Local Option May Go Through The

legislature with a tight squeeze. Highartaxation seems well assured. The ladies are becoming a power in politics. A load of Detroit ladies went up to Lansing the other day.and by their eloquent and convincing arguments eoon convinced the legislature of the justice of their cause. In a few days Gov. Luce will add his signature to an act that will give them the right of suflïage at school electionsand make them eligible to the office of school inspector in Detroit; all of which is right The Michigan State Horticultural society will hold its spring meeting in Lansing, Marcli 26 and 27, beginning the morning of the 26lh. The first day'8 sessions will be held in the rooms of the State Pioneer society, in the capitol, those of the second day at the Agricultural college. Programtne will be issued at once. Those attending should write to Edwy C. Reid, Sec'y., Allegan, for reduced rate certifícate?. American citizens living in enforced retirement in Canada are having a chance for the exercise of their genius in crooked transactions. The Canadian parliament has a bilí which provide3 for the extradition of swindlers, past, present ar.d future, and these same American citizens are hastening to prevent its becoming a law, even employing bribery, it is asserted Perhaps the bill was rnerely introiiuced by some consciencele-is legii-latur for the purpose of making the American citizens diss;orge a part. of their ill-gotten wealth.