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ting.
Howard McManamy, laborer. AZ, was
stricken with the heat and died In the
patrol wagon while being taken TO the
police station.
There were no bidders for the De
troit. Flint q Saginaw railway at the
time scheduled for the sale and II was
adjourned TO June 25.
George S. Gillespie, aged Is, son OF
the chief dispatcher OF the Grand
Trunk, has passed the final examina
tion for admission TO the naval acad
envy.
Only four graduated this year from
the American Medical Missionary col
lege al Battle Greek. but each had an
average of 100 per cent in the exam
nations
ID. p. Markey. supreme commander
OF the Maccabees of the World. re-
ceived a valuable gold watch, charm
and chain. as a gift from the Macca
bees of West Virginia
Treasurer J. Z. Howard reported at
the meeting of the trustees OF kalama'
ZOO college that the endowment was
now $433, 932.51. greater than that OF
any other Michigan college.
Frightened by lightning, Richard
Hoodless. Waterford township farmer
was stricken by apoplexy as he en-
tered the barn of his son-in-law, VIM
Stevens, and died shortly afterward
While watching the ascension OF an
elevator in a Grand Rapids building,
Maurice Wells, 14-year-old newsboy,
was struck on the head by one of the
descending weights and instantly
killed.
Chester Brown, who lived high on
funds sent by his father, who supposed
he was attending the u. of NJ, left
for his home in Mexico. His father
settled for the bad checks passed by
Brown.
Rev. James NJ. Shank. pastor of an
NJ. E. church in the upper peninsula,
has been appointed chaplain of the
Jackson prison. succeeding Rev. Z. d..
Rundell, who resigned two months ago
TO go to local church.
Brig. Gen. Albert Hartsuff a veteran
army man who has made his home in
Detroit since his retirement from ac'
tive service in 1900, dropped dead Mon
day morning just as he entered the
| home of his daughter, Mrs. l.. S. Trow-
! bridge.
Il. Of NJ regents authorized the
| building committee to draw up plans
/ for the new chemical building. Prof
G. Wrentmore was granted years
leave of absence TO take the position
OF superintendent of buildings In the
! Philippines.
The bail Of Ira B. Gage, former vice
president of the Dowagiac City bank,
held in Cadillac Jail for three months
on several charges connected with the
banks failure, was reduced from $19,'
500 to $4,000 by Judge North of Cal
| houn county
Melvin A. Root. the aged spiritualist
who shot himself on the steps OF a
Buffalo crematory, but recovered. has
left Bay City to live in Tidioute, Pa
His property is in the hands of a re
ceiver because OF legal difficulties with
his attorneys.
Judge Miner has dismissed the ap
plication of Leonard Grouse and Geo
Smthdall. OF Morrice, for permanent
injunction to prevent the village from
causing It's underground drain to
empty into a surface drain that ira
verses their farms.
Three years ago FIVE Charlotte boys
Louis Goldsmith. Robert Sears, Egbert
Griffin, Byron Stockwell and Frank
Spencer. enlisted in the army and
were sent to separate barracks. Or
their way home last week all accident
ally met in the Grand Trunk depot
Attorneys for Edward Parks, who is
on trial in Grand Rapids for man
slaughter, are trying to secure jury
composed of base ball fans. Park is
accused of throwing a beer bottle dur
ing a game, striking William Haver
kamp on the head and causing his
death.
George. the 9-months-old son oi
George Russell, of Traverse City
found bottle of permanganate of pot
ash. and tried to drink the contents
with the result that he will lose his
tongue. None of the fluid got into hi:
stomach but his mouth was terribly
burned.
Charles Bradley, so, laborer, was
drowned while fishing just below the
dam OF the Shiawassee Light & Power
Co. at Shiawasseetown, Thursday at
ternoon. His decoy minnow caught II
some weeds and wading out to looser
il. he stepped into deep hole and wal
drowned
In view OF the recent trouble owe
the alleged fraudulent school censu,
; at Ionia. Supt. of Public instruction
L. L. Wright. suggests that some 9th
er means of distributing the primar,
school interest fund should be adopted
He says that the present system Il
conducive TO fraud.
Fatally injured by train. James ID
Delaney. roadmaster OF the East Jor
dan & Southeastern railroad. ex
pressed a wish TO see his wife and 4
day-old baby before he died He wa
placed on a special train, but lost con
sciousness before his home wa
reached and died there.
A combined hurricane and cyclon,
, which wandered over the entire lax,
region Friday afternoon, struck Detroi
at 4:40 o'clock and plowed a patl
through the city from east TO west
Thousands of dollars of damage wa