Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
AROUND THE STATE.

merchant of Jonesville, is dead.
Thieves entered dental Offices In
Muskegon and made a combined haul
of 5000 worth of gold leaf.
Surveying of the site of the new
Grand Trunk roundhouse and repair
shops at Durand has begun.
Delano & Clapp's private bank at
Otsego has been reorganized as the
First State Savings bank, capitalized
at $25. 900.
The 2-year-old child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Stapleton, of Flint, was bitten
In three places by strange dog. The
wounds were cauteriZed.
Erection of the 100000 building of
the Murphy Manufacturing Co. in Fen
ton for making chairs and implement
parts will begin this week.
y On a Pere Marquette excursion Nor
ris ,Goff, of Saginaw, shot at his wife,
from whom he was separated, and a
panic 'ensued. Goff was arrested.
Prof Frederick Novy, of the bacter
iological department u. Of. NJ, is said
to have refused an offer of $1,000 a
year from Johns Hopkins university
brate Emancipation day on August L.
1t was voted to extend an invitation
to Senator. Foraker to deliver the ad-
dress.
Mrs. Daniel Berger, a pioneer resi-
dent of Sturgis, was attacked by neu-
ralgia after eating a quantity of ice
cream Wednesday and died the same
night.
Miss Tillie Lutz was struck by a
bolt of lightning while at window
of her home in Ann Arbor Wednesday
and rendered unconscious, but is re-
covering.
The body of Earl Near, aged 16, son
of James Near, of Worth. was found
on the Michigan Central tracks in
badly mangled condition. No one saw
the accident.
Frank Barron, aged %, stumbled on
the Pere Marquette tracks before an
approaching engine, in Port Huron,
and was badly mangled. He died
shortly afterward.
The overturned boat of Perry Leak
strom and Louis Anderson was found
on Grand river and it is believed the
men were drowned. They were fishing
during the night.
Hilda Collins, 13 years old, living in
Bedford township, was brutally as
saulted by an unknown tramp as she
was walking along the highway. Her
condition is serious.
Edward c. Campbell, aged 73, res
ident of Hillsdale over years, and
widely known as an architect and
builder is dead after a long illness.
He retired year ago
Willard Y. Mitchell, prominent
Charlotte business man, went through
the initiation as a Master Mason,
though 76 years old. He was pre-
sented with gold lapel button.
William Levi, aged 81, of Bay City,
after a quarrel with his wife, jumped
behind a vicious horse in his barn and
swallowed carbolic acid in her presc-
ence. She was unable to follow him
and he died.
Antoine Nicholas, an Armenian, was
shot in Battle Creek Sunday while
asleep, but will probably recover. The
police think the shooting is the result
of feud among Armenians who live
in the house.
Dynamite was found under the house
of Rev. Fr Papon, of st. Albert's
church, Menominee. There has been
friction between the pastor and con-
gregation and the priest was assaulted
recently while saying mass.
Thirteen socialists were arrested in
Hancock Sunday morning on a charge
of carrying the red flag of anarchy
in, defiance of city ordinances, and the
appearance of the police at the proper
time averted riot and possible blood
shed.
For tearing down a United States
flag and then tranpling it, James
Grant was tried and convicted at Birch
and was brought to the 500 to serve
80 days. In Jail. In addition he was
fined $40. He's subject of King Ed
ward.
st. Louis, Mo-. officials say that the
Mrs. Mamie Long who died there
and was identified by Toledo detec-
tive as Mrs. Fred. Besimer, formerly
of Ann Arbor, never was in Michigan,
but on the contrary, was a southern
woman.
Francis Kenyon, whose home was
in Durand, Mich, died at the Detroit
house of correction Tuesday afternoon.
He had been brought there to serve
term on a charge of drunkenness and
was apparently in good health when
he was locked up.
Removing everything that was port
able from the home of William Horn
by, where she was employed as a
housekeeper Mrs. Sylvester, alias
Crackel, it is alleged, left Port Huron
suddenly for Detroit. where she is now
believed to be in hiding.
In the. recent examination of can.
didates for appointment in the con-
sular service for which "a mer were
designated, 3S passed. receiving the
required mark of so. Among the sue
cessful Michigan candidates were Sam
uel T. Lee and James p. Worden.