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county, has been discontinued. Mail
goes TO Elsie.
Sixteen sheep belonging TO Oliver
Irish, of Franklin, were struck by
bolt of lightning and killed.
The Michigan Women's Press associ-
alton opened its 18th annual conven-
ton in Battle Creek on the 10th.
The Republican convention for the
18th congressional district has been
called to meet at Calumet on July 26.
| A. Il. Darragh, of st. Louis, defeated
Rep. Mesiclx for the Republican con-
gressional nomination in the 18th dis
trict.
Farmers around Vaudeville say the
grasshoppers are cleaning up more
pasture land than are all their live
stock.
The postoffice at Sister Lakes was
robbed of $40 in cash and $40 in stamps.
The hotel safe was also blown open
and 5000 taken.
During thunder storm on the 18th,
lightning killed seven fine cows and
registered bull owned by Scott Waldo,
of Williamson.
A four-year-old son of Mr.. Hassan-
zall, living two miles east of Grass
Lake, was kicked by a horse and
fatally injured.
G. 7. Hargreaves, recently assistant
managing editor of the Detroit Evening
News, has purchased the Lapeer Dem
ocrat and Press.
\ special election viii be held on
| July 30 at Holland to vote on propo-
sition to bond the city for 5000 for
sewerage system.
Clarence Leyern ard Chas. Darling
lost their lives in Phipps lake, south of
Metamora, while on "a fishing eXposi-
ton on the 10Th.
For the year ending June 30 the
Marshall 20 toflice sent ont over 2, 500,-
900 letters, and the gross receipts for
the year were SIS. $40. As.
A Barry county farmers hired man
painted one of his employers horses
a bright green and it cost him $50 and
costs to keep out of Jail for dong it.
nc NolOINtl IcslttChiS VI IUtllc AIetk
are making extensive arrangements
for the greatest emancipation day cele-
bration on August l ever held in Mich
igan.
Herman Kalbheisch, y years old,
sent to Ionia from 81. Clair county in
October, 1898. for three years, for lar
ceny from the person, died there on
the 18th.
The first rural mail delivery from
Alma started operations on the 10th.
1t entails drive of 20 miles and covers
40 square miles, giving mail service to
729 people.
Unless some unforeseen conditions
arise the various companies of the ma
tional guard will leave for camp at rs
land Lake on Aug. :, and will remain
in camp five days.
Gov. Pingree has appointed w. Z.
Calender, OF Bay City, agent of the
state board of corrections and charities
for Bay county. to succeed the late
Judge j. W. McMath.
Gov. Pingree has appointed w. e.
Calender, OF Bay City, agent of the
state board of corrections and charities
for Bay county, to succeed the late
Judge j. w. McMath.
A woman living on Beaver Island
was milking a COW during recent
storm when lightning struck the
bovine and killed her, but never
harmed the woman in the least.
The farmers of Branch county lost
thousands of dollars by the storm on
the 10th. They had just cut fine
crop of hay and none of it had been
stored when the storm came.
The last bit of work at the big
Wheeler plant at West Bay City was
completed on the 18th, inventory
taken, the workmen discharged and
the works closed indefinitely.
The prospect of Mr., f. 5. Neal, of the
Worthwhile Record, receiving the nom
ination for representative to the legis-
lature is more than good. Good for
the district to nominate good man.
Director Smith, of the state agricul-
tural experiment station, says that the
deer are devouring the crops on the
upper peninsula station TO such an ex-
tent that it will be necessary to fence
the preserve in.
The Beaufort iron mine in Baraga
county will be reopened on a large
scale by oglebay, Norton & Co., of
Cleveland. 1t is the most wealthy
mine in Marquette county and has
been idle 10 years.
a census enumerator in Clinton
county came across a family wherein
the Sis children were born in six con-
secutive Julys, the birthday anniver-
saries of the whole six coming within
space Of two weeks.
Chas. II. Hacllley. Muskegon's bene-
factor. has presented that city with a
gift Of S25,0 900 to be utilized in the con-
struction Of an addition to the Haclley
manual training school, which is at
present cramped for room.
Sault Ste Maric's new tannery is
rapidly approaching completion, and
will be in operation before many