Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-15
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Callahan, the Battle Creek insane
man, who went To Washington for the
suppose purpose of killing President
Cleveland, has been transferred from
the Kalamazoo insane asylum TO the
asylum for dangerous and criminal in
sane at lonia.
The state crop report shows that only
three-fourths as many acres Of wheat
has been sown this fall as was sown last
year. Dry weather aud low price OF
wheat are the causes assigned.
The cheese factory OF f. S. Beatty &
Son burned at Morenci Wednesday,
causing loss OF s3.5OO, on which there
was $1,000 insurance. -Four hundred
cheeses were destroyed.
The Hon. L Il. Fairfield, DID,. LII. d.,
ex- president OF Hillsdale college. who
has been United States consul at Lyons.
France. for the past four years, sailed
for home Saturday.
George Polasky's $4,000 libel suit
against the Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph
has been closed against him by default
in the circuit court with costs in favor
OF the Telegraph.
The total number OF farms in Michi-
S.366.G222; acres OF unimproyed land, A.
41,sII; average size OF farms, 9O02
acres
A sneak thief entered the house OF
William Holmes of Kent City Thursday
afternoon. while the family was away.
and stole a pocketbook containing $50.
The state board Of agriculture has
made provision for a short course in
practical dairying. to begin January 3
and continue six weeks.
David Williams. an Indian from the
Sarnia reservation. was killed on the
Grand Trunk Saturday night while on
his way home.
The Chemical National bank OF New
York has been approved az a reserve
agent for the Commercial National bank
at Detroit.
J. ii. Wilcox OF Flint has harvested
from ten-acre field near Schwartz
Creek, seventy five tons or i've carloads
OF cabbage.
The sixth annual convention Of the
Michigan State Federation Of Labor will
10 held at Battle Creek the week of De
cember J.
Frank Newman % Osseo. Hillsdale
county. WHO accidently shot himself
Sunday by pulling bis gun over a log. is
dead
'Tawas" was an Indian chief. and his
wigwam located on the hanks OF \ shet.
a .yawk river. now the Tawas-
The postofiice at East Lake. Manistee
county. has been moved three-eighths
Of mile east az it's present site.
Laird village has no store. and the cit
izens have ~ drive fourteen mice TO
Barsza b. buy their groceries
John Butler. one Il the Mineral Range
train robbers has been sentence1 b. Mar
quette prison Tor Eve years
The scretary n the state board of
health recommends that Ouosso put 10
a system a. sewerage
William jackson q Adrian was killed
by luck Sunday. icing gored by the
animals sBuers
nrs. OTIS Moore and ". J. Kelsey have
been appointed pension examining sur
geons At Niles
The secretary - state is preparing
blanks Tor the state census. 10 he taken
nest yesr.
john ". Brsbh and wife ~ Romeo
celebrated their golden wedding Mon
day
Elmer III Ro@e - KalamaEoo IL under
arrest IN jackson for heu stealing
SpiritBslists viii hold three days
consentioa 10 Chesaning shis week
Dugsid Mcintosh u css. City vas
fatally injured "a a ranasag Monday
Deer hunters @hof one ~ Louis Wink.
hers oxen 10 tiorsnce Monday
The soldiers usonumensin Port HDron
oil - unveiiest tnnoyroe
A ccei o9fion r1ovee4ent hss been
startea "a Aiiegan coaay.