Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-08
Michigan News

The Manistique Handle factory was
burned TO the ground.
An unidentified foreigner at Flint
was killed in the collapse Of trench
HIS neck was broken.
Fire early in the morning al
Grand Rapids. partially destroyed the
Grand Rapids Union high sch8sl
A bandit Ehe eatsFsd ~ Eorm-.
-.onal Bank of Richland. wa.
frightened away and escaped in an
auto.
DR.. A. c. Sheldon. 80 years a den
fist of Three Rivers. was found dead
in bed. Apoplexy is believed the
cause.
Herman Smith, aged nineteen al
Grand Rapids, lost his life while
trying to rescue Alton Simpson from
drowning, ..,-.~r-.::,.----v-
Charles Rextord aged q, pioneer OF
Ypsilanti. is dead. He was senior
member OF the S. X Rexford's Sons
firm there.
Dora, 6, daughter OF VIM. YAK. OF
Bay City. mistook strychnine tab
let's for candies, ate some and died an
hour later
Mrs Wallace Chamberlain, sixteen
years old, Bay City wife. who
took poison with suicidal intent. is
out of danger
Will Higgins. aged 22. living near
Sand Lake. was kicked in the back
OF the head by horse and his condi-
ton is critical
Mrs Anna May. residing north OF
Flint, drank two ounces OF poison.
She was rushed to a hospital and
pumped out and may I've.
Kalamazoo opened a public market
Farmers and truck growers have been
granted the use OF street where they
may sell anything they grow.
The village Of Lyons in Ionia county
is anxious to get rid of its Jail
and the clerk has been authorized tc
advertise for bids Lyons is dry.
Charles Pease, aged forty-eight
laborer, East Douglass. Mass. fell on
a northbound train and had both leg.
cut of below the knees. at Monroe
Friends of Jas. Hazard, Colon, are
unable To find any trace of him. Haz
card drove his automobile to Vicks
burg. that was the last seen of him
West Branch is to have a Fourth
OF July celebration. with parade. FIRE
works. creased pig and everything
else that goes to make up a glorious
Fourth.
The police OF Kalamazoo are re
ceiving complaints from numerous
cottage owners at surrounding lakes
that their cottages have been broken
into recently and much damage done
A body found off the Atlantic City
n. j.. coast was identified as Mrs
Gertrude Mckay. aged fifty-fve, of
Detroit Authorities say the visitor
committed suicide on becoming des
pendent over her inability to get work.
The Reverend Seth Reed. of Flint
the grand old man of Michigan Meth
odism," celebrated his ninety-third
birthday June ?. A reception for the
venerable clergyman took place st 81,
home
While Chas. Piedmont and family
were asleep at their Flint store al
dynamite bomb blew out the front oil
his grocery store. wrecking the in
terror OF the building. The Piedmonts
escaped injury.
Mrs. ID. S. Fotheringham, of Bay
City. the wife az the cashier of the
Farmers State bank. died at Mercy
hospital after an operation Mrs Foth
eringham was born at STAFFORD Ont.
forty-three years ago
Jno. l. Gibson. located at Marquette
secretary OF the Western Micbigar
Development bureau. has been elected
secretary and manager of the Upper
Peninsular Development bureau at al
salary of 5000 a year
Rev. n. l.. Otis preacher of Bloom
er township. Montcalm county, is
dead. after an active career He was
chaplain Of the Eighth Michigan cav
airy during the civil war and for many
years a justice of the peace.
Maccabee bodies, the Ladies OIL
the Modern Maccabees, The Macca
bees of the World and the Womans
Benefit association, viii erect a memo
rial 20 the memory Of the late Major
y. s. Boynton in Port Huron