The true northerner., 1901-01-11
STATE SPECIALS.

Bob Hill. aged II. was drowned at
Escanaba. while skating, Saturday af-
ternoon.
Abraham Miller, OF Petrolea, is in
Jail on a serious charge. II is thought
be Is insane.
The Erie & Kalamazoo Railroad Co.
has paid State Treasurer Mccoy s3.-
30S in railroad taxes.
Arthur Mcintyre. a collector dropped
dead from heart disease on the street
in Detroit Friday morning.
ID. l.. Rogers has been appointed
postmaster at Kenmore. Saginaw coun
ty. vice O. u. Miller, resigned.
Thursday morning was the coldest
OF the season at Standish, the ther-
mometer registering 10 below zero.
Ed Silvers. a farmer near Pittsford.
had one OF his hands torn off by a corn
shredder Friday. His condition is Sc
rious.
The Palatine Insurance Co. Of Lon
don, England, has been authorized by
Commissioner Stevens TO do busine ss
in Michigan.
A horse, harness and wagon were
stolen from Richard Haieh, of Dear
born, and were found at Windsor, Ont,
MONDAY morning.
The East Lake Congregational
church burned early Friday morning.
The fire caught from the furnace Loss
estimated at $500: insurance, $4,000.
Bob Miller, q brakeman on the De-
troit. Grand Haven & Milwaukee rail-
road, fell between the cars at Ovid
Thursday night and wcs instantly
killed.
Clarence Johnson, claiming Bay City
as his home was driving TO Otisvile
Saturday wnen his team started sud
denly and he was thrown out, fractur-
ing his skull.
The large general store Of VIM J..
Hinman, of Bentl was destroyed by
fire Thursday morning, together with
two other buildings. Loss, $500; par
TALLY insured.
Burglars broke into the Lake Shore
depot at Newport Sunday night, but as
near as can be ascertained they only
took an express package containing in
surance almanacs.
Richard Kerwin, Jr., one of the al
legged firebugs arrested at Port Huron
lately, pleaded guilty in the police
court Monday and was bound over 10
the circuit court for trial.
Mrs. Annie Evans, an old lady resid-
ing at Windsor, was run down by
bicyclist in Detroit Saturday. She
was taken TO a hospital, where it was
found one of her ankles was fractured.
Frank e. Marshall, a matchmaker
and jeweler Of Saginaw, suicided by
shooting himself through the head Sat
urday, dying before a physician could
be summoned. He was "A years old
and leaves a widow and son.
Chester Walker, while loading stone
near Alma slipped and fell on his
back and was crushed by a large stone
which rolled from the wagon. He eX-
tricated himself and drove two miles
before getting assistance. There are
little hopes Of his recovery.
Peter Vance, brother OF Joseph
Vance, the late law librarian of the
state university, committed suicide
near Ann ArDor Friday by cutting his
throat with a razor. Brooding over
his brothers death is assigned as the
cause. He was 20 years old.
Michigan Central detectives have
been making an investigation at Ann
Arbor and as a result have a list Of 90
families who have been getting their
supply of coal from cars along the rail
road track. II is not known whether
or not prosecutions will follow.
Following is the December report of
State Salt Inspector Caswell, of salt
manufactured in the state: Manistee
county, 172.S61 barrels; Saginaw, ST.
01S; st. Clair, 51,33S; Bay, 1894;
4,422; Midland, 2,3to, total 1925.
Emma Kubin, of Wayne county, has
been arrested at Ann Arbor charged
with theft. In her room was found $50
worth of goods belonging to Mrs.
Henry Cornwell and $50 worth belong
ing TO Mrs. VIM. Condor. She had been
in the employ Of both ladies as a do
nestle
Burglars dynamited the safe at
Frank Miller's lumber and elevator Of
flee at Vassar early Friday morning
WI cking the safe, a burglar-proof
cnest and interior of the office and get
ting about 5000 Some of the papers
from the safe were found on fiat car
at Bay City subsequently.
An old warehouse Of the Deering
harvester 10, III JdChsOn, COlldpSeu
Saturday and five workmen engaged
in repairing it were buried in the de-
bris. Four of the men were not seri-
ously injured, but George M. Gardner
was unconscious when taken from the
ruins, and as he is well along in years
it is feared his injuries may result
seriously.
Ella Bradley, of Ionia, aged 10 years,
went to Saginaw Thursday last TO visit
an aunt and an uncle. She went TO the
house of the aunt first and found that
the family was away from home. She
was told they would return in an hour,
but concluded not to wait, and since
that time nothing has been seen or
heard of her, although the police have
been working on the case.
Entorobed in a Mine,