Michigan State News

A. P. Green is an Eaton county man, and the owner of a Shetland colt that stands two feet in height on its bare feet, and weighs but thirty pounds. Rather a small beginning for a horse. A $20,000 fire cleaned out the business portion of McBrides on the 5th. A falling sky rocket fired the Jenkins hotel at Iron Mountain the Fourth. Mrs. E. L. Phillips, a Mosherville lady of 70 summers, walloped a five-foot blacksnake until it died, and the job didn't tire her much either. Lake City had a sorry celebration on the Fourth, fire wiping out $75,000 worth of property. But little insurance. The seventy-six Grand Rapids ladies who signed their names to a recommend for a subscription book which afterward turned out to be full-fledged orders to the extent of $36 each, have banded themselves together to fight the agent's claim. It is safe to say that those ladies have gone out of the autograph business. Michigan university is to be repaired $5,000 worth during the present vacation. A Grand Rapids lady is the object of much attention. One fellow is spending money to procure her divorce while another is investing his in flowers and theatre tickets in the hope of winning her love. Hard to tell which will win. The doctor bleeds his patients and is sometimes bled in return. Such was the case with Dr. Chapman, of Pontiac, he being burgled of $40 in cash and $200 worth of jewelry on a recent night. The Grand Rapids divorce mill isn't likely to discontinue business yet awhile for the lack of grists to grind, since 1,534 couples have been married in Kent county during the past eight months. The copper output of the Calumet and Hecla mine exceeded 5,000,000 pounds for the month of June.

 Away back in primeval days when Michigan was an untamed wilderness. Charles Duchane camped on the banks of Grand river and assisted in clearing the timber from the ground upon which Grand Rapids is now located. Charles now lives at Grand Haven, will be 100 years old in a few days, and still enjoys excellent heath. Over 2,000,000 feet of logs were used up by fire at Paris, the property of Stimson Bros. Escanaba folks would like to get their hands on the firebugs who have already made two attempts to burn that town. The festive firecracker didn't get in its work on the Muskegon lumber piles the Fourth. The owners gave 'em a good soaking the day before. Charley Hampton has figured up his profits on running a daily for two years at Harbor Spring, and finds that he s $37.17 ahead. If you long for wealth just embark in the newspaper business. Hudson girls are in sore distress. The boys of the town are in the minority and what there are seem to be greatly lacking in gallantry. The ice cream season is rapidly passing away and the scarcity of beaux is extremely painful. Who'll volunteer to fly to the rescue of the perishing. A Saginaw City lady, whose husband is a merchant of that town, sent him out on an errand the other evening and then packed up her things and skipped, whither he hasn't been able to learn. The state military encampment opened at Mackinac July 12. Should any of our readers hear of war rumors during the next few days they can doubtless guess pretty close to the probable cause. East Saginaw's new Episcopal church, which seats 500 people and cost $33,000 bas been completed and gone into commission. Grand river is said to be so low that many of its fish have worn off their scales in the attempt to migrate its pebbly bed. Battle Creek folks don't like to go twelve miles lor marriage licenses - too much exertion, you know - and so want the county clerk to establish a branch office there for their especial benefit. Great scheme. A Mrs. Strong, living near Dentonville, was bothered by several pesky corns, and so resolved to kill 'em. An "exterminator" was applied and the corns took sick and died, and so did Mrs. S., for gangrene set in and did its fatal work. 

The Catholic cemetery at Detroit covers 200 acres, a most beautiful site naturally, and when the contemplated improvements are completed will be the equal of any in America, Alpena's great fire of the 11th, by which five persons lost their lives and $300,000 worth of property was destroyed, was the most disastrous iu the history of the town. By it 1,200 people were rendered homeless, and 200 dwellings and business houses were swept away. A large amount of lumber was also burned. Grand Rapids police surprised five little boys and a keg of beer the other day. The boys escaped, however, but the beer, well, that didn't get very far away. James Eyckman, of Minden township, near Minden City, took an overdose of religious excitement, and suicided to get rid of it. He was 40 years old, and leaves a family. The soldiers and sailors of northern Michigan will meet in annual reunion at Choboygan August 21 to 23. All soldiers and sailors, their families and friends, are cordially invited to attend. Present prospects indicate an unusually large peach crop for the Michigan lake shore region this season. Frank Tascott and John Carlson, two miners, were killed by a premature fall of ore at Wakefield, Mich. A St. Clair county farmer has held his wool crop for the past three years, and now has 1,000 fleeces on hand that won't bring as much as when the clips wore made. Speculation is uncertain - mighty uncertain. Ed Palmer, after a trial of nearly a week's duration for the murder of his wife at Ithaca last winter, was found guilty of murder in the second degree. About 150 of Genesee county's leading farmers have banded together for the purpose of starting a bang-up creamory. Buildings are to be put up right away and butter made by the wholesale. But it's doubtful about the price decreasing on this account. Some time since, J. Donovan began five lawsuits against Big Rapids people for defamation of character, in the sum of $50,000 each. Three of these already have gone by default, and unless Donovan furnishes security for costs, the balance will do likewise. A Sangatuck basket factory started in bright and early on a Monday morning for a full week's work and when Saturday night came had 40,000 baskets ready for the growing peach crop. Hackett's saw and shingle mill at Wolverine is in ashes. Loss, $7,000. Mrs. Wm. Radsuck horsewhipped Charles Wallace on the streets of Grand Rapids, she claiming that he had maligned her good name and so adopted this course to get even. Romes' $10,000 elevator and seven freight cars were burned on the 12th. Well insured. A Chesaning chap applied for a license to marry a 14 year-old girl, and was somewhat crestfallen when informed that he'd have to wait a couple of years and let her grow up to the legal age.