIEFS.

bhooting 10 death his sister-in-law,
Nellie Blade, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment In Jackson.
M. Smith, veteran OF the civil
war, and one Of the most prominent
men In the section, Is dead at his
home In Eaton Rapids. aged 60 ..
The monthly crop report shows
that wheat suffered In February In
all sections Of the state. Live stock
Is reported to be In excellent con-
dition.
Ninety persons, many OF whom we're
children, were burned to death and 40
others injured In fire which destroy
ed moving picture theater at Bo-
logoie. Russia.
DIR. j. E. Bradley and f. A. Blakes-
lee, Of the state pardon board, were
In Port Huron interviewing a number
OF residents on the proposed pardon
ing of w. l.. Wilson.
The Michigan Schoolmasters' club
will hold its annual meeting in Ann
Arbor, March 80 to April g. The
Michigan Academy of Science will
meet at the same time.
Directly on the departure OF the
special committee appointed by the
house TO investigate the Marquette
prison, the regular committee Of that
institution arrived in Marquette.
Michael Onofolo was convicted in
Kalamazoo Of stabbing to death 10
seph Marello, a wealthy Italian groc-
er, two months ago Tony Ross is
awaiting trial on the same charge
Phil Pammalee, the st. Johns avia-
| tor who recently went south TO man
ipulate a Wright machine, will do
scout duty for the government in an
air craft on the Mexican boundary.
Because the would-be bridegroom is
a cripple, no Battle Creek minister
or justice OF the peace will marry
Arthur Thorp and Miss Julia Saterlee.
Miss Saterlee Is Is years old and
attractive.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cook is planning to
physicians, charging that the death
of her son Charles, aged %, was
caused by their refusal TO attend him
when they were called.
An explosion, thought to nave re-
suited from dynamite placed in
coal bin by enemies, occurred in the
home of John Cartich, of Calumet,
wrecking the kitchen and badly in
iuring Mrs. Cartich and three chill
dren.
The lands, saw mill and timber at
MarinescO, Gogebic county, of the
Gogebic Lumber Co, Grand Rapids
concern, have been bought by the
Edward Hines Lumber Co, Of Chi
cago. The deal involves about
81 ,000 900.
Insurance Commissioner Palmer has
notified George Moulton, president Of
the Western Life Indemnity Co, of
Chicago, that the company must not
solicit any more business in Michigan
after the expiration of their license
in this state, March 81.
The pardon board is investigating
the applications for pardons of Rob
ert Campbell, serving 10 years for for
gerry; James Parker. serving from five
to 10 years for attempted criminal as
sault; James Crosley, serving life for
killing a man. All are confined in
Jackson.
General Manager Wallace, Of the
Michigan Sugar Co, OF Saginaw, an
nounced that a use had been found
for the pulp of sugar beets, hereto
fore a waste product after the manu-
facture of beets. Experiments have
been conducted for the last 80 days
and ii has been found that cattle
thrive on the stuff.
Ignatz Rataczak and Walter Cooper
were arraigned in circuit court in Bay
City on a charge of highway robbery.
Both of the men were in a railway
accident near Grand Rapids two years
ago Rataczak lost both legs and
Cooper lost one. The men pleaded
not guilty to the charge OF holding
up and robbing Mrs. Mary Curry on a
country road near Bay City. She Is
a pack peddler. She said the men
came along in buggy and offered
her a ride. After taking $50 in mon
ney and her stock of goods she al
leges they left her TO walk back to
fetal legs, but they were absent
when they appeared in court.
A quarterly dividend of Sc share,
compared with 81 share three
months ago, was declared by the
directors of the Calumet e Hecla
Mining Co. When the dividend is
paid on March 20 the stockholders of
the company will have received S114,-
$4,000 in dividends since its forma-
ton.
Members of the Federated Women's
clubs of Saginaw have arranged to
publish one edition of an afternoon
paper, using articles written by au-
thorities all over the United States
on civic improvement, pure milk, and
other things in which the clubs are
interested