The Detroit times., 1908-07-29
Around the State
In q Hurry

Lanslng-Lansing was decided upon
by the Prohibition state central COM
mittee, al meeting here. as the place
for holding the state nominating con.
vention. The date will probably be
Sept. 80, although that Is tentative.
lansine-Eh c. Woodwork, OF Pom
tiac. may try conclusions with his
fellow townsman, Congressman Sam
Smith. at the primaries in September.
Petitions for his nomination have
been filed with the secretary Of state.
Houghton-A runaway skip. falling
100 feet In the Winona mine, south
OF here, killed one man and probably
fatally injured two others. The dead
man Is John Deidrickson. The In
jured are Peter Annonen and Fred
Sarsert.
ST. lsnaoe-John r. Mcleod. aged
81. died at his home In Epoufetta. 30
miles from here. Mr. Mcleod has
been actively engaged in numbering.
The, funeral will be held from his late
home this afternoon. The Masonic
lodge has chartered a launch to attend
the funeral.
MI. Clemens-The row In the local
fire department that has been pend
ing for the last month over the choice
OF a chief reached a crisis last nigh {.
when the volunteer organization, by
an almost unanimous vote. turned
down the proposition OF the council
committee and refused TO accept the
last appointment of the council.
Ann Arbor-"Mother, come, be-
lieve I'm dying" cried Herbert Aud
cite last night. His mother rushed
out on the porch where he was sit
ting and he died In her arms few
moments later OF heart failure. Her
bert Audette was "a years old and
very we'll known in musical circles
A mother, brother and sister survive
him.
East Lansing-President Snyder. Of
the M. A. c.. returned from Cornell
university yesterday. where he com
pleted arrangements with Prof. Harry
]. Eustace, M. A. c., 01. to become
head OF the horticultural department
Prof. Eustace has been with the de
partment OF agriculture for many
years and comes highly recommend
ed. He will take the position left va
cant by Prof. s. W. Fletcher.
Hoiland-This city has a newly-or
ganized home guard" with a present
membership of 3S, and drills are given
twice a week. John Homfeld. Span
ish-American war veteran, who has
served under the American flag In Gu
ba and the Philippines. is the drillmas
ter Uniforms, the same as are worn
by the United States army, have been
ordered. and Congressman Diekema
has promised the organization that
he, would do all In his power to secure
guns for them.
Holiand-With her clothing envel
oped In flames, Anna Wiebenga, IA
rushed screaming from the kitchen
and before the flames were exiting
uished she was SO horribly burned
from her neck 10 her ankles that
death ended her sufferings a few hours
later. Owing TO her mothers sick
ness Anna had been compelled TO dc
all the housework for family OF
eight children. Her clothing became
lgnited from a flaming rag, as she
was transferring a kettle to gas
stove.
Mt. Ciemens---"If VIM. Cottrell could
see the condition In which his estate
Is now he would turn over in bis
grave" said an old acquaintance
Mary l.. Cottrell, the widow. has fled
her election to take under the statute
and II successful In setting aside the
$4,000 which William Cottrell con
ferred In satisfaction of an alleged
ante-nuptial agreement, she will get
about half OF the estate and there is
the claim OF the Macombers which
will take. II allowed. probably 100000
more.
saginaw-An interesting chancery
case in which the estate OF the late
Gov. Aaron T. Bliss Is the defendant
of claims aggregating $4,000 Is be.
ing heard In chambers in this city by
Judge Collins, OF Bay City. local
judges being disqualified for personal
reasons. The case grows out of the
liquidation OF the old lumber firm OF
T. f. Thompson & Co. one of the val
ley's prominent concerns In the hey
day OF numbering times. Thompson 8
partners were the late A. T. Bliss,
Gurdon Corning and l.. p Mason. Ma.
sons claims against the Bliss estate
Is $4,000. which. together with the
Corning claim, makes a total OF more
than $4,000 demanded from the ex-
ecutor of the ex-governor.
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