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Or ridtjof Nansen the Great Arctic Explorer AT THE Auditorium Detroit ON Monday Nov 15 Under the Auspices of the ELLOWCRAT CLUB Boxes 10 seats) $25 Pestrved seats (lower floor) $150 $1 Reserved seats (in gallery) $1 75c and 50c General admission (lower floor) $1 Sale seats opens Thursday November 11 at Wright Kay Ji Co's A Trip to Coney Island LORAL AND ART EXHIBIT Given by the Detroit Light Infantry at srmory 40 42 Kat Congress ZMors open 7:30 Nov 15 to 20 inclusive Admission 25c WONDERLAND Circus Redivivus By Mrs Geo Knight and Party DORA WH45Y Sweet Singer ot Maine" And a ine Vaudeville Bill 10c admission only 10c Chair 5c and 10c PI kolaxd reed and hi company To Night riday and Saturday Matinee A MAN IDKAS Saturday THE WRONG It WRIGHT 3 Nov 17 and REDERICK WAPDE LYC Lewis Morrlsoa ias Pro 25 CENT dutien of tke Eeaaatic Matinee Saturday Next4 Jack and the Beanstalk THE DETROIT REE PRESS: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11 1897 IT WILL CAUSE A ROW EW LINES IA) DOWN OR MDE WALKS IN Ill'HOA OWNERS WILL MAKE A HARD I I (Chattel Moripngcs iled by Business Man Other News Tort Huron Mich November There is promise of a lively sidewalk row as the result ot the lines laid down by the city engineer for new walks Eighth street According to a recent survey of the city staff the present walks on the west side of Eighth street from Pine to Union streets are too far into the street and the lot lines arc alleged to encroach on the thoroughfare In some places as much as six feet Some time ago a new walk was put down In front of the Presby rian church upon the corrected line and recently stakes have been driven for newwalks south of that property to conformwith the walk lit front of the church The property owners interested will make a de termined opposition to having part of their lawns turned into the street and a hot time may be expected In some cases the walks have been down on the old lines for nearly twenty years Hoses Michels the Huron avenue cloth ing dealer and tailor is in financial diffi culties and to day filed chattel mortgages on his stock to secure creditors aggregat ing $7831 49 Creditors are secured as fol lows: Nlosss Schloss trustee $243149 Mrs Rosa Michels $3090 Abram Weil $1 800 Carrie Well $600 Business having been poor for some time past and creditors urg ing claims ho was unable to meet his obligations Norman Kennedy a sailor was charged in the Polices Court this morning with car rying deadly weapons He was discovered early this morning sleeping in the electric light works and when awakened by the engineer drew a razor and threatened to carve out his heart lie was overpowered and held until the arrival of an officer and will have a trial next riday The novel replevin suit of Selman vs AVanainaker was decided by Judge Wagner to day In favor of tho defendant Selman sought to recover an organ which was in possession of Mrs Katherine Wananiakcr Tho latter claimed that Selman iiad given her the instrument as a present and did not demand its return until after she had spurned his offer of marriage EIGHTH DISTRICT It Over JOO Members Present at the An nual Meeting lint Mich November 10 (Special) The Relief Corps of the eighth Michigan district began its annual meeting here to day Mrs A Hunting of en ton district president presided over the meeting Mrs Eunice Haynes of Gov Crapo Post delivered the address of wcl come which was responded to by Mrs' I aura Kerby of enton Over 100 mem bers were present during the session The afternoon meeting was devoted to ex emplifying the ritualistic work of the or der At the election of officers this after noon Sarah Wilcox of Dwosso was cho sen president Alice IJ Gilbert of Owosso vice president Mamie Banning of lush ing treasurer The next meeting will be held at Owosso The eighth district com prises the counties of Genesee Huron San ilac Shiawassee and Tuscola and a part of Saginaw county AIhih 1 Her Uittlx Nicer Corunna Mich November 10 (Special) jury in the case of the peopletvs Mrs Maria Scranton of Vernon charged with an assault and Lattery on her little niece consisting In cruelly whipping found Mrs' Scranton guilty this evening Justice 'Pea cock fined her $25 and costs or thirty days In jail The case will be appealed It lias taken two days to try and caused much local interest the court being crowded With Vernon ladles Serious Itnnnwny Accident Sturgis Midi November Mrs NN ilson Parker living one mile south of town was fatally injured here this morning in a runaway Her horse took fright at a flowing fire