State News Condensed

Union City had a 810,000 fire on the 9th Inst. The burned district in Greeuville is being rebuilt. Winter wheat In the southern tier of oountles looks badly. Seth Stookwell, for over 60 years a resident of Otsego, is dead. Cars will te running betwcen Ashloy and Greenvllle in about a month. I5ay City is talking about a charity ball immediately alter the Lenten season. Geo. Lake Ia ander arrest at East Saglnaw for attemptlng to pass counterfeit nioney. The village trustees of Schoolcraft have fixed the bond to be given by liquor dealers at $6,000. Peter Gross, an East Saginaw widower, has been convicted of Incest with his 17year old daughter. The Calumet and Hecla company will build two lioisting englnes this year of 2,500 none power eaeh. Joseph Spires, steward at the state soldiers' home, will go into the hotel business at Traverse City. The Kalamazoo Telegraph says that over 51,000,000 worth of building will be done in that city this season. A. C. Durfee of Jackson, aged 83, claims to be the first man who ever fired a locomotive in the United States. A number of farmers in the vicinity of Blissfield have emigrated to various places in the vicinity of Knowille, Tenn. Mrs. Winney, a pioneer of Michigan, dropped d -ad from heart disease, at the residence of her son in Deep Hiver. Mrs. Lonise Marsh of Grand Haven was found dead in bed at the residence of a friend in Grand Kapids. Heart disease. Fred Seabort, convicted of assault with intent to mnrder, was sentenced at Stanton, by Judge Smith, to Jackson for four years. Alex. Brandt, a recent inmate of the Jackson county poor house, bas gone to he soldiers' home. lie is paralyzed in iiis legs. Michael Newell, living near Flat Rock. Whlle pnjnlng trees, cut an artery in his leg. from whlch he bied to death in 10 minutes. The first annual encampment of the Michigan brigade, uniform rank, K. of 1'., will lx; held at Kalamazoo June 15 to 21 inclusive. W. M. Robinson and A. B. Watson of Grand Eaplds, are among the incorporators of the Alexandria and Texas railway in Louisiana. A Iarge frame building in Stanton, used as a primary school room, was destroyed by nre the other night. The fire is supposed to be Incendiar?. Matilda Morley of Lanslng has obtained judgment of $150 and coste in the circuit court against I.oster S. Uudson for selling liquor to her minor son. Gas has been found in Marine City near the salt and brick works, It is thought' that sufficient gas will be found for fuel in the manufacture of salt. Judge Isaac Parlsh of Grand Rapids has gone to Fort Lammie, W. T., wliere he will take the position of attorney for a large silver mining company. A timler man named Marsten was killed by the accidental falling of a heavy plank at Lake Angeline mine, just south of Ishpeming the othcr evening. A young son of D. Seiter of Clare, played with dynamite percusión caps, and he is now minus two fingen on one hand, athumband twoüngers on the other. James Waldon, son of John Waldon. who resides near Cass City, was terribly froxen in the recent blizzard near Fort Assinaboine. Mont., and at last accounts were not expected to recover. W. W. Green of Harrison, and his brother Jonathan of Summerfield township. Clare county, have recently come into possession of about 810,000 worth of property in Hillsdale county. Michael Callaghan and Uennis Trombley are under arrest at Gheboygan for giving a loaded cigar to Samuel Chess as an April fooi Joke. Chess lost one eye by the explosión and had his face badly disfigured. Work on the tunnel at Port Hurón has again come to a stand-stil] for want of the necessary tlmber. From 100 to 170 feet has been completed on the Canadian side, and about forty feet on the American side. Joseph Giboulog of Howell has been arrested for sending a communication to the Detroit Free Press charglng Mr. Monroe of Howell with having been connected with the wrltlng of the celebrated saloon letter. A. C. Rankin and James Hess of St. lgnace, have bought a tract of land at the crossing of the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette railroad and the Miniieapolls, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, and will lay out a town. Worthy Putnam, author of Putnam's elocution, died in Berrlen Springs recently, aged 77. He was appointed circuit judge in 1869. He was stricken with blindness four years ago. He was a prominent spiritualist. Geo. Long, aged 24 and living near Howard City, was adjudged insane recently, and