The true northerner., 1900-10-12
STATE SPECIALS.


second crop OF strawberries.
Albert u. Eosmer, one OF the Oldest
residents of Belleville township. Is
dead, aged 20. Cause OF death was
paralysis.
Mr.. James Todd. n highly respected
ritizen living near fiat Rock, has been
stricken with paralysis and Is In crit
lcal condition.
New Michigan postmasters: Carbon,
Saginaw CO., VIM. Savage. vice " IL
son Prentice resigned; McGregor, Sani-
lac Co., Andrew Cutler. vice James
Powers. resigned.
Michigan postmasters: Oliver. Lake
Co., Robert Whitside. vice Alex. Wal
colt, resigned; Sandstone. Jackson Co..
! Nettie Record, vice ID. Il. Gailett. re-
signed.
Frank Carr, Of Lansing, who was
convicted OF burglary, was let of with
two years sentence by Judge West
Monday. Carr declared that he could
sit on his head for that length OF time"
Wm. A. Moore, aged 40. n hostler at
the Big -Four roundhouse at Benton
Harbor. was crushed TO death Wednes-
day morning under the wheels OF
/ freight car. Foul play is suspected by
friends.
A movement is on foot in Port HUI
ron to have the council enact an or
dinance requiring the licensing OF all
+ stationery engineers and have them
pass an examination as TO their COM
potency.
Katie Hutchison. a Grand Rapids
colored girl. aged 21 years, took strych-
nine Thursday night with suicidal in
/ tent. and died Friday in a hospital.
She gave no reason for her action, and
mono is known.
Mrs. William Hospital an old wild
owed lady living east OF New Boston,
was burned 10 death at her home
Thursday night. caused by her cloth
Ing being ignited from an overturned
kerosene lamp.
Jasper Goodfellow, aged 30 years.
employed on saw by the Owosso
Manufacturing Co. was struck in the
eye Friday by piece OF wood kicked
back from his saw. The sight OF the
eye was destroyed
In Normal hall, Ypsilanti, Friday
evening. an enthusiastic mass meeting
was held by Normal students in an
effort 10 boom the oratorical associa-
ton. Speeches were made by students
and faculty members
Mrs John Haltinner OF River Rouge,
near Detroit, was burned Monday by
gasoline stove. Her apron blew into
the flames, and on attempting TO eX-
tinguish the fire her hands and arms
were painfully burned.
The Galveston relief committee Of
Battle Greek has raised SjO9.5o. The
Sanitarium Health Food Co. has con-
tributed thirty boxes OF their health
foods. and the citizens have given
car Of boxes OF old clothing
Deputy Attorney-General Chase has
secured $201 from the guardian of
Eleanor Cross of Mason, who has been
n patient at the Kalamazoo asylum at
state expense. The woman has prop
erty valued at several thousand dol
lars.
The Italian banana peddlers OF De-
troit have formed an organization and
will hereafter buy their fruit direct
from the importers and thus save the
profit of commission dealers, who. II
is claimed. make a profit OF % per
cent.
Discussion is proving an important
issue among the business men and
capitalists of Flint regarding the re-
ported removal of the state fair from
Grand Rapids. Flint's money and cen
tral location stands a fair show Of Sc
curing it.
Alonzo Stuller. OF Lee township. AL
legan county. has been arrested on
charge OF criminal assault upon Eva
Siders. 10 years old. Stuller says 1t is
hlackman. lie owns three farms. He
was bound over to the Circuit Court
in $1,000.
Edward Jacobs. the poor st Joseph
drayman. who, two years ago, was
made the recipient of a $4,000 legacy
IN money from rich relative, died sud
denly Sunday morning morning. aged
g. years. \ widow and three children
fall heir 10 the money.
The family Of Christ Walz, the lead
lng butcher OF Saugatuck, was poison
ed Monday, supposed to be from i'm
pure butter. All have recovered ex-
, cept Mrs WalZ. who lies in a critical
. condition. The butter will be sent to
. Lansing TO be analyYed.
Judge Smith. OF the Circuit Court. at
, Cownna. Monday sentenced Herbert
Kaiser and Clem Bentley TO nine
months each in the Ionia reformatory
for stealing wheat. Bentley is young
man and broke down completely when
sentenced was passed.
John Dearson. widower. aged 40. and
b John rolso. a single man. aged 30. were
, suffice ed In the ChlmI Ion co pc; mine
/ at houghton Saturday night. They re-
, turned TO work in bottom I'D" shaft too
soon after blasting and were smoth-
, cred by fumes of dynamite.
John Anthonsen. OF Atlantic. is un-
= der arrest for shooting Herman Jack
ola. Anthonsen objected TO Jackola
passing through his fields and at
tempted TO kin him. but being poor
shot the bullet merely perforated both
Of the traspassers legs. Jackola will
recover.
Inc Farmers north OF Manistee have
appealed to the railrcad commissioner
; TO have hin easder the Manistee &
Northeastern railroad fence its line
/ through their property for a distance
|. OF ten or twelve miles. and the neces-
, eity for the improvement is now being
. investigated.
/ Charles 4. Bush % ST. Clair. has
, commenced n silt T.. -. .-at...4