plug and ran up an embankment throwing Mrs Parker and her daughter Mrs McLoughlin out seriously injuring the latter The former received internal injuries part of her scalp was torn away bad concussion of the brain and a fractured hip Sold Under Mortgage Owosso Mich Novembei 10 The dry goods stock of Davis was sold to day tinder the first chattel mort gage hold by the Owosso Savings bank to Judge A Davis of Howell for $7500 The two subsequent chattel mortgages ag gregate about $12000 The claim is $5800 The buyer is the brother of Davis who will continue him in charge of tho store Citvnlrj Reunion Hillsdale Mich November 10 (Special) Second Michigan Cavalry held its annual reunion in this city to day Thirty of the old boys were present most of them with their wives William Tavlor was elected president and Proctor secretary of the association for the next year Ono comrade was present who had not met the company in thirty five years Prnbnbly a New Military Company Grand Rapids Mich November (Spe It: is definitely announced that the state military board will soon order the mustering in of the independent company known as the White Guard named after Gen NN" White in this city Inspector Gen Case has mustered out the remnant of the Ionia company and this leaves a vacancy beyond any doubt Mineral NVuter Company' Benton Harbor Mich November 10 A stock company was organized here this afternoon with a capital stock of $1(0010 for? development of mineral wa ter discovered here recently Leading phy sicians of this city are on the board of di rectoi A sanitarium will be erected forthwith Cnuglit in a Revolving Shaft Jackson Mich November 10 Orie Shaw owner of the Putney flouring mills In Liberty was caught by a revolv ing shaft in his mill and both legs were broken below the knees One leg will Imve to be amputated Charged With orgery Charlotte Mich November 10 (Special) George Garber of Eaton Rapids was lodged in jail to night charged with forg ing the name of an Eaton Rapids man to draft for $25j NERVOUS 1 WOMEN CURED I or I Postum Cereal ood Coffee uh a anoas I rr mi I "J1" rs wT' NT om luiife GSMiy NN me PS ESS MET AN AWUL DEATH YOUNG LAUORER WHO ELL ON A IILTCHER KNIE Brown City Mich November 10 (Spe A fatal accident befell George King a 17 year old farm laborer while assisting II Shell at butchering near here to day A butcher knife was lying on a' board platform The board he was on tipped throwing him and the knife to the ground He fell square on the point the entire blade plunging into his back severing his Intestines and producing horrible agony Before dying King begged friends to shoot him and end his suffering THREE TIMES Chicken Thief Arrested in Rattle Creek in One Day Battle Creek Mich November 10 (Spe cial) or several months past farmers in this county have been robbed of chickens and turkeys by wholesale John rahm and John Ulrich lost turkeys this week and the theft is alleged to have been traced to Alexander ohnstfn who Is said to have sold them in Augusta Johnson has been traveling about the county with a covered wagon camping out in the woods This morning lie sold a load of chickens in Mar shall lie was arrested brought here and I charged with larceny of rahm and Ul turkeys He pleaded guilty and was fined $33 He paid the fine lie was then arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and lined $10 lie also paid this fine Upon ids person was found $1GI when arrested A dispatch from Marshall to night says that the chickens lie sold in Marshall this morning were stolen from near Albion last night lie is again under arrest for that theft DEER LICENSES Some County Clerks Liable to Get iu Trouble Over Them Grand Rapids Mich November 10 (Spe cial) Deputy Game Warden Brewster an nounces that tho county clerk of one of the northern counties is to be prosecuted criminally for official misconduct It has been discovered that several of these elerks have been issuing deer licenses illegally by selling them to non residents of the county and not from outside the state when the state law distinctly provides that residents of the state must get their licenses in the counties where they live Brewster has several of these licenses in his possession and will leave for the north to morrow Ol It LITTLE DEER Grand Rapids Hunters Chitting Thein Due Killed Grand Rapids Mich November 10 (Spe A small army of hunters has been scouring the portion of Kent county near tho village of since the deer sea son opened after the four deer which es caped from the Home park several weeks ago and to day Carroll an attorney ot this city bagged the