the other night he made his escape from lus tather's house. He has not since been seen and grave fears for his safety are entertained. Miss Burbank of Cooper, Kalamazoo county, sues the L. s. & M. s. railroad for S20,000, bi-cause she liurt herself in getting off a train last (all. Bhe fa. s her injuries were caused by carelessness on the part of the railroad employés. The Home iron mining company's property on the Cascade range, south of Negaunee, bas been sold to a Chicago syndicate for $40,000. Since November more than 32,000,000 of the outstanding capital have been invested in this range. John McLeodof Iron Mountain is in jail, aceused of making a S50 bilí out of a $1 by pasting apon lt a ptece of a revenue stamp taken from a beer keg. It is said he passed it apon an Ilalian fruit vender and recelved S49.90 in good, clean cash. Mrs. Sally Dean, anaged lady of Brighton, was burned to death other afternoon. While worklng aiound the stove her clothing canghl Ore, and as she was alone In the house tnere was no one to help her. The body was burned to a crisp. CommlMioner Colman of the department of agriculture has submltted to governors of states a bilí providing for the suppression of contagious dlseases among eattle. The bill is similar to one passed in Michigan in 1885, that bill being the one on which it was modeled. O. M. I'earl. a wealthy and prominent citlzen of Duplain, Clinton county, is dead at the age of 68. He was engaged in the mercantile business at Duplain as early as 1850, was townshlp clerk in 1851, and supervisor in 1852-53. He was also engaged in business in St. Johns during the war. Judge Jennison of Detroit has rendered a decisión in the Palnis will case. He holds that the trust sought to be created by the ti-stator is witliin the prohibition of the Btatute, and that the entire estáte must deseend to the bet ra at law, Francis F. and Clothilde l'alms. The case will be appealod to the supreme court. Last year an old gentleman named lïalch. a resident of Traverse City, was killed at Cadillac, at or near a Street crossinji. by the Grand RapJde A: linliana railrnud. being struek while the cars were belng Bnubhed conteary'to law. Kuit was brought hy Mr. Balch's belrs, and a S4.000 verdict glven agaiust the wdlroad in the circuit court. Severa) weeks ago Church & Co., of Brooklyn. N. Y.. the largest saleitus aml sal soda manufacturera in the United States, bought 200 acres fronting on St. Clair river just below Port Hurón, with the purpose of locating there. TheHuron contracts have already been let, and work will be pushed with vigor. Cburch it (o. will put in a plant eosting at least S500,ooo and will employ 000 persons, The 18-year oíd son of llenry Warrick, saloon-keeper at Montague enticedauother 18-year-old hul named Walter Youug, into his father's saloon white the latter was at the polls election day, and persuaded hlra to taste the licuor in the different bOttlea. When his mother, who is a poor widow, found him, he was too drunk to speak, and on liis way home feil and cut his face bacil y. "Fred, " one of the span of black horses presento! by the soldiers in 1862 to Mr.s. Gov. IJlair of Jackson, died reeently from inflainniation of the lungs, aged 27. The memben of the 20th Michigan infantry pri'sciiteil one horse and thé 'Jtith reghnent gave the other to Mrs. Blair for her kindness to the soldiers while they were at "Camp Blair" in Jackson. ''Dick," the living mate to "Fred," is about the same age. Department Commander Rutherfonl of the G. A. R. has issued an official order calling special attnnüon to article 9. chapter5, of the rules, in which no officer or comrade of the grand army shall in any manner use this organization for partisan purjio.-es, which he thinks has been grosüly violated. He says: Nothing can bring grëater disgrace to ourorderormore effectually impair its usefulness. Comrades gullty of the offense must be subjected to trial by court martial. " By direction of the secretary of the interior, the commissioner of the general land office bas directed the register and receiver at the Ueed City land office to suspend, untll further orders, all action ander a recent order restoring to homestead and pre-emption entry about 12.H00 acres of land In the Keed City districts within the limits of the .Iackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad. This order is made pending aelion on a motion to review the secretary 's decisión ontering the restoration of these lande.