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we're recovered.
The Michigan weather bureau re-
ports that the recent cold nights have had
q tendency to make the growth of corn
slow. but IL Is coming along nicely. Har-
vesting is in full blast. and wheat thrash
ing is general in the southern section.
The reports indicate that the berry is
shrunken, in some sections badly, and in
others the reports indicate an average
yield Of wheat The yield is uneven.
Oats are being cut and tho crop prom
ises to be up to tho average. Potatoes
are growing we'll and the crop promises
to be large. Barley is reported good.
The Board of Directors of the Michi-
gan Fair and Exposition have perfected
the programme for the fair 10 take place
in Jackson Sept. 2, s., s, and 6. Tho
indications are that the fair will be sue
cess in eyory particular Following is
the programme complete:
Tuesday, n. m, class, Cleveland bays and
French coach horses; 10 a. m, class draught
horses IL n. m, trades display and industrial
Jackson on wheels p. M, grand cavalcade OF
all horses and cattle on exhibition 80 D. M,
special speed class No. 1, ;37 trot, purse 800;
$50 D. m, race for 2-year d-colts purse 500;
pm, balloon ascension and parachute drop by
Prof. McEwen 2 7. m, brilliant illumination
parade of fantastic aud grotesque, first prize
S15, second $40, thid bronze medal, for the
most grotosque figures.
Wednesday-0 a. m.--Class-HoTses OF all
work o :30-Class- Carriage and buggy horses;
10 30 Class-Gents' driving horses l 80 y. m.-
Examination and speed trial OF 2-year-old colts;
% al ax.x IrIa 60. xFnnw all oAIfa
purse 800 80 p. m.-Pacing race, purse $500;
APP. m.-Balloon ascension and parachute drop;
2 go p m.-Bicycle race by electric light, first
prize S15, second S10, third bronze medal; 80
p. m.-Opening Of thegrand exposition ball, free
to AL. to conclude at II p. m.
Thursday-9 a. M, class roadsters 10 a. M,
class breeders stock III a. M, class examina-
tion and speed trial of 4-year- old mares and
geldings; p. m, band tournament purse $500,
p m, special speed class No. 2, 80 trot, purse
500; p M, special speed class No. Z. 2: "a
trot, purse $500; +; m, grand band concert.
Friday-9a m.-Stallions of all work with ak
OF their get roadsters with six of their get,
draught horses with six Of their get coach
horses with six OF their get; 10 a. m.-Class
harness / 80 p. m.-Grand military prize drill,
prize 81 ,000 divided as follows $780, $3.50, $50.
and slOo; 80 p. m.-Military review;
p. m.-Manual of arms; 80 p. H.
Sham battle and fall Of TT. Donelson with bril-
liant display OF fireworks.
Seven prisoners escaped from the
Cadillac Jail the other night.
Work has been commenced on the
new Masonic Temple at Cadillac. The
dimensions are 75xl04, three stories high,
building TO be hnilt- Of -h-iAi- ILL., f--.-
floor will be divided into stores, the sec
ond into offices for county purposes,
having been leased to the county for ten
years. The Masons will use tho third
floor.
"A letter from Alpena says that "of
late fishermen have been catching con-
siderable whteish in the Ike off the
mouth of Thunder Bay. The fish are not
large, and fishermen believe that, if a
small meshed gill net was us,d, a still
greater amount of white6sh could be
caught. On some lifts 1920 pounds of
whiteish could be caught. The presence
of these fish would seem to indicate that
the whitefish fry planted by the Fish
Commissions nad lie gun 10 mature"
Tho annual canionment OF the Patri-
archs Militant and the annual meeting of
the grand encampment of the Order of
Odd Follows of this and adjoining
States will be held in Detroit Oct. 9
and 10.
"A man named Scott was shockingly
mqngled by being run over by freight
train on the Michigan Central at Bay
City.
The patrons of the Dundee cheese
factory had parade one day last week.
after delivering their milk at the factory.
There wero forty eight teams in line.
They drove through several streets and
halted at the Public Square, where Hon.
Alfred wiIkerson, the proprietor of the
fac Tory, made short address. The milk
from $50 cows is made into cheese,
which brings the highest market price.
State Treasurer Maltz has appointed
Perry J. Davis, at present cashier of the
State Treasury, to succeed Deputy State
Treasurer Stagg, resigned.
The annual meeting or the M1cnigan
Bankers Association will be held in De-
troit on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug.
20 and Il. The business meeting of the
occasion will be held at the Crosse
Pointe Club House at 2 p. m. on Aug. 20.
At s o'clock in the evening q banquet
will be given at tho Russell House. On
Aug. 81 business meeting will be held
at che Russell House, after which the as
sociation will drive about the park, where
lunch will be served, thence to the
principal manufactures and industries
The citizens OF Detroit have CON-
ple.ed arrangements for the entertain
ment of those who attend the convention
of the National Editorial Association.
The following are the general features
agreed upon
Aug. 27--A carriage tide about the city and to
Minister Palmer's Lighthouse.
Aug. 2S-A boat ride ON the river TO Belle Isle
and to the Exposition, where lunch will be
served by the Exposition people.
Aug. 29--No entertainment for the assoca-
tion, which will devote the day to business
sessions but ms n number OF prominent news
paper men from New York and Chicago will be
present the committee appointed a sub-com-
mittee OF three, Messrs. ID. ID. Thorp, w. H.
Ellis and +. W. Lichtenberg, TO entertain the
visitors with boat ride 90 Belle Isle in the
fore noon where Col. Eugene Robinson has
ireshments will be served on the boat In the
afternoon yacht ride viii be given.
Friday, Aug 80, the closing day OF the con,
vention there will be ride on the river and
lake to Kingsville, and banquet in the even
ing Mt the Mettawas Hotel.
The Bay County Electric Light Com
pany has signed a contract with the Key