Telegram-herald., 1891-06-09
STATE NEWS.


AcfLan WELLS al alL't-HS NANo.
The Ionis Pottery company Is dong
rushing business.
The Brown city ladies' band Is toot-
ing up for summer.
A lodge OF tue Knights OF Pythiss Is
10 be organized at kalamazoo.
It will take about 5000 u run Ira
verse City during the year 1891.
The State funeral directors viii meet
al Traverse City during August.
Arrangements are completed for put
ting II an electric railway at Jackson.
A man named Morris was run over
and instantly killed by an electric car
At Ann Arbor Saturday.
Capt. Palmer Wescott, an old time
lake captain, died Saturday and Was
buried yesterday AT Fenton.
Late frosts and continued drouths
have played havoc with the crops and
fruits IN the vicinity of Sorthport. The
recent rains are helping matters lit
tie.
Joseph Lozon, formerly of Detroit.
committed suicide at Battle Greek Sat
urday, by taking rough on rats. lie
had been considered partially insane
for year or more.
Arthur L. Liscom, of Port Huron,
has passed his examination and entered
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. Md. He was appointed by
Congressman Whiting.
Will Thorne, the dude forger, has
been sentenced TO lona prison for two
years by Judge Buck Of Kalamazoo.
The young man called the judge Sc
rles OF vile names 10 retaliate.
A class of four graduated from the
| Tekonsha High school Friday. il being
| Tekonsha's first graduating class. The
exercises were held in the Presbyterian
church and were more or less inter-
rupted by fire in the basement.
Timothy F. Donahoe, mayor of Ish-
peming, director of the National bank,
| and leading merchant, closed his
doors Saturday. His assets and lsabil-
| tiles are not yet ascertained or even
estimated, The failure is for a large
| amount.
Saturday night an attempt was made
| to wreck a merchandise train near
West Bay City. Bolts were taken from
rail and spikes pulled, leaving the
A"'i 'ooS ~ ies PiaSc' ~ was uisCo'-
cred in time to prevent an accident
No clue to the perpetrator.
Jesse c. Boyd, one of Chicago's pion-
eer citizens, died at Montague Saturday,
aged eighty eight years and one day.
His brother, Capt. John Boyd. died at
the age of l01. His several sisters have
lived to a great age also, and one, Mrs.
Susan Griffin, aged ninety years, is
now living with her son, Henry Griffin,
at Waynesburg, n. y.
The badly decomposed body of an
unknown man was found by log driv-
vers three miles above Croton. Noclue
| to his identity, and he was buried near
the spot where he was found. 1t is
! said that this makes the seventh or
eighth body found at Stearn's Shoals,
where he was found, during the logging
operations on the river.
The West Michigan Furniture Asso-
citation met at Muskegon and elected
the following officers: President, w.
! b. 0. Sands Of Pentwater; vice pres-
dent, W. B. Kelly, Muskegon; secretary
and treasurer. VIM. Heap, Muskegon;
delegates to the national convention
which meets at Boston, June 10. w. B.
Kelly, Muskegon; A. o. Wheeler, Man
istee.
Secretary Woodruff. of the West
Michigan Press Association, is in re-
ceipt of an invitation from New Mex
leo, offering n complimentary trip to
the members of the association to that
territory. The offer includes transpor-
tation and entertainment while in the
territory. Members of the association
and all journalists in the State who could
take the trip this summer or fall, can
correspond with the secretary, or may
learn more of the matter at the KaIa.
mazoo meeting, July 10.