Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-27
General State News.

Samuel Cole, one of Hudson's earli-
est settlers, died on Sunday.
A black bear weighing 500 pounds
WAS saot =. QuannicSssse Saturday.
There are over 1900 schoolma'sms
IN the state to whom nobody has ever
yet popped.
An explosion OF gasoline at Sturgls
on saturday burned Emma Fairchild
so badly that she died on Sunday.
A vein of soft coal eight feet thick
has been discovered by we'll borer In
| Fairgrove township, Tuscola county.
The water is so low at st. Ignace
| that IL has been found necessary TO
lower the transfer dock eighteen in
ches.
The state prison at jackson is quite
populous place, count last Friday
| showing rs convlcts in the mstitu-
ton.
The s.eamer Fountain City was un-
able 10 get into Benton Harbor on
Monday because Of an ice biocxage of
the port.
the Ionia business college went the
way OF the woodbine on Monday. 1t
had but forty pupils and couldn't meet
expenses.
ANY man who will erect . manufac-
tory that will give employment to fifty
men can have site given TO him ~
Springport.
john Fanatta of Salem township,
died on Sunday Of typhoid fever, He
was manager of q large farm and was
we'll known horse dealer.
Matt Murphy, druggist at LawtOn.
arrested for selling liquor. had his trial
at Paw Paw on Saturday aud Was found
guilty, but will appeal the case.
The Sebe waing coal is 40 we'll liked
by the Detroit, Lansing Il Northern
railroad people that they are burning
live carloads per day on their iOcomo-
tives.
An incendiary fire at Yale on Sunday
destroyed William Cavauaugn's plan
ing null and Alfred Toheen's shop, the
loss being about $4,000, with no insur.
ance.
On Saturday, Silas Larabee, a farmer
who resided three miles from Williams
ton, fell down ms stairs and injured
his spine so badly that he died on Sun
day.
A kerosene lamp exploded in the
barn of Chaplin Clute ut Casnovia on
| Saturday, and the flames spread 80
rapidly that he could not even save his
| horses.
Albert Crippin of Lawrence, who was
arrested for violation of the local
option law, was found guilty at Paw
Paw, and Judge Buck gave him five
monthsa ~ Iona.
\ 7f,,r,hv x~,o On uo,r, Of
age, was struck by a train at Jackson
| Monday. No bones were broken, but
he was injured internally and fatal
result is looked for.
They are curing drunkards at great
rate at Worthwhile. The ssnitarium Is
full bu. board for 100 patients has been
secured in private families and more
caa De obtained II necessary.
The schools AZ Ironwood have been
closed because OF the prevalence OF
scarlet feyer IN the city. 1t Is raging
| fiercely in some sections Of the city,
and quarantine has been established.
Samuel Wood, an old settler and
! highly respected CITIZEN of the Town OF
Rose, died Sunday night from the
! effects of dose Of horse medicine
taken by mistake. lie left . wife and
four children in good circumstances.
Freeman Westbrook, aged about 4C
years, died suddenly at Ovosso Mon
day afternoon of apopiexy. He was
| yzrdmsSter for the Michigan Central
railway IN tnat city ard n member oil
Sturgis Commandery, Knights Tent
! plar.
As Tim O. Kcefe and acompauiou were
coming to The surface in skip in the
/ Quincy mine one OF the wheels left the
track. C'heofe thrust his head out to
see what was the trouble and 1t struck
a timber 20 forcib!y that he will prob
ably die.
Kalamazoo police raideda high-toned
room Ia heightened fat Sunday even
ing and found ten high-toned vcung
men surrounding q Sunday evening
lackpos with s. limit. They promised
never 10 do SO any more aud were re
leased from custody.