Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-05-18
MICHIGAN NEWS
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The Pere Marquette depot was 10
troyed by an early morning fire at
Alto.
A. Soutsr Was elected chairman OF
the state pardon board At the annual
meeting held in the executive Office
Four Manistee poolroom proprieiors
we're fined on school complaint on
charges OF permitting students TO fire.
Quent their halls.
A Kalamazoo coroner, Jury brought
In verdict that George Foster, who
fell from window In the McNsir
block, committed suicide.
Petitions are being circulated ask
ing that at November election Kalams-
zoo be given home rule in deciding
the liquor question, 1t is said.
The body OF John Jensen. aged %.
Of MAnistee, was found at the Pore
Marquette car ferry slip and idonti-
fed by his father Jens Jensen.
The will OF DIR. J. b. Angel, prssi-
dent emeritus OF Michigan university,
filed for probate disposes Of an es-
tate OF $4,000, ali personal property.
to his family.
The corner stone of Albion's GresI
church was laid in the presence OF
several hundred people. Rev. j. Sal
ko, OF Detroit, who will be its pastor,
was in charge.
J. kingry, OF Saginaw, WAS instantly
killed by a Pere Marquette train Ut
the Grstiot avenue crossing. He was
brother-in-law Of Congressman 10
seph w. Fordney.
George Earle. Cooper, was sick for
weeks and unable to do any farm
work. About 20 heighbors called on
him. plowed his fields. sowed the oats
and put in his corn.
A small dog from Ypsilanti. run
ming behind a party OF motorists pick
ed Up the license plate from their Car
when it fell on The dog carried the
plate around until noticed.
Judge Tucker decided that Mayor
Eugene Betz is entitled to three votes
reserved during the recount of Mon
roe ballots, which REFLECTS him by
two votes over Charles Hoyt.
Earl Shippey died in n hsAes
hospital. the result OF the shortage OF
houses in Nuskegon ShiDpey was
forced 20 live In ten. and contracted
pneumonia, which proved fatal.
Mrs. Eetelle Agans and Mary Trap
Chicago. were painfully injured neal
Marquette when an automobile driven
by Donald Besole son OF Mayer BE.
COLE, capsized In a country road.
Three serious auto accidents. two
reckless. occurred in Flint withir
twenty-four hours. The drivers ngur-
ing in two OF them raced away, leav
| ing their victims, in one case a child
lying on the street.
The burning OF the Hotel Wsteria
the finest hotel at rcuch, Mich.
makes the fourth summer resort hote
to be destroyed by FIRE in two years
The Wisteria was 2o-room structure
owned by a Chicago syndicate.
Beginning May 1. the Grand Rap
ids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Electric
railway put on six limited cars be
tween Muskegon and Grand RIA ids
reducing the time consumed In max
ing the trip almost 20 minutes
Enrolment of Michigan Universit.
for the academic year 1s16-1s17 show
an increase OF 357 students over an,
previous year, according to figure,
| given out here by Registrar Arthur @
Hall through the university catalogue
The new enrolment Is 1914. -
ROY NJ. Johnson. until recently IN
the Review and Herald and Pilgrim
publishing plants, had dreams O
wealth and left home TO make then
come true Word was received tina
Johnson has recently realized 800
900 in Oklahoma oil investments.
The Carnegie hero fund commissio
at Pittsburgh. recognized ffty-two act
OF heroism in various parts OF III
country: two OF them in MiehiEa.
The Michigan people are Mira. Ev
Z. Prince, OF Mason, and Frederic
Hollenga, deceased, OF Three Oaks.
Michigan mine owners, msnufs,
turers, asriculturists. merchants, vel
sci owners and other business me
who employ from a modest squad [
thousands OF workers, are facing
labor famine. The labor shortage
said 10 be the most serious in II
history OF the state.
The force OF mail carriers for IN
city OF Muskegon numbering 70 mel
will be mere than doubled By July
In the pros. .ct as the result OF ststi
tics just obtained. They show IN IL
crease in the weight OF mail comm
into Muskegon OF nearly 20 per cen
i. when word reached him that hi
mother WAS critically i'll, Walter Hs'
son quit his job in Albususrsus, ,
NJ, and fastened to Cadillac. only
learn she had been buried sever
days. wbne he vas gsisvias sv9 tAi
: news e0csrs arrested hin for deesy
Ing the United States army at Psl
Bliss two years ago.
Grand Rapids society natrsns, WI
entsrtainsd Arthur Warren waite lss
Christmas whea he WAS IN 0rand IA.
IDS, will 90 to New York the sscss
week in May 10 take the witness stas
asailpt him, according to Francis
Maneuse. assistant states attorney
New York, who has been there d
shree weeks collecting evideAos.
w. f. Flanders. OF Maxwell Mote
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