Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-01

BnsSnelo sugar factory mas SoV en-
ployes.
The Shriners are to have a circus in
Grand Rapids.
White Pigeon has its new gas plant
In operation.
over 1900 hunters from Chicago are
In the north woods.
Kalamazoo gets the next state Sun
day school convention.
Farmers at Owosso received $780,.
900 for beets this season.
VIM. Lott, aged so. of Holt. . pio-
neer of Ingham county. is dead.
John Sutton, aged 80. a pioneer Of
Flint, dropped dead on the street.
A lumber company In Kalkaska
county has a portable camp consisting
of Il cars.
The bell Of the Presbyterian church
at Stu-gis broke from it's fastenings
and fell so feet.
1t is rumored that the Grand Trunk
will double track its line between De-
troit and Durand.
Ezra A. Cole, superintendent Of con-
struction of early Thumb railroads.
diCu o. III iAuiOh.
Just one week after the death of
his wife, George c. Long, Of Eagle.
passed away Of pneumonia.
A Hungarian woman went insane at
Blissfield because of inconsistencies ano
was taken to the county jail.
Battle Creek has over 100000 In
sight for a new high school. and ex-
poets to build 1t without raise in taxes.
Joseph Scott, of st. Johns, oldest
cooper in active work in the United
States, celebrated his Goth birthday an
niversary
Steps will be taken at Sault Ste.
Marie TO prevent an immense loss of
city water estimated at one million
gallons daily.
While hunting partridges. Edgar
Brown, surfman of Thunder Bay
island. was badly wounded. His home
is in Grindstone City.
Motorman Nye made the run on the
interurban from Battle Creek to Jack
son in one hour. The usual running
time Is an hour and half.
The Hiawatha mine At Norway has
been sold to the Buffalo & Susquehan.
ma Iron Co., and a number Of new
buildings and other improvements will
be made at once.
Battle Creek received 100000 prim-
airy school money and, as the present
building is too small for the AGO stu
dents. there is talk OF building a new
high school building.
President G.. j. Kollen, of Holland,
hoo "a cd IN
of tie order of Orange-Nassau by
Queen Wilhelmina In recognition of his
work as an educator.
If the subscriber who promised to
bring us In load of wood on subscrip.
ton will do SO at once 1t will help our
Willis to recover from the whooping
cough.-Yankville Clarion.
Charles Buskirk, wealthy farmer
near Marshall, is spending 10 days in
| jail rather than pay fine of 50. Ne
pleaded guilty to charge Of not send
ing his children to school,
The w. c. T. L. of Battle Creek
will undertake the work of protecting
birds and domestic animals pending
the formation Of society for the pre-.
vention of cruelty to animals.
In crossing the bridge over Portage
Creek, at Kalamazoo, George Reidman
is believed to have been blown off by
high wind His body was found In
the creek. He was 60 years old.
Louis Vessels, of Flint, while work.
ing in q pipe works at Ballard. Wash,
was struck and fatally injured In the
head by a pipe from a machine. He
had been married only a few days.
The next annual report Of the labor
bureau will show a falling of In the
number of trade unions In the state
Good times make the men lax In keep
ing up their membership, it is said.
Prophecies Ellen G. White has not
come from California as expected by
the Adventists. The exodus to Wash
ington, d. c., has stopped and many OF
those who left will probably return.
henry G. Pratt, Of Niles. who learned
telegraphy at IL, claims to be the old
est telegraph operator In Michigan
He Is 81 years of age. He worked In
cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast.
Capt. William II. McKittrick, son-in
law Of the late Gen. William X. Shat
[
$4,000 in cash and real property II
California valued at $4,000. No vii
has been found.
The presence OF Contractor Taylor
in Charlotte with two Chicago men
has revived the projected Albion Char
lctte electric line. He spent consider
able money grading at Duck lake five
or six years ago.
Simon Boston. an old soldier wht
lost his legs, fingers and thumbs 81
years ago after they had been frozen
has been admitted to the Soldiers
home at Grand Rapids. He raised
family Of Ave despite his handicap.
s. A. Dewey. former collector. whs
pleaded guilty to embezzling city wa
ter funds at Pontiac, was taken t
Jackson to serve from two to Nv
years. On account of poor health b,
will ask the prison oficials for clerica
work.
Attorneys Lee <. Jackson and r.
Mckay, of Bay City. have bought tn