Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-11
General Stat. News.

General State News.
Roland Morrill,. president OF the Der
rien county horticultural society. has
complied the following figures relative
TO the fruit industry: Paid out by RESI-
dent buyers. SIZE. $50; received for Gu
eumhers from pickle factories. $33 .00U,
for cider apples from factories. sc, 200;
for tomatoes for canning anu cstsup.
slo, t32: other fruits, including berriFs
for canning and evaporating, etc, Si1.
600; total. s607. 1872; No estimate can te
made OF the money paid by non-resl-
dent buyers on commission for Chicago.
Milwaukee. st. Paul, Minneapolis, De.
,rolt, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Toledo
and ether dealers, but Mr.. Morrill,
places the grand total u: 81 900 coo; and
this from Benton Harbor alone.
Anton Augus.son mot with serious
accident in tile Cleveland hematite
mine at Ishpeming, Wednesday, and
will pr'bacly lose the sight in both eyes
in Consequence. He was picking down
some ioose ground when glycerine
cap was struck with the pick and ex-
ploded. Several of the pieces struck
the unfortunate man in the face. with
result rs above stated. Auguston is o
married man aud has wife and one
Child dependent on him for support.
The state board Of agriculture. in re-
cent session. decided TO abandon all the
northern experimental station except
the one at Grayling. A committee was
appointed to investigate the student
labor system of the college with view
TO its further Improvement. Bulletin
81 on fruits IL IN press. II is issued by
the horticultural department..
Captain James Davidson of Bay City
sold Wednesday to Thomas Cranage, J..
w. McGraw anu John S. MCNEIL the
large steam propeller City of Paris.
The consideration is private but it -
believed 10 be in the neighborhood Of
$lo9. 200.
James Fields Of Big Rapids. bruised
his hand recently and WAS obliged 10
have two fingers amputated. A malig-
nant tumor developed and now the
hand has been taken of By the sur
geous.
The next meeting of the Ingham
county teachers institute will be held
| IN Mason for one week, beginning
Msrch2S. A very interesting program
Is being prepared.
An old man named Lyle interfered
! with i gasoline stove at Benton Harbor,
Wednesday night, and was severely
burned in the right hand aud face.
Ludington farmers will expert ment
with celery the coming season, and If
successful will 60 into the business very
largely another season.
L h,~s,
man of Utica, is one of . family Of
eight boys whose united weight tips the
scale at 1890 pounds.
The Hon. Nathaniel Slaght. . pio-
neer resident of Gieenville, died We'd
nesday morning. The funeral will be
| held tomorrow.
The Cadillac Knights Of Pythias have
| organized hand, and are perfccting
themselves for work during the coming
campaign.
Peter White sof Marquette. has d..
mated valuable property to the city to
be used ~ site Of the Peter White
public library.
Mrs. p. Karleskin OF Advance. on
Pine Lake, presented her astouished
husband with two girls and boy, the
other day.
| A big deposit Of brick clay has been
offered To the man who will establish
| kline there.
DIT. L. w. Bariram, Of Paw Paw.
died at Ann Arbor Wednesday. where
Se had gene for treatment for Brighpa
/ disease.
| The moulders at the Lake Superior
| Iron works are ssil! out and there il
no telling when they will resume work
/ Fifty-five children. wards Of the Cold.
/ water school. have been placed in ex-
| cellent homes since January 1.
| John Gamble. farmer near Utica,
| has recently Income the father of his
fifteenth child and eleventh son.
Eighteen members of the Emme'
Rllles at Jaskson have been suspended
for non-attendance 1T drill.
| ID. =. Mcintyre. . Saginaw photos
rapher, has been fined $50 and costs fog
making obscene pictures.
There iss hardwood maple tree al
Mlo filtsen feet IN diameter aud per
fectly sound.
A signal station will be in running or.
der st Chehoygan before the navigation
s<as.n opens.
The nrst boat Of the season viii leave
Benton Hsrbor for Chicago next Mon
day nilht.
| Michigan contributed 1s6.575 pounds
of grain TO the furnishing peasants oil
Russia.
A large force Of men i employed on
the excavations for Lsnsing's new post
Office.
| Mr.. Carrie Meintser Of Lake Linden
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