big doe The deer have been runningwild for weeks and it has been a decided novelty to see men withguns chasing across cornfields and i other places: of civilization hunting them 'Horse Claimed by Several Men 'Metamora Mich November 10 This neighborhood has a horse with a history Two men claim to have raised the horse and three men claim to own it A month or so ago A lex Dougherty aged 74 was arrested on a charge of stealing the horse but after several attempts to try the old fellow Justice Perkins at Lapeer dis charged him After his discharge the aged gentleman said he had raised the horse and had sold it as his own property The old gentleman told where the horse was The horse lias: again been stolen and Dep uty Sheriff AVait is very anxious to locate the animal and the person or persons who took it Michigan Washington November 10 (Special) reeport Barry Co Kenyon vice Peckham removed Somerset Center Hillsdale Co NV Sawdey vice Weatherwax removed Woodmere Wayne Co Hammer vice Liebctren re moved Robert Miller was to day commissioned postmaster at Elwell A postofiice has been established at Lat tin: Oceana Co one and one half miles southeast of Houseman with Horace Lattin as postmaster ined tp lO for Disobeying an Injunc tion Howell Mich November 10 A few weeks ago State Officer Wiselogel organized an Odd ellows lodge here in violation of an injunction of the Circuit Court Since that time ho was served with notice to appear on Monday of this week to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt which notice he also ignored until tele graphed to by his attorney He appeared this morning and Judge Smith fined him $10 for disobeying the injunction orty five Graduated Ypsilanti Mich November 10 The four teenth annual commencement exercises of the Cleary Business college were held to day at tho college hall when a class of forty live were given diplomas Dr Charles Thurber of the University of Chicago delivered tho graduating address Courhee Courliee Dancers Driven Away Eaton Rapids Mich November (Spe cial) Couchee couchee dancers who were arrested in Charlotte last week gave a show here last night that was the tamest affair imaginable They intended to cut loose to night but officers drove them out of town armington Sure to Have an Electric Road armington Mich November 10 After many years this place is about to get an electric road steam roads have been talked of over and over but none have ever ma teralized but now it is certain that an electric road will be built Knew a Good Town Metamora Mich November 10 The longest runaway of the season in this sec tion went on record to day The horse of Austin Groff got away from its owner two miles east of Oxford and ran to this place without being captured The distance is about nine miles Sad Accident to Young Boy Lansing Mich November An IS year eld boy named Malcolm ergu son whose home is in Mason had both legs crushed under a Michigan Central freight train here to night Ilog Cli olera Near Allegan Allegan' Mich November (Special) Several cases of hog cholera have devel oped on the Drew farm between Allegan and Otsego Earnest effort Nt ill bo made to arrest its ravages Given an edding: Present Bronson Mich November 10 Clara Kuf fer and Maurice Moyer wire married to day The bride received as a wedding pres ent from her father and aunt $w0 THANKSGIVING DAY ARREST HIS SLIT OR ALLRGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTION SAID HE MADE IN BAY CITY IN THREE DAYS Military Election Struck Coal on Jlarstonrm Bay City Mich November 10 Therewas an increase in the crowd at the Circuit Court to day to listen to the testimony giv en in the case of Edwin Bennett against John Eddy and others for damages for alleged malicious prosecution To show hoW much publicity had been given to the plain tiff at the time of his arrest articles from Bay City Detroit Chicago and other news papers were read The counsel objected to the reading of the articles but Judge Maxwell overruled the motion to strike out He said that the rule to admit such matter was pretty well defined al though it was an outrageous one Nothing was allowed excepting that which went to ishow how wide the news of the arrest was published" Bennett testified that it cost him $800 to make defense in the lice Court and that through his arrest he had lost a'position with a Boston house for which he worked in Bay City for three days when he made $365 Witness said that he endeavored to get the job of taking the school census and was told by a member of the board of education that he was not deemed a proper person because he had