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his neck.
John Freer killed blue racer at
Metamora which measured six feet
one inch.
Mrs Peter Burgh fell down cellar at
Holland and will die from the effects
of her injuries.
Labor Commissioner Cox has APP
pointed Samuel Howes inspector for
northern Michigan.
BY the upsetting of a rowboat on
Diamond lake, near Cassopolis, Miss
Deanie O'Dell was drowned.
A bicycle frightened Mrs. Nathaniel
Kings horse at Metamora and she was
thrown out and fatally injured.
Oscar Corban, aged so. fell from a
load of wheat near Elm Hall and died
in few minutes of broken neck.
Stockholders of the defnnct Ingham
County Savings bank will be assessed
65sper cent for the benefit Of de positors
The Third and Fourth regiments of
Uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias
of Ohio camped on st. Clair near Port
Huron.
The Chapman house at Lansing has
been compile tely Quilted by fire, the
second time within a month. Loss
S., 900, insured.
Bay county farmers experiments in
raising sugar beets have proven sue
cessful, and Bay City capitalists will
build refinery.
The Whittemore foundry and ma
chine shop, at West Bay City, was gut
ted by fire, causing a loss of $50, 900;
insurance $4,000.
The second of the deaf mutes killed
by the lake shore train near Monroe
has been identified as Alex Berg field,
| of New Concord, o.
James Christensen, a member of the
b. j. Goodsell Hardware Co., at Lud.
ington, suicided by blowing his brains
out with a revolver.
Lou John, agen 40, an Indian living
south of Burgess was gored to death
bv n bull. John was farmer and
leaves large family.
The Ionia council has decided to
bond the city for $4,000, to extend the
city water system, and a special cleo
| ton Will be held on Aug. 16.
Adrian lodge No. 81, T. & A. NJ, cell
| ebrated its fiftieth anniversary, with
| it's first initiate, ID. ID. Sinclair, now
aged %, among those present
Two large barns belonging to Chas.
Seibert, near st. Johns, were destroyed
| by fire, with all their contents. Loss
$1,000, insurance 5000. Tramps.
Ed Cross has given up his farm at
Kinde and built 40-foot schooner and
with his family will now live on the
lakes, trading from place to place.
Gov. Pingree has been invited by
! Department Commander Bliss to ac
company Michigan department G. A. r.
to the national encampment at Buffalo
The first shipment of Michigan
peaches went from Saugatuck by the
steamer Bon Ami to Chicago. The
crop will be light, but the fruit is large
and good.
Rev w. H. Shier, of Detroit, has
been appointed presiding elder of the
Adrian district of the Detroit NJ. T.
conference to succeed the late DIR. l..
F. Davis.
Thos Watson was putting down a
drive well in West Owosso when he
drilled through a tree-foot vein of coal
at the depth of 55 feet. The vein will
be investigated, and shaft may be
sunk.
The doors of the Chinese laundry at
Alpena were broker. into AMI Wah
Sing, the proprietor, was found lying
upon the floor in a pool of blood. He
admits that he shot himself He can
not recover
A youthful cigarette fieud caused
the destruction by fire of the barn and
granary of Curtis Powell, near Cassop-
oils, with over 200 bushels of wheat,
other grain and vehicles. Loss, 81, 900;
no insurance.
The latest Michigan crop report says
the wheat, rye and hay are quite gem
orally secured and oats and corn have
made progress. The yield of early po-
tatoes is poor, but late potatoes are in
fair condition.
Frank Klumpp, proprietor of a large
stock farm near Port Huron, attempted
to suicide by severing the arteries in
his arms, but this evidently proved toe
slow so he jumped into his cistern and
was drowned. Family troubles.
A meat market belonging TO Martin
Kramer and grocery store occupied
by Martin Waallkes, were destroyed by
fire at Muskegon. VIM. Winter, his
wife and son barely esca.,ed from their
rooms over the grocery. Loss $1,000
Bears are said to be unusually com
mon about Seney. Geo Taylor was at
tackled by large black bear while re
turning home from the mill, but bruir
retreated after receiving severa
thumps on the head with an iron bar
The board of state auditors will no
grant Alpena countys claim for S1l, 0OC
overpaid taxes, because OF an error by
the board of equalization. Atty. Gen
MAYNARD said the board was practically
a court of last report and To depar
from its ruling would establish a bat
precedent.
Atty. Gen. Maynard has rendered al
opinion TO the state auditors to the eff