The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-21
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.


y. d. Bradley. OF Bay City. will do
nate handsome building sire for Y.
NJ. c. A. II $4,000 is raised.
Closing OF the Pere Marquette shops
In Saginaw leads 10 a suspicion that
they may be moved to Detroit.
Josiah Hathaway, aged 81 years.
walked from Whitmanville TO Dow
agiac. a distance of five miles.
William Lands. a ll-year-old Sag
NAV boy. found a purse containing
800 and returned II TO the owner.
Two boys near Port Huron set Are
TO stack containing so tons Of hay.
They are too young TO be criminally
prosecuted.
Mrs. futile. whose husband was
killed near Niles a few weeks ago by
her father. Huxley, is married again
in South Bend.
Or. John w. Finch. aged 70. resi-
dent OF Adrian for half a century. is
dead He was a past grand master OF
the grand lodge OF Masons.
brush fire spread beyond the con-
troll of Albert Soules. OF Leonidas. and
In fighting It he became exhausted and
fell dead In fence corner.
Jewish women OF Battle Creek. OBJ
iect To the singing OF Christian songs
IN the public schools and protest
against the Easter and Christmas pro-
grams
Mrs. Sarah t. Surles. aged 50 years,
OF Pontiac. wandered away from home
and was found drowned in a pool OF
water six inches deep into which she
had fallen.
David Blgelow. aged &c. a one armed
veteran OF Standish, brooded over be
Ing fined $50 for whipping an obstrep-
erous boy who annoyed him. and died
Of melancholia
Black Hand" Is suspected OF start
ing another Ere In Hart Monday
morning which destroyed three busl-
ness places and endangered the busi-
ness section of the town.
The following Michigan teachers
have been appointed TO positions In
the Philippines. David J. Mcpherson,
Lansing. Girard Foster, Lansing, Mrs.
Mabel A Foster, Lansing.
James snyder. aged IS, farmer In
Seneca, was discovered by his son In
the woodshed hacking away at his
head with sharp AK Several bad cuts
We're inflicted and he Is IN bad shape.
The United States experiment sta.
ton az Agricultural college Will be
able 70 considerably extend its re-
search work, with appropriation by
congress OF $4,000. to be used In six
years.
Herman l.. Piorson. one of Flint's
prominent residents. died at tho home
Of his sister IN Nashville, Ind. Satur-
day while returning from North Caro-
Ina, whence he went In search or
health.
Miss Nan Ryan OF Grand Rapids.
q sister OF the wife Of Adjt. Gen. Nc.
Gurrln, has taken a position IN the
state military headquarters. succeed
Ing Miss Margaret Brown, who re.
signed.
Saloons established in Port Huron
residence districts must in future have
The approval OF the majority OF prop
crty owners within 500 feet OF their
location, and the applicants must be
approved as OF good character.
aANnkifhr man ttlNH0n iN1 lfANtAl-
mendcd Max 5. Murray OF Ludington,
10 be a cadet az the H. $. military
academy al West Point, and Eugene
5 Cooper, Of Muskegon. 20 be a cadet
AT the naval academy al Annapolis.
Charles Il. Sigh. OF Grand Rapids.
who ran l5l yutcs behind Mayor Sweet
In The mayoral election. will ask for
4 recount His hackers are said 10 have
wagcred $4,000 that he would beat
Sweet, anu he will try to save their
money
Pontiac's new liquor ordinance pro
yides that all applicants for licenses
must make satisfactory showing OF
good character. and the consent OF a
majority Of tho property owners with.
In 500 feet must be secured before a
new place can be opened.
Fred l.. Power. former stage man
aFer 81 the Bush Temple theater at
Chicago had to have his tongue re-
moved because OF cancer, and now
he has returned 10 the farm In Dow
agiac on which he was raised, and will
raise squads for a livelihood.
As Joseph Dunn. VIM. Weber and
Frank Gordon stepped from the De.
troit house Of correction after serving
sentence for robblng the postofilce
az Mulllken In 1902. they were arrested
on n charge OF robhlng the Coral post.
Office and were taken 10 Grand Rapids.
Bert Burbank. OF Clio. slept with a
corpse Sunday night, but he didn't
know It until he arose to dress in the
morning. As he was dressing he at.
tempted TO awaken his companion,
Charles r. Hinkley. aged so, and
made the discovery that the man was
dead
Lorenzo H. Ilalstead. Branch coun-
tvs oldest pioneer. Is dead. lie came
TO Codwatcr In 1886 with n thimble
and one dollar. as tailor, buying furs
from the Indians and as n clothler had
amassed n large fortune lie owned
more houses than any other man Ia
Coldwater.
Albert Siabens and Mary Schecllcr,
OF Reed City wore married on the sly
by Justice l.. G. Hewitt, but AZ they
were boarding a train to start on their
honeymoon. Mr. Scheckler, boiling
with wrath and accompanied by two
constables. seized the bride and drag.
ged her 10 her home.
With rare presence OF mind, 6-year-
old Eulene vandercook. OF Jackson.