Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-22
MICHIGAN NEWS
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Reduced In slzs That II VIII Appeal
- ~ cIasess Of Readers.
Grape growers report that they
are not looking for 9 full crop this
year.
The new Industrial building IT the
Kalamazoo State hospital has been
started.
Adam H. Wagner. aged eighty years,
Sturgis pioneer, died at his home,
aged eighty.
The construction Of a new ten.
story First National bank building in
Kalamazoo will begin in the immedi-
ate future.
On June ~ the Kalamazoo Gazette
claiming TO be the oldest newspaper
published In Michigan. became an eve
ming paper.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lefebvre. 20 years
OF age, OF Jackson. Mich. was
struck and killed by an automobile
driven by e. NJ. Williamson.
Reports by police OF Kalamazoo
for May show an increase in the mum
Der OF arrests made in that city for
drunkenness during the past 30 days
John Mack. man of mystery whose
name. years ago. was linked with the
famous Beacraft counterfeiters. is
dead al Flint city at the age OF ninety
six
| Edward Bsdgley, twice committed tC
Kalamazoo hospital for the insane
suffered a mental relapse because of
interest in the Republican national
convention.
What Three Rivers people promise
to be the biggest canteloupe croI
ever raised in Michigan is now being
planted. Thousands OF plants are be
ing set out.
by her father for the city's poor. Mrs
Clara Louise Peck Waite. wife OF DR.
Arthur Warren Waite. has sent Super
intendent A. A. Carroll at police head
quarters a check for 500
The police Of Grand Rapids hav,
ious fires which followed each other
destroying the plant and dry kilps OF
the Valley cay Chair company. caus.
Ing . loss whssA viii reach $500. 900
Positions ere reported to hav,
been found ~ the employment com
uittee q the snGinsssfng college O
the Univ srstty - htsAAuan for aimos
every graduate Of the college, accord
ing to Al announcement made at AM
Arbor
For q better condition among tn,
weekly newspapers, the editors of al
Van Buren, county papers have united
A. n. Moulton. OF Decatur. has beef
elected president, and c. K. Lewis, o
the Lswton Leader. secretary an,
treasurer.
Suit for $780, 900 was instituted IL
the circuit court 1T Kalamazo,
against Charles w. Wright by Ernes
Smith. who alleges that he was injur
ed when strsch by an automobile driy
en BY Wyisht's son. Smith says tina
his mech vas broken.
Henry II. Swan. 70, former judg,
OF the United States District court a
Detroit. died at his home in 0ros
Point. a suburb. Death was due t,
pneumonia. Judge Swan retired from
the bench In 1911 after serving invent,
years as federal Judge.
Fears OF double drowning a
South Haven, proved groundles
when William and Charles Anders
aged thirteen and ten years. were lo
Gated at the home OF neighbor
where they had sought shelter afte
running away from home.
Karl Won Pspen. alleged German re
servist and observer tried at Pontiac
who was convicted of embezzling $27
from John f. Deacon. of Detroit. hi
employer, was sentenced TO from on
TO FIVE years in Jackson prison win
a recommendation of two years.
Although Miss Mary K. Spauldine
Grand Rapids girl. posed for
life-sized photograph in nothing bu
tights, and a thin pair at that. a jury
IN the circuit court has awarded hei
$4,000 heart balm against Davi
McWhorter. a retired business man.
When Attorney Milo Bennett a
Kalamazoo learned that Prose
cutting Attorney Frank Ford held an
other warrant for the arrest of Harr
r. Irvine. TO be served II Irvine Shout
gain his freedom on habeas corpu
proceedings. Mr. Bennett Withdrew
his petition.
Sheriff Ralph Chapman Kalamazoo
county. is having difficulty in rio
ding the count Of gypsies. NImerou
khefts are said 20 have been commit
ted 10y them and women prophets ct
forcing their way into homes an
forcing women TO give them money o
other articles.
Thursday. June Is, at the state cal
itol marked the retirement from az
tive service OF Brooklin S. Carlton
messenger for the Michigan suprem
court. For more than eighteen year
MIR. Carlton has carried the mail 70
the court and its members TO and fror
the Lansing postoffice.
The Manistee life-saving crew dral
ged Manistee river in the belief tina
Edward Rikowski. aged seven years
who has been missing. fell of tn
Northern Michigan Transportatio
company's dock, and was drowned
The child failed TO return home afte
he had been sent on an errand.
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