Michigan State News

While outdriving the other afternoon near Mackinac Island a carriage, containing Mrs. Edward Lowe and child, Mrs. C. L. Wood and raaid. and J. W. Blodgett, of (rand Rapids, overturned on Town hill, a bluff 100 feethigh, and rolled down an embankmcnt, turning over twice. All escaped injury but Mrs. Wood, 80 years of age, who reeeived a terrible shock and internal injuries. The accident was accounted for by the horses takinff fright and shying over the embankment. Mil! on of KUli. The State Fish Comtnission bas completed its yoarly planting. Trout, mostly brook trout, wcre sent around flrst, then whitefish, and last wall-eyed pike, 2,578,0(10 being distributed in forty-nine counties of the State, 108,700,000 whitefish in tho Detroit river, Lake St. Clair. St. Clair river, Lake Hurón, Straits of Mackinaw, and Lake Michipan, and 20.300,000 wall-eyed pike taken inland glmost everywherc. Carp are being plantod throughout the season. ll.-.lth In HlchlRan. Reports to the State lioard of Health by sixty-three observers in different parts of the State for the week ended on the 12th indicated that inflammation of the brain, cerebr,o-spinal meningitis and typhoid fover increased, and typhomalarial fever, puerperal fever, scarlet iever and bronchitis decreased in area 01 prevalence. Diphtheria was reported at seventeen places, scarlet fever at seventeen, typhoid feyer at eight and measles at thirty-four places. Ml hlsran's Wheat Crop. It is estimated by the Bureau of Farm Statistics that Michigan's wheat erop will be 4,000,000 bi'shels less than last year. The southern tier of counties are estimated to yield 15,783,905, the central 2,551,751, and the northern counties 515,884 bushels. The total for the State is 18,851,540 bushels, or an average of 13.13 bushels per acre. Last year the yield was 22,945,198- an average oí lglj. bushels. Two Flres t Kvurt. While the firemen of Evart were resting the other evening from the exhausting work of a morning fire which burned the Novely mili, causing a loss of 810,000, an alarm was turned In, which proved to be in a frame building on Main streek The firemen were in poor condition tofight the dames which ato their way through a block of stores. The total loss was about 16,000, partially insured. Sud for Hlander. Rev. Louis Van Driss, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church at Lansing, recently commenoed a 815,000 libel suit against John P, Miller, a wealthy farmer of Lansing township, and one of his parishioners. Kev. Van Driss was charged with misappropriation of church funds which had by an investigation been found groundless and his suit was authorized by the Hishop. Toofc Her Own I.iro. When Bert Gaffe returned to his home at Big Kapids the other night after a few hours' absence he found the doors fastened. Forcing an entrance he found his wife lying on the bed breathing her last, having deliberately shot herself through the head. She had been married Tour years and lived happily with her husband. She had no children, and no cause was assigned for the act. Detlh of Mr. A. M. Drury. Mrs. A M. Drury, one of the most widely-known of Miehigan's pioneer educators, died recrntly at Lansing, aged 70. She carne to Michigan in 1837, and a year later married Samuel F. Drury. These two people were largely instrumental in founding Olivett College, giving both time and money in large measure. Afterward they founded Drury College at Springfield, Mo. Turned HU Lot Hrake. When the freigbt train f rom thenorth arrived at Big Rapids at 10 o'clock the other night Brakeman Harrison was discovered missing. The ongine was run back to Ciapo hill, where his body was found out in two. He had fallen between two oars. His people live at FortWayne, Ind. Short tut Nmvsr Itera. Nearly 1,000 acres of new land has teen put under cultivation near Frankfort since January 1 of this year. The act to confirm the titleof certain lands in the city of Sault Ste. Marie has teen approved by the President. South Lyon claims the honor of having the youngest band leader in the State, William Hullard, aged 19. Grand Rapids has 1,400 telephones in ■use; one to every fifty inhabitants. Abont 100 inm;ites of the Soldiers' Home at Orand Rapids uill be discharged as a rpsult of the re-examination into their physical condition. Michigan asylunis have dccided to use butter, oleomargarine having a tendency to créate a distúrbanos in the stomachs of some of the inmates. Michigan had eight hundred men at the recent Pythian conclave at Milwaukee, Wis. They wurp commanded by Brigadier-General Hastings. Frederick Harris, manager of the crematorium at Dotroit. iatally shot himself the other day on account of illness. At the annual sehool election recently at Muskegon the proposition to furnish free text-books to all public schools was carried. Mrs. Ambrose Crouch, of South Jackson, has been keeping tab on her family, and flnds that during the past year she has baked for thora 2.368 cookies, 1,988 doughnuts. 217 cakes, 207 pies, 81 puddings and 793 loaves of bread. Her family is not large, either, except as to appetite. One thounand kcgs of beer were conSumed ata luinbermens' picnic near Baj City recently.