Within Our Walls

H. A. Dailey, a well-to-do Jennison man, shot his wife and then took poison and died while in the charge o) the officers. The woman may possibly recover. Last April Dailey sent a letter to Mayor Svvift, of Chicago, saying he wanted a woman of mature years as a wife, and could give her a good home. The letter was published and Dailey received nearly 500 answers, and out of the lot selected Mrs. Hattie Newton, a Chicago widow. Three months ago they were married. Dailey was 70 years oíd and his bride 45. Dailey knew nothing of his wife's antecedents, and their life was unbappy owing to Dailey's jealousy. After a bitter quarrel the woman refused to occupy the same room with Dailey. He gave her three days to resume wifeiy relations, but she refused and said she was going back to Chicago. On the third morning he forced his way into her bedroom and, pressing a musket against her right side, fired. She fled from the house in her nightdress and feil bleeding on the doorstep where she was found. Dailey was at once arrested, but bef ore taking the train for Grand Rapids he was allowed to enter a saloon and drink seveial glasses of beer. He managed to slip some strychnine into one glass and in a few moments was dead. Dailey had a fine farm and considerable money and drew $30 a month pension. Nothing is Imown of Mrs. Dailey's past life. Dailey lef t a note, indicating that he had already planned suicide, in which he said: "Too niany railroad men on my plate for my good health.'1 Grand Raplds Concern In Trouble. Chas. A. Thayer, vice president, treasurer and manager of the Kenwood-Hamilton Bicycle Co., at Grand Rapids, was arrested for the alleged embezzlement of 84,000 of th.e funds of the company, The plant was reeen tly assigned on a ínortgage and was to have been sold, but Thayer began a counter suit against President Charles R. Sligh and Secretary J. D. Case, and at his instance an injunction was granted forbidding the sale. lie alr leges that Sligh, and Case mismanaged the concern and that the mortgage foreclosure is a scheme to forcé him out. The company was organized one year ago with 8200,000 capital, with Thayer as manager, and the inventory shows asseta SITO.QQO and liabilities $101,070. Costly MUI Flre at South Hartford. The largest and most. disastrous flre ever witnessed at South Hartford completely destroyed the large doublé sawmill of the Crane Lumber Co, and the mijlions of feet of luinber in the yard. In 20 minutes after the flre broke out the mili was burned to the ground. South Frankfort has no flre protection and dispatches were sent to Traverse City, Manistee and Copemish for fire engines, which arrived in time to save the town. The loss is a serious one to South Hartford, as the company employed a grèat many men and was the only mili in Ihe town. The loss on the mili is 820,000; on the lumber, 850,000; fully insured. Two Girli Drowned Mear Grand Bapidg. Clara Hall, aged 19, and Ethel Herriek, aged 18, both of Grand Rapids, were drowned in Lake Michigan at Ottawa beaeh. They were bathing north of the pier and were on the spring board when Miss Hall was swept off by a wave and Miss Herrick dove in to save her. Both screamed frantically for help. A row boat quickly went to the reseue, but was too late, as the young ladies were eaught by a wave and thrown into the undertow which sucked them under and out of sig-ht. The young ladies belonged to well-known families, their fathers being prominent business men.