Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-01-13


openings. asked lodging for the night.
Kalamazoo - Right Rev. Msgr.
Thomas Dowd Flannery. 6S. OF st.
Bernard's parish. Alpena. died In New
Borgess. hospital here. after short
illness.
Adrian-An increase of more than
30 per cent In the birth rate and q
decline OF per cent In the death rate
for 1920 over 1919 are reported In
Adrian.
kaiamazoo-There were 230 d.
vorces granted In Kalamazoo County
In 1920. one-fifth the number OF mar.
RACES. Births increased from 1884
to l.S47, a gain OF 20 per cent.
ssemer-Robbers backed up .
sleigh at the door Of Herman Katelus'
home here and hauled away . safe
weighing $50 pounds. Katelus said
there was only SIS In the safe.
Petoskey--More than $4,000 trout
eggs have been shipped here from
Grand Cascepedia River. Canada. to
be planted In Michigan streams for
breeding with tho domestic brook
trout.
Corunna-Joseph Mcdonald, an en-,
gineer formerly employed by the
state. has been appointed construction
engineer of Shiawassee County by the
board of supervisors at salary Of
SO. 200.
Traverse City-Dr G. A. Holiday
Holiday Post, American Legion. The
post was named after his son, Lieut..
Harry Holiday. who was killed In
France
East Lansing-Progress made In
draining large areas OF swamp land
in Michigan will be reported at the
third annual meeting of the Michigan
Muck Farmers Association, which
opens here Feb /.
Grand Rapids-Three buildings in
the center of the business district of
Ada. small village east of Grand
Rapids. were burned at loss OF about
10000 For a time il was feared the
town would be wiped out.
Mnskegon-John w. Ward. former
city engineer OF St Johns, is under
arrest in Astoria. Oregon. on a charge
OF bigamy Ward is said to have mar.
ried a society woman in Seattle while
having a wife in Michigan.
Kalamazoo-A proposition to create
an ONCE for a purchasing agent for
Kalamazoo county is being given seri
Gus consideration by the supervisors
There is every indication that action
Of favorable nature will be taken
Iron Mountain-Four liquor law
violators received jail sentences rang
ing from three TO Six months from
Judge r. c. Flanagan of circuit
court here. The sheriff was orderes
to make the prisoners work hare
whenever possible
Peter Larson, 76 veter
an employe Of the wood yards of ths
Central Paper company, was killed
while taking his first vacation In Il
years. Larson was deaf and while
strolling about. was run down by
slowly moving switch engine.
Paw Paw-Wth officials searching
for Charles p. Cox missing highwa.
engineer for whose arrest a warran
was issued on charge OF embezzlo
n ment and larceny. petitions are beini
circulated in Van Buren, County ask
ing the abolition OF the present roa'
system.
Cheboygan-A mountain Of sawdus
south OF this city which has been
special attraction TO tourists for year
NAV become an asset II recent expert
ments by the Government prove tina
II can be utilized as food for cattle
II is said that a new stock food ha
been developed from sawdust.
Mt. Clemens-Chris Schulz, men
Der OF the board of road commission
ers. has resigned. rather than 20 int
court to determined when his teri
expires. Schulz was elected when tn
term extended 10 May l. but recen
legislation hae changed the tern I
expire Ian. /. All of the present men
bers OF the board claim they are er
titled to serve until May |.
Iron Mountain-As the result OF a
alteration over the United States tai
ing part In the world war. Fred J,
liani. OF Norway. Is dead and his steI
son. Joe Castlaz, is In jail charge
with murder. Juliani and CAMEL
Pedroti were arguing over the wa
and when Juliani denounced this coul
try, Castlaz told them TO quit talking
Juliani hit Castlaz and knocked hiI
of a chair. The latter procured
gun and when Juliani rushed at hin
In said 10 have fired. Csstlsz claim
seff-defense.
Kalamazoo Charity Potter, 3
widow OF the late Allen Potter, died &
her home here. Her husband was IN
arst mayor OF Kalamazoo and serve
as congressman from the Kalamazoo
district for several terms unds
Grants administration. She was
resident Of Kalamazoo since her ma
rage in 1S45. She was related
blood or marriage To so or more prom
, inent residents of the city. Her hu
. band was the first hardware merchai
in Kalamazoo. She recently eel
brated the seventy-fifth anniyersaI
.