State News

Tliere are 280 clises on the clocKet oí tne Bupreme court for the October term at LansiiiLC. At Pontiac the motion for a change of Tenue in t.he oase of Lewis Newton, charged with felonious assault, was denied in the circuit court. Four steamboate are engased in carrying peaches from South Haven to Chicago. The daily shipments are from 25,000 to 28,000 baskets. Mamstee is still smarting over the defeat of lts base ball team by Traverse City and will offer a purse of $100 for the final struggle of the season. Warren L. Potter, a resident of Flat Rock, who was seriously injured in a railway accident at Toledo two or three years ago, has been paid iK000 in settlement of of his claim for damages. Wednesday, Sept. 27. A Honghton man has a buck that he is feeding with a view of a fat saddle of venison at Christmas. The residence of Michael Cohn, Ludington, was destroyed by fire. A portiou of the housebold effects were saved. Coleman wanted to issue bonds in the suin of 5,000 with whicü to put in waterworks, but when the votes were counted the proposition was defeated by one vote. Otto Peters of Carleton recently rode to New York city and back on nis wheel, making the entire distance in less than five days. William Mclntosh of Muskegon has been held for trial in the United States district court on a charge of selling liquor without paying the special government tax. The Norrie mine has shipped 500,000 tons of ore this season, and has 130,000 tons more on hand that will probably be carried through the winter. Thuradaj, Sept. 28. A new bank will be established at Forestville. , Pontiac's new $4,500 fire alarm systeni has been completed. The Oakland County Teachers' assooiation will meet at Pontiac Dec. 1 and 2. The muskrat huts and the comhusks both announce a severe winter. The goose bone is yet to be heard from. Port Hurón has laid 53 miles of water mains the past season, and 5,000 persons are drinking from tbem. It seems rather early in the season, but the home opera eompany of Traverse City is preparing to bring out "Pinafore." A new posto ffice has been established at Buel, Senilac county, and is known as Hicks' postoffice. George W. Hicks is the first postmaster. An immigrant agent of the Canadiaa Pacific railroad has secured a colony of 15 people to immigrate from Applegate to the Alberta district. C. A. Vandoren of Adrián, while work feil, striking nis hand upon a rnsty spike of a barn floor plank, the hand being pierced through. Of the 30 cases set f or trial at the present term of the circuit court at Sanilac county eight are criminal cases. Ephraim I irris will be tried a second time for manslaughter.