Around The State

Five inches of snow has fallen in Kalamazoo. The state board of canvassers will meet at Lansing next Wednesday. The new hospital annex to the soldiers' home at Grand Rapids is almost completed. Snow commenced to fall at Decatur, Mich., Saturday night and oontinned all day Sunday. Mrs. Amanda Dion, of Saginaw, took an oveidose of morphine, and died f rom the effects. The Ontonagon relief list is gradually being reduced, as those who have been receiving aid fiad work. Trains over the Toledo extensión of the Flint & Pere Marquette railroad will commence running tomorrow. The Charlotte whist olub has disbanded af ter an existence of 15 years, through a lack of interest on ths part of the members. State Salt Inspector Hill reporta that 414,275 barrels of salt were inspected ín this state dnring October. Manistee led with 201,633. "Warren O'Day, under sentenoe in Jackson prison for five years for laroeny in Detroit, has been released on parole by order of Gov. Rich. An epedemic of black diphtheria prevails in Wright township, Hillsdale connty. Several persons have already died, and others are seriously ill Preceded by a dram corps, John H. Banks, Monday afternoon, wheeled John Bailey the whole length of Main st., Battle Creek, to pay au election bet. Mrs. Cora Barnes, of Alamo, Kalamazoo county, is under arrest on a charge of bigamy. She has already served out one sentence for a like offense. There are several cases of typhoid fever in Kalamazoo as a resnlt of the nse of well water in the heart of the city to avoid using the metered city water. James Blaikie, a silver.republican of St. Clair, will sell his farm if he can and remove to Blexico rather than stay in the United States under a gold standard. A Sturgis repulbican yelled so hard the nigbt of eleotion that he not only lost his voice, but also his false teeth, which flew out of his mouth when he opened it so wide. Henry Root, a Muskegon gambler, ponnrted an inmate of a house of ill fatne over the head with a revolver Sunday night while he was drunk, and her recovety is doubtful. Tbree Kalkaska county cattlo thieves named Derby, Woud and Chapman, will serve sentences in Jackson prison of threo years, two and a half years, and one year, respectively. William H. McGuire, of Lansing, was so sure that Bryan was to be elected that he bet all of bis property on it. Now he will have to begin all over again, as he hasn't a thing left. A egaunee servanc gin nearu so ranch from her employer's lips about the good times that would follow MoKinleys' eleotiou tbat she stuck him for a raise of wages. Did she get it? Nit. An Eaton Rapids tough insultad a lady and her little 12 yeara oíd son struck him for it. ïhe brute then pummeled the child and a half dozen big fellows stood calmly by and allowed him to do it. Burglars blew open the safe in the Stnrgis post uffice Snnday night and stole a lot of stamps, the postmaster's private papers and sorne money. They xnissed $500 which was in an inner drawer, however. A farmer's wife in southern Michigan got tired of feeding balf a dozen hnngry dogs and getcing rid of thetn, ■ybonght a yonng pig to which she fed What had formerly gone to the dogs. In a few tnonths she had an 800-ponnd porker to take to market. Eobert Porteóos, of Manistee, auditor of the Manistee & Northwestern road, ate a real disli of crow Thursday in payment of an election bet. The process was witnessed by a large crowd. As he was eating dessert, a telegram of consolatiou and eympathy was reoeived from Mark Hanna. He ate the vpbole dish, bat taade many a wry face. Mrs. Marión Hyia, of Teou.nseh. died Friday, aged 86 years. Already nnmerous applicants are in the field for the postmastership of Tecuca seh. Edward Willett is verving a 90 days' sentence in the Geneee coauty jail for assaulting little Edith OJiff, of Clio. The republicana of Hillsdale oonnty had a blow ont at Hillsdale, Monday, to celébrate their recent political victroy. The survivors of Company G, Seoond Regiment Michigan Cavalry, will bold their annual reunión at Hillsdale, uext Wednesday. Au old mail bag, containing letters and papers dated four years back was fonud in the river at Freeland the other day. No oDe knows how it canie there. Frank Derrings, an