Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

IaTm contained $50 kernels.
The old peoples home at South
Haven was destroyed by fire.
The Buick automobile plant in Jack
son is being removed to Flint.
The Bryant hotel at Flint will build
25-room addition, costing $4,000.
The steamer Baltic. of the Pauiy
fleet, has gone into winter quarters
at Milwaukee.
The associated charities of Muske-
gon will work with the police in sup
pressing vice.
Port Huron has accepted plans foI
new high school TO seat 500 pupils
and cost 100000.
After an absence of many years wild
pigeons are reported to be returning
to upper peninsula points.
Stewart Edward White, novelist will
write story with scene in Grand Rap
ids, and has bought home there.
Richland, "a town of 5l5 persons, will
pave all streets next season. A mile of
sidewalk was laid last summer.
1t is now believed by vesselmen that
the total output of iron ore for the
season will be over 3S,000000 tons
Charles e. barnes, Daily Moon tele-
graph editor, celebrated the fiftieth an.
niversary of his arrival in Battle
Creek.
Franz, 2. Whom. of Detroit, says he
has f,ranced the new dam which is to
be built at Midland. 1t will furnish
5000 horsepower.
Mrs. NJ. Karjinskrs new coal stove
rearly asphyXiated four persons at
Bay City. They retired, leaving tee
stove door open.
+. VI. Boardmar. of New York. has
been trying to organize Y. NJ. &. A.
at Allegan. A committee was appointed
to solicit funds.
The international ChatauQua alliance
has elected NJ. B. Pitcher, Nashville,
Tenn, president, and A. c, Folsom,
Pontiac, H., secretary.
Two of the new boats which the
American Shipbuilding Co. has con
tracted to build viii be constructed at
the. Bay City shipyards.
Thomas S. Scadden has resigned as
register of the United States land of.
flee 10 become manager of the Kim.
berly mines in Colorado.
Slight depressions in cement side
walks do not render a city liable for
damages, says the supreme court in
the case Of Rebecca Bennett VS.. City
of st. Joseph
4 citizens committee has recon-.
lad h<F 1;,.,. .1
that another attempt be made to Sc
cure anti-Suoday theater ordinance at
C"and Rapids.
City Clerk Joseph H. Thorpe, of Pom.
tiac, blind in one eye and minus part
of his right hand, is the first of the
Pontiac hunters to shoot a deer in the
upper peninsula.
Il. f. Ferguson. OF Sault Ste Marie;
VI. O. Graves, Fetoskey. and ". Fl
to succeed Luther G. Wright on the
state school board.
Col. George II. Turner. commandant
of the Michigan Soldiers home. asks
for appropriations based o., an attend
ance of 100. The average attendance
for the last two years has been 1000
Because Battle Creek provides no
playground for school children Chas
Wickens may sue for damages because
Of injuries sustained by his son. who,
while playing in the street, was run
down and sustained a brc1;en leg.
The ministerial association Of Grand
Rapids has withdrawn from the Grand
Rapids Citizens federation, reform
movement headed by Rev. A. Frank
Ferris, recently dropped from member
ship in the Plymouth Congregational
church.
Health officer Cunningham admitted
to the council that there are about 25
cases of smallpox in Bay City. A mail
carrier brought the smallpox situation
TO public notice by saying he was
turned back from certain houses no,
placarded.
For the first time in the history OF
Bay City a woman conducted regular
Sunday services. Miss Bessie Fox.
daughter of Aid. and Mrs. C. l.. Fox.
aged %, and very good looking, occu.
pied the pulpit in the First Congrega
uonal church.
w. V. Smith and J. Frank Woods. 0!
Flint, have secured an injunction re
straining Werkheiser & Sons from
taking possession of the Flint News
suspended. They claim the property
was misrepresented. to them when
they bought.
The wages of employees of the Am.
erican Express Co., who are paid less
than 5000 month, were increased Il
per cent beginning today, says New
York dispatch. The announcement O,
the increase was made at the Office OF
TIE company. The increase was au
thoriZed by vote of the board of di
rectors yesterday.
The Women's Relief corps of tho
Lansing district has 500 members anc
is financially in good condition. :,
elected these officers: District presi
dent, Margaret Stanton, of Mason
senior vice-president, Rosetta Rogers
OF Dimon ole; junior vice-presideut
Palma Hahn, of Leslie: treasurer. 81
san Humphrey, of Lansing; chaplain
Helen Southworth, OF Charlotte: dele
gate to the national convention, Franl
Adams, of Mason.