Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-17
MICHIGAN NEWS
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VERNE State Readers.
News Of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points In the State and So
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Michael st. Peter. who was for.
mer merchant of Menominee. is dead
at Norway. Mich
Mrs. Maggie Mason. rs years, life
long resident OF Rochester and vicin-
ity, is dead OF paralysis.
The Menominee county infirmary is
completed at cost of $4,000. Fifty
eight inmates can be cared for.
Joseph Kruszewslli, a Detroit bank
er, was mysteriously shot and killed
in his private bank on West Jefferson
avenue.
Mrs. A. Warnhoff. Ann Arbor, was
terribly burned when her clothing
caught fire as she tried to fight fire
with the aid OF kerosene oil.
DR.. w. Wilson died at Grand Ledge
following a six months illness. He was
postmaster for six years and former
member of the pardon board.
G. Anderson. 20, was instantly killed
by Grand Trunk switch engine
at Bay City Anderson was driving a
horse which escaped unhurt.
Fire from wiring damaged the stock
OF the f. w. Woolworth company's
store at Owosso TO the extent Of about
$4,000. and the building about 81 1000.
Forty-one mothers of 1870 children
are receiving pensions totaling
$l575O week in Menominee county
under the Michigan mothers pension
act
Eight OF fine herd of Guernsey cat
tie owned by j r. Frank. prominent
farmer and live stock raiser of Lake
Linden. have been killed. The cattle
were declared tubercular
Seven persons fatally hurt and
thirty-three injured resulted from the
careless use of gasoline and kerosene
during January. according to the
monthly report of State Fire Marshal
Flint's record pay day. when shops
paid more than a half million dollars
in wages for the last half of January,
was followed by busy night for pick
pockets. hold-ups. hangbag snatchers
and petty thieves
Washington report says the treasury
conscience fund was enriched by con
tribution of two ten-cent pieces from
an unknown person in Michigan. who
suggested they be used 20 support a
minister OF the gospel
Worry over being witness in an as
sault and battery case. in which he
had hired another TO whip his son.
caused Joseph Steber. ifty-four years
old and well known grocer. 10 hang
himself at Menominee.
Warren ) Carpenter. OF Menominee,
receives $4,000 by the terms of the
will OF Sarah A. Carpenter. who died
in Milwaukee. Mrs Carpenter had
been i'll for fifteen years and four
nurses. who have cared for her were
remembered with $4,000.
Two big mining companies at Calu-
met have posted notices TO their en-
ployes OF a 10 per cent bonus TO be
paid February 29 on wages for Janu-
airy These companies have been pay
ing per cent bonuses since July
Fourteen hundred men are affected.
Mrs. Mary Campau. member of the
well known Campau family of Michi-
gan. mother Of F. ID. Campau and d.
S Campau. a leading criminal attor
ney and architect. respectively. Of
Grand Rapids, was found in her apart
ment at Detroit strangled by a strip
OF bed sheet.
VIM T. Mitchell. aged %. United
States consul at Quebec during the ad
ministration of President Cleveland,
died at his home at Port Huron. For
many years he was Judge of the cir
cult court there and is said to have
been the oldest Masonic postmaster
in the United States.
A cross between the coyote and
the timber wolf. is increasing In such
numbers in the upper peninsula OF
Michigan that unless some measures
are taken To exterminate il, IL will
soon outnumbered the deer. is the pre-
diction OF Paul Opitz. veteran hunter
and trapper. who lives near Hanley.
Let every one keep away from
patent medicines see doctor"
That in a nutshell is the advice to
Michigan people afflicted with tuber-
culosis by Secretary John l.. Burkart
OF the state board OF health. to pre-.
vent a recurrence of the Battle Greek
episode in which tie seller OF con
sumption nostrum was arrested.
Joseph shaver. who ran away in
1914. with Edith shaver the then four
teen-year-old daughter OF his first
cousin. acknowledged his sin and
threw himself upon the mercy of the
superior court al Grand Rapids in
desperate effort to save his home and
his CHILD wife and their eighteen
month-old baby from a future without
hope
Barney and Bertha Liskow were
married thirteen years ago and are
The parents of six children. Barney.
during the years Of married life. has
saved nearly $1,000 on wages of $40
q day and his Wife. who scrubs. has
manged to save 5000 The court at
Menominee has told them ii they don't
quit quarreling over their money he
will commit them 10 state hospital