Alma record., 1916-06-08
MICHIGAN NEWS
ITEMS IN BRIEF
Paragraphs Of interest to VOL
VERNE State Readers.
News OF All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points In the State and So
Reduced In Size That II viii Appeal
to All Classes of Readers.

Ina Sims. aged 16. eldest of -four
daughters. OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Sims
was drowned in Lake Michigan at
South Haven
Henry Allen, of Eaton County
is dead, aged so years. In the pioneer
days he conducted blacksmith shoT
at Spicerville.
Fees are increased for many cours
es at Michigan Agricultural college
because OF the high cost of chemicals
and other materials.
The total number OF students en-
rolled in the Michigan Agricultural
college is 1,543, according to the new
catalogue just issued.
Jas. Kever, living at Bessemer, su
perintendent of the Ironwood and Bes-
semer Light company, dropped dead
at his home from heart failrue
The tuberculosis survey, which has
been carried on only in the lower pen
nsula, will be transferred to the up
per peninsula beginning June 49,
Herbert Green, Coldwater. was kill
ed when motorcycle on which he was
travelling to Coldwater from Battle
Creek collided with an automobile
While swimming at Stockbridge with
schoolmates. Raymond Ives. aged six
teen years. son of Luther Ives. was
drowned The boys were diving from
a boat.
Mrs. Ed Fortune. Ludington, daugh
ter of DR. Edgar f. Atwood and Mrs
Emma Atwood, deputy state comman
der of the Lady Maccabees, died al
her home
John Parrott. aged 60. lifelong resi-
dent of Mt Clemens. died af
ter an illness of six months Mrs
John Drephal pioneer resident. die
at her home
Country ministers will confer al
Michigan Agricultural college July Il
% to consider problems of rural lead
ership in connection with the college
summer school
A breach of promise case which
was brought against c. c. Woods
Of Danville. by Ida Van worse, OF Ing.
ham township resulted in a verdict of
no cause of action.
Loreh Verhowe. aged 80. resident
OF Ferrysburg, formerly OF Soopers
Vile. was run over by a Pere Mar
quette train and lost one arm. He
previously had lost the other arm.
Louis Schneider. who was killed in
Detroit was one time in business in
Adrian with his brother. George who
later moved to Detroit He was a
member of the Adrian lodge of Elks
An inventory that is just complet
ed by the Jackson public library stan
discloses the fact that books on re
ligious subjects led in the number o
volumes given out during the las
year
II G.. Pegg one OF the most promi
nent business men OF Morenci died
Of paralysis He commenced business
at Morenci nearly fifty years ago anC
has always been a leader politically
and socially
The funeral Of Ferris Hall. victim ot
the double drowning. was one of the
largest funerals held at Eaton Rapids
in a long time. The high schsol. in.
cluding faculty and students. attend
ed IN a body.
Lightning struck school al Smooth
Greek. near Gladwin. and caused Il to
be destroyed by fire A second tire
there within a few hours destroyed the
floral hall at the fair grounds The
loss on this building IS placed at about
$500
Louis Werstein. Battle Greek. shot
his friend w Skinner. a young haber.
hasher. through the head. as the at
ter stepped OF train. then he went
home and killed his wife and thcr
himself Jealousy is supposed to have
been the cause Of the shooting
When a search OF the house FOL
belongings OF the late Mrs. julia
Stevens and Mrs. Hannah Bowen. n
Hover, was made by the administra
tor. he found s5.4s5 in currency. a
bank check for si.s75. and United
States bonds 70 lIhs value Of $4,000,