The times., 1894-08-17
State Notes.

The ninth annual reunion of Company
d, First Michigan cavalry, will be held
at Ovid on Tuesday, Aug. 2l.
William A. Suylandt has been appoint
ed postmaster at Munith, aacksoncounty
vice Charles Craine, removed.
George j. Lewis of Emmett is raising
white black berries. A year since he pur-
chased n number of plants and is sur
prised to find the fruit white. The fruit
is fine and sweet and curiosity.
The farmers of Branch county will
hold grand picnic at Peninsular grove
Aug. %.
Many farmers in st. Clair county are
feeding wheat to their horses with good
results
William Doris, one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Tekonsha, is dead at the
age of 81.
Fifty-one taxpayers of Union City petit
toned the village council to investigate
the feasibility and cost of establishing a
system of water works.
1t is stated that SO much gold has been
discovered by Prospectors Ames and
Lundquist at Ishpeming that they will
erect small stamp mill there.
Frank A. Gcslie was arrested at Water
vliet, Mich, for counterfeiting So gold
pieces.
Miss Lulu Randall, an aeronaut of De-
troit, Mich, was thrown from her para
chute by tree and killed at Nashville,
Tenn.
Forest fires have destroyed the business
part of the town of Watersmeet. Mich.
Loss, $4,000.
The 3-year.old son of A. M. Opdyke of
Jackson fell into well and wes uncon-
scious when recovered. He was revived,
however, and will live.
Mr.. William Hickling, laborer work.
ing in the shingle mill at Omer, had the
misfortune to lose the fingers of his right
hand by its coming in contact with tho
saw.
Robert Keefer, recently caught with a
trolling hook in Bawbeese lake ~ garfish
weighing eleven pounds and measuring
forty-five inches long.
Newberry has three of kind that
would be hard to beat. Their names are
Messrs. Bradley, Hamilton and Ransom
and their combined weight is 707.
The celery growers of Kalamazoo were
greatly alarmed over the long continued
drought
New postofices have been established ab
Esther, Allegan county; Hugg, Mar
quette county, and Jam, Midland county.
A band of gypsies made themselves so
obnoxious to the citizens of Battle Creek
that they were driven from the city linn
its.
A large number of dead whitefish are
reported as being washed up on the beach
along the shores of the Manstique lake.
Commissions have been issued by the
postofIice department to Postmasters
Frank Lynn of Greenwood, and Frank Il.
Tanner of billiards.
While summing himself on the beach at
st. Joseph, Mich, Edgar Emerson of Chi
cago fell asleep and was relieved of his
pocketbook and $500 by a female COM
panion. The woman disappeared.
Rev. Hope Hops formerly of Three
Rivers, has accepted a call to Sturgis,
where he will take charge of the Presby-
terian church.
Albert Tuttle a motorman, was arrested
for burglarizing the Kalamazoo deanery.
The theft took place during vespers.
The residence of Eugene Chase of Port
Huron, in Fort Gratiot township, was
burned. Loss 800, insurance 81 200.
Young Broadwell who shot his father
in-law at Bangor, was examined and has
been released on 5000 bail.
A mortgage held by John II. Hinchman
of Detroit on the drug stock of the Ameel-
Brennan company of Mt. Clemens was
foreclosed.
Jonas Creig of Three Rivers shot him
self in the leg while foolng with a large
navy revolver. The limb will probably
have to be amputated.
Residents of Marlette are objecting to
the horrible stencil that comes from the
sewer They say the water ought to he
hotfled and laheled "Mt Clamans xuntar "