Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26
NEWS OF
MICHIGAN


forty. ended her life I'm the Office OF
the prosecuting attorney of Hough
ton county, in Calumet, by drinking
three ounces of carbolic acid Domes-
tic trouble caused her act. The wom-
an and her husband lived with the
husbands relatives She was arrest
ed after a home row, but was dis
missed In police court. Her husband
refused to take her back home. Olson
and the assistant prosecutor were In
the outer ONCE when the woman
drank the acid In the inner Office.
Representative Of ten
Pythian lodges Of Cadillac. Charlie
voix, Central Lake, Copemish, Elk
Rapids, Gaylord, Kalkaska, Nance
Iona, Manistee and Traverse City met
here and organized the Northern
Michigan Pythian league. The object
of the organization Is to promote the
general welfare Of the order and bring
the various lodges into a closer fra
ternal spirit
Flint.-Dr. L. Keifer, health officer
of Detroit appeared in the trial Of
Health officer Patterson OF this city,
who is charged with negligence In the
discharge of his duty. The charge
was brought after Doctor Patterson
had escorted a smallpox patient
through the streets. Doctor Keller
said on the stand that he believed
Doctor Patterson's action justifiable.
Several witnesses appeared for the
prosecution.
Clyde.-A team of horses, valued
at 5000, belonging to Flynn Bros. of
this village, were drowned when they
backed into a hole In the ice on the
lake, where the firm has a crew OF
men cutting fee.
Bay City.-Daniel Murphy forty, a
deaf mute employed in a local fac
tory, was struck and instantly killed
by the second section of the Detroit
bound Pere Marquette train. Murphy
was walking home. He was single
and lived with his brother and sister.
Grand Rapids.-Because of eight ac-
cidents, in which one boy suffered a
conclusion OF the brain and a horse
was killed and a cutter wrecked,
Mayor Ellis has ordered the police de
partment to stop street coasting in
this city. If no other methods avail
the city officials will sand all the
hills.
Lansing-The state teachers read
ing circle board met here and adopted
a tentative list of books for work in
no CT afn In 10 tls.,,
books for reading matter will be
chosen.
Kalamazoo.-A fire, believed by the
police TO have been of incendiary
origin, did $4,000 damage at the plant
of the King Paper company, and for
a time threatened to destroy the
whole factory. The water supply was
cut off by the city few days ago
when the firm refused to install a
meter. Two men were seen leaving
the plant shortly before the flames
were discovered.
Sault Ste. Marie.-James T. Ben
nett, former representative in the
state legislature from the Chippewa
district, may be called on to repay
the county $4,000 He was county
treasurer four years ago II is
claimed Bennett accepted the checks
of Victor e. Metzger, business man,
for taxes. The checks were repu-
dated by the banks when presented
for payment. Bennett deposited his
personal check for the amount, but It
was never cashed.
Mt. Clemens. Florence Myrtle
Dean Patton was divorced by her hus-
band, and two hours later married
Ralph f. Johnson. The parties come
from Canada.
Owosso-The debate between the
Union Telephone company and It's
hundreds of farmer subscribers In the
county over the raise in annual rates
from $12 to SIS continues to simmer.
The farmers have appointed township
chairmen to organize the farmers.
The company declared So per cent of
It's rural subscribers are already pay
ing SIS, and there Is no discrimination
against those now asked to stand the
three dollar raise. The company fur
lHcI utCidIts us NOSl sutelS SHOW
that the maintenance of each rural tel
ephone year amounts TO between
Sl3 and S14, so that all phones op-
Grated at less than s15 are a source of
loss on direct business, though per-
haps adding to the total volume of
business.
Saginaw-Mrs. VIM. Kimberly, OF
Saginaw, failed to recover $4,000
damages in circuit court for the
drowning of her brother, r. A. Kim.
berly, of Flint She sued the Mich.
gan Bonding Co. and Paddy Carroll,
who is said to have furnished the
liquor which led Kimball to fall in the
river
Lansing.-Nelie. the 15-year-old
daughter of Ed Redman, living in
East Lansing. has been missing since
last week, and all efforts TO locate her