Minor State Happenings

Charlevoix is to have a 100-barrell grist mili at once. The Oscoda village boai'd has decided to erect a jail at onee. E. Ruckman oí Saline, lost 32 sheep by lightning a few days ago. A. P. Swineford, governor of Alaska, left Marquette for Sitka Áug. 3. The Ohio Eighth regiment will eneamp on Mackinae Island in August. The knights of labor have started a branch at Howell with a large membership, 8 Burglars relieved Rob't King of Kalamazoo of 300 worth of jewelry a few nights ago. The annual reunión of the Ilth Michigan lnfantry will be held at White Pigeon, Aug. 24. The Ninth Michigan infantry will hold lts third annual rennion at Fowlerville, Aug. 12 Wilson J. Cooley, one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of Branch county, is dead. Samuel 11. Conely, one of the oldest and widest known settlers in Livingstone county, is dead. The army worm has made its appearance in various paf ts of the state and is making fearf ui ravages with the oat erop. George Fick was run over by the cars in Kalamazoo a few days since, and so badly njured that he died in a few hours. It looks as 1L the committee to secure the additional $20,000 in aid of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Nortbern railroad will succeed. Grasshoppers are cutting the oats north and west of Monroe at a feartul rate and farmers tiavü begun harvesting before the erop is fully ripe. The Lausing district association camp erounds are to be located in Eaton Rapids, the necessary $1,000 to iecure them having been raised. Justice elect Morse has been appointed to flll the unexpired U'rm of Justice Cooley in the supreme court. The appointment takes eflect Sept. 1. Extensive arrangements have been made for the Lapeer races, to take place August 19 and 20. One thousand dollars in premiums will be paid to the winners. The Lenawee county soldiere1 and sailors' assoeiatiou, which merged into the Southeastern Michigan association some years azo, has been reorganized on an independent basis. Wliile V. P.Hess of Suringport, was unload ing hay an accident to the harncss caused the whifüetree to ily back suddenly, striking him on the abdomen. He died from the elfeets of the blow. Thomas Kennedy' 15-year-old deaf mute daughter, at Mt. Morris, was walking on the railroad track when a special train uppioarhing from the north run her down, killing her instantly. It is stated that 10 girls from Olivet college are table waiters at the Harbor Poiat hotel, whlle several from Kalamazoo college perform the same services at the Belvidere house, Charlevoix. Isaac Boise, a Frenchtowu, Monroe county, farmer, was standing in front of bis house during a heavy storm when he was struckby lightning and instantly killed. Mr. Boise leaves a large family. John Gordon, inventor of the patent binder, and a former resident of Kalamazoo, has brought suit agaiust the manufacturers of the biuder under bis patents for royaltv. The case indirectly involves $1,000,000. ' The case of Mrs. Esther Anderson oL Gladwin, charged with the murder of her infant, has been postponed until Aug. 17, Mrs. AnderBon's physieal condition being such as to prevent her attendance at the preliminary examination. One of Pinkerton's detectives was employed by Sheriff Rice of Allegan county, on the Sage murder case for three weeks. Nothing new was developed, and the detective was dismissed. The case is apparently to remain a inystery. : All comrndes contemplating attendiug the reunion of the Niuth Michigan infantry, to be held at Fowlerville, August 12, will make application to Wm. F. Hurlbutt, secretary of Buchanan, for certifícales to get one and onethird fare railroad rates. Agnes, a 3-year old daughter of Jerome Bissonett, Laki Shore & Michigan Southern night switchmau of Monroa, was ruissed by her mother, and half an hour later her body was fouud in the river that runs at the back of the house. The water was about two feet deep. Samuel M. Gonely, one of thé very oldest and best known pioneers of Brighton, is dead. He was a settler from away back in the thirties. He was originally from New York city. He is the father of W. B. Conely, the Detroit artist, and unele of John D. Conely and Edwin F. Conely. Louis F. Noe, car Inspector n the Michigan Central, was struck by a switch engine in Kalamazoo the other morning and dragged 15 feet. He was badly mangled. six ribs being broken and three fingers cut off. There Is also a bad hole in his nead, and one arm badly jarnmed, and his recovery is doubtful. Mrs. Nathan Ganson, a lady of about 75 years of age, while attempting to drive across the tracks of the I'lint &, Pere Marquette Kailroad Company, in the south part of Flint, was etruck by the engine of the Detroit express, and almost instantly killed. The horse was killed and the buggy completcly demolished. Atshley Williams and Alejcander Green, two youur men of Joneaville, were killed by the cars about three miles west of Hillsdale the other night about 11 o'dock. Tbey were lying on the track and were not seen by the engineer until it was too late to stop the train. Greeu was killed outright and Williams Uved uutil 9 o'dock the next morning. It is stated on reliable authority that the postoffice department of the government has drawn on Col. Tbos. Ëaylor, ex-postmastor of East Saginaw for $3,441 79 to cover an alleged deficlency in his accounts during his administration. brought to light during the recent investigatlon of the affairs of the office. Col. Saylor retired irom otfleo lo February, 1SS4. J. B. Russen, a young man 34 yeara old, was seriously if not fatally ïnjured in Towle's MUI, one mile north of Sheridan, by a piece of board llvinir back over the equalizers, connected with the lath mili. The board struck him on the left siile below the stomach, tearing a bolo six inches long in his slde, and when' he was pieked up and taken to the house his intestines were protrudlng and fouud to be torn and mangled in suetT a manner that the physieians have doubts of his recoverv. At an adjourned meeting of the board o trustees of Kalamazoo college held In Jackson a, ie-.v days ago, it was found that $70,000 had been raised for paying off the indebtedness of $18,000, and $50,000 added to the permanent fund. Dr. Kendall Brooks tendered his reslgnation as president of the college, but it was not aeeepted. The colleee will continue in , operatlon. i W. J. Carveth, a blacksmith of Hastings has i been arrested charged with attempted : ing of his wife. For six months past she has been an invalid. Circumstances some days ! ago gave rise to suspicion, and the medicine he was giving her was sent to Ann Arbor for analysis. A telegram announced the discovery of poison, and he was arrested and jailed examination August 13. Edgar Weeks of Detroit is trving to prove that a number of people in 'Michigan and Canada are heirs to an estáte of $100,000,000 in in Great Britain. Among his clients are Mrs. Dr. V. Bell,Drs. F. H. Seymouraud Mrs. Phebe Macassar of Detroit, Mrs. J. W. Squires of Grand Rapids, Mrs. E Merrifleld of Lansing, Mrs. Lyd.a M. Wright of Memphis, and Mra. Almira M. Zimmerman of North Branch. About a year ago Alfred Lewis of Albion, suffered a fall, striking on the back of his head. A3 a result paralysis set in, and the muscles of Mr. Lewis' neck and arras withered away, leaving the arms wholly useless, and the malady spread to all parts of his body. His head drooped in all sorts of ehapes, his body lost lts power to keep itself erect, and the man was in all respecta apitiablesight. A few days ago death carne to his relief.