Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27

Paul Helmreich, living on Seven Mile
road. south of Salzburg. committed
suicide by hanging himself in a barn.
Ed. r. Penberthy, 70 years of age,
city clerk of Houghton, is dead. He
was postmaster under President Cleve-
land.
Roy Ensley, Tekonsha, lost his hand
at the wrist when he caught it in a
corn husker at the farm of Albert Ben
brock.
John Castle. go. fired shots at him
self at close range and the best he
could do was craze his skull. Drink is
blamed
Eight were injured. some seriously,
when Michigan United lnterurban
car overturned into ditch west of
Urbandale.
BY terms of the will of VIM. Cupp,
a wealthy farmer of Eaton Rapids
township. the state industrial school
for girls will receive $1,000.
J. Borchers. Grand Rapids fearing a
mental breakdown as the result of long
illness, committed suicide by opening
his jugular vein with a razor
Mrs NJ Tiplady Of Ann Arbor at the
state psychopathic ward since Deem
Der p, committed suicide by the SIM
pie process of holding her breath
Fire which was believed OF incendiary
origin destroyed the plant OF the st.
Louis Mich. Cooperative Creamery
company and $500 pounds OF butter.
Since the rat bounty TOOK effect
Aug. "a bounties amounting to sos
have been paid ON l29 dead rats
slaughtered by Iron Mountain persons.
Typhoid in Flint has been traced
by the health authorities to raw milk
distributed from a large dairy outside
the city Seventeen cases of typhoid
have developed.
Prosecutor Ford has issued war
rant for the arrest of V. Palmer, now
serving time in Fort Leavenporth.
charging emmbezzlement Palmer's
time is up this week.
A debate between President Samuel
| pickie, of Albion college, and G. A.
Windle is being arranged by Nicholas
Peterson, travelling secretary OF the
intercollegiate Prohibition association.
Sylvester Thornburg. the defective
youth arrested for the murder Of
his aunt, Mrs. Almira Thornburg, was
held responsible for the murder by the
jury at the coroner's inquest at Cas-
sapolis.
Hobart. near Cadillac. is with
out postofiice or general store as the
result of a fire which destroyed the
big structure owned by Louis Wins
low Hobart residents must walk six
miles to Cadillac for supplies now.
Announcement at the Jackson office
was made by the Commonwealth
Power, Railway and Light company of
mitted TO share in the profits OF the
company through the purchase of
stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Jones. Port
Huron pioneers. have observed the
sixty-second anniversary of their mar
riage. Mr. Jones is pioneer engi-
| neer OF the state and was i'm the EN-
ploy of the Grand Trunk for 80 years
before retiring.
NJ Raun, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
l.. Haun of Morrice. has just received
first grade commercial certificate
from the United States radio inspec-
tion department He is one Of the
youngest first grade wireless opera.
tors in the United States.
Colonel Levi b. Duf. aged 80. who
gained distinction in several battles i'm
the civil war died OF apopleXy at the
home of his son al Lansing. In $50 he
was the unsuccessful candidate for
lieutenant gov ernor of Pennsylvania
on the independent ticket.
John NJ Dolkie. born in Calumet
Jan. -. 1892. his father being Olaf
DOlkie. a naturalized citizen of Fin
nish origin. was held aboard the Brit
ISL ship. Stuart Prince at Manchester,
| TN gland. the English authorities claim
ing him as a subject of Great Britain.
Saginaw board of supervisors recon-
mended that an expert accountant be
hired TO probe the funds OF the coun-
~, city and township treasurers for
Che last twenty years TO determine
how much. if any. interest the vari-
Gus incumbents have collected and re-
tanned
DR. Carl d. Camp, clinical professor
Of diseases Of the nervous system. az
the University hospital in Ann Arbor.
says of Miss Aida Tumble. Hills
dale girl who received much notori-
ETY. a few months ago when she de-
clared that a man entered her room at
midnight ana tried TO kill her with
knife. that her case was one of
hysteria.
Judge George V. Wiener who issued
an injunction preventing a guardian
from being appointed for Amos J.
Winslow, an aged Kalamazoo capital
list. modified the injunction and will
permit the probate court to select
some one To- take care of Winslow's
property. Some time ago two nephews
had Winslow placed in the state hos
pital lie started proceedings and
secured his release.