unroarried man, feil 750 feet down a shaft at the Arago mine, Iron Mountain, Thursday uight of last week, and was instantly killed. D. Miller, a Germán, of Iron Mountain, was mistaken for a deer while out hunting near Bagóla, Thursday evening of last week, and was shot dead by a companion. George Hayes, of Brooklyn, opened a hotel in Pittsford, Hillsdale connty, Tnesday of last week, and the business men gave him a benefit opening ior having done so. The October products of reporting Honghton copper mines were: Atlantic, 310L tons; Franklin, 154% tons; Quincy, 870 tons 110 pounds; Wolverine, 106J tons. As a result of last week's election many mines in the upper península will resume operations. It is stated that over 10,000 idle miners will resume work before spring. Mrs. Nellie Kuapp, of Har, has been awarded f2,500 damages against the C. & W. M. R. R., for the killing of her husband at that place in March, 1895. The case will go to the supreme court. Mrs. Lavina Stickney, the oldest resident of Saginaw, died Thursday of last week, aged 98. She had resided in Saginaw since 1853 and is survived by seveu children and 42 grandchildren and 52 great graudchildren. The treasurer of the Old Tennessee comedy company, which has 20 colored members, disappeared Saturday night, takiug with him all the boodle and leaving the company at the Oakland house, Pontiac, without any means. John Kufahl, aged 73, a resident of Saginaw for over 30 years, committed suicide Thursday night of last week, by hanging himself in his woodshed. He had been a sutïerer for 25 years, with an affection of the heart and partial paralysis. Four employees in N. & B. Mills' sawmills at Marysville, near Port Hurod, were discharged by their employers the morning after election because they voted the silver tioket. One of the men had been there 25 yoars and the other 15 years. Nov. 5, James Morgan, jr., wheeled George Blutu through the principal streets of Sault Ste. Marie in a wheelbarrow headed by a brass band. The ride was given in pfiyuaent of an election bet and was made during a pouriug rain storm. Moses P. Beach, aged 96, was burned to death in a small house in Delta township, aear Grand Ledge, Friday morning. The old gentleman ocoupied the house alone from choice, although he received every atteution and care from his son's family. Miss Martha Griffis, principal of a Muskegon school, has been arrested on a warraut issued at the instance of Rev. R. N. Middleton, Methodist minister, charging her with assault and battery on his 10 years old son. The school board appoiuted a lawyer to defend her. The following uniqne uotice is posted on the barn of a Hurón county farmer : "If any man or woruans' cows or oxes gets into rny pasture, his or her tail will be ont off, as the case may be. I am a Christian and pay taxe3, but d - n a man who Iets bis animáis run loose. " A Shiawassee county lover went to Owosso with his intended and purchased all sorts of finery for her, inoluding a new oloak and a dress. He then went to Coruuna for a marriage license, but when he returued she had disappeared. She went back home and he is out the oost of the finery. Edwin T. Bennett, formerly secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Bay City Tribune Publishing Co., is under arrest charged with embezzling funds of the company to the arnount of several thousnd dcllars. Edward T. Carrington and John F. Eddy, stockholders in the old company, are the complainants. A farmer of Deerfield township, Isabella county, has a potato pit 16 feet long, which is fiïled with .potatoes packed in straw. The other day ligbtning struck the pit, ran through it in several directions and ruined most of the potatoes, burning them perfectly black. The straw inwbich tbey were packed was also destroyed. Helen Young, committed from Saginaw, and Helen Terry, sent from Ludington, esoaped from the Industrial Home for Girls at Adrián, Thursday' night of last week, by crawliog through a trausom and then jumping trom an upper story window. They were caught Friday night at Jacksou, having boarded au L. S. & M. S. train at Manchester. They were locked up and returned to Adrián Saturday. Mrs. Celia M. Cooley, of Galesburg, an 82 years old pensioner on account of the war of 