Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-13
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from William II. Taft that he
viii speak at Port Huron on the eve
ming OF April 20.
Mrs. Francis Faro, widow OF IA a.
mazoo, died OF grief over the death OF
her husband. two days before A double
funeral was held
Damage of about $25,0O0 was caus-
ed by a fire in the fve-story brick
building Of the Criswell Furniture
company at Grand Rapids
Gordon A. Dimoc, well-knoWn life
insurance man OF Michigan. dropped
dead in his Office He was also active
in political and civic work.
On the opening day OF the supreme
court, Tuesday. April =, there VIII be
presented TO the state an oil painting
OF the late Justice Aaron Y. McAlvay
The Michigan Central Wolverine
flyer esstbound going at high speed
went into the ditch two miles east OF
kalamazoo. Three persons were
slightly hurt
Miss Ellen NJ 0'Brien. Ann 'Arbor
and daughter OF the late Mr. and Mrs.
O'Brien OF Webster, died at her home.
For several years she has been active
in charitable work
An early morning fire hit Athens
IN the heart OF it's business district.
which kept the townspeopIe lighting
flames for several hours The total
loss is about ST.. 200
A. r. Anderson Flint mechanic fell
fifteen feet on cement floor while
doing construction work AT the drop
forge plant OF the Buick Motor com
pany. He may recover.
Miss Florence Welch. OF Benton
Harbor. for three years matron
of Mercy hospital. has resigned. Miss
Ksthless McGarry. OF West Virginia.
will succeed Miss Welch.
VIM. J. Messenger, -, OF Coldwater,
killed himself at his home. He had
been In excellent spirits a few min
utes before be took his life and no
motive is given for his act
For the first time ia the history
OF its vast numbering opera
tions at Cheboygan, not a log will
be fosted down the inland route to
that city for Cheboygan mills.
Playing near his home at Hillsdsie,
orin Russell Parks, son OF Mrs.
Greek, and student OF the Paul Re
we're school. gashed his throat when
he ran into bsrbed wire fence
Robt. Schomberger. who owns Ben.
jsmin Foster livery barn in Brown
City, which was destroyed by IRE
March 2. was released on $4,000 bail
furnished by a Brown City banker.
Business men of Gaylord and De
troit are interesting themselves
in the establishment of fox farm
near Gaylord II is stated that com
pany with capital OF 100000 is to
be formed
The Muskegon police made a clean.
up OF local rooming houses having an
unsavory reputation and ordered the
proprietors in these houses 10 get rid
OF certain women employed or lodg
ing there.
Leo Guy, OF Hudson at Adrian
was awarded $4,000. the largest
judgment ever given In a curcuit
court there, from Cincinnati North
ern railroad, by jury for personal
injuries received.
Misses IneE and GLADYS, daughters
of william Hartley. Kswkswlin far.
mer. had narrow escape from
drowning when their horse slipped
and went over the roadside into the
river. and was drowned
j. r. Harrington, Decrfeld, was In
Monroe county jail on 4 charge of
medicine in LsSslIe town
ship. without being properly qualified
In accoArsnce with the Michigan
statutes. The complaint was made by
August Nobel.
Word has been received that Mrs
George Tebo, widow OF Captain
George Tebo. died in Chicago. Cap
tain and Mrs. Tebo we're former resi-
dents OF Port Huron. The captain for
years was one of the best-known ma
ripe men alsne the lakes.
Junior Lieutenant Ormand c. Pail
throp. who committed suicide on the
cruiser Saratoga. was a resident OF
Petoskey. He was a graduate from
the high school there and obtained his
10 Annapolis from there
Judge c. S. Pailthrop was his father
G. f. Churchill % years connected
with Petoskey newspapers and for 10
years owner and manager OF the Pc
toskey Evening News and Reporter,
Petoskey Independent Record and
Churchill Printery, dropped dead. He
had been i'll four years. He was a
Mason, Msccabee. Odd Fellow, Elk
and secretary Of Durand lodge F. G.
A. NJ, No 344. for IL years.
Burr X. Lincoln. state sealer OF
weights and measures, has ruled that
non wiggle-wsggle" scales only can
be used in Michigan hereafter and has
notified the companies manufacturing
scales that he and his men will con-
denim scales hereafter where the In
dicater gives more than six or eight
perceptible jumps after the commod-
ity being weighed is placed upon
tenn.
Governor Ferris ordered the return
to Ionia prison OF DIR. Nicholas Gre
usel's, who was paroled for the fourth
time about four weeks ago. Dr. Gre.
usel's term will not expire until 1922
and IL is not believed that he will he
paroled again.
On an alleged confession by a man
giving his name as Sam Strauss, In
which he says he was paid 1910 for
firing the BENJAMIN Foster livery
barns AT Brown City. Prosecuting At