Michigan State News

The Supreme Court of Michigan reeently rendered a decisión that must drive matrimonial agents in the State out of business. An aged farmer recently sccurcd a young wife. A person who claimed to havo be.n instrumental in bringing about the match sued the bucolic bridi'gi-oom for his coinmission, and "settled" for a eonsideratiun of $40(1. Somfl lays after the niarriago tho husband announced that he had been swindled, and sued the agent to recover the $400. The case finally went to the Supretne Court. which gave judgment to the farmer, declaring that all matrimonial agents, or persons who follow the vocation of match-making for gain, are engaged in an illicit pursuit. The court also expressed lts opinión to tho effect that persons of either sex lacked intelligence who sought to achieve matrimonial felicity by means of newspaper advertisements or of mercenary agencies. A FILIBUSTER. A Howell Man Kalds Canada and SteRl HU Child. When James Riley asked for a divorce from his wife the woman at once left town, taking with her tho little daughter. Mr. Riley securei his decree and the custody of the child, but Mrs. Riley had hidden it, and it took many weeks to lócate her. The father and detectives fically found Mrs. Riley at St Catherines, Ont. They stepped over the border the other day and drove in a carriage to where Mrs. Riley was living. Mr. Riley rushed upstairs, seized the little girl, and in a moment dashed away with her. The party theft crossed to New York, and now Mr. Riley and his child are safe in Howell. Health Ín Michigan. Reports to the State Board oí Health by sixty-six observers in difEerent parts of the State for the week ended on the 5th indica ted that cholera morbus, inflammation of the bowels, cerebrospmal meningitis, scarlet fever, metobranous croup, pneumonia, whoopingcough and remittent fever increaaed, and typho-malarial fever and typhoid fever decroased, in área of prevalence. Diphtheria was reported at twenty places, scarlot fever at aixteen, typhoid fever at six and measles at thirtyseven places. _ Queer Freak oí Lightninc. The severe storm which passed over Fowlervillo the other aftcrnoon aceompanled by thunder and Hghtning played some queer freaks. A chimney was struck and demolished but no damage was done. Whilo William Dickinson lay on the floor of his house a short dístance from town the lightning tore off his trousers from below the knee, also ripping his boots opon and producing unconsciousness for half an hour. Sons of Veterana. The annual encampment at Lansing ol the Michigan división of Sons of Veterans ended the other afternoon with a prize drill, the Battle Creek camp capturing first honors and Grand Rapids second. The following división offlcers were elected: Colonel, Frank B. Eddy, of Lowell; Lieutenant-Colonel, H. C. Tnompson, of Bay City; Major, George W. Stevens, of Jonesville. Work of a Fire-Cracker. A distressing accident occurred in Davidson township the other afternoon. A 7-year-old son of Wal ter Wooden was left alone in the house, and while play ing with fire-crackers the house was set on fire ani burned to the ground. Wooden and his wife hastened in from the field to find the remains of their son burned to a crisp and the house and contente completely destroyed. A Fatal Umin wiiy. Henry Henderson borrowed his employer's team at Port Hurón recently to take his family to a picnic. The team took friffht and ran away, throwing the occupants of the vchicle out, injuring Mrs. Hendorson seriously. Mrs. Henderson was so badl.y hurt that she would die. A daughter and son were instantly killed, and another son had his left hand torn off. Short but Newiy Tteim. Bert, the 15-vear-old son of Henry Wydgraf, was drowned at Holland the other day. A State sanitary convention will be held at Holland October 9 and 10. A State teachers' institute will be held at Mason for three weeks following August 11. Bids were opened recently for building the basement and area walls of the court-house and post-ofnce at Detroit. Patrick Dee, of Detroit, was the lowest bidder, at $111,573. Dexter Mussey died at his home in Armanda the other morning, aged 89 years. In 1837 he located in Macomh County and had resided there ever stnce. He was a Representativo in the Legislature from 1855 to 1862, being speaker in 1861-'63. Louis Hubbell, a farmer living neai Tlint, was struck by a passenger train and killed a few days ago. . Warnie Hallock, aged ao years, was drowned recently at llolly by the upsetting of a boat. Grand Ledge wool-buysr.s claim to have purchasad 100,000 pouuds of wool this season. David Nelson, a wt'altby stock-buyei of Bellevue, committod suicide recently while temporarily insane. The colored people of Flint will have a bfg emancipation colebration on August 1. Ex-Governor Begolo will ba president of the day. At a mass-meeting held at the Swedish Methodist Church in Ishpeming recently, a citizens' committee of nine memliers, one. frora eaeh church, was appointed to put a stop to Sunday bal] games.