State News

Kxcuvaí imjs recently made ïutu auiuu arge Indiau mounds on the southeast ido of Houghton Lako, revealed a coniderable number of bones, several teeth, knlls, etc. A pine tree grew upon onu of the mouniis wtiich upou being cut roved to be over 200 yeara oíd. Tradition says there was at one time a iurcti battle fougbt noar the looation of ;his inoand. Hon. Ktuisom Qardner, of Kalamazoo, well k no wii in buainoss and railroad oircles throughout the State, - having formerly resided and beeu largely engaged in business at Jonesville and Detroit before entering upon his railroad enterprises, - diod at Anderson Indiana, on the ÍHh iast., of pneumonía, aged (i'2 years. A Conference of Uuitarian and othor Independent Churohes is to be held at üutler Hall, Grand Haven, commencing Wedneuday evening, June 21, and continuing during Tlmradny and Friday. Eutertuinment will be providod for all who attend. Kularaazoo, June 10 : This morning a man was found dead in an emigran car on the night express going west a tilia phtej, Ho was comfortably ciad in clean clothes, but was barefoot and hac no mouey. The body wa buried here His two daughters went along with the other eniigrauts. The Branch County Court has ad journed until July (ith. Judge Keight ley sontonct'd Denio, conviuted of udul tery, to threa years iu the State Prison Comelius Lamphor, convictud of in cest with his own daughter, got a sen tence of seven years. Mrs. Lucy Kearney, of East Saginaw is 1 14 years of age. She was originall; a colored womun, but uuw looks like a Saxon, with the features of an African She is is said to be remarkably strong and very intelligent for one of her age Laat year the Flint & Pera Mar quette railroad couipany aold 7,1-ü acres of land, at an arerage valué o $11 30 per acre, or an aggregate o $84,638. It has 200,000 acres still in the niarket. Conductor Fray, of the Canada Southern Ruilroad, had a leg crushec above the knoe by falling beneath the wheels of his train Tuesday morning near Yienna. He was carried to hi home in Toledo. The Grand Haven Jlerrald has given the ñames of paities and number o peach trees planted by each in that vi cinity tliis season and thinks the num ber will reach 35,000. Gen. Green Clay Sinith, Prchibition candidato for President, is expected to speak at the Prohibition meeting at Lansing, Juno .28. Mayor Hamilton, of Flint, has pur ehasud at Bata via, 111., a splendid youn horse, Membrillo Vandal, half brothe of Meinbrino Gift, valued at $5,000.