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was almost instantaneous.
| One of WAYNE county's most prolni-
nent citizens, Conrad Clippert, died
soddenly at his home in Springwell on
the morning of the 5th. Heart failure
was the cause of his death.
| Herbert A. Lesher, of Detroit, shot
himself through the brain, while
standing before a mirror in his fathers
tailor shop, early on the morning of
the of the I'd Loss Of sleep had driven
him insane.
Clarence Cobb, Michigan Central
conductor, had his left leg run over
just above the ankle at Rives Junction
on the Cd. He was brought TO his
home in jackson, and the leg ampu-
tated below the knee
At the annual meeting of the board
of trustees of the school for the blind
on the "a at Lansing, Il. w. Crissy, of
Midland, was elected president; G. w.
Bement, of Lansing, treasurer; Francis
ii. Rankin of Flint, secretary.
The state board of education held its
annual meeting on the I'd at Lansing,
and organized by electing Elias +.
/ Johnson of Ann Arbor, president;
Fred A. Platt, of Flint, treasurer;
Delos Fall, of Albion, secretary.
Eau Claire was visited by "A destruc-
tive fire on the morning OF the 25th.
Fully one-third of that hustling viii
lage was destroyed. The aggregate
losses are estimated at 100000. The
stores destroyed will be rebuilt.
The cash balance in the state treas
ury at the close of business on Dec. 81
was 81, 245, 1905. Four years ago at
the expiration of Gov Rich's term of
office the balance was exhausted and
there was a deficiency of sea- 900.
Hollie Summer, a young man of Cal
umet, is held for muir, er. He was n
guest at wedding the other day and
fired out of window at a crowd Civ
ing charivari. Henry Martin, boy,
was struck in the face by bullet and
died.
The appraisal commission, headed
by Prof. Cooley, has finished one inn
portant section of it's work, that of the
telephone plants, the joint valuation
of which is set down at Sc, 500, $40, an
increase over last years report of S1,-
06s, 497.
A total of 45s pardons, paroles and
combinations of sentence were made
during the four years of Gov. Pingree's
administration, thus averaging a par
don or parole for every three days of
his service as governor, counting Sun
days and all.
Bishop Ignatus Mrak, second bishop
of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and
Marquette, and titular bishop of An
tome, n co-worker Of the famous Bishop
Baraga with Michigan Indians, died at
st. Mary's hospital, Detroit, on the I'd,
at the grand old age of 90 years
Death has been expected for several
days.
The street railways Of Detroit will
hereafter be operated under the name
of the Detroit Uni ted Railway com
pany The papers of incorpora ton
were fled with the secretary of state
at Lansing on Dee. 81. The capitali-
Eat on is Sl2. 500. 900, and to the state
there was paid for this franchise fee
of 5000.
The Tivoli brewery in Detroit was
the scene of a daring robbery on the
morning of the Sd. Six masked men
entered the place, seized the night
Waterman, Fred Ruiz, bound and
gagged him securely and piled malt
bags over him. They then broke into
the office and blew open the safe and
looted it of over 81 900.
While a force of men were repairing
an old warehouse at Jackson on the
5th, the building collapsed and five
workmen were buried in the ruins.
Four of the men were not seriously in
jured, but Geo NJ. Gardner, was un-
conscious when extricated from the de-
bris, and as he is well along in years
it is feared his injuries may result SER
iously.
VIM. Kreibel, a farmer, and wife
were instantly killed on the I'd by the
noon train on the Pere Marquette Co. S
tracks at Grand Ledge They were
driving out of the city, after having
completed their shopping, and were
en- ronte for home. They tried to cross
the railroad tracks, apparently believ-
ing they had plenty of time. The train
struck the rig and threw them into the
air, both dying before the services Of
physician could be called.
The municipal celebration at De-
troit, welcoming the incoming of the
new century, was beautiful specta-
Gle and attracted many thousands of
people from their homes. 1t is doubt
full if Bedlam let loose could have pro-
duced more noise than burst forth on
the night of Dec 81 when the first
stroke of 12 of the city hall bell sounded
forth on the frosty air. Revolvers,
giant frecrackers, whistles, gongs,
bombs, slyrockets- anything, every
thing that would produce sound was
let loose
The little Spanish steamship San
Augustine has been wrecked On -
small islet in Smith channel, straits of
Magellan. The British steamship
Coya, which arrived at New York on
the 9th, saved the passengers and