The true northerner., 1900-07-27
STATE SPECIALS.


master at Lodi. Kalkaska Co., vice
VIM. Davis, resigned.
The state board OF pardons Will meet
at the upper peninsula prison at Mar
quette. next Tuesday.
Pearl Conklin. of Hlllsdale aced 10
years. Is dead. as a result OF burns re-
ceived in gasoline explosion.
Mrs. Adolph Schroeder, of New Bal
timore. died yesterday, aged "a years.
She had been on the same farm for 80
years.
Bears and wild cats are quite plenti-
full near Standish and other northern
towns. and are very bold in their dep
relations.
A civil service examination for a
clerk and letter carrier for the Char
lotte postoffice will be held at that city
In September.
The residence OF Isaac Robinson, one
mile north OF Flat Rock, burned last
night at II o'clock. Cause Of fire un-
known; loss total
While his parents were away VIII
liar Randolph, aged 13, of Munich, ac>
cidentally shot himself in the hip. His
recovery is doubtful.
William Johnson, Of Inlay City,
smashed the bones in his right foot
Thursday 10y dropping a t rail on IL,
while at work on the G. & G.. T. rail-
road.
The curfew Is 10 be enforced again
ut Battle Greek. The bell will be rung
at 8 O'Clock, 16 strokes, the sound or
dering every youth not 16 10 seek his
parental roof.
Five business places and the post
office and station at Yale were burg
larized Tuesday night. The job looks
like that OF amateurs. Very little
booty was secured.
Standish is getting ready already 10
welcome the old soldiers and sailors OF
northern Michigan 10 that town in Au-
gust, when the annual encampment
will be held there.
The celebrated Alexander Winchell
collection OF minerals and fossils,
which was recently sold to Alma col-
lege for $500 has been shipped to
Alma from Ann Arbor.
a severe electrical storm passed
over New Boston Friday. Lightning
struck the barn of NJ. r. Nowiand.
| Considerable other damage was done
throughout the vicinity.
Mrs. Frank Archer who lived with
her husband on a farm four miles
northeast of Sheridan, committed sui
| eide by taking dose Of poison. 1t is
said she was respondent
w. j. Garge:t. a prominent citizen
of Alma, died suddenly Friday. De-
ceased was 30 years Of age, and has
been a resident of Gratiot county since
! 1865. He was q veteran and lifelong
Republican.
! William Duffy. a farmer OF Brighton
T. iship in Livingston county, was
taken 70 Pontiac Thursday night un-
der arrest on the charge of illegitimate
parentage preferred by Myrtle Young
love. Of Milford.
William Stuting, an old pensioner,
fell down a flight Of stairs from his
room over Proctor's saloon in Detroit
Tuesday. He is in Emergency hospital
with q broken nose and badly bruised
head and body.
Two valuable horses were killed by
lightning near Standish. They had
been driven under shed 10 get out of
the rain when the building was struck
by a bolt of lightning killing both
horses instantly.
Or. Egbert Thornton, OF Bad Axe,
has been arrested on complaint of Ed
ward Hawks, who charged the doctor
with being intimate with complainants
wife. The doctor gave bail for his ap-
pearance on the 2Gth inst.
Miss May Bacon, who was seriously
injured at Tekousha "Wednesday. died
at noon Thursday. She was the daugh-
ter Of Orson Bacon, formerly resi-
dent of Tekonsha. was 20 years of age,
and general favorite.
During a terrific electrical storm
which swept over the section near
Sheridan four barns were struck by
lightning and burned. A house in the
village was struck 10y a bolt of light
ming. but was not badly damaged.
Nicholas Van Nickerson has sued the
city Of Lapeer for 5000 damages.
Nickerson fell through a city bridge
with n traction engine last fall and the
city has been unable to make settle
ment with him, hence the suit for dam
ages.
Fabian Leonard. brakeman on No.
passenger train on the Pere Mar
QUtlit dl NdHlSltt uiOIulUE
while coupling cars got his head caught
and squeezed between two baggage
cars.> his head being badly cut and
bruised.
Battle Creek will now have an army
Of white wings Metropolitan dump
carts have been used in the street
cleaning department for some time,
but the operators have merely worn
white hats. Now they will be fully
uniformed.
The architects OF the Indian office
have approved the plans for the dOrmi-
tory building at Mt. Pleasant Indian
school and sent them to the secretary
OF the interior for his approval. The
amount OF money available for the
building is $4,000.
News has been received that John
ToZer. a former Battle Creek boy, and
brother Of the well-known newspaper
man. A. b. Tozer. is dangerously i'll
with smallpox at Cape Nome. where
he went with n party Of gooldseekrs.
There are 800 cases Of smallpox there.
c. w. Graham, OF Jackson, has been
arrested charged with attempted ars N.
Graham. IL Is charged. recently over
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