Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06
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a cot.
Because of curllesf IN the peaci
orchards this season, the yie'd viii bs
greatly reduced about Grant.
MS. NJ. l.. Case. 20 years old. Eaton
Rapids pioneer resident. died at the
home OF her daughter In Jackson.
j. II. Cannon. hotel owner at Iron
wood, was shot bv Thomas Tolan on
the street as the result OF a family
feud
Mrs. John p Wilcox, late OF Cadil.
lac and wife OF prominent manu-.
facturer. died at the age OF ffty-eigh
years.
The body OF Edward, seven-year
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. Puhowski
was round noating I'm the river at
Manistee.
Sheriff f. Green asks the supervi-
sors for a special motorcycle deputy
TO help prevent speeding on the coun-
~ roads In Genesee county.
Dlmer Calhoun. an Owosso private
soldier of Company H. was married
10 Miss Minnie H. Findley, the Sec
ond Owosso war-bride of week.
Melvia Haight. aged u. a pioneer OF
ingham county, is dead at the home
OF his sister, Mrs. Covel OF Tecumseh.
where he went TO spend the winter.
John Rainbow. ifty-two years. OF
Bay City, fell or jumped from the third
floor OF the Clifton House. He was
found dead on the Midland street side.
walk
Henry Moore So, constable OF Ian
sing for almost quarter OF a century
until May, died of complication OF
diseases. brought on by defeat at the
polls last April.
Ernie Streeter. infant son OF Albert
Streeter. OF Bentley. drank some car
bolic acid from a bottle when the pa
rents were not in the room and died
in horrible agony.
reports say that the production
/ OF copper by Michigan mining com
panies for June will be the heaviest
OF any month so far this year, accord
Ing TO indications.
Ezra Levin who has been the
farm editor Of the Kalamazoo Gazette
Telegraph. was named by the Michi.
gan Agricultural college as muck crop
specialist OF Michigan.
Belle Mccormick, society editor OF
Grand Rapids News. was seriously in.
jured when she was run down by an
automobile. the driver of which left
her unconscious In the street.
The c. H. Hanson company OF Chi
cago was awarded by the state
the contract for furnishing the state
with automobile. motorcycle AM
chauffeurs' license plates for the yeai
1917.
With many mad dogs at large at
Grand Rapids. Mayor Tilma issued a
proclamation ordering all dogs in the /
city muzzled by July /, after which |
date all unmuzzled dogs will be killed
by the police.
Miss Margaret Smith daughter OF
James l.. Smith, well-known newspa.
per man OF Muskegon for twenty .fy
years, and Hubert B. Baker. also OF |,
that city. were married AZ ST. Paul's
Episcopal church
Bernard Holcomb. inheritance tax
examiner of the state OF Michigan
and former Republican county chair
man of Kalamazoo county, is expected
to die from injuries he received when
struck by an automobile.
George Kimpall. aged as. leading
dray operator OF Benton Harbor. died
as result of injuries received when
the giant truck he was driving plung.
ed into ditch at the foot OF a steep
hill. Kimbalrs back was broken.
Drowned at Milford when he was
swimming with a number OF young
companions the body OF Ora L.
Roberts. twelve years old. was re-
covered by people living in the vicin.
ity. who were summoned by the cries
OF the other boys.
J. A. Dresser, an expert of Detroit.
working for several weeks on an audit
of the Chippewa county books. sub
mitted his report to the county board
of supervisors Former County Treas
urer Michael S. Hutton was found
20 be S1.05l.74 short
Calumet 4 Hecla and 10 subsidiary ;
announced the continuation
IF the 10 per cent premium for six I
months. beginning July l. and an adj
iitional bonus OF % cents a day for !
he same period Eleven thousand
nen affected will receive an additional !
426. 500 in January. 1917.
Pretty home welding took place
L Manistee when Miss Dorothy Sands J
smith. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Rich
I'd W. Smith. president OF the Louis
sands Salt a. Lumber company and 4
resident OF the Manistee Board of J
commerce. was married to Edwin Per 4
v Reber. OF Rockford. III.
The body of Ruth Pepley. Muskegon <
roman who deserted her husband for I
mother only to be later cast aside BY y
hat man. and who committed suicide !
y jumping from a boat into Muskegon y
Ike while accompanied by a third ad =
lirer. will probably find it's resting =
lace in the potter's field OF a local z
emetery. =
Henry Ford denies a published re- Z
ort that employees of the Ford Motor >
ompany who join the National Guard Z
i'll not be given their Jobs back when
ley return TO Detroit. lie said only q
Iirty-seven of his employees belong
the state troops and that when d
icy come back II certainly will be Z
ithout prejudice" I
Although Dr. Schurtz. the Sherlocl
dimes In the arrest and conviction |