Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-13

DC quit IN michigan curing the year
Elkton. near Bad Axe, came very
GEAR losing "A portion of its business
section By fire.
A military company TO be known
as the Reading guards, has Len
formed in that city
The beautiful Methodist church at
Marion was destroyed by fire. The
loss. $4,000. il iully covered by in
surance.
A pulmotor used at Bay City saw
ed the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Schneider. who was born APP
parently dead
Services for Dr Edward j. Walton.
aged eighty years. at Richmond, after
a lingering illness. were held under
Masonic auspices.
VIM. English. aged -, of Caldwell,
died at the home OF his son. DR. All
English, at Saginaw. He was a resi-
dent Of Saginaw sixty years.
With about $4,000 in deposits, ana
owing $4,000 the Bank OF Wex-
ford. owned by Edward +. Conine and
his mother Johanna Connie. closed its
/ doors.
Thirty-six cans OF 1900 speckled
trout were received at West Branch
7 from the state hatcheries at Crawling
for distribution i'm the streams I'm the
vicinity.
Ray Chambers. who formerly was
al Charlotte rural letter carrier is
dead at Denver. Col. where he had
been for several months with tuber-
! culosis
John Simon who had been a
resident OF Saginaw since his birth
ease al his farm houme in Spauding
township.
T. Il. Hook principal of the South
Haven high school for about two
years, has been elected superinten.
I dent OF schools IN succeed Donald l..
McAlpine.
Eugene Pizzi Italian miner, employ.
ed at Houghton. was killed in a quar-.
rel at his boarding house Sebatoni
Steiani, another miner. was accused
OF shooting pizzi.
Cyril O'TOole. son OF Merrill farm
er, is at Saginaw recovering from
an operation 20 relieve pressure on
the brain from fracture OF the skull
resulting from the kick of a horse
In April 10000 whitefish fry,
which have been raised in the govern.
ment hatchery at Point Edward will
be turned loose in Lake Huron 20
replenish the catch OF last season
The bodies found at Kalamazoo in
the Michigan Central yards were iden-
titled as those of James l.. Shea OF
Middletown. Ohio. and John Woods OF
New York. Both were paper makers.
Four children of Paul Schmidt,
living at Saginaw, the youngest aged
eighteen months, the oldest five years,
were burned 10 death in their home.
Mrs. Schmidt was away when the fire
started.
The public domain commission told
the Saginaw board OF trade that il
will engage in experimental work in
growing basket willows. fiber plants
and other promising crops on lowlsnds
IN the county
Four women. OF Iron Mountain.
Mrs j. u. Eslick Mrs j. II. Kar-
keet, Mrs w G. Oliver and Mrs l..
Nj. Hanson, walked to Norway, eight
and three-tenths miles. TO take lunch.
con with Mrs. NJ. Mullen.
The indignation which broke out
against Bishop Burt. OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the Port HUI
ron conference. is said to have crop.
ped out again in the lower peninsula
over the bishops alleged autocracy
Ten-year-old Edward Thomas, a Bay
City boy. was instantly killed by
an automobile driven by Frank
Walker. son OF prominent contrac-
tor, as he ran in front of the machine
from a motor truck on which he was
riding
Evening grosebecks have been
visiting Alma. The birds are extreme
ly rare in Michigan. as Michigan bird
histories do not record visit OF these
birds to the Wolverine state since
1902. The birds are natives OF ives.
tern Canada.
Through the Houghton county farm.
farmers will have the opportunity
this year TO purchase acclimated seed
oats. II is apparent that grains and
other farm products must become in.
ured TO this climate before they csn
be grown successfully.
Ward GlsddinE. aged 80, clerk OF
the township OF Wilmot and candidate
for reelection. was struck by a fall
Ing tree and fatally injured in Thay-
er's lumber camp, - miles east or
Wolverine. He WAS the son Of ]. NJ.
Glsddinr. well-known pioneer Of thu;
county.
4 mar from st. Johns, legless
from tuberculosis and with one hand
missing through the same cause, at
tracted q good deal of attention in
Lansing when he was brought TO the
state board of health to learn IL the
state could no anything for him. He
had TO be told that the Howell sana-
forum being full to the overfowing,
the only thing he could do was TO &C.
sept charity from Ciinton county.
r. Rogers. Grand Sapids. son OF DIR
/ John Il. Rogers. will leave soon for
/ France to join the American ambu-
lance corps.
The annual 2.weeks spring va
cation at the Michigan Agricultural
College started Friday noon and will
contiue until April 4.
James Kelley, aged -. who came 10