been arrested for embezzlement On cross examination witness detailed the formation of the Tribune Stock Company and the dis position of stock He admitted that his per sonal account with the company was over drawn 'rhe purpose of the questions the defense tvas to draw out such matters as would go to show that the defendants were justified in swearing out the warrant charging embezzlement At one point Judge Maxwell said that if he were convinced that the defendants personally sent after the plaintiff to Chicago he would direct tho jury to bring in a verdict for the plain tiff Somers Co of Cleveland have un doubtedly struck coal on the Judge Mar ston farm near Kawkawlin They have bored a number of test wells without mak ing public the result: They have asked I figures from local machinery concerns on a hoisting engine similar to that used inthe other coal mines' Which Indicates that they intend sinking a shaft The firm has struck coal at St Charles and are about to sink a shaft there Lieut Parke of Company Third In fantry Michigan1 National Guard has is sued an order calling for an election to be next Monday evening at Armory hall at which time a captain to fill vacancy will be chosen subordinate officers who were charged with: insubordination have been exonerated by the court of inquiry DRANK POISON TWO AIlSKEGON MEN WHO WANTED AN EIE Muskegon Mich November 10 (Special) Bean the defendant in the cele brated Bean perjury case tried here in the i Circuit Court recently and Michael Orcutt i ti river driver are both in a very serious condition and will probably die as a result of swallowing a dose ot poison by mistake early this morning Bean and Orcutt were together last night and both slept at boarding place run by a Mrs'' Lucinda Showers This morning they wanted an eye opener and asked Mrs Showers for some liquor but she said she had none Bean knew of what he thought' was a bot tie of alcohol in the house and upon Mrs Showers procuring it he told her to pour it out in two glasses Bean and Orcutt both drank of the solution which proved to be I nitric acid and nitrate of mercury Dr Jackson ami A tuick were imme diately summoned but the recovery of the men seems very doubtful as the acid has eaten its way into the lining of the stom ach and inflammation has set in TESTED OR TUBERCULOSIS But Two Animals Out of Nineteen Had to' be Killed The herd of cattle belonging to A Andrews nearHaslett Park Ingham Co has just been tested for tuberculosis by II1 1 Hinds and Brown of the state sanitary commission and Dr Dumphy state veterinarian the test being completed this afternoon But two animals out of nineteen head showed any reaction from tlie tuberculosis test These were slaugh tered and the post mortem revealed tuber culosis both cows being rotten with the disease The other seventeen animals were found to be all right so far and the test lias been of Incalculable value to the own er It would be a good thing if many more farmers could secure a tuberculosis test periodically of their herds of cattle as the test is thoroughly reliable The tuberculin injected into the system has no deleterious effect whatever on healthy animals But shows a considerable rise in temperature in all animals more or less affected with the disease II AV A IN SU A NCE armer Taken in for Hundreds of Dollars Lansing Mich November armers in Leroy township it is reported here have been taken in by graveyard insurance companies to tho tune of several hundred dollars One farmer is alleged to have sunk $700 in a policy upon which if the com pany now pays the loss only $35u will be realized Tne statement Is made that sev eral other farmers have sunk so much money in the illegal business that thev have become impoverished and are in great financial distress One farmer it is al leged recently lost his homestead of eighty acres through his efforts to keep up his assessments in one of those com panies The individual whose life was in sured refused to die and after the farm was lost the wife died of grief and the old man was thus bereft ot both wife and money Valuable Autograph Letter Lansing Mich November Mrs George of this city is the possessor of some valuable autograph letters written by the early presidents of the United States Among them is a letter written in bv President Andrew Jackson to Gen Lewi's Cass acknowledging the honor conferred upon him by the territory of Michigan In naming the county ot Jackson after Another Is a letter signed by John Quincv Adams as secretary of state and another is signed by Henry Clay An interesting paper is a certificate of the