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cigarette league.
Alma Presbyterians will build new
church this year.
Prospecting for oil In the vicinity OF
Muskegon will begin soon.
Livingston County farmers will expert
ment with raising tobacco this year.
Out of 100 convicts paroled from Jack.
son prison only ten have been returned
Township treasurers in Hillsdale Coun.
ty report only $1,61S.S1 of taxes uncol.
lected. 3a
Fire caused a total loss to the Cleve-
land Cliffs Iron Company's plant at
Gladstone. w e af
ties are working hard on the Phillips
murder case.
While working in the woods near Ash
ley Charles Massey was seriously injured
by a falling tree.
Christian Guthell, one of the oldest
German residents of Houghton, was
burned to death. ~
The Alma Sugar Co. has agreed not
to dump any more refuse from its refn-
cry into Pine river. .o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Parker, who live
near Birmingham, celebrated their sixty
first wedding anniversary.
The Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Rail-
road Company has purchased dockage at
st. Joseph valued at $4,000.
The Congregationalist Society of Ann
Arbor will expend $4,000 in remodeling
and redecorating the church edifice.
John Ii. Bailey of Jackson, the Lake
Shore engineer who fell off his engine
near Manchester, is dead Of his injuries.
The investigating committee which re-
Gently looked into the accounts of the
county officers cost Calhoun County ST.
225.
French & Co. Of Ionia have moved
their jewelry stock to Lyons. There is
not now an empty store or dwelling in
Lyons.
County Clerk e. G. Butler of Arenac
County has completed banking 1,25O, 900
feet of logs for A. 9. Carmichael, near
Onaway. ur
Lapeer authorities offer 500 reward
for the arrest and conviction of the per-
sons who set fire to the Lapeer Tannery
Co.'s plant.
Alleged violations of the alien labor
law by. Sarna citizens is being investi-
gated by the United States officials at
Port Huron.
Gov. Pingree has appointed w. Worth
Wendell of Ontonagon Circuit Court COM
missioner for Ontonagon County, vice
VIM. II. Adams, resigned.
Geo. e. Hewlett, an employe of the
Nicholson & Hanson Lumber Co. at
Lewiston, had his right hand blown off
by an explosion of dynamite.
Williams Bros. & Charbonneau, De-
troit, will erect pickle factory at Bloom
ingdale this season. Contracts have been
made for 200 acres Of cucumbers.
The Pottawatomie Indians have de-
cided to sell their claim to Chicago prop
erty for $4,000, and j. III. Cushway,
who engineered the deal, has gone to Chi
cago to finish it up.
An iDcendiary fire in boiler room of the
Menominee sash and door factory result
ed in a damage Of $1,000. The company
recently failed and the factory has been
idle for some time past
Asa Z. Mattice, a prominent young at
torney Of Jackson County was accident
ally killed by falling tree in the woods
near his parents home in Concord town
ship. He was 30 years old.
The jury in the Edmore burglary case
returned verdict Of not guilty. In this
case James Mcnamara was charged with
burglarizing the dry goods store of Frank
Dreez in Edmore last November.
State Oil Inspector Judson has pur-
chased the interest Of John McKennon
in the firm of McKennon a. Jerry, hard
ware merchants at Saline. The new firm
will be known as Judson & Jerry.
The Cuban veterans Of Macomb Coun-
ty have received the money on their war
claims, it being less than half of the
amount of their bills. In Mt. Clemens
little more than $T00 came into their
hands. "a
Newberry is to have a swell social
club, something that will eclipse any club
in that part of the peninsula. Arrange
ments will be made to lease the second
floor of the Leighton block, handsome
structure now being built, for club
rooms.
Lieut.. Col. Ford Starring has been ap-
pointed acting assistant adjutant general
by Adjt Gen. Case. The appointment is
made so that the duties of the adjutant
general may be performed by Col. Star
ring in the absence of Col. Richardson,
the assistant adjutant.
Jas. Dooley, who lives six miles north
east of Albion, has found an excellent
bed Of mari on his farm, two and one
half feet thick. The bed extends under
adjoining farms, being almost a ynile in
length. The commercial value is much
enhanced by the white mari being un
derlaid by superior quality of blue mari.
AT Muskegon the Lyman business and
residence block was damaged $4,000 by
fire. The tenants escaped with their
clothing only. Charles j. Durheim loses
So, 900 on his bicycle stock and Dana L.
Stecketee of the Muskegon Chronicle
$500 on paper stored in the building. The
block is owned by Hackley X Hume, and
is insured.
George Williams, alias Boston
Blaclkie," tramp just released from Jail,
stepped into John Vantolrs saloon at
Grand Haven and soon became engaged
in quarrel with the bartender. Vantoll
and elected him from the sa-
loon. Williams then smashed the glass
in the windows and door and drawing
knife entered the saloon and started to-
ward Vantoll, who seized shotgun and
fred, inhicting fatal wounds.
Albert Burdeau. well-known young
man living ut Saganing, was killed while
working in the woods near Duluth. He