Briefly Mentioned

Joseph V. Selden, of Sand Beach, has been made a deputy labor commissiouer. Veterans of the First Michigan I fantry wil] bold a reunión at Jaekson June 84. The sura of S7.728.4!) has been paid to Ionia eounty as its apportionment of the prunary school fund. The animal meeting' of the Michigan Sons of St. George will be held at Ishpeming July 27, 28 and 21. A farmer named Philips, residing near Farwell, was run over by a train and both legs were cut off. s K. 0. Wheeler, of Detroit, waseleeted president of the Michigan Wholesale Grocers" association at its recent meeting in Detroit. The eleotric road between Eastman and Manistee bas been in operation for several days, and gives perfect satisfaction. June 1 will be a gala day at Lansing. There will be a band tournament, norse, bicycle and foot races, wrestling matches, etc. A metal railroad tie and rail lock, wbich promises to revolutionize track building, has been patented by J. P. Warner, of Decatur. Milo E. Marsh has been appointed statistical agent of the agricultural department for the state of Michigan. His salary is il, 500 per year. The Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan railroad will probably be re31-ganized by a committee of its bondSolders and creditors under the direction of F. P. Olcott. The State Medical society held its anaualsession at Muskegon last week. Dr. Eugene Bois, of Grand Rapids. was ilected president. The next session will be held in Lansing. The Michigan News Wnters' association, organized in 1892, and composed sf newspaper writers and correspondents for daily and weekly newspapers, will meet in Kalamazoo Monday, June 5. Joseph A. Mannier, late candidate for auditor general on the democratie ticket, died reeently of brain fever. He was one of Marquette's most prominent citizens and leader of the French-Americans of the ipper península.