appointment of Lewis Bond as inspector of revenues at the port of Miami signed by President Thom as Jefferson in Isuti and countersigned by James Madison as secretary oi state GOV PINGREE ORGET POL ITICS ON THAT DAY Lansing Mich November Gov Pin gree issued his first Thanksgiving procla mation to day It is brief and to the point and reads as follows: To the People of the State of Michigan Greeting: in pursuance of a time honored custom I have the honor to hereby appoint Thurs day November 25 us a day of general Thanksgiving The people of thfe great commonwealth are requested on the above named day to abstain from the ordinary avocations of life and devote the day to exercises and recreation appropriate to the occasion It is a good da to forgive offenses to gather together in family reunion to for get or suspend differences of opinion in religion beliefs and politics and to re member the great number of needy people throughout the state and also to do kind acts and return thanks for the many blessings which we enjoy The spirit of philanthropy among our citizens has been active in providing for the needs of the suffering and the unfor tunate Christian workers have brought many to acknowledge their obligations' to lead better lives and countless numbers have been made happier for their efforts during the jear or every temporal and spiritual blessing enjoyed it becomes us to render devout thanksgiving unto God Given under my hand and the great seal of the state at the capitol at Lansing this th day of November in the year of our Lord 1S97 and of the independence of the United States America the one hundred and twenty first PINGREE Governor By the governor: Washington Gardner Secretary of State THREATEN TO RETALIATE STOCKHOLDERS SUED BY RECEIVER LANSING BANK Lansing Mich November 10 Receiver oster of the Savings bank whose suit to compel the stockholders to pay an assessment of 70 per cent has been on trial during the past ten days has already col lected $21000 of the $90000 which he thinks will be sufficient to pay the depositors If he obtains a decree against the stockhold ers he expects to be able to collect $22000 more which will pay the depositors about 59 cents on the dollar Some of tho stockholders who claim they were induced buy stock through misrepresentations threaten to commence suit for fraud if they are held to be liable to the assessment LIKE AN IWl GOV PINGREE REMEMBERS HIS ENEMIES IN JACKSON Jackson Miich November 10 Gov Pin gree does not soon forget the incivility with which he was treat e(l at tie hands of Jack son Republicans during the campaign of 1896 when Pingree with Gov oraker of Ohio were the principal speakers at a meeting in this city His antipathy for Jackson licpublicans is deeply seated and at the recent meeting of the prison board of control he threw the harpoon into one the warden's appointments It was that of Rev Orwlck who was appointed to succeed the veteran chaplain Hickox It is extremely exceptional that the governor exercises his right to vote with the board on the confirmation of the ap pointees but the governor was present and voted nay on the proposition explaining that the only reason lie disfavored the ap pointment was because of Rev being a Jackson man Holmes of Chelsea voted with the governor and Smith and Barnes voted to confirm leaving the ap pointment in the air This is the first time in the history of the prison that the gov ernor has thus interfered with the appointments STARVED TO DEATH Y'oiing' Mnn Who Went Insane After (Jetting Married Menominee Mich November (Spe This morning Eugene Marquis died of starvation His death is a great relief He had been a great sufferer tor the last three months It was only by force he was given sustenance and by slow stages he has been starving himself case is a strange one He was married three months ago and several days after showed signs of insanity He gradually grew worse until Ills mind became dis eased In his mad rage Marquis would in flict Injuries on his body and do other reck less things He made the night hideous with his shrieks and loud talking inally he became so weak from lack of food that he was forced to go to bed and gradually wasted away unto death Michigan Pensions Washington November 10 (Special) Michigan pensions were granted Wednesday as follows: ranklin Gooding Ann Arbor Michael A Sheay West Bay City Charles NV Robinson Marshall Vln i cent Brown Orion: George Cathey Har vard Increase John McMurtrie? Three Rivers Timothy Wilcox Lapeer Charles Darby Swartz Creek Harrison Skinner NV exford Henry Hoagland Marshall lorence Jackson