Michigan State News

A frame house in the north end of Bay City, oecupied by Mr. and Mrs. Lozons and Mrs. Nadon and her flve small children, was burned early the other morninr. Lozons threw his wlfe out of a window into the street below, and she sustained a fracturo of one of her legs and other severo injuries, and she would probably dip. Mrs. Nadon escaped with her 7-months"-old baby on one arm and a 2-year-old child in the other, and two more rangingr from 3 to G years clinging to her nipht-dress. She made a desperate effort to save her oldest child, Georgia, who was bnrned to deatb. llealth In Michigan. Reports to the State Board of Hoalth by fifty-two observers in different parts of the State for the week ended on the 15th indicated that typhoid fever, membranous croup, cerebro-spinal meningitis, inflammation of the brain, dysentery, pneumonía and whoopin cough lncreased, and cholera infantum, cholera morbus, typho-malarial fever, smallpoi and measles decreased in area of prevalence. Diphtheria was reported at twenty-seven places, scarlet fever at thirty-three, typhoid fever at ten and measles at fifty-four places. Burned Befors Her Husband's Eyes. Mrs. D. Carlisle, an aged woman HtIng three miles west of Marysville, accidentally inited her clothing the other day. Sbe fainted and the clothing was burned fiom her body, and she died the next day. Her husband was tho only occupant of the house when tho accident occurred, and was a witness of it, but was powerless to help the sufferer, as he is a paralytic and can move neither hand norfoot. Killed by the Cars. Henry Purdy, his wife and a neighbor's ffirl named Emerson, the latter 13 years old, were driving into Jackson from South Jackson the other day at 10 o'clock. At the Crossing on Francis street, a mile out, the Air Line mail struck the rig and all three were killed, as well as both horses. Jlr. Purdy and his wife were almost instantly killed, and the girl lived about flfteen minutes. Flfty Millions of Capital. The Capital Investment and Loan Association, with a capital of 850,000, - 000, was recently incorporated in thi's State. James W. Turner, of Lansinp is the president; C. L. Petherick, of Detroit, the general manager, and Elmer S. Avery the secretary. These names includo some of the wealthiest men in Michigan. The general offices of the Corporation will be in Lansing. The I.atost Swlndle. The latest swindle to catch tho unwary farmer is a double-headed fountain pen, one end of which is loaded with good black ink and the other with ink that will fade. A contract of some kind is written out with the fading fluid and the farmer is induced to sign, but he 8iLns with the sure-onough ink, and in a short time his name comes back underneath a note for him to pay. To Buy Detroit' Dry-Docks. Information concerning the largest real estáte enterprise Detroit has ever known hasleaked out. The soheme is placed on foot by a Bay City syndicate and proposes to purchase at a cost of $8,000,000 all Detroifa dry-dock interests, togetho- with öOO acres of land on the river front, the whole to comprise one gigant e plant. Short but Neiray Item. Iron has been found at Elkinton, Port Huron C'ounty, by well-dig'gers. The amount of life, accident and casually insurance premiums received in Michigan in 1889 was $3,10-2,104. The losses incurred ere S984,893. Hope Collpg-p, Holland, will celébrate lts twenty-fifth birthday next June. The report of tho Michigan Gold Mining Company for February shows that the rock, so far, has yieldod about S26 a ton; as the cost of mining is $5 a ton this leaves a pretty good proflt. Ezra Stanton, a Lake Odessa man, jumped off a moving train there the other night, and striking his head against the platform was instantly killed. Buck Murray, who shot and killed a pólice offlcer named Schumaker, in Detroit, been siirprisod while drilling a safe in a wholesale grooery, was I recently arrested at Cleveland, where he was known as James Hill. C. Tiass, of Holland, lost tour children by diphtheria within ten days. A 810,000,000 mortgage on the Toledo, Ann Arbor t Northern Michigan railroad was flled in Wayne Countv the other day. Burglars at Kellevue broke into Fred Van Vaulkenburg's tobáceo store and made away with a stock of cigarettes the other night. Flint is to have a lockup for its I mon drunks. so they will not be obliged to room with those who are in jail for I other crimes. Edith Oonoque, aged 0 years, was I killed by the cars recently at Dcarborn. Myron Anson, while on Willis I lake, npiir lïellevue, the other day, broke through the ice and was drowneil. The profiramme of the excreises at the I I!ay View moeting next suminerhas a urand Army day," upon which the doings will be of a patriotic nature, and in which oíd soldiers are to particípate. The New Vork iron minu at Ishpemiag, trom which Samuel .1. Tilden derived Beveral millions, was started up the other Uay after being idlc for ei-ht years. It is reported at Marquette that J. M. Case, now in London, has aold enough j shares in the verdo antique marble quarries of the upper península to make the future of the business a grand succes. Ia a fit of temporary insunity the I other day Mrs. C. F. Knill, of Port Huron, drove hor family out of doors wlth a revolver. The polite were summoned, when she flred a shot at Chief ' Petit, but missed her aim.