Telegram-herald., 1891-09-09

past Witf1 OaEt WlIOWtu uiOtucx St
Aipena. Monday the men got pretty
well soaked with whiskey, then began
To night over splitting some wood. Brat
ton has been IN the habit Of kicking and
abusing young Carr, who remembered
these Insults though his brain was be-
fuddied. Bratton choked Carr and q
neighbor interfered and parted them.
Carr then went into the house, got his
revolver, which was loaded with buck
shot, aud blazed away at his uncle, the
charge entering his right eye. Carr is
in Jail. and the family relations are q
little bit strained just now.
dedicated Monday.
Talk of q daily paper being estab-
lished at st. Joe.
Mrs. Jennie B. Kinnie was defeated
for member of the school board at
Ypsilanti.
The Twentieth Michigan Infantry
held its twenty sixth reunion 1T Lan-
sing yesterday.
Eaton county crops are finer than
ever before. Some fields have yielded
80 bushels of oats per acre. Potatoes
~ai be 800 per cent of crop.
Postmasters appointed: +. L. Brooks,
vice Z. Eddy, resigned, Grattan, Kent
county; 5. G. Wing, vice L. Wing, de-
ceased, Orsngeville, Barry county.
The grocery firm of MorrelI & Craw-
ford, AT Kalkaska. has made an assign
ment ID favor of William Backes. La
bllitles are $500, and assets $1,000.
H. Brooks, q leading Kalamazoo cit
izen, tried to drive frisky horse Mon
day. He was thrown out and received
broken shoulder and other injuries.
Mrs. Martha Johnson. 72 years old,
received fatal injuries Labor Day ct
Marquette by being run down by .
drunken crowd coming In from q pic
mic.
DR.. Brunnow, first director of the OBJ
servatory of the University of Michi-
gan, died recently at Heidelberg, Ger
many. His wife was president Tap
pans daughter.
John Deer, . wealthy farmer Of Yer
montville, was found on the street in
Toledo Saturday IN an unconscious con-
NAtIOAs x10 0l00 til0 eAA1C AIk lAt 6klO
foul play is suspected.
The Saginaw common council has de-
cided TO donate TO the U. s., the prop
erty owned by the city and selected as
site for the federal building. This
fixes the postoffice site.
Mrs. B. F. Graves and Mrs. T. H..
Briggs have been elected on the Battle
Greek school board by large majoritles.
The election was the most exciting ons
in the history of the city, over 1000
prominent women voting.
F. w. Dunlap. of Manistee, was ap-
pointed receiver for the firm of Thomas
Green Il Company. Monday. Liabili-
ties are about 81 800. assets $500. Kate
Doyle filed bill in chancery praying
for the receivers appointment.
Careless handling of q gun by one
| child caused serious injury to an
other child at Bay City Sunday. The
1S-months-oid child of Henry Vanden.
bush received bullet in the face, the
missile coming out near the top of the
skull. The babe may recover.
john Burwash, station agent of the
| Cincinnati. Saginaw q Mackinaw Rail-
road ut Saginaw, which is operated by
the Chicago & Grand Trunk, has dis
| appeared. He has held the position
about three years, Is about 35 years old
| and mas q family. He was last seen at
| midnight Friday.
A disgraceful fight took place at the
Kalamazoo fair grounds Labor Day be-
tween the baseball players and the
| militia, which took part in tho parade.
| While the game WAS in progress the
| militia moved on the grounds to drill.
| The game was broken up and u general
fight ensued. several players being
badly cut. Sheriff Downey was also
| slashed across the neck with a sabre.
Ball players and militia both claimed
to have had permission to use the
grounds.
| The Adventist camp at Belvidere
Park, near Lansing, has closed after q
Two weeks session. The following otii.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year;
President, Elder I. II. Evans, of Battle
Creek; secretary, ]. S. Hall, of Battle
Creek; treasurer, Review 4 Herald
Company Battle Greek; executive com.
mlttee, Elders l. N. Evans, o. A. Olsen
J. Fargo and 4. w. Fsrnsworth, OF
Battle Creek and d. f. Wellman, OF
Hillsdalc. Twenty ordained minister
were given credentials and fourteen
were accorded licenses.
Herbert Cook, John STANCE, A.
Swanson and Ira Warren, alias Oles
trum. employees of the Manistee
Grand Rapids Railroad Co. have bee.
arrested, charged with defrauding the
railroad company by . rather shrewdl,
concocted game made up and put in
| operation by Herbert Cook the foremar
of the camp. The foreman sent in tn,
names of these men and drew salariel
| trough they were not working. Ii
this way several hundred dollars were
drawn and divided up between tn,
foreman and his sccomplices.
Pensions granted Michigan appli
cants: OriginaI--Hannsh w. Holcomb
Alfred d. Tyson. William III. Suther
land, John b. Thacker, Joseph StengeI
George Barnum, Matthew l.. Maxon
Francis NJ. Jackson, Roswell b. Mer
ntt. Joseph Morris, Luke Hyman, Pat
rick Ryan, Freeman r. Croeby, Henri
Adams, Lew Smith, Peter Coomer
Mansfield c. Martin. John p. Parrish
Henry Moon, Thomas Raveil, Jame
Pincombe, James n. snrigIey, Hauan
iah u. Pugh, Cobn r. Miller, Rober
NJ. Curtis. Additional--Aniz B. John
son, William X. Scott, Micbae
McHueh, Gilbert HadIey. Hiram b
Cameron, John Harrlnger, Lero,
Ellis, John Hernberger, Richard sher
man, William Van Fleet, Robbsne +
Babcock, Michael oury, Levi peferd
Frederick Krohn. John H. soui.r
William H. Brace, John Dtscbsr
Charles VI. Baker Jonstta, fssssI~-