Alma record., 1916-03-16


Two cars OF grits shipped to Battle
Greek were found short of weight by
City Sealer Fred Barnard
Pontiac parties have purchased the
Hubble farm. near oxford. and will
convert II into summer resort.
+ Linhart, Saginaw. was robbed and
probably fatally shot by a burglar.
who forced an entrance to his house.
w. ii. Acker is paying the third
dividend OF 20 per cent from the Rich
mond bank which closed for liquida.
tion.
Report says the J. A. Richards com
pany. OF Albion. manufacturers of
steel cut dies and jigssws. will move
TO Kalamazoo.
There Is an epidemic At Pontiac OF
jamaica ginger drinking In the city
and they are barely able to keep pace
with the demand.
Michigan mayors met in Grand
Rapids March 8 to make plans for .
campaign for u reduction In INSURANCE.
rates IN hlcnlBbn
A. p. English. Is years head of po-
lice department, handed In his resig-
nation TO the Menominee councilmen.
TO take effect at once.
c. ID. Slocum. ffty-eight. Eaton
Rapids resident, prominent Ia church
aud Sunday school work. dropped
dead OF heart disease at his home
A. Swsrtz. &c. OF Saginaw. was shot
20 death at the shooting gallery OF I'd
Knapp. The police believe that there
was an accident and Swartz was the
victim
Rev Frank Armstrong. Kalamazoo, a
Michigan preacher, died in Bronson
hospital following an operation Frank
A Armstrong. a son is a bank cashier
At Dearborn Mich
Mrs Jacob Beiswanger. well known
lnd one OF Calumet's pioneer resi-
dGlis. who lived in the copper coun
try since 1855, IS dead at the age of
set anty FIVE years
Mayor F. II Begole Of the city or
Marquette received notification that
he has been named a member OF the
advisory board OF tie American peace
bell committee
Captain L. r Boynton. OF St Ig-
mace president general manager
and owner OF one-third OF the stock OF
the island Transportation company.
mas sold his entire holdings to Joseph
Fitzpatrick. OF Stanwood. and will re
tire
Governor Ferris issued requisition
papers for the extradition Of Paul
Morton alias Paul Morton Pickford.
bogus brother OF Mary Pickford. ar
rested in Alabama and wanted at Paw
Paw on a charge OF passing worthless
checks.
The first iitney driver under Pontiac
rules to lose his license for refusing
to carry fares at the rate prescribed
was cut on because he refused to car
ry City Commissioner McI.intocks
wife and and she made n report to
the officials
w. Sadler, Grand Rapids. was ar
rested In Detroit charged with having
collected three notes OF Sl15 each
from Clark Shipman. OF Corunna.
which he failed to turn in to his em-
ployers. the b J. Cleland company.
collection agency.
David c. Nettleton, aged 76, one
OF the earliest pioneers or Charlevolx
county and a veteran OF the civil war.
fell dead OF heart disease at gather
ing OF the few remaining local civil
war veterans at the residence OF Jus
tice James NJ Faltz.
Mayor Marsh asked Judge North
at Battle Creek TO issue an
order OF dissolution against the
Injunction now in force prohibiting
public bathing at Coguac lake. The
city Is no longer taking its drinking
water from the lake.
DR.. E. II. Bidwell. Gladstone physi-
clan. had a narrow escape from death
when a five passenger automobile he
was driving turned turtle over a large
snow bank. He was pinned between
the car and the top. but aside from a
slightly wrenched back escaped un-
hurt
William Allen Smith. Jr., son
OF United States Senator Smith OF
Michigan. admitted at a coroner's In.
quest that he was driving an automo-
bile which crashed into a wagon. as
a result OF which w p Ellis OF Los
Angeles suffered injuries which
caused his death
That there are So oaps totaling
$4,000 given by the Battle Greek
Building & Loan company on proper
ty for which the mortgagor had no
title was the assertion made by plain
tins In the action recently started to
oust Attorney w. 5. Powers as con
servator and place the affairs OF the
company in the hands OF a receiver
The primary law says that the state
shall pay for the ballots. Auditor Gen
eral Fuller, whose official approval
for the bills is needed, says the state
will not pay for them. He declares
that the only way he will approve the
bills is when the supreme court forces
him to do so. He says the intention
Of the legislature was to have the
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