Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-04-24
Michigan NeOs
Tersely Told

Huron. the estimated cost OF which is
100000
Grand Rapids Major Thomas u.
Gordon. divisional sanitary inspector
OF the Eighty fifth division has return.
ed from France
I.udington ID smith. Scottyille
merchant. has been elected county
road commissioner TO succeed Frank
II. sterley. resigned.
Kalkaska -Chas. Holley. convicted
OF serious crime In which a 13.year-
old girl testified against him. mas been
sentenced 10 Marquette prison for L.
years.
MI Clemens The Macomb county
war board is planning a big dinner in
honor of the soldiers of the county
who served in the war, to be given ON
Memorial day.
Bay city Eddy Bros 4 Company
Ltd. of this city have disposed OF
their sawmu al Blind River. Ontario.
and all Canadian timber holdings 20
J. ! McFadden. OF Renfrew. Ontario.
Pontiac Oakland county dairy
farmers have formed an organization
under the auspices of the Oaklaui
county farm bureau to better dairy
ing conditions and regulate he price
of milk
BAY City The new council organic
cd with William H. Tomlinson a. pres
ident, Robert h Lane was reappointod
city attorney. Henry Thompson cry
engineer and William T Luxtol
street commissioner
Escanaba The 3.yearold daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs David Lusardi lost
two fingers and portion of her right
hand when she tripped and fell ~
front OF an elder brother. years Old.
who vas Topping wood
Marshall +. NJ. Conklin. principal
OF the high school and athletic direc
tor of the public schools. has been re
engaged by the board OF education for
three years At salary OF $1,000 a
years. an increase OF 500
Reed city Sherin Echlit is in Chi-
cage in an enort TO apprehend John
Stenech. who he charges was the au
thor OF $4,000 in worthless checks paid
TO farmers on very liberal contracts
for potatoes and live stock
Grand Rapids Lieutenant ogden VI
Goodsell. wearing the croix de guerre.
only Grand Rapids aviator to win the
French decoration. is home. lie was
honored by General Mangin for bomb
ing German lines while under heav'
aircraft gun fire
Ludington Mason county supervi-
scrs voted 10 discontinue the county
farm agent system W J. Cook TN
agent De retained. however. as pro
gressiye farmers will raise local funds
by subscription and take advantage or
state and federal aid
Ypsilanu- Word was received re-
Gently that WI William Rynearson.
son OF Mr. and Mrs lsiah Rynearson.
OF Ypsilanu was promoted from first
lieutenant to captain on the field lie
vas a practicing physician at Fenton
when the wal began
Manistique- Peter Mukayee. who
was sentenced to life Imprisonment;
for the cold blooded murder OF Dan
Kolich. March 9. pleaded guilty IN
court. He confessed a plot implicat.
ing Kolich's wife and her mother. who
have now been arrested
Saginaw-Mrs Anna l. Seymour
and son. Lieutenant Clinton Il Sew.
mour are understood To have received
settlement out Of court for 100000
from the estate Of Mrs Anna {. Kirby.
OF Cincinnati whose estate Of thir ]
of million they contested Relatives
had been cut OF with 81 each
Saginaw-S Secretary J b. Kirby Of
the Board of Commerce. speaking be
fore The Retail Merchants bureau.
stated that s7.000,O0O in new plants
and s1.ooo in population had been
added in two years Harry l.. Open
heimer was reelected president, II. !
Baker president. and Chester NJ
/ Howell secretary of the bureau.
East Lansing Put down eggs in
water glass and do il now, is the dd
vice OF the poultry department OF tn
Michigan Agricultural college TX
periments at the college have show
ordinary water glass. sodium silicate
10 be the best all around preseryativa
while April Is recommended az The
best month in which to store eggs.
Lansing The remarkable growth
OF the automobile industry in Michi
gan is shown ii statistics compiled ny
! Secretary OF state Vaughan. In lsO'
there were HIS auto licenses issue
by tho state department. while las
year the total was 262.125 and est
mates for this year indicate registra
ton OF 10000. During the first fou
months OF the present year. o",lV
licenses were issued i'm Wayne county
1o6o7 I'm Kent. 6.5sS in Oakland. 6.32
in Genesee and 5.62s in Ingham
Pontiac Oakland county mOtorcycl
officers will not be allowed TO "am
bush" speeders in future. under dire'
tons adopted by the board Of superv
sors Lying in wait for motorists cor
cealed bv bushes or buildings and q
tempting them 10 speed by dr'vin
ahead at the legal rate of speed W.
severely criticized Such practices
Oakland have caused bitter common