Alma record., 1914-09-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

The st. Louis ambulance came to
Brainerd's Hospital on Saturday
morning, bringing Mr.. Hutchinson, a
man of twenty-eight years, married,
and father of four children, who was
employed with a threshing machine
crew, and was working Saturday on
the John Henry farm, about three
miles northwest of st. Eouis. The
man was caught in the shaker belt
and thrown upon the thresher among
the pulleys and hurled about on the
machinery and belts until nearly
killed. One elbow was broken in
several places, the bones being
splintered, several ribs were broken,
and numerous cuts and scratches
were over his head, face and trunk,
one broken rib jabbed into his lungs
and allowed the air to escape into the
loose tissues in his arm pits. Several
stitches were taken to close the wound
in his forehead For several days he
bled from the lungs and suffered in
ternally, but is now better. He will be
in condition to be taken to his home
near st. Louis in week or ten days.
Saturday night, William Peck, Abe
Eckert and Homer Griffith started on
fishing trip and went bathing with
out even waiting to change their
clothes. The three men were in a 16-
foot rowboat above the sugar factory
dam. Mr.. Peck stood in the bow Of
the boat generating the gasoline
torch. Mr. Eckert was in the stern,
while Griffith stood in the center with
pole. Peck pumped too much air in
the torch and it exploded, splatter-
ing gasoline over their clothes and the
bottom of the boat. AS soon as Grif-
fifth saw the fire on his clothes and in
the boat he jumped into the river
Peck began to laugh and Immediately
stopped when the fire went through
his own sweater and the gasoline on
his hands began to burn, and sudden
ly he joined his companion in the
Pine. The two men pushed the boat
containing Mr.. Eckert to the shore.
The only injuries of consequence were
the burns received by Mr.. Peck.
Henry Mead, cashier of the Breck-
enridge bank, and Miss Dessa Nc
Cloud, popular Breckenridge young
lady, were united in marriage Mon
day by Rev. Gray, and left Tuesday
for Grand Rapids, Detroit and Buff
falo on their honeymoon and will re-
turn to Breckenridge to live.
George Hayward, 319 Euclid ave-
nue., is confined to the house with
very bad case of infammatory rheu-
matism. He is unable to get around
very much and has had the care of sew
eral doctors.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Phillips of
Barryton were in Alma Sunday on
their way to Detroit. Jim is begin
ming to look like himself again, hav-
ing nearly recovered from a severe
sickness covering a period of years.
Mrs. Luce of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who for the past two months has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Coffinberger
and other relatives, left for her home
on Thursday.
Miss Julia Johnson and Mr.. Luther
of Greenville were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rudeck one day last
week.
Misses Zela and Leila Randell of
Grand Rapids visited friends in Alma
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. NJ. jeanette Kellogg left on
Tuesday for Traverse City where she
will spend week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rennells are the
proud parents of baby girl, born on
Thursday, September 11th.
Mrs. NJ. Wilson left Thursday for
Flint where she will spend a month
with relatives.
Mayor Cook is having his residence
on Center street painted a beautiful
shade of gray.
Advent church Sabbath school ev-
cry Sunday at 1O:3O. Services i'm
mediately after.
Lecture on Christian Science at Re-
atty Opera House tomorrow evening.
Admission free.
d. W. Robinson with his mother re-
turned Thursday evening from New
York City.
Willis Van Weigan of Saginaw is
visiting his mother on Park street.
Fred Wright and family expect to
move to Lansing in about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vint Richards visited
in Buckley, Michigan, Sunday.
Archie Failing of Forest Hill was
an Alma visitor Friday.
Mrs. j. Koffenberger is spending the
week with friends at Cedar Lake.
Romaine Clark of st. Louis was in
the city on business Monday.
H. Smith Of Carson City was in AL
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