1812, died Thursday of last week. She had been noted for her frugal habits and a search of the house resulted in the disoovery of two rolls of money, one behind the chest, and another inclosed in paper and rolled up in an old sheet. A further search resulted in finding 800 in all, 9Dd it is expected that there is still more. Tun repnblicaus are out after Editor Rowley's job as postmaster of Lansing. Martin B. Branm, of Sagiuaw, won $1,640 ón Jndge Brncker's eleotion as oougressman of the eighth distriot. Bert Uollins, a Mendon farm hand hanged himself the day after eleotiou because he was despondent over the returns. Deacon David Thomas, an aged pioneer living near Bellevne, feil from bis carriagfi, Friday, and died of heart failnre. A large share of the oorn erop is unbusked in Calboun connty, the farmers having talked politics to the negleot of their business. Frank L. Williams, the noted publislier of the Coloma Boomer, it is said will start a weekly journal at Covert, Van Baren county. James MoCuen, of Williamston, attempted to commit suicide by takiug rough on rats, but was pnmped ont in time to save his life. Saloonkeepers at Gaylord wanted their liquor bonds reduced from $6,000 to 4,000, but the temperanoe people put up a strong fight and knocked out the project. A Bay City yonng wornan agreed to marry a young man if Bryan was not elected. She now refuses to oarry out her agreement and the young man is disconsolate. South Haven youths greased the track of the Sonta Haven & Eastern Railway for nearly a mile on a steep grade near that village, delaying a passenger train for several honrs. The oirouit conrt has ordered the sale of Adrian's eleotrio railway November 30. The company is considerably involved and the outcome may be a total discontinúanos of tbe street car service. A two years old Manistee boy watched his mother wringing clotbes through a clothes wringer and put his fingers in between the rolls of the machine, which flattened them out so badly that his hand will have to be arnputated. Governor Rioh has appointed Gen. D. B. Ainger, of Charlotte, state bank examiner, to flll the vacaucy caused by the resignation of T. O. Sherwood. Gen. Ainger was a national bank esaminer nnder the Harrison administration. The D. L. & N. railroad system was sold Tuesday for $100,000 to F. A. Nims, counsel of the system in behalf of Charles Merriman and Alpheus H. Hardy, of Boston. It was at ciice reorganized by the bondholders as the Grand Rapids, Detroit and Lansing railroad. Williatn GreeD, an Adrián colored man, argued politics on tbe street corner. A policeman ordered him off tbe crosswalk. He struck tbe cop in the face, was arrested, tried and is now thinkiDg what a fooi he was while he is serving a year's sentence in the house of correction. It is said that the prinoipal of the Fenton schools recently received the following letter from the parent of one of the studeuts in his physioloey class: "Dear Sir - I don't want yon to learn my dangbter auy more about her insides. It ain'r decent and turns, her agin her vittels." Wheat brought 80 cents a bushei at Armada Wednesday of last week, that is, one load did. Stump, the buyer, said he would buy the first load into Armada after McKinley was elected at 80 cents a bnshel. Edward Connor showed up with a load of wheat before daylight and at 6 o'clock Wednsday morning called on Stump for his money. He got it. A bee got into Henry Kortz' grocery store in Saginaw one day last week and made its way to where some new honey was stored. It was followed by others until a whole swarm of them were in the store. The bees "didn't do a t'ing to de honey" aud the employees skipped out to prive them a chance to do it. Several paiuful stings were received before the bees were driveu out. Abont thirty young men of St. Joseph receivfd scented but anonymous mi3sives purporting to come from a lady who wished to meet them on the court house square or in various other places, and who prornised to wear a flower as Identification. About tweuty-nine out of tbe tbirty bit at the small boy's jest, and the number of young swains wandering round and "looking for somebody" was a puzzle to sober-minded residents, but a great satisfaction to the perpetrators of tbe buax. -