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mitted suicide at Battle Creek by hang
ing. The cause was dependency. de
leaves widow and six children.
The FIVE Manith young men who went
fishing Sunday morning and were sup
posed to bave been drowned during the
severe wind at Portage lake, returned
home.
| Dogs near Willow are again raising
havoc among sheep. III. ID. Smith had
nine killed and mutilated from his mock,
| William Larabell two. Two dogs hare
| been killed.
| At Lansing, fire damaged the planning
mill Of the Hall Lumber Company to the
| extent of $1,000. The blaze originated
| from a spark from the smoke stack. The
property Is insured.
Ernest Hall and Sidney Martin, while
fishing of Port Austin, caught an eel
weighing eight pounds and three feet six
inches long. 1t is said TO he the first ever
caught In Saginaw bay.
The Union Street Railway Company of
Saginaw has filed chattel mortgage COW
ering the combined real and personal
property of the company and securing In
debtedness aggregating $42,oOO.
All over the State the cause of good
roads should, and probably will, be mate
rally advanced this year, for bicycle
clubs are being organized in nearly all the
cities and villages for the purpose of Sc
curing improvements to the roads in their
immediate vicinity.
Jason Hammond, State superintendent
of schools, was rendered reception I'M
der the auspices of the Saginaw County
Teachers and, Patrons Association, at
which he delivered a practical address. A
fine literary and musical program was
also one of the pleasing features.
A severe hail, rain and snow storm
prevailed at Kalamazoo for two hours
Saturday. In portions Of the city there
was heavy frost, but it is believed
peaches and small fruit escaped injury.
Heavy frost fell at Holland, making ice.
Early garden vegetables badly nipped.
An enthusiastic mass meeting was held
at Willow in the X. 0. Il. NJ; hall rnder
the auspices of the Carleton male, qpartet
for the purpose Of obtaining corn for Inst
dia's starving millions. Over 300 bushels
of shelled corn were contributed, and as
soon as 400 can be obtained TO fill car,
it will be shipped to India. z
While driving logs at Cheboygan, Will
liam Corners fell and was caught in the.'
whirlpool. Corners is able to swim. butt
the whirling waters were too much for
him. A companion named Bunker threw
a pike pole to him and the pike penetrat-
ed Corners hand. Bunker then jumped
into the water, others assisted and Con-
ners was rescued.
Fourteen suits were commenced in the
justice court at Muskegon against the Log
Owners Booming Co, each for 500 dam
ages, caused by the recent flooding of the
owners lands adjoining the city on the
northeast About a dozen suits will be
commenced in the Circuit Court by other
parties living along the Muskegon river,
it being claimed that the booming COM
pany has had log jams in the river with
out which the water would not have been
so high.
More than a year ago Martha Leopard
filed claim against the estate Of John
+. Vantine of Groveland. Oakland Coun-
ty, for services performed for her grand
father. who had promised to pay her $500
above her schooling and clothing if she
would live with him until she was 81
years old. She stayed until she was 23.
Later the grandfather made will and
provided $500 for Martha's pay. Five
years later he made codicil revoking
this part of the WILL Monday jury rem
dered verdict giving her $500. The
case was holly contested.
Whatever agreement may be reached
by the two houses Of the Legislature with
reference to the increase in the specific
taxes paid by railroad companies, the bill
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of taxes which will be due July 1. The
taxes to be paid at that date will be on
the earnings of the last calendar year.
the rates as fixed by the present law to
govern. This rate is per cent on earn
ings of $1,000 or less per mile, 21a per
cent on earnings of between $1,000 and
$4,000, 3 per cent between $4,000 and &c.
600, 31A per cent between $4,000 and ST.
900, 4 per cent on all over $4,000. This
tax was assessed Monday by Railroad
Commissioner Wesselius. 1t aggregates
$74O, S9S.7S, the decrease from the total
of last year being $500.99. The total
earnings last year were $2S, 614 ,946. 20,
or $500, 0GS.19 less than for 1895. Taking
last years earnings as a basis Commits
sioner Wesselius states that the specific
tax bill passed by the House would in
tIcdSc tht dBSitSdtc ldA ny tO.OO
over the total to be paid this year.
Archibald X. Henry Of Battle Greek is
suing to recover from the General Con-
ference Association of the Seventh Day
Adventists damages of $4,000 for dis
seminating articles detrimental to his
character and lowering him in the esti-
nation of the people of that denomina-
ton. Mr.. Henry has been prominent in
almost every board of the many institu-
tons Of the Adventist denomination,
treasurer OF the college and treas
urer of the publishing company. He
was relieved from the latter position
about four months ago. and he attributes
his loss of prestige in the denomination to
the dissemination of several articles, Wis
ions, or so-called inspired writings by Mrs.
Ellen G.. White. charging him with world
illness and with being possessed by satanic
impulses and influences Mr.. Henry at
tributes in part Mrs. Whites attacks on
him to his being instrumental in having
the amount of royalties on her publica-
tons cut down. Mrs. White is now in
Australia, where she has been for several
years, and despite her advanced years Is
one of the most active and influential
members of the denomination.
Mrs. John Lindsay of Bay City was
run into by wheelman who carried no
lantern. She was thrown to the pavement
and badly shaken up, the worst injury
being broken arm. The wheelmnn kept
on his course.
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