Bay City min or of Joseph Morris Otsego Emily Stevens Lawton Mary Shoemaker Decatur min ors of Aaron Hackenburg Moore Park Ke siah Reese Charles worth Pontine Oxford Northern Being Inspected Lansing Mich November Mechan ical Engineer Moore of the railroad com cilice and John Rustine track I master of the AV railroad are I this week making an inspection of the Pontiac Oxford Northern railroad the i road bed of which Is alleged to be in a very bad condition Verdict Aga lust Muskegon Muskegon Mich November (Special) case of Isaac Hinds vs The City of Muskegon damage suit to recover $3 000 the plaintiff claiming to: have been in jured by falling into a hole in a defective ssidewalk was concluded: in the Circuit I Court this morning when the sealed I verdict allowing the plaintiff $250 was read Time in which to settle a bill of exceptions was extended forty days Married a Bay City Lndy I aporte Ind November 10 (Special) James Sayre risbie of Chicago and Miss Matie Louise Smith of Bay City Mich met by appointment in this city last even ing and were joined in wedlock by the Rev Barlov pastor of the Episcopal church The age of the groom is 57 while the wife and bride of his choice is 25 Died rom His Injuries Mich November 10 (Special) Samuel Campbell theMichigan Central brakeman who was injured while coupling cars near Vassar riday last died at the Saginaw hospital The remains were taken to Detroit to night Mrs Campbell leaving lor her home: in that city this noon 9000 CLUB WOMEN MICHIGAN SAID TO 1IAVR ABOUT THAT NUMBER DOINGS STATE EDERATION CLVBS ight Over a Sadden Death ofRev Jlalinr of Snginaw Saginaw Mich November 10 This morn session of the Michigan State edera tion of Clubs was devoted to the reports of officers and committees Mrs i rances Burns the great lady commander of the Lady Maccabees of Michigan made a brief speech in which she gave fraternal greetings to the visitors It was also voted to make Airs Irma Jones of Lansing state correspondent for the Midland Month ly published in Iowa and especially devot ed to the club work of women The report on club organization showed that there are I about club women in Michigan who carry as their motto Higher Educa tion and Uplifting of Womankind" Ot these I yvw nearly 4w are in the federation The i legislative committee after telling what ac i lion hid been taken at the last session on bills afix cthiK the weltare of women recoin mended that nomen be appointed on boards ot asvhimfl fnr $ho 4 TN na An 7 etn board of corrections and charities and that women physicians be employed tn all pub lic institutions where women are inmates Mrs Eliza Sunderland of Ann Arbor made a strong plea for women to be em ployed as professors and teachers at tne stato university and regretted that only voters were eligible as regents urging that more woman suffrage societies were neces sary to remove woman's disqualifications 1 he credential committee reported that there were ninety seven clubs represented by 132 delegates ten officers and directors and seven chairmen of committees making a total of 119 aside from over lift visitors trum outside of the cty This session was occupied by the following able papers: "Michigan Romance and Heroism in its by Airs Sarah NV George of Ypsilanti "Our Educational bv Mrs Pease of Biff Rapids and "The Relation of Women to our State Charitable Institutions" by Airs St John ofLansing the latter being an especially val uable paper Tho social event of the week however was the elaborate reception and banquet given the visitors at the West Side Club this evening by the Saginaw ederation of Wo men Clubs which was most successfully carried out 1 A well known drayman named Robert Keyes died this morning at St hos pital from a stroke ot paralysis One of his brothers sent Konkel Ac Blank undertakers to take charge of the remains and another brother sent Undertaker Anton Delsler for the same purpose There was a clash but the former had possession and took the re mains to their undertaking parlors Deis ler then rcplevined the body and amid somewhat sulphurous language bore it to his own domain Rev James Mahar aged 3G one of the' most cultured and eloquent preach ers in the city died very suddenly last night of heart disease at: St hospital He was a gentleman of magnificent physique 6 feet 4 inches in hight but has for some time been troubled with an affection of the vital organ mentioned lie was born near Dubuque la was a student at Sandwich college Sandwich Ont and was ordained at Louvain Belgium afterwards spending some time in Rome "Tie has had charges at Midland and