Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-25
State News in Brief.

The number of dead and manned
squirrel and rabbit hunters this year is
unusually large, and if the records
were compiled would form q terrible
story of carnage. Harvey Hess of Bu-
chanan is the latest victim. He climbed
upon stump to gets better view, and
rested the breech Of his gun thereon.
1t slipped off, the hammer struck the
edge Of a stump, one barrel was dis
charged. and after tearing away q
thumb and q finger, the charge of shot
entered the side of his head and neck.
lie is not dead and may survive.
One of the recitation rooms in the
Farragut school at Bay City looked like
q supply store "Wednesday afternoon.
At the request of the teachers the pu-
pills brought in q donation for the
Thanksgiving remembrance of the for
ty poor pupils in the different rooms
The room was well filled with all kinds
Of eat&bles. clothing, boots, shoes. etc.
This practice Of making Z Thanksgiv.
ing offering was started last year and
carried out SO successfully that it is
likely to be repeated In coming years.
When the Widow Kinney's cottage al
Saranac was destroyed by fire, she was
paid $500 insurance. The next night
two masked scoundrels entered her
temporary quarters and robbed her of
the money. William Critics and q man
named Lip-comb have now been ar
rested, charged with the robbery.
The residences of w. j. Sterling, a,
Carrollton, was destroyed by fire early
Wednesday morning, the family barely
building and contents, 81, 500; insured
The adjoining residence of Mrs. Kate
Ryan was damaged TO the extent OF
$500; also insured.
The old firm of Eldred & Co.. who
for twenty years have been in partner.
ship in the drug business at Chesan,ng
has been dissolved by mutual consent
DR.. Eldred, with the assistance OF bi.
son, Bert, will continue the business
and c. &. Tubbs will travel for some
business firm.
The fourth ANNUAL ball of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen al
the new Auditorium in Battle Greek
Tuesday evening was an unqualified
success. The hospitality of the rail
road boys will never be questioned by
those who attended.
One of the most brilliant events oil
the season ut Manchester was the mar
risge Wednesday evening of Miss Jen
ME Hollis. an plished youns
lady of that place, to Louis +. Freemar
of Chelsea.
stephen Burger OF Casnovla quar-
relied with hls son and then felt 60 bad
ly about IT that he swallowed all th'
belIadonna there was in the house.
doctor recovered II with stomach
| pipe.
Mrs. Christina Bronner. an esteemed
resident ri Saginaw for the past thirty
one years, died suddenly Wednesda,
noon from the effects of stroke o
paralysis. She left FIVE children.
John Murray, . druggist of Merrill
sseinsw county. paid SIS fine and ecsi
Wednesday afternoon in Justice Cav
ists court for not registering under ia
| pharmacy act.
pretty doe will eoon be added :
Baby Ruth's pets, as II. ImEer OF sac
| nav shipped one marked Grove
| Cleveland, New York City," on TusI
| day.
Spring Lake VIII have amateur drs
msties Gil vinter--''Isdy Of Lyons,
s.The JihenaInasav," "Tnket-ef-Lesv
Man" Hamlet" and such.
Mrs. Mary Bull, aged so years, {
Maple Grove, ess found dead 10 he
bed Sunday morning, death bsin
caused by heart failure.