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and the health authorities are investi-
eating.
Henry Sehermann. aged 7, OF Sagi-
nav, was struck In the head with
baseball and after being about as usual
for several days suddenly died.
Zell Ridgeway OF Evans, celebrated
by throwing balls at wooden babies,
and in his eagerness to knock down
three he fractured his collarbone.
F. W. Redfern. of Maple Rapids, is
the first candidate for delegate to the
constitutional convention to file his
petition with the secretary OF state.
In learning to swim, James Bennett,
aged p, Bay City coal miner from
England but few months, got beyond
his depth in the river and was
drowned.
Mrs. Harriet Adzit aged "a, mother
OF Mrs James V. Barry, of Lansing,
fell down stairs at the Barry home
and broke her arm Her condition
is critical
The Shiawassee County association
for the protection of fish and game
banqueted State Warden Charles S.
Pierce and 200 sportsmen in a tent
Thursday night.
Representatives of the Clark Wire
less Telegraph system have completed
arrangements for extending the SER
vice to the 500, and thence through.
out the upper peninsula
Two more typhoid fever victims. the
twelfth and thirteenth deaths within
month in Calumet, were p. III. Mat
health authorities say they have the
epidemic under control now.
Chanting T. Wang, a Chinese stu
dent, whose family has been Chris
tians for three generations, has ar
rived in Ann Arbor to enter the u. of
NJ He was secretary for $1,000 stu
dents in the University of Toxic
Sixteen priests participated in the
dedication of the new church in Bun
ker Hill, which replaces the one which
burned last fall soon after 1t was COM
pleted The new structure cost $15.-
600 and is located eight miles from a
railroad.
Plainwells new shoe factory. af-
ter six months operations, is employ
Ing 90 men and turning out 200 pairs
day, but is still behind orders. The
plant will be increased one-thiYd at
once and 100 men may be employed
before August /.
Dana w. Payne, 1S-year-old son of
George o. Payne, of the Jackson Gas
CO.. stepped into deep hole while
bathing in Browns lake and was
drowned. His companion, Robert Fox,
could not swim. Payne's body was
found Friday morning.
The coroners jury held that the
Grand Trunk railroad was blameless
for the deaths of Earl and Roberr
Weigand, little son of Joseph Wei.
gand, VINO were killed by an excursion
train while they were playing on the
railroad bridge at Battle Creek.
Albert G. Bedford, of Ionia. was bad
ly bitten by dog few days ago and
went to Ann Arbor to take the Pas
tour treatment. The dog had been
buried, but Dr. Culp exhumed it and
sent the spine to Ann Arbor. They
found undeveloped symptoms of the
rabies.
Retiring Game Warden Chapman re
ports that during the month Of June
the department made ga arrests. a.
yestigated 145 alleged violations of
the game laws, secured 40 convictions
and collected fines and costs aggrega-
ting s7S1.40 Sales Of seized property
brought s117.44.
The new juvenile court law contains
a clause which legislates all Of the
county charities and corrections
agents out of office and providing that
the governor shall appoint a complete
corps. 1t is believed that Gov. War
ner will reappoint practically all of
he present officers.
Charlotte business men raised a
purse to send Silas Compton, the aged
who was acquitted of the
murder of VIM. Lampman, back TO
his Pennsylvania home, after he has
spent few days in Eagle. the village
N which he lived at the time of the
Is years ago.
Saginaw water is obtained from the
muddy river and at times various pis-
,atorial curiosities are extracted from
he faucets and pipes. The prize was
ound recently When the workmen
opened ten-inch main out came a
zig swapping turtle. measuring eight
inches across its back.
Former Lieut.. Gov. Strong and his
wo sons captured a burglar who had
ust raided their store in lockwood.
His pal escaped. The Strongs have a
burglar alarm on their store, and when
I went off the three men armed them
selves and started after the marau-
lers. The fellow they caught had part
# the plumber on his person
Arba B. Kent, aged So, the Muske-
ION inventor who is working on a com
'ination airship and water vehicle.
las had a guardian for some time. AS
he Glorious Fourth approached the old
nan wanted to celebrate and he felt
hat the 20 cents per day allowed him
or spending money was not enough
lie appealed to the probate court and
vas awarded reasonable sum.
Three Grand Rapids residents are
n Ann Arbor taking the Pasteur treat
nent for supposed mad dog bites.
irs. NJ. A. Hanna, aged As years. and
'helia. S-year-old daughter OF DR.
fuir, attempted to catch Mrs Hanna's
og after he had been bitten by
TRANCE dog. The pet turned on his
ursuers and bit them. Veronica
aged 2 years, is the