Au Sable and was also as sistant pastor for a time of St Mary's parish this city Last Sunday he preached in the Holy amily church and yesterday he had no premonitions of his approaching end His life has been full of good deeds and kindly acts which have rendered him beloved in many homes in the state The death of his father and only sister recently affected him greatly and no doubt hastened 111S I'llU 7 GUILTY ASSAULT Jackson was destroyed by fire Tuesday night The loss Is $2000 The young people of Portland have a so cial club which bears the remarkable name of XN club" The gold excitement around Omer has not subsided any although the location of the supposed mines is still kept a profound secret A huge white owl measuring five feet and six inches from tip to tip with wings spread was shot by an Adrian township farmer Monday Muskegon has a good chance of securing a tannery Illinois parties ho are looking around for a suitable site being favorably impressed with the city Ishpeming people think their city is be coming abnormally healthy because In the nine days ending last Saturday there had not been a single death in the city Hazel Lepard a young girl of AlgerArenac Co was probably fatally burned Monday night by the accidental overturn ing of a lantern which was standing near The board of education of Oscoda Is fac ing the difficult problem ot how to run the city schools the rest ot the fiscal year with out money The school fund is completely exhausted Thc Crapo farm near Swartz Creek inGenesee county has produced during the year liMM) carloads of cabbage from 155 acres of land The amount cleared upon this crop is about $35uQ 1 Lyons is again without a hotel Lyons house having been closed by ns pro prietor because the village council ordered him to remove in the slot gambling machines from the building The attorneys ot the Genesee county bar met in the court room at lint and organ ized the Genesee Bar Association Hon George Durand was elected president and George NV Cook secretary Stock buyers are finding it an easy thing to get nil the hogs they want in this state 1 at present The hog cholera scare is the cause the fanners being anxious to get rid ot their swine betore the cholera seizes them Although the village organization ot Lake Ann which was almost destroyed by lire last July has been abandoned the work ot rebuilding goes steadily on About forty new buildings have been erected since the fire Immense quantities of potatoes for the shipment ot which cars cannot be secured because ot the present car famine all over tho country are being sent front Traverse City to eastern points by water via the lakes and Buffalo The Congregational church ot Saginaw has received only sixty applications for the pastorate which was left vacant by the resignation of Rev NVIlliani Knight some time ago The committee having the mat ter in charge will probably make a choice within a month our tramps applied ntT the house ot a Portland man for food and repaid his kindness In giving It to them "by stealing a pair ot gloves from the house The one in' whose possession the officers found the gloves was rewarded for his lack of ffratl tudo with a sentence of twenty days in tho lockup Newman Barber of Metamora has a curiosity In the way of potatoes They are of the Green Mountain varietv and are a trifle over one year old having been kept in a cellar without any extra care They are firm and well preserved and look as though they might have been this year's product Potato buyers at Traverse formed a com bination to keep the price down all agree ing to pay no more than thirty live cents per bushel The farmers in that vicinity quickly caught on to the scheme and stop ped hauling their tubers to market Then some of the members of the Combine thought they would rather do ns they please In the matter of price and tho would be trust fell through TWO DID BUSINESS I'nrk Com ui Ism I on era Don't Walt for Quorum Tito nark boulevard commission half of it at adopted a new method ot transacting business at a little meeting held last night President Parker and Commis sioner Hoyt were the only members pres ent Commissioners Balsley and Schwelkart were out of the city consequently there was no quorum Howevir the two niom One armer ined for Striking An other at Uticxi Utica Mich November A very interesting law suit was tried here to day between John oley and JohnTaup two farmers living near Utica The suit was quite sensational and there was a largo crowd in Justice court room It resulted in Taup being found guilty ot assault with intent to do great bodily harm On