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The Muskegon County Agricultural
society has decided TO hold no fair this
fall.
Some miscrelnt recently entered the
graveyard near Jasper village and de-
faced and broke IL tombstones.
Battle Greek papers say that real es-
tate values in that city have increased
90 TO 100 per cent in the past year or
two.
Even the Detroit ice trust Is said to
be slated for Il turn with the grand
jury, which is TO be called in Wayne
county.
After long search the body Of How
ard Setter. Of Bellevue. Ky. drowned
Saturday at Clark's lake, was recoy-
cred Sunday.
Bert Kesson. of Butler township.
was fined $40 in Justice Whites court
Monday for furnishing liquor to Loren
Ostrander. an habtual drunkard
NJ. IL. French. the former banker OF
West Branch, who failed for large
amount, is in Deadwood. S. d., ELI
gagged in mining and stock raising.
The fine flour mill now being erect
ed at Sault Ste Marie will offer an in
centive to Chippewa county farmers
TO raise more wheat than formerly.
John Kaiser. the 70-year old pioneer
resident of the Lake Superior copper
country who fell beneath n moving
train at Gay, died of his injuries Mon
day.
The farmers are doing lively stunts
now to get their hay in before il is
time TO harvest their wheat, which
this fine weather ipening very rap
idly.
ra-,s,,t ra--Ir -sIaranatta
nagman or DIS, was struck
by a 'switcl and instantly
killed. He wal. ears old and leaves
a family.
The store of the Davis Dry Goods
Co.. Owosso. caught fire Sunday from
Il gas jet and was burned, with several
thousand dollars damage, covered by
insurance.
Three hundred corporations which
have failed to file their annual reports
will be prosecuted by the attorney-geu-
eral. The penalty is $50 and So a day
since March 1.
After remaining unconscious for sew
eral hours, Joseph w. Avery died
Monday at his home in Grant town
shin. Mr.. Avery was kicked by a
horse over the heart.
a child of Mrs. Mary Keller, of Bat
tie Creek. was kidnapped in a peculiar
manner. The baby was in cab. stand
ing in front of a neighbours. when
woman was seen to remove it and run
away.
The 2-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred barrow, of Mason, was terribly
burned OH the back of its head and
the left side of its face and body by
boiling water from tea kettle. lie
may recover.
Running almost at full speed and
loaded with passengers two cars OH
the Muskegon Interurban road collided
head on at Ohern's Corners Saturday.
One passenger was instantly killed
and six injured.
F.. A. Rockwell, aged As, the prin-
cipal Allegan dairyman, is in serious
condition as the result of being at
tackled by an enraged bull. The animal
trampled him and then tossed him
through fence.
Florence Waterbury, OF Jackson.
aged 10, nearly severed her head from
her body this morning with razor.
She had not been well for the past
few days, and ii is thought she was
temporarily insane.
Now that June is past. the county
clerks can arrange for their vacations.
Except. of course, at St Joseph; there
the summer rush for marriages isn't
confined principally to the month Of
June, as elsewhere.
Chas. Elder. arrested in Lansing
Friday for drunkenness, made three
attempts TO hang himself in the jail.
but each time his plan was frustrated
by an officer. He has q mania for
making such attempts.
Contractor Wallerstein Of Ionia. has
made arrangements with the prison
board whereby he secures an extern
sion of two weeks in which to square
his accounts with the state. The pris-
oners have again been set TO work.
While drawing hay to Mason. Ira
Hewes. OF Ingham township met with
a serious accident, the tire coming Off
one of the wheels, causing Ii 10 break.
tipping over the load. and throwing
Hewes against tree, breaking both
bones In the right leg below the knee. |
both bones penetrating the flesh.
Kent county has only $4,000 ON
hand win which to meet the current /
expenses of $4,000 during the next |
six months. The law prevents the |
county from borrowing money and the |
result will be that employees and cred |
itors of the county must accept county |
orders until the necessary amount can
he spread on the tax roll.