Michigan State News

The Detroit gram and produce quotaüons are: Wheat-No. 1 White, T8%@79c; No. 2 Red, 7t%@7t}-o. Flour- Roller process. $4.00@4.25; patents, fi.75@5.00. Corn- No. 3, 385í@38Kc. Oats- No. 2, 29ic. Butter- Creamery 15@17c. Cheese, 8@9ae. Eggs, 14c. Sheriff Lynch, of Alpena, and a posse arrested three despcradoes a few davs ago for whom a re%ird of $16,000 was offercd. They were wanted in Ravenna, O. Sheriff Lynch was shot in the leg, but not dangerously wounded. One of the prisoners tried to commit suicide soon alter being captured. Abner Mackay, of the Tuscola County house, has been granted a L1,000 pension. The first, annual meeting of the Michigan State Music Teachers' Association was held recently at Jackson, and tho following officers were elocted: President, Frederick H. Fease, of Ypsilanti; Socretary, L H. Hahn, of Detroit; Treasurer, Mts. Kate Marión Kediz, of Lansinj?. In accordance with the voting resident of Keed City, a $6,000 jail and town hall will shortly be built in that town. The barn of Charles Whitburn, of Brookfield, Eaton County, was burned tho other night with all the contente, including iwenty tons of hay, a mowing machine, wagons, harness and farming tools. Loss $1,000; insured for $600. Eli Soule, an old resident of Brighton, Livingston County, dropped dead the other day. The sheds and stalls on the fair grounds at Big Rapids were destroyed by a recent fire, and-with th;m thoil,000 trotterowned by Ely Frederick, of Big Rapids. A. Kirkpatrick, an employé of the Northwestern railroad, retui'ned unoxpectedly to his home in Escanaba at one o'clock the other morning and foun 1 John Edtvards with Mrs. Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick fatally shot Eiwards as he was going through the window. Forest Pyne, aged about fourteen years, a son of James Pyne, was drowned in Crystal lake, about ove miles from Harrisville, Alcona County, tho othei' day while bathing with other boys. He couldn't swim and got beyoud his depth. The body was recovjfsd. Coldwaio h:is a hog with no eyesbutsix reet The total nnmber of bilis passed during the session of the last legislature is 573, against 401 two years ago. Under the new law relating to official circuit-court stenographers, the Governor has appointed Henry F. Walsh, of Grand Rapids, for the Kent Coanty circuit; Charles Bender, of Allegan, íor the Allegan and Kent circuit, and A. M. Haynes, of Bay City, for the Bay ■City ind Saranac circuit Bert Heathrington, of Rolland, Isabella County, feil from a swing a few days ago and broke both thighs, driving the end of one of the bones through the flesh so that it protruded. Barney Drake, aged seventy-four years, hanged himself in Springfield, Oakland ■County, a few days ago. William Hadder was acquitted at Fraser, Macomb County, the other day of tha charge of arson. Two witnesses swore that they saw him setting fire to a haystack, but others testifled that he was in Bay City at the time of the flre, and so he was adjudged not gullty. The second annual meetinsj of Michigan Knights of Labor will be held in Muskegon, August 2, and last two days. The local Executive Committee of tha Grand Army oE the Tennessee, whose reunion is to be held at Detroit September 14 and 15, met recontly and completad arrangements for that occasion. Mrs. General Logan and Generáis Sherman and Sheridan have promised to be present. Miss Lucia Swan, a former popular teacher in the Battle Creek schools, was drowned In Geoguac Lake near that city a few nights ago while bathing. The body was found in less than üve feet of water. Fire at Evart, Oscoola County, destroyed the Bellangor Company's factory. Loss, about $3,000; insurance light; origin unknown. The following were the shipments from Bay City for June: 44,737,000 feet of lumber; 6,910,000 shingles; 2,965.000 lath; a falling off, as compared with June, 1886, of 30 per cent. on lumber, 50 percent, on shingles, and 25 per cent on lath. Senator Jay Hubbell, it is said, intends to make a gift to the State of a handsom - and ampie site for the new mining sch at Marquette. This will leave the appiv priation made by the Legislature to be all sxpended on the building. The Soldiere and Sailors of Macomb and St Clair countles held a reunión recently at Port Huron which was largely attended. The camp was called John A. Logan. Alfred Shaw, aged twenty year3, wu killed by a kick from a colt he was attempting to mount near Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, a few days ago. Repcrts to the State Board of Health by f orty-four observers in different parts of the State for the week ended on the 2d indicated that pneumonia and whooping 3oueh increased, and tonsilitis, erysipelas, nflammation of the kidneys, cerehro-spi cal meningitis and diarrhea decreased in area of prevalence. Diphtheria was reported at fourteen places, scarlet fever at six, typhoid lever at six and measles at nine places. Mrs. George Harriger, of Brady, near Katamazoo, died the other day from the effects of morphino taken soon after a brutal beating by her husband. Cutler & Savage's lumber yard was burned at Spring Lake, Ottawa County, the other evening, together with over two million feet of lumber. Loss, $30,000. Willard Fullam, one of the oldest and most highly respected pioneers of Oasland County, died at his residence in Holly tha other evening, aged seventy years. Albert J. Leater, aged twenty-eight jears, of Marine City, was npset recently in a sail-boat at Bois Blanc Island, in De■crott river, and drowned. Two companions were rescued. He leaves a widow and child. Bgustus Bradshaw, of Belleville, wh ihad ltved in Wayne Connty sixty years, died a few days ago. At Marquette on the Fourth John McGinnis advised William Anderson that the manner in which he carried his gun was not calculated to sootbe the nerves of the crowds enjoying the celebration. For this Mr. Anderson shot the meddler dead, and was thrown into jaiL James Dansen's flve-year-old son, while playing on logs near Buckley & Douglass' mili, in Manistee the other evening feil into the lake and wa3 drowned. In attempting to rescue him his brother was nearly drowned, but was saved by timely assistance. John Wiisou, a street car conductor in Detroit, was set npoo by üve roughs on his car a few days ago and stabbed in three places, besides being pounded and kicked until left for dead. He was in a precarious condition. The cause of the attack was his refusal, under orders of the company.to take and change a Canada fivedollar bilL Sprague Bros', shingle mili at Rodney, Mecosta County, was burned a few days ftgo. Loss, $1,800; partly insured.