the 19th of October oley went to De troit and there disposed of a load of farm produce While returning with several other farmers he stopped to water his horses and Taup came up and a quarrel ensued He finally became enraged at oley and struck him several times with seme sharp instrument and inflicted a very bad wound under one of eyes The wound bled and the man near ly bled to death before the flow of blood could be stopped oley began suit against him and after being out more than four hours to day the jury returned a verdict of guilty and Justice Leech lined Taup $10 with the alternative of fifty days in the Detroit house of correction ROM MANY COUNTRIES Medical MisMloiinries Graduated at Ba tile Creek Battle Creek Mich November 10 The graduating exercises of the sanitarium medical missionary nurses' training school were held at the tabernacle this evening and were attended by a large concourse of people The course is three years There were forty one graduates Of this number there were one each from India Nova Scotia Denmark New York Pennsylvania Ireland South Dakota Colorado Califor nia Minnesota and British Columbia two each from Nebraska Illinois Sweden and Missouri four from Kansas seven from Iowa and nine from Michigan Dr Kel logg presided The addresses were made by Dr A Winegar and Dr David Paul son The proceedings were interpersed with music OBITUARY Capac Mich November Albert Blemke a farmer living one mile south and one mile east of Capac died yesterday aged 56 years The deceased was well and favorably known in this vicinity Icft Him HIm TrouRCru Battle Creek Mich November John Cronk rooms in a block on South Jefferson street This morning when he awoke he found his door open the key having been turned in the lock from the outside with nippers In the hail he found his trousers minus four $5 bills taken from the pockets Nothing elso was stolen by the thieves Took a Belleville Belle Belleville Mich November 10 Miss Katherine Robbe daughter of Mr and Mrs Robbe was married to William Bell of Chicago The wedding was held at the Methodist Episcopal church at 8 a Rev Timothy Edwards of this place officiating STATE ITEMS The wire fence factory of A Weld at Smith Wesson Revolver in your bedroom rOr 'A is even better than a nerve tonic Catalogue 5M1TH WESSON 15 Stockbriilg: Mass ber decided to transact a little business subject to the acqulesence of one or both of the other commissioners to day Accordingly It was decided to order 3009 year oid shrubs and 1000 trees 1 1 2 inches Hilck for $S0Jfrom Elwaager Berry of Rochester This action was taken upon iho recommendation of Landscape Gardener Coryalt It is the intention to ob tain onlv such trees and shrubs as will live In this climate that are different from those already planted The Helle lsiebndle path a recently outlined bv a general committee was ap proval and the assistant superintendent directed to stake it out with flags A petition having about forty signatures was presented asking that the Belle Islo speeding track be kept open during tho winter The commissioners present took no action as there is no appropriation for that purpose but suggested that an ar rangement be made for it next year The secretary wis authorized to insure Palmer Park casino in some company for SSiXW President Parker stated after the meeting that the commission had loss than $64(M with which to do its work for the remainder of tho year II1G ENT HARN ETT Third Ward Troubles Led to ight With rank KncnzcL Tho talk crookedness In the second pre cinct of the third ward stirred up a fight a night or two ago in which ex Constabla Barnett was again ono of the principals rank Kuenzel tho Gratiot avenue fur niture dealer who was one of Ilin tnspec tors tn this precinct had made tho state ment that ho had heard Barnett say thnt he could not read On the occaaton re ferred to Kuenzct was coming out ot his ston when Barnett came along and said to him: Did you say I took money for my 'No I said you told them ybu any man that savs sold my vote Is a liar" declared Barnett in a belligerent i jnenner and If you sold It I mean you" ivuenzel had a pitcher In his hand and when he moved to sot it down Barnett struck him Kuenzel made a grab for Har nett but tho latter got in another blow and then crossed the street Butterworth Is Better Cleveland November 10 Commissioner of Patents Benjamin Butterworth Nvho hasbeen ill with pneumonia "at the Hollenden since Saturday is much better to night and the improvement in his condition gives hope of his recovery TryGrainO! 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