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There are öT graded schools in Michigan. Fruit pickers are needed in Oceaaa county. D A United States office has been established at St. Louis. Citizens of Ironwood pay five cents a pail for pure water. While temporarily insane Mrs Charles O. liurgess, of Utica, hanged herself. A barracks to cost 57,000 i to be erected by the SaWation Army a Calumet. Benton Harbor's colored population is preparing for a grand celebration Aug-ust 1. Fred H. Harris, of Saginaw, has been made general secretary of the Cold water Y. M. C. A. Frank Smith, a colored boy ag-ed 1 years, was drowned Saturday in Grane river at Grand Haven. Five hundred and seventv-five dogs make night hideous with their barks and howls at Kalamazoo. Miss Addie Jackson, of Ionia, has been engaged as accompanist by the Chicago Schubert quartette. The first new wheat of this season was marketed at Holland, Wednesday. The quality was excellent. A railroad to connect with the Grane Rapids & Indiana at Elmira has been started at Waters, Otsego county. Herbert Beroem, a Princeton college student, was drowned while bathing at the Harbor Point resort Saturday. The body of William Williams, who disappeared from Benton Harbor Saturday, was found floating in the canal. For a period of fifteen days the grange store at Allegan closed down to allow employés to attend the world's fair. Rev. Ludwig Fuerbringer, of Frankenmuth, has accepted a cali to a proEessorship in Lutheran seminary at St. Louis, t Near Holland Albert Dykhuis was ;hrown from a load of hay upon a pitchíork. It is feared he will die of his injuries. A stock company with a capital of 518,000 has been formed at Marshall for the manufacture of road and farm wagons. Members of the Iron Hall at Bay City have reorganized. They wantto be ready to nesume business if the order is revi ved. Conductor A. P. Fisher, in charge of a gravel train on the Ann Arbor road, feil under the wheels at Howell and was killed. While ito make a balloon ascensión ,at Wolf lake, near Jackson, Farmer Dennis feil into the water and was drowned. D. C. Thomas, for thirteen years head of the state normal school at Mansfield, Pa., has been elec-ted president of Adrián college. QThe livery barn of James Krogen, at Manistee, burned Saturday morning. Nine horses were buraed to death. The loss is about $10,000. Ida Moore was standing too close to a pen of wild bears at Linwood, and orie of the beasts thrust his paw into her face and tore her eye out. The National Wholesale Druggists' association, comprising about 500 of the leading drug firms of the United States and Canada, will hold its annual session in Detroit, September 11 to 14. A gasoline explosión set fire to a Battle Creek laundry and Eugene and Charles Stewart were badly burned. They were obliged to jump from a window into the river to save their lives. Cornelius Ryan was convicted in the superior court at Grand Rapidsof highway robbery and sentenced to the Jackson prison for ten years. While being led from the courtroom Ryan cursed the judge, jury and detectives in the most vigorous manner. Michigan has been honored by the appointment of two of her residents as judges of awards at the world's fair - Prof. A. B. Prescott, of Ann Arbor, in the Liberal Arts building, and Dr. Mary Green, of Charlotte, in the Woman's departraent.