Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-22

Mrs. Augusta Rae. OF Marshall.
wife OF the former cashier OF the City
bank OF Battle Greek, began suit for
divorce.
An unsuccessful attempt TO dy.
Mantle the mill dam OF the F. w.
Stock & Sons Touring mill at Hills
dale was made.
j. F. Mccain is the new postmaster
of Ypsilanti. MIR. Mccain was born
u Ypsilanti In 1877 and has been
'esident ever since.
The postoffice in Mackinac island
will be boosted into class presi.
dental July /. as the salary OF the
postmaster will be $1,000 per annum
Injury by his motorcycle colliding
with heavy automobile near Cedar
springs, caused the death of Harold
Cadner. twenty years old, OF Sand
Lake.
According to the results of the
school census OF Ann Arbor Just
announced, there is a total school pop
ulation of 3.SSS. This is an increase
OF 102 over last year.
c. K. Chipley. secretary Sault Ste.
Marie Civic and Commercial associa.
ton, received word from Congressman
Frank ID. Scott that Fort Brady is
soon to be re-estabished.
Former Representative Christopher
Babcock, OF Branch county, eighty
years OF age, died at his home in
% no in. An
ty more than half a century.
When flames threatened at Kala.
mazoo to destroy the Dawson res.
idence, the dead body OF Jacob Daw.
son. who died the day before. was hur.
riedly carried from the house.
Points of interest at Mackinac Island
is included in bulletin just issued
by the Michigan historical commits.
sion. The volume may be obtained by
request OF anyone interested.
Kendall Stektee, aged %, well
known Grand Rapids young man and
professional dancer, died in Chicago
Paralysis, brought on by excessive
dancing. was the cause OF death.
j. J. Forsythe. 70. Kalamazoo, an
Official of the Bryant Paper company
and one OF the best known paper men
ufacturers in the middle west. died n
Chicago. He leaves four sons. all EN-
ployed in paper making.
June 10. 1915. Miss Fern Estabrook
handsome Allegan girl, and a
demonstration for a pure food com
napv mot nanar Krnzap II ~ MI
waukes. Thursday June Is. the two
we're married At Kalamazoo
H. II. Woodruff, aged TS. Q pioneer
resident of Roscommon county. one OF
northern Michisan's prominent attor
nsys, and a member OF the constitu
ton convention, died at his home a,
Roscommon OF heart disease.
Thos. Hewitt, aged 81, merchant oil
Schoolcraft, died In Chicago
| hospital OF a fracture of the SKULL and
internal injuries sustained June IL
when he was struck by an automobile
at East 23d street and Indiana av
enue.
The Detroit Edison Co. made the
village OF Plymouth an offer OF $50. 00t
or the local electric plant The coun
I'll has adopted an ordinance accept
ng the offer which will be submitted
June 10.
Alfred Luckine. a youAS lawyer
OF Detroit, has been admitted Il
practice before the District OF Colum
)ia supreme court in order to qualify
~ counsel for Henry Ford In the libe
suit brought against the latter by tn,
Navy League.
In the circuit court, the will o.
the late Henry j. Nibbelink. OF Grand
Vile, who left an estate OF $4,000
was changed so that Mrs. Elizabeth
Medemar, daughter. receives ar
four brothers.
Because Theodore Hollis. Just bacI
| 10 Grand Rapids became involved II
a quarrel In local cafe he will have
TO complete a fifteen year sentence II
Marquette prison OF which he hal
served but two years. Hollis was re
Gently paroled.
WHEY home to mamma, back il
Indiana. hubby sore and a $4,000
suit against daddy-in-law. these are
come OF the results OF an elopemen
Kalamazoo a year ago when attrac
tive Miss Pauline Curnisk, OF lndi
annapolis. became the bride of Samue
| Duvall.
After hundreds at Toledo, Ohio
had viewed the body OF murdered
woman found on the streets early II
the day. Mrs. Charles Quinn late II
the afternoon positively identified thu
body as that Of her sister Nellie Spool
sta. twenty-five years old OF Crane
Rapids.
The state tax commission of Mich
gan has passed another OF th'
Vew York Central mortgages. II wa
fled in Washtenaw county and is fo
10000. 600. The commission fixed th'
tax under the specific mortgage lav
As s37.O59. all OF which goes 10 Wash
enaw county.
The 43d annual meeting of St 10
seph County Historical & Pioneer so
cietv was held at Centerville. Tn
business meeting was followed by
dinner DR.. Marden Sabin. of Center
VILE. one OF the pioneer physicians o
the county. retired as president an'
Frank Yauney was chosen to succeed
him.
The Lansing police authorities hav'
practically abandoned the theory tina
II. ls.w. IL a.