The Detroit times., 1908-05-21
Around the State
in a Hurry

Houghton-Matti Kumkas Jarvi, OF
Baltic, was struck by passenger
train on the Copper Range road, east
OF South Range, and instantly killed.
He was 80 years old and unmarried
Owosso-ln steaming barrel he
had placed over q feed pipe at the
plant or the American Farm Products
Co., Frank G. Brooks failed to notice
that there was not a large enough out
let for the steam to escape. He turn
cd on a pressure Of $50 pounds and an
explosion followed, hurting Brooks 20
feet. He was carried home and 4
physician was called.
Muskeeon--Alta Murray aged Is,
of Bliss. Mich, Is charged with hav-
ing forged check on Mrs. Kittie NJ.
Lee, OF Muskegon. for $50, buying a
hat and clothing and receiving SIS In
money from the balance of the check.
Grand Rapids-George Pfeiffer. 20
years old, was crossing the canal at
the foot. .Qf Hastings-st.. on a three.
inch waref PIPE When he plunged from
the pipe into the water. "A companion
dived after him, but failed to recover
the body Pfeiffer cried, Here goes. -
as he made the plunge. and II Is un-
known whether his death was suicide
or accidental.
Charlottesville sixth annual meet
ing of the Eaton County Federation
OF Woman's clubs will be held at
Eaton Rapids. tomorrow. Mrs. Nina
Daugherty. of Kalamo, president OF
the federation, will make the address
OF welcome. Off1cers will be elected
at the morning session.
lanslng-The Lansing police think
they have caught the worst bad
man" at large. When arrested he
gave his name as Geo. o. Smith, but
later admitted he was Sherman W.
Morris. He has been identified as
the lone highwayman." who is charg-
ed with committing many daring rob-
berries In the west. and as the motor
ious kid Mccoy" Morris is TO be
tried Saturday, on charge of dis
orderly conduct.
Pontiac-The police say that rob-
berry was the motive of an incendiary
fire at the residence OF Albert Yahn
on Porter-st Thirty-nine dollars wac
missing from a com bination desk and
bookcase. No one was at home at the
time of the blaze.
MarshalI-In the circuit court here
awarded Verne S. rBininstool against
the NJ. u. X. for damages claimed 10
have been sustained when horse
driven by the plaintiff became fright
ened at a whistle on car and ran
away. throwing the plaintiff out, and
severely injuring him. Brininstool
sued for $4,000.
FIint-In an attempt to end her own
life and that of her two-and-a-half
year-old daughter. while respondent
from illness. Mrs. Herschel Country
man, threw the child from the Sag
inaw bridge into Flint river. and then
leaped into the. water herself. Men
who happened to be near by in boat
reached the woman before she went
down and the child was rescued some
distance farther down stream. Both
were resuscitated In a short time.
Owosso-Wearing a suit OF clothes
that he had stolen from man who
befriended him, as is charged. and
carrying the Good Samaritans over
coat or his arm and wearing his gold
bowed spectacles, Burr DeBarr. aged
10. VI 1HtSdIluEs was dlltbb'h
Fergus and brought TO the county jail
James Mason. a railroad man Of Dur
and. says that he took the boy. who
was In destitute circumstances to his
room. fed him and allowed him to
sleep there.
Pewamo-Sheriff Keeney and Depu-
~ Sheriff Stoddard procured warrants
and arrested Joe and Ed. Droste. sons
OF Theodore Droste, living three miles
south aud east OF her In Dallas town.
ship, on a charge of numbering Ben
Cook and took them TO the Ionia pris-
on.
Lewlston-Henry Yost. employed At
the Fuller mill. 10 miles east OF here,
borrowed his employers gun several
days ago to go hunting. He failed TO
return and his friends fear some &C.
cIdent has happened to him.
Ann Arbor-At the meeting OF the
State Homeopathic society the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
saing year; President, J. II. Ball. NJ.
d.. Bay City: vice president. Charles
j. ,Crum. VI. D., Detroit. second vice
president, s. ID. Human. NJ. d.. Of
Grand Rapids general secretary. Dean
W. Meyers. Ann Arbor; treasurer, r.