Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-07-27
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Grass Lake bank has just spent $3.50
Tor burglar alarm system.
Mrs. Flora Goodwin has applied for
the position of mail carrier on Lake
Goguac.
The Bellevue Gazette suggests Will,
lam Alden Smith as vice presidential
candidate.
Daniel E. Mcclure, Of Shelby, has
been appointed secretary to Congress.
man Mclaughlin.
Burglars blew open the safe of j.
r. Spellman Co., in Covert, and got
away with nearly $4,000.
Pontiac board of health has ordered
residents and business houses to rid
their premises of unhealthy rubbish.
Robert P. Robertson, aged 32 years,
was united in marriage here Saturday
to Mrs. Margaret Mclaughlin, aged
70 years.
Alexander Christie, aged II, of Port
Huron, fell on the floor in the East
Michigan asylum a few hours after
his arrival, and may die.
Kalamazoo burglars entered the
home of Michael Linihan, drugged him
and his wife and stole 500 in cash
and considerable jewelry.
The Big Rapids Horsemens associa.
ton will give $1,000 in purses for
racing at the Mecosta County Agricul-
tural society's annual fair in the fall.
The 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Dunton, of Quincy, died from
swallowing the contents of a bottle OF
Hn ri hn Obj
John G. Weadock. of Bay City, who
rose from. tally boy to lawyer, will
remove to the wider field in New
York. He is brother of T. A. E. Wea-
dock, of Detroit.
Frank Lentz, formerly of Saginaw,
is wanted there on a charge of wife
desertion. He is under arrest at AL
bany, ~ Y, and Gov. Warner grant
ed requisition for him.
Jerome Chaplin, of Battle Creek. as
precaution against burglars, slept
with a big revolver at his side, but
they entered and pillaged the house
without awakening him.
Miss Lydia Scrau, aged 25, promi-
nent in La0eer as a teacher of music
and drawing in the schools, died in
from gangrene poisoning.
A 100000 iron furnace and chemical
works will locate at East Jordan. The
promoters are G. II. Shaffer, of Mar
quette; w. H. Matthews and w. S.
Shaw. of Boyne Falls, and F. b. Baird,
Buffalo.
Richard Duff, who has been missing
from Bay City over 10 years, will lose
his $4,000 share of the estate. His
father, Lieut. George Duff, specified
that it be divided among the other
three sons if Richard did not come
back in 10 years.
Miss Jennie Leavens. of Detroit.
was bitten on the right forearm while
trying to stop fight between her
dog and one owned by James Hays.
DR.. Thomas Hart attended to her
wounds and ordered the dogs tied up
for 10 days to see whether they are
mad
j. B. Mills owns perhaps more land
than any one individual in the state of
Michigan. He came to Prescott in the
SOS with mercantile stock and today
he owns 10000 acres near Prescott,
10000 in Burleigh township. Iosco
county; $4,000 in Montmorency county,
and some in Arenac and Lapeer coun-
ties.
A snake, which is believed may be
the Carter reptile of Hastings fame,
was discovered on the tracks near
Marshall by Motorman George Hoyt,
who says it was fully 80 feet long
Hoyt at first thought II was an OBJ
struction, but as the car drew near he
saw II move and when the car was
close the snake coiled up ready to
spring, but suddenly crawled off to the
fields. Many passengers corroborate
Hoyt's story.
Thirty years ago a Masonic ring fell
from the finger of Ambrose Atwood, of
Bedding, and was lost In some shrub.
berry. Atwood died shortly afterward
and the place has since changed own.
ers number of times, but when Mrs.
Henrietta Andrews, a relative of At
wood, visited the place the ring was
restored by the residents, who found
It few days ago.
When the ear of former Aid. Har.
mon Yon came in contact with high
tension wire at the Bay City railway
power house. 1t was burned off, as was
a finger. A gold ring on a finger was
mel9d by the high voltage, but Yon
| will survive.