Telegram-herald., 1891-08-28
FATHER and DAUGHTER
Strange Case OF James Burns and
Young Girl
DEATH SEALS Up A GREAT MYSTERY
He Evidently Died . Satsrsi DEATH bat
Dad shs Commit suicide -rhs
Hsrribls Discovery Made by
Herman 6Esstsek.

Four years ago James Burns. we'll
dressed, fine Appearing maa 40 years
old, bought . 40-aere farm near Red
Oak. After building q neat house and
barn he installed pretty young woman
whom be called his slaughter. as mis-
tress Of the place. The pair seldom left
the place except 70 purchase necessities.
The house was beautifully furnished
and contained Q well stocked library.
Neither Mr.. Burns or his daughter
wrote or received letters and money
seemed TO be plenty in the household.
Both were finely educated. and though
they seemed 10 be unusually fond OF
each other, always conducted them
selves with the utmost OF propriety and
were respected by the nelghbors- Tues
day. Herman Grostick, who lives near
the Burns farm. drove by the place and
was struck by the unusual silence which
peryaded il. In the barn the horse was
stamping about, so Grostick concluded
20 investigate He first entered the
barn, where he found the horse had
eaten through his tie strap and was
roaming around. The marks OF the
animals teeth were on the door where
he had tried TO get out. Grostick then
ventured TO break into the house, which
was locked on the inside. Here hor-
rlbie sight greeted him. Lying upon
the bed was the body of Burns IN an
advanced state of decomposition. He
had evidently died from natural causes.
Across tins corpse lay the body of Miss
Burns She had evidently committed
suicide, as a piece of twlne WAS tied
about her throat 1t Is supposed she
killed herself when she found the dead
body of her father.
The Reed City school reopens August
81.
The fourth year at Akeley college
opens September IL.
A new French Catholic Church is to
De built at Ispheming.
The fall term at Hope college opens
Wednesday, September 16.
AIonzo Bliss, for fifty years . resi-
dent of Ann Arbor, Is dead.
Albert Barrett, of Ionia, who Was
kicked by 3 horse Monday died Wed
nesday.
The Capitol Investment Building and
Loan Association has been organized at
Luther.
Peter Cofield is under arrest at
Chelsea for horse-stealing. He has
confessed.
Cheboygan's wooden water mains are
to be replaced with something more
substantial
James Stebbins fell in q fit and was
drowned, IN Torch Lake, Antrim coun-
~. Monday.
Prof. Fred s. Kedzie, of Adrian, has
been chosen principal OF the schools at
Flandeau, b. ID.
Jackson will vote on bonding the
city for 100000 for improving the
water system September IA.
VIM. Coulter has purchased the Ne
waygo County Herald and removed it
from White Cloud to Hesperis.
Lavina Swift, IA years old, acciden-
tally shot her sister Theora, years old
at Marquette. Wednesday. The wound
may prove fatal.
The twenty-fourth annual reunion of
the Eighteenth Michigan Infantry was
held at Clayton. Wednesday, with l24
survivors present.
ALVIN Barrett, q driver for the Ionia
Ice Company, of Prairie Creek, who
was kicked by n horse Sunday, died
wednesday morning.
The Indian campmeeting ut Kewadin,
Antrim county, closed on sunday last,
after . successful season. over 800 In
dlaus were IN attendance.
Mrs. Jacob Libb,e, of Jackson, des-
pondent over domestic difficulties, at
tempted suicide by taking morphine,
Wednesday evening. She will recover.
The foundry connected with Henry
Glocker Il Company's machine shop at
Grand Haven, burned early Wednes-
day morning. Loss $1,000; insurance
$1,000.
James Owen, a job-lot sort of fellow,
with penchant for peeking into win-
dows, was held up by man and horse
whipped by three women ut Dundee
Wednesday.
Alderman Dardas, of Bay City, ac-
cidentally shot George Nobath, IN the
abdomen, Wednesday, infiIcting SER
ious wound. The men we're playfully
ecuffiing over . revolver when the
weapon exploded.
Two valuable cows belonging 10 Ad.
olson Young. Of Jackson county, were
poisoned Wednesday, by eating paris
green which some miscreant mad scat
tered along the road.
Joan Grandburg plead guilty to the
murder of Gilbert Hall. whom be
killed a. Cedar River, July 4. Joan
will not be sentenced until the last day
OF co<1Yt at Menominee.
Gas has been struck At a depth OF
ffty-thrse feet on George Ludwick'
farm, two miles north of Hubbardston.
The match was applied and the column
Of fame burns four feet high.
The Adventist camp meeting which
operied at Bslvidere Park, near Laus-
ing, last night. il alresdy attended by
$500 people. over $50 tents are already
erected. q. l.. Oleson. of Battle Creek
has charge of the meetings.
The Northport graded school 10 look.
ing for male pedagogue worth shout
ESQ per month. Mr. McKeeve who
had eeen hired - teach the school hss
thrown MP his contract and gone to
Chicago to care for his wife who s i'll
with consumption.
Mary OTIS, 45 years old and q widow
10 suing George Shields. 10 years old
and 10 widover, for breach Of promise
Mary SAYS George imposed on her youth
and experience. George says IS the
reverse. Both parties i've at Norway
A 6ne mare. supposed to have beer
bitten by mad dog, died of hydro
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