Michigan State News

State Bank Commissiouer Sherwood submitted his annual report to Oov. Rich. Dnring the year endint December 31 twenty-one banks, with au aggregate capital of 91,200,000, were authorized to do business. The assets of the eighteen state banks and three trust companies amount to SS2,G49,533. Thereare 103 savings banks, with 1,185,492 depositors, representing total depositsofS35.!ir9,010. The report recommends that the banking law be amended so as to give the commissioner authority to take immediate possession of a bank whenever in his jud;ment the exigencies of the case demund it Reporta to the Health Hoard. Sixty observers in vurious localities in the state say that during the week ended January Sl.diphtherla.dyaentery, measles and Inflammation of the brain increased, and cholera morbus, typhoid f ever and in Ham raation of the bowels decreased in area of prevalence. Diphtheria was reported at thirty-threo places, scarlet fever at fifty-five, typhoid fever at eighteen, measles at twent3'-seven and sraallpox at two places. A ISrokeii Neck and Mili Llvaa. Peter Brinkenstein, night watchman at Briscoe's box factoi-y in Bay City, has a broken neck and still lives. He feil from a height of 9 feet while at work, struck on his neck, remained insensible two hours, got up aed walked home, carrying his head in his hands. He is now weighted down with saiid bags on an air cushion, and the attending physician says he will get well if the broken bones kuit, Officers ( hn-.cn. At the annual show in Lansing of (he Peninsular Poultry and Pet Stook ' eiation officers were eleeted as follows: President, F. M. Bronson, Verraontville; vico president, E. G. Mason, Gram; secrotary, i Seorge H. Potter, Langlng; : isistant seere i). A. Siy, Lansing: tre&surer Marshall; execative committee, C. S. Jackson, PortHuron: CharlCi. Munger, Oorunna; .1" i Bell, Lansing; S. T. Cutier. Lovvcll: Samuel Cpp. Charlotte: N. Schevenfurth, Jackson. Fruit I N AftRo-latifn. At the sixth annual meeting in Lansing of the Michigan Association of Manufacturera of Fruit (joods officers were eleeted as follows: L. S. Poster, Lansing, president; H. B. George, Coldwater, viee president; b. MoFetrtdge, Ida, lecretar; and treasurer; exeentlva committee, A. W. Strong, Ionia; W. O. Oleason, Ovid; E. S. Busli, Plainfleld; H. L. Davis, Lapeer; Erwin Lamb, Drydea. Short nut Newj [lin. Thirty-eight travelingsiilesmenmako their homes in llillsdale. The M. E. church at Concord caught lire from the chimney and burned to the ground. The property is insured for $2,200. Benjamin F. Simons, the oldest dry goods merchant in Lansing, filed a chattel mortg-age with City Clerk Ilinman for 520,500. Dr. Isaac X. Eldredge, one of the oldest physicians in the state, died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Flint, aged 74 years. The sailing barge Mary A. McGregor is being con verted into a steamer to go into the iron trade between Escanaba and Grand Haven. One hundred and fifty men of the Michigan Furniture company at Holland struck because 1 per cent. of their wages was held out for accident insurance without their consent. The Michigan Mutual Fire Insurance company held its annual meeting at Lansing. It had sixty members at the close of 1891 and now has 355. There are nearly Í8,OOO in the treasury. The Lumbermen's national bank, of Muskcgon. has started business under its transposed name, National Lumbermen's bank. In the Houghton circuit court Erio Kanagas was convicted of murder in the h'rst degree for the killing1 of Dr. Melosch at Jacobsville two weeks ago. Ishpeminsr is making war on peddlers doing business without a license. A hospital with accommodations for thirty persons is being built on Bay county's poor farm. HowelFs condensed milk works at its last pay day paid out to the farmers of Livingston county $1,500. Fire destroyed the tempering house of the Hubbard saw and tooi works at Menominee, causing a loss of 81,500, partially insured. Frank R. Chase has begun suit in the cirouit court at Grand Rapids against Tucker, IIoops & Co. to recover on a lumber deal involving 8200,000. Fred Peterson, of Carney, starved himself to death becanse a young Swedish girl whora he had brought to this country refused to marry him. George W. Thayer, a prominent and well-known citizen of Grand Rapids, was suddenly strieken blind in his left eye and serious fears were entertained for the right eye. Cari Hoffman, a lad of 17, shot himself through the heart at Menomiuee, dying instantly. He had been sick for some time and was despondent. While carelessly handling a pistol George Swaney shot and killed William Ayres. Both boys were about 15 years old and were the sons of farmers at Old Mission. Gov. Rich has appointed Thomas B. Dunston, of Hancock, a member of the board of control of the Michigan mining school at Houghton. B. Kramer's tailoring establishment at Alpena was burned with a loss of $ö,000 and an Insurance of S,fi00. The new union depot on Fort and Third streets in Detroit, has been thrown open to the public. It cost M, 000,000. Bay City high school pupils have a society to which a forfeitof one cent is given every time a member makes an error in the use of the English language. The annual report of State Oil Inspector John O'Hrien to Gov. Rich shows a balance oí 184,881 in the past eigMeen months, a gain of 815,828.83 ■Vver the previous eightoen months.