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inaw. The march proved fatal.
Three Clio churches held union me-
mortal services for Edward A. Wilson.
Clio volunteer who died while on his
way north from Cuba. He was buried
at sea when three days out.
The proposition to bond the village
| for SIC, 900 to aid in the extension of
the Coloma & Paw Paw Lake railway
north to Saugatuck was defeated at
the special election at Coloma.
Capt. r. J. C. Irvine, Eleventh U. S.
| infantry. who mustered the Michigan
regiments into Uncle Sans service,
has returned from Porto Rico and will
now muster the Michigan boys ont.
Never were such quantities of fruit
seen at st. Joseph as at present The
big steamship lines have been com.
PEELED to leave fruit on the docks be.
cause they hadn't room for it on board
Deer are more numerous around their
usual haunts in the northern counties
than known for several years at this
time of the year. There are many
acorns this year, which is their favor
| lite food.
The steamer Colorado, from Duluth
| loaded with flour, ran on reef off
Eagle Harbor. near Calumet, and went
| down in about four feet of water but
is not severely damaged The cargo is
a total loss.
Theodore Henderson, of Houghton,
| Co. ID, 34th, is dead. This is the ff-
teenth death in that company, which
is more than any other company, reg
ular or volunteer, has lost as result
| of the late war.
Detroit was selected by the Sons of
Veterans in convention at Omaha as
the place for holding next years an
nual encampment. Detroit won after
a hard fight, in which its principal OPP
ponent was Denver.
Fifteen cars loaded with merchan-
| disc were smashed near Clio and one
unknown man who was stealing ride
on the freight had three ribs broken.
The accident is supposed to have been
caused by broken truck.
The news Of the death of Ed Shields,
of Co. c. at Fernandina, casts gloom
over Kalamazoo. He was clerk in
Boudeman g. Adams law office, and
was beloved by all. The remains will
be brought to Kalamazoo for burial.
Gov. Pingree refused to allow the
32d Michigan to camp on the site re-
Gently occupied by the 35th at Island
Lake, but ordered the tents moved to
the highest points on the state grounds
there, as precaution against sickness.
The death of ID. d. Sinclair, of
Adrian, leaves G.. il. Turner, of Cassop-
oils, sole surviving member of the leg
islature of 1s4s, the first that assem-
bled at Lansing. Mr.. Turner is ~
years old and still an active business
man.
VIM. Cooley hanged himself near
Capac, but was cut down in time by
his wife. He became angry at her for
saving his life, and then she told him
that as he had not paid his Maccabec
assessment she could not afford to let
| him die.
The Brighton Market Fair associa-
| tion will hold it's twenty-fifth annual
fair Oct. IL to IA, inclusive. The fair
| promises to be great success owing
to the liberal purses for races. A base
ball tournament will be one of the at
fractions.
Corporal Angus w. Kerr has left
Calumet with the remains of Private
Frank OFT, who died of typhoid fever
at the Calumet & Hecla hospital. The
remains will be taken to a small town
in southern Minnesota. where his par
ents live.
1t has been definitely decided to
unveil the Gov. Blair statue at Ian
sing, Oct IL. President Mckinley and
Gen. Alger have made conditional
promises to be present. Gen. Shafter
and Gen. o. Il. Wilcox have made posi-
tive promises.
BY direction of the secretary of war,
Acting Surgeon Charles ii. Fischer,
| United States army has been ordered
| to proceed from Detroit, to Camp
Wikoff, Montauk Point, and report in
person to the commanding general of
the troops at the place for assignment
| to duty.
Fenton township has granted a
! franchise to the Long Lake, Durand &
Corunna electric line. The surveyors
will begin work Immediately and the
line must be commenced before April
1, 1899. 1t will run from Owosso ana
Corunna through Durand, Gaines,
Linden, Fenton and Long Lake, north
of Fenton and eventually branches
will be extended to Flint and Holly
The Eaton county people who are
DESTROYS of securing vote on the ques-
ton of local option in the county will
have men stationed at the polls at the
November election TO secure signatures
to petition asking the supervisors to
call special election. They will thus
secure the required number of names
without having to chase all over the
county after them.
James Cushway pleaded guilty to a
charge of burglary at Saginaw and
while awaiting sentence was taken
from the Jail into court to give evidence