The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-05
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day. 4 few hours after his death his
fofmer comrades met in Ann Arbor for
their annual reunion.
BAY CITY-Ffank Ladwlg. night
watchman at the Mershon Bacon
lumber yard had a narrow escape with
his life Wednesday when two men
fired on his with a rifle. Ladwig had
INTERCEPTED them week ago, when
they attempted to steal some brass
and they threatened vengeance.
MARSHALl-The congregation Of
the Methodist Episcopal church here
passed resolution at the annual
meeting "Wednesday asking the state
conference TO return Rev. \. A. Geigcr
10 this city for the sixth consecutive
year. Mr. Geiger is the first Methodist
minister TO remain in Marshall for this
length Of time since 1892.
HILIsDALE-Dning 20 years that
Hillsdale has operated municipal
water and light plant the city itself
has paid nothing for water and cleo
tricity There are now outstanding
against the plant bonds amounting To
SS0,5OO The board of public works
has asked the city To pay up and has
placed the value of the service render
ed annually at $4,000.
PETOSKEY- Henry A. Easton was
badly cut and bruised, Dale Clockling
suffered severe cuts about the head,
and the horse which they were driv-
ing narrowly escaped falling into the
river from the Mitchell street bridge,
when it became frightened and ran
away throwing the occupants to the
pavement. The victims are connected
with the Crystal Ice company
CADIII.AC-Fred Maybury. Of
Yuma, is - wears old and has been
under the knife "A times, and expects
20 soon undergo another operation. He
lost his left hand several years ago in
q sawmill, and shortly afterward a leg.
Necrosis OF the bones set in. necessi-
tating the operations. He says he has
been IN the surgeons table so often
that it is scarcely Of more thought to
him than going to a dentist would be
for others.
YPSILANTI--A warrant was issued
cg,. (saprpa Kahn charging
him with the embezzlement Of SO.
Kahn represented to Joseph c. Demosh
that ne was a horse dealer and want
ed 10 take a horse To Detroit and sell
il. He sold the horse and never made
return, il Is alleged. He also bought
d number of horses from farmers in
this vicinity ana gave his note and
then took them to Detroit and sold
| them 1t is charged He obtained
more than S2,0Oo worth of horses in
this way, and absconded with the
money, it is alleged.
MARSHALL.-TriXie, the newspa-
| per dog" is dead Fatally i'll, she
stood on the tracks Of an approaching
interurban car and awaited death sun
day night Trixie was the only dog
in the country, it is believed, which
/ was a paid member of the editorial
staf of daily newspaper. She re-
ceive.i 20 cents weeH from the Even
ing Chronicle. This purchased her
! food.
KALAMAZOO-Wo was received
here Tuesday of the death Of Mrs. NJ.
d. Woodruff. former resident of this
city, 1t the home of her daughter in
Cincinnati Her husband, who died
six years ago. was a railway man
ae,r IN this section and her father
Rev. William Sprague, was a pioneer
preacher of this state.
FLINT-Cases against Frank Castor
and John Covmg;on, accused of oper-
atine a blind pig" were nolle pressed
| Tuesday on motion Of the prosecutor
who said the complaining witness had
"a bad record and that he believed a
conviction impossible.
! PETOSKEY--Fail of President
! Wilson 20 appoint a man 10 fill tn"
Office of postmaster here makes it nee
essary for Postmaster G. J. Pailthorp.
whose resignation was supposed TO
take effect Tuesday, to continue his
duties indefinitely.
rLE Rifle or THE SKY
Oyyeen is not colorlcss. hut Of a
pretty blue color. even i'm a layer of
Isieht thickness. Liquid air has "A blu
ish tint increasing in depth with the
promotion Of oxygen. While it is not