The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-06-30
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

ffNak On the near Ntoe
Branch killed corn and beans.
Detroit was chosen as the next place
or meeting by the State Firemens' as
ISOLATION.
Just 9iG votes were cast In Grand
Rapids in the primaries. and the ex-
pense Is about 5000; nearly 81 for each
vote cast.
Grand river Is over It's banks on tho
fats az Ionia and Is doing some dam
age 10 sugar beets. many acres being
under water.
The board OF state auditors has made
an allowance OF $4,000 for rebuilding
the wagon shop recently destroyed by
fire at Jackson prison.
A Washington dispatch states that
the appointment OF Sherman f. Master
as surveyor OF customs at Grand Rap
ids has been confirmed.
Canton Col. Fenton, No. 81, |. o. O.
f., or Flint. will compete In the prize
drills at Toronto In September. at tho
international cantonment.
The body OF Arthur Sena' colored.
drowned at Verona dam. Battle Creek.
was found by boys mile down the
river. lodged in the branches OF tree.
Andrew Johnson. aged 40. was found
tead on the railroad tracks near VIM
ona mine. whore he lived He had been
seen intoxicated short time before.
At the state conclave OF Knights
Templar held In Detroit. two thousand
knights We're in the street parade
marching TO tho music OF twelve bands.
Leaning against his coal stove, Will
lam Coleman. aged 81. colored jan
itor at the state capitol. was found
| dead by his wife, on her return from
| church.
The body OF William Larsen. the IS
| yearold pupil OF the Michigan School
for the Blind who was drowned IN
Grand River. was found several miles
down the stream.
Lafayette Stockwell, aged so. left
his home al Collcgeville Monday morn.
ing. 10 come 10 Lansing to look for
/ work. He has not returned and the
family Is worried.
These ladies' arc writing To- me In
1 the expectation OF getting a husband
or money or both. God bless them I
I hope they will get what they are look
! Ing for before II is too late.
An insane man giving the name OF
I John Trainer. aged 80. OF Detroit. who
\ has terrorized Fcrrysburg and Spring
| Lake townships by brandishing re-
volyer, has been landed In Jail.
Superintendent OF the Poor Melsei.
OF Bay City Is determined TO secure
| better discipline In handling smallpox
| cases. One man who violated tho
quarantine laws paid s. fine
Gov. Warner and STAFF attended tho
I o..t .IV Lon. ...,4.
\ OF Suomi college (Finnish). In Han
i cock, and the annual gathering OF tho
Suomi synod OF the United States.
Max Murray. OF Ludington. has sue
/ cessfully passed tho examinations for
| a cadetship az the West Point military
\ academy. He was recommended for APP
pointment by Congressman II. r. Blsh-
op.
The infant son OF Prof. and Mrs.
/ Frank y Meyer. OF Hllsdale. fell
/ from second story window and was
not injured in the least He landed
on n docayed porch board which broke
and he dropped into flower bed
/ Mrs. j. Alexander Dowie IN an inter-
! view In Muskegon says that she does
not believe her husband Is as sick as
/ he seems TO believe. She expects him
to Join herself and their son. Glad
stone. at Ben Mac Dhui In few days.
/ Asa Wiltsc, farmer near Lupton.
/ awoke To find the house In flames.
\ barely escaping with his wife, who
was so badly burned that she VIII lose
her oyeslght. Their two children. n
boy aged 6. and a girl, aged 3. perished
in the flames.
Walter Knox, now serving n life sen.
tence az Jackson for the murder OF
\ Joe Cawsey In the Hlllsdale Screen
\ Door factory, when the factory was
i burned To conceal the crime, has filed
a motion for new trial, alleging new
/ ~ discovered evidence.
Ex-Gov Bliss coop OF choice chick
ems with pedigrees was raided by Jesse
! Naldron, colored. The thief with tho
i birds In n bag was pursued n mile by
/ night Waterman and was captured.
4 He dropped his loot and the chickens
scattered and Mr.. Bliss has not n fowl
left. The thief was jailed for 20 days.
The coroner's jury In the death OF
/ Berthold Vogt, whose body was found
in Grand river after he had been miss
/ Ing several days, refused TO return
verdict until an autopsy was held. Cor
oner Jackson refuses 90 order an au-
| topsy because OF the decomposed con-
/ dltion OF the body, and because there
Is no suspicion OF foul play.
The case OF tho board or regents
/ against the auditor-general. involving
| the authority OF the state auditor 20
object 10 the claims allowed by tho
regents, was today continued over
the June term OF the supreme court
| by consent. Under this arrangement
the case Will not come 10 hearing
until next October or November.
LansIng's population. according TO
the new city directory. Is $4,000.
Mrs. Katherine McGarry. mother Of
Thomas r. McGarry. who was recent
~ pardoned from lonia. died In Grand
Rapids aged 10. She was never told
that her son was In prison and he hur-
ried TO her as soon as he was released.
by the breaking OF an elevator cable
In n Grand Rapids furniture factory.
Hefel Vclien,a, aged As, received cuts
about his head and internal injuries
which may cause his death. Domeski
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