The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1898-02-22

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Ann Arbor's superintendent of the
poor has fed and lodged 200 tramps dur
ing the last two weeks. Says it's
cheaper than to arrest them and lodge
them in Jail.
The Rifles of Cheboygan are about to
erect $5, 900 armory, 130X60 feet, with
drill hall 110X59. 1t will have gym
nasium, rifle range, bowling alley and
all the conveniences.
The North Shore limited train struck
Frank Briggs, newspaper man out of
a job, at Ann Arbor One arm was
broken and he was injured about the
abdomen and may die.
3Mabel Fowler, a pretty 1s-year-old
girl who has lived at the Kalamazoo
poorhouse Is years, has been adopted
by wealthy farmer, Chauncey Wise,
and will be made his heir.
Chas. Lee, farmer near Union City,
imagining himself financially embar-
rassed, killed himself by placing the
muzzle of gun in his mouth and firing
His head was torn to pieces.
The grading on the northern exten-
sion of the Detroit e Mackinaw rail
road is finished, and only four miles of
steel rails remain to be laid before
trains can run into Onaway.
Mrs. Barbara Mahncl1e died at Sagi-
nav from injuries received in the Mich
igan Central crossing accident week
ago She is the fourth victim and the
last of the occupants of the sleigh.
Fire damaged Fisher Bros bicycle
manufacturing works at Saginaw about
$1,000. Four horses in Joseph Selig-
mans livery stable adjoining were
badly burned and will probably die.
The State Spiritualist society met in
conference at Lansing, the chief feat
ure of the meeting being the address of
the secretary Of the National society,
Francis B. Woodbury.. Of Washington.
The postoffice incident in Bay City is
regarded as closed, and VIM. NJ. McCloy
has won. Congressman Crump tele-
graphed to that effect, and there is no
longer any doubt that McCloy will be
confirmed.
The Master Plumbers association of
Michigan met in convention at Lansing
and elected as president, James Meathe,
of Detroit; secretary, S. Ii. Morgan, of
Detroit; treasurer, John A. Wheeler of
Kalamazoo.
Ypsilanti has granted right-of-way
on her main street to the Detroit, Ann
Arbor &c Ypsilanti electric railway.
This completes the route and the con-
struction of the power house will be
begun at once.
Edward PerlSet, aged 81, of Menomi-
nee, died from the excessive use of Gig
arettes. Deceased was the youngest
son of the late Pascal Perket, the pio-
neer hotel man of Menominee. He
leaves widow.
The OConnor Transportation Co.
was organized at Benton Harbor, with
a capital of $50, 900, TO operate line of
passenger and freight boats between
Benton Harbor and Chicago, commenc-
ing about April /.
Clyde Pickworth was seriously in
jured at Eaton Rapids by vicious
horse, which kicked him upon the head,
the corks penetrating his head and
causing conclusion of the brain. Little
hopes of recovery.
Margaret Miller and Ed Audinet were
about to be married at Vassar, when
| Just outside the door the bride slipped
and fell, breaking her wrist and injur-
ing her side. The marriage took place
with the bride seated in chair.
The supervisors of Houghton county
| decided to construct a new steel draw,
| to replace the wooden one now in use
on the Portage lake bridge. The cost,
S15, 900, will be borne equally by the
county and the South Shore railroad
The largest shipment of produce from
Otsego county in any one day was
made by Buck & Bolton, of Gaylord, %
cars of potatoes, aggresating $4,000
bushels. and worth $11 ,oo0, being sent
to Baltimore, New York and Prov
| idence.
A big fire of probably incendiary
origin is reported from Forest town
ship, Genessee county, James Dickin-
son was aroused by noise, and look
ing out discovered his large barn in
flames A great quantity of hay, be-
sides grain and farming implements,
was destroyed. Loss about 81 200.
Willie and Eddie Krug, Herman and
Willie Golz, aged 13, 12, and @, read
dime novels and organized wild west
gang at Ann Arbor. 1t is charged that
they burglarized the Elite cigar store,
Eberbach's store and Rinsey & Sea-
boldt's grocery, and stole a quantity of
cigars and tobacco and some money.
In the matter of separating the
grades of the railroad crossings at De-
troit, Railroad Commissioner Wessellius
announces that he will make personal
examination of the crossings, but will
not assume to exercise any function of
the state crossing board unless the
law clearly gives him mower to do 81
Chris Millenbacker, of Charlotte,
placed an attachment on all the NOV
able property of the Toledo and North