The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19
Around the State
in q Hurry

cadlllae-Fred Cooper Is slowly
growing worse and his physician says
he cannot live more than 1--WE days.
Officers, are still working on several
clues
lLalngsburs-while up In tree hiv-
| ing q swarm or bees. Samuel Foster.
farmer living west OF town. lost his
balance and fell headlong 10 the
ground, distance OF about 10 feet
| Hts neck was broken and he died al
most instantly.
Battle Creek-The smallest class
In It's history was graduated by the
American Medical Missionary college.
numbering four. But the graduates
| set a record. every student standing
! 100 per cent In every study in the
! hnal examinations.
Big Rapids-Geo Linsley, an aged
resident OF this city. committed sui
eide by hanging himself in the barn
with a rope which his grandchildren
had used for swing. His body was
| found by his wifeS Dependency due
10 long illness and old age is believed
to be the reason for the deed.
| vernon-Charles Bradley. a Vernon
laborer. so years old, was drowned
Thursday, just below the dam OF the
| Shiawassee Light & Power Co. al Shi-
awasseetown. His decoy minnow was
caught in a weed while fishing. He
waded into the water 10 get II. slip
ping from a rock into a deep hole.
| Benton harbor Asphyxiated by
gas while rocking her ls-months-old
grandchild TO sleep was the fate OF
Mrs. Mary Murphy While toddling
about the child accidentally turned
on the gas OF a heater in the room
unnoticed by the aged woman.
Owosso-Lying upon the door or
his Office, Geo. w. Loring, coroner OF
Shiawassee county, was found dead
Death is believed 10 have been caused
by heart disease. His associate. Yer
non NJ White. Will hold an inquest.
Mr.. Loring was 6S years old.
Port huron-Worry over the death
OF his wife one month ago, 1t Is be-
lieved. accelerated the end OF Benja-
min Carter, 81 years old. who was
/ found dead in bed at his home. Mr..
Carter was an old resident of Port
Huron, having been for years one Of
the best known shipbuilders in the
state
MT. clemens-Allen MacOmber. OF
Lakeview, Mich, has filed claim
with the commissioners against the
estate of William Cottrell. deceased
for $3.50, 900, a little more than quar-
| ter OF the entire estate. II is alleged
| that Geo MacOmber the father OF
Mr.. MacOmher and OF Vim. Cottrells
| nrst wife, left an estate OF 100000.
| which was divided between them and
that Mrs Cottrells share of the es-
| tate became commingled with that or
her husband.
Pontlac-Mrs. Mary Montcross. OF
Pontiac. has been awarded $4,000
damages against Hugh Alexander. OF
Detroit, by jury in the circuit court.
Alexander was formerly proprietor of
Hotel Hodges. in this city, and is al
legged by Mrs. Montcross 10 have de-
prived her Of her husbands support
by furnishing him with liquor after
being warned not TO 10 so. On the
nrst trial OF the case the plaintlT
got a verdict OF sl,675. The suprem.
court ordered a new trial which hA
resulted in the $4,000 verdict.
Grand Rapids-After a search Of 20
wears. Ralph Edwards, OF this city,
has found his father who disappeared
when the boy was 5 years old. The
| father, A. H. Edwards, Is now pros
porous resident OF Wyoming and SUI
perintendent OF a government dam. \.
II. Edwards left his little son in Bat
tie Creek % years ago. shortly after
the death OF the boys mother, and
the boy was sent TO live with his
grandfather. William Weeks, In Bat
tie Creek
Ann Arbor-Among the graduates
OF the high school and one OF the
speakers at the commencement was
Albino Zarate Sycip. whose grafton.
THE new era In China" was one OF
the best delivered on this occasion.
The program was an unusually bril-
liant one The class memorial was
presented by Carl Sanzi. president OF
the class and the response was made
by DR.. r. s. Copeland. president OF
the board OF education.
Marine city-Antoine Beuchamp.