The true northerner., 1900-08-03
STATE SPECIALS.

seph county viii average about eight
bushels per acre.
f.. l.. shutter has been appointed post
master at Cedar, Leelanau Co., vice B.
Il. Foley. resigned.
DIR. NJ Russ. young physician 10
Gated at Gafsen. Berrien county. shot
himself Friday afternoon and expired
almost instantly.
The sheriff of Bay City arreeted John
Holly, Jr.. al LApeer Wednesday. He
is charged with grand iaroeny. He he'd
the officers long chase.
The outbreak OF smallpox at Dur
rand. where there have been IA cases
without death is reported ended. An
Sable Is also reported free from the dis
ease.
In runaway Thursday IA1ffy A
| Clark. son OF G. l.. Clark, Milan, was
severely injured. The rig was tUtni
wreck and one OF the horses was killed.
The Capitol Electric Company has
! Just finished placing 3.4O0 electric light
burts IN the state capitol. Electricity
will be used exclusively for lighting
the buikting hereafter.
Otto La Barr. OF Bunker I'm, at
tempted suicide Thursday. He took
paris green mixed with cider. but as
sistance reached him in time to save
his life, although ne h very low.
Safe crackers operated at Lincoln
Wednesday night, blowing open the
safes In the ID. Il M station and John
MiIlers store From the railroad 90
cents was secured and from Miller ~.
John v. Munger. a weilknown and
highly respected citizen of Hudson.
dropped dead Thursday noon while
working IN the hay field Tie was aged
abont 20 years and was n prominent
Mason.
The chances are good for Ray City
securing the Albany knitting works.
The company is willing to move there
providing local moneyed men take So
600 In stock, and this N now being sub
ss-rfbed
The returns from the justices OF the
peace of Calhoun county for the SIX
months ending June 3o have been re-
eeived by Prosecuting Attorney Hatch.
During the term lS9 cases have been
on the docket
Justice "a the Peace ARA Robinson.
OF Battls Greek. has received news that
his sister, Mary c. Robinson, who ia
engaged In missionary work AT Shang-
hal with her IS pupils and IA party Of
missionaries
Milton Meyers OF Mackinac, while
fooling with revolver, shot himself
in the leg. The bullet entered into the
calf and eau,e out at the ankle The
leg will probably be saved, but the
young man viii be laid up for some
time
william Cooper, of Clarendon, died
July -. aged ~ years. Mr.. Cooper was
veteran OF both the Mexican and
civf wars. He marched with Gen.
Scutf,s army into the City of Mexico.
He was a member of a family Of twelve
children.
Assistant Adtutant General Atkinson
has written q letter tO the war depart
ment asSing that IAcIt II. II. Rand
holtz, who ~ now on hts way home
from Cuba be detailed by the United
States TO inspect the state troops at
Island Lake.
John Petty. OF Mason. who was lying
In Jail on a charge W Larceny of spar
rows sold by himself to Clerk Brown.
of Vevay township. came into court
Friday and changed his plea Ia guilty.
Justice Lyon gave him So fine or 63
days N Detroit.
Thomas Paine, an employe OF Nichols
e. Shepard Co. at Battle Greek, was
struck IN the face Wednesday after
noon ty a heavy casting which another
etnpioye threw from seury aDovc,
dangerously injur1ng him and serious
ly affecting his spine.
a u
Mich. had her pocket picked OF So
worth of railroad tickets and s. in
cash M the Grand Rapids & Indiana
station I'm Kalamazoo Geo. Whitcomb
and Ed. Schultz, OF Kalamazoo, were
arrested ON suspicion.
Peter Nabekan. aged 10. was found
dead near the ship canal at HoughtOn
Tuesday under peculiar circumstances
suggesting foul play. The coroners
jury decided, however, that the man
came 70 his death from purely natural
causes, probably cramps.
TNhe state military board has decided
to give the regimental officers at the
Island Lake ens-aIupnent ID horses 70
a regiment instead OF II. All officers
will be mounted. IL will require 80
horses for the relcimentaI staff besides
the horses used Tvs the comnhander-in-
chief and his staff.
Mrs. Cynthia T>raver, one of the OLD
est citizens of Mt Clemens. celebated
her S9th birthday Thursday at the
home OF her daughter. Mrs. James
Brennan. on North Gratiot avenue.
Mrs Traver is the mother Of Robert
Traver. the etothier, Of Detroit.
FSre was discovered in the Hotel
Shillinger. StandisSh, at an early hour
Thursday mornfng, tbe whole north
eastern part OF the building being ap-
parently in flames. 1t was quickly
subF1ed. Loss by water, fire and
breakase. 500; insured in the Scottish
Union.
Four Lake Shore section hands had
narrow escape two miles north Of Al
bion Friday afternoon. They were dis
tributing ties from their hand car when
a passenger train rushed suddenly
upon them from around a curve They
jumped just in time. Their hand car
was demolished.
Mrs. Elmer f. WoIcot, who resides