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shot struck the father just below the
left eye, taking a course downward,
cutting off the tongue and lodging in
the lung.
Allegan.-The trial of law
suit which created great interest
and was attended by probably as many
people as any hereabouts since the
celebrated Grange store case six
years ago stirred up the people of
southwestern Allegan county, was
that of John and Royal Reeder, ia
Their and son, charged with assaulting
George Barnes and his son in a corn
field, brought on by dispute over
the dividing of the shares. They were
found guilty and the father was SEN
fenced to spend 20 days in Jail and
pay a fine of $25 and $40 costs, and
the son was fined $50 fine and $40
costs.
Traverse City-George Abbott
was arrested in Northport by
Deputy State Game and Fish Wardens
G.. Allen Smith of this city and j. b.
Eddy Of Charlevoix. The deputies
found six boxes Of whitefish concealed
in a crib under the farmers dock at
Northport and two more boxes under
the dock at Cedar Lodge at North
port Point. Abbott was taken to
Charlevoix where he pleaded guilty to
a charge of catching whitefish out of
season. He was fined 500 and Sc
costs.
Traverse City.-Ernest Meaborn
of Carriers Siding was probably
fatally injured in a shooting accident.
He was hauling logs for the F. G.
Desmond chemical works when he
met group of boys with 22-caliber
rifle. While Meaborn was examining
the gun, it was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering just be-
brain. His recovery is not expected.
Meaborn is twenty-five years old.
Saginaw.-At the last session
Of the Michigan Association OF
Beekeepers the following officers were
elected: President, E. d. Townsend,
Remus; vice-president, l.. S. Griggs,
Flint; secretary and treasurer, e. B.
Tyrrell, Detroit The convention
came to close with the awarding OF
prizes. The most important business
transacted came when the state organ
ization voted to join the National Bee.
keepers association.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS slugged
and robbed John Flipse of $40.
The hold-up was one of the most dar-
ing ever pulled off in this city. Flipse
was returning from his barn to the
house when suddenly two men rushed
from around the corner Of the barn
and knocked him down. Gagging him,
they went through his pockets while
crowd was passing along the side
walk After robbng Flipse the men
kicked him in the head and ran.
Saginaw.-George Prime was given
damages of 1878 against the
Singer Sewing Machine company
by a jury. Prime was local manager
of the company for several years. Two
years ago he was arrested for forgery.
When the case came up for trial the
prosecuting attorney nolle pressed it.
Prime then commenced suit, alleging
malicious prosecution.
Grand Rapids-The new board
Of the Michigan Masonic home,
recently removed from this city to
Alma, has been elected as follows: A.
M. Hume, Owosso; G. Roscoe Swift,
Adrian; Lucien E. Wood, Niles; Grand
Master James Dillon. Tawas; Deputy
Grand Master James Thompson and
Mrs. Lizzie |. Hanson of Saginaw;
Clara c. Eldredge. Adrian.
Coral.-Upon returning to the
house from neighbor's, Miss Mar
garet Croak found her uncle, John
Coady, aged eighty, dead upon the
kitchen floor. He was native of
Ireland and pioneer of this town, ia
king the homestead on which he had
since resided from the government
more than fifty years ago. Heart fail
ure was the cause Of death.
Lansing.-The Central Michigan
Holstein Breeders association held
it's annual meeting here. All the
former officers of the association were
reelected with the exception of Vice
President Jacob Sleight of Lansing.
who withdrew in favor of DR.. w. w.
Thornburn Of Lansing.
Cadillac. - Mrs. Rachel Blue OF
Manton, aged sixty-five years, who
has a son forty-four years and several
grandchildren, commenced divorce
proceedings against her husband.
George Blue. seventy years old, with
whom she has lived forty.five years.
She alleges extreme cruelty. One act
Of cruelty she explains in her bill is
that one day when her husband was
angry he entered the kitchen where
she was washing and with chair