THE LOWELL LEDGER. FOL. IX, NO. 30. LOWELL, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1902 FITE CENTS. SUDDENLY INSANE. MRS. HUQIiSON DIED wmmfrnmmmmmffmmmmimm WITH A YELL FRED SMITH FROM EXHAUSTION FOL- | TO HEAT A ROOM AN ESSENTIAL THIN6 FLEW TO THE WOODS. LOWING AN OPERATION. 1 WITHOUT COST FOR FUEL. At Ann Arbor Hospital February 12- ftijury Received LttHt Sprittg Brings on Mental Deranscment—Wife Survived Five Days. Aod there are many in the management of a bank.lt is the perooDai, pains-taking care of the offioers in Badly Frightened. Mrs. M. E. Ilughson died at Ann Would be true economy, charge. Recognizing this responsibility, the nixn- Arbor, Feb. 17, of exhaustion, Fred Smith, aged 28, a farmer of and this U the way it U done. agerbofthis institution keepthemselvet) in touch with Ada township, is confined in jail consequent upon an operation pre-- Put an oi every important detail of the basincss. Ami the formed five days before. Funeral ontoome? A generous end steady increasing pat- for safe keeping, violently insane. o o O services will be conducted to-day r nage. Smith accompanied by his wife, 0 o by Rev. Chas. Nease and Rev. D. per cent Interest paid In drove to the city yesterday morn- Independent Radictor 0 0 0 ing and did some nhopping. They B. Davidson, with a prayer at the our Savings Department home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. were on their way homo about 4:30 0 0 3 In a sitting room, bed room, II P. Wallers, at 1 p. m., and at o'clock md had just paused the toll or bath loom, up stairs. o O O the Congregational church at 1:30 gate on the Can wide road when sud- and it will l)&*t any of them P o denly Smith gave ayj'll, dropped the Mrs. Hughson was born at Plain- without the cost of a w single penny for fuel. The City Bank, Hill, Watts & Co. reins and leaped fiom the wagon and well, Mich., Oct. lb, 1849, and Q o o from early life lived in Lowell and ran towards the woods. 0 O His wife badly frightened, drove vieinity. Was employed by Mrs. Hiler in the millinery business for O O O hick to the toll gai«' and related the story to W. J. Hlaoklock, the keeper several years. Oct. 2, 1872, she Scott & Cam be 11. married A. C. Hnghson at Ada; ami «>f the toll gale. Mr. Hlacklock lor more than twenty years has been telephoned Sheriff Chapman, and in business in Lowell. Over a Deputies Gates and Pettis tracked KiumimimmmiMmmimimimum Smith through the woods and across vear ago her health began failing The Star Tank Heater and after consulting several physi- Our Store -everal fields and finally overlook is full To temper the water for stock him three niile>- sou' h of Rt-ed's Lake. ciant, she went lo Ann Arbor Feb. 10 in the hope of obtaining relief. of Stt^estions Afier a struggle he was handcuffed Mrs. Hughson is survived by her Steel Ranges and brought to this city. It took parents, Mr and Mrs. H. P. To make the homo pleasant. Get a live men to take Smith ..pstairs and Walters, aged 88 and 82 years res Quick Meal Steel Knu^e,] bebt bun after he was placed in the padded pectively, and by three brothers eucth. cell for detention the united efforts and four sisters; Charles M , of Low- of three deputies were required to ell; DtLoss, of Litchfield; Devello Plated Goods move the handcuffs. U., of Idaho; Mrs. H M. Clark, of It is said Smith was hit on the Organs Roger's 1S47, Wm. R ^ers and Win* St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs E. S. Morse, A. Rogers Knives ami Forka—8 OU, head accidentlly .with a ball bat last of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Preston, of 8 25, 3 50, 8 75,4 00 spring and since that lime he has Elk Rapids; and Mrs. DuMon, of had periods of temporary insanity. Nome City, Alaska; all of whom Keep Warm Smith owns a fine farm and is highly were present at the funeral except respected. He has three children Must bp sold to make room for pianos which Oenuine Bound Oak HpaJer. barns the brother in Idaho. all kinds of fnel—lasts 2flyeai8 at home.—[Grand Rapids Herald, will soon be in. I shall off -r organs at prices that will save you from §20 00 to §30 00 from regular selling prices. I also have Feb. 14. Revival Meetings at Vergennes. Come in, a good second hand organ which will be sold cheap. Nothing preventing, we will hold HOME NEWS. We can surely a two weeks series of meetings at R. B. BOYLAN the M. E. church in Vergennes, Nice salt white fish, trant, salmon, commencing Sunday evening, Feb. and mackerel, in pails and m hulk. Fob 23, at 7:30. Services every J. Gile* & Co. evening ejeept Saturday evening. R. O. Stocking. Judge St >ne and wife of Ithaca Everybody i.s invited to attend. visited J. 13. Ye iter and family laM We i-xpect that Rev. Chas. Nease Saturday. will help, at lea-t a part of the time. Miss Bertha Robinson of Grand Services at K^cne each Sunday at Rapids wns here to attend the 2:30, p. m., until further notice. funeral of Mrs. Headworih. J. 11. WESBROOIC, Pastor. The person wholo*»t a small crepe shawl last Saturday can recover HOME NEWS. Keep Your same by paying for this notice. Uneeda a new suit. Go to God- frey's. I Misses Grace and Blanche Newton • NO DULL SEASONS of Grand Rapids spent Sunday with Mesdames J Duffy of K'Mme and Mrs. David Mange and Mrs. G. G. A. W. Knee of Saranac visited Mrs. • AT Towsley. S. M. Carr Saturday. • WANTED—Poultry, all you can Henry Taylor will have an auction "pare; all the first-clas" butler y<m sale at his farm, one mile south of have to sell; all the fre^h eg'js yon McCords, Feb. 27. t ..NICHOLSON'S • • can gel. Jxo GILES & Co. The pension of Christopher E. C. Lewis ef Chicago and II. Stinchcomb of Lowell has been in- it it 0 C. Gott of Marquette have the creased to §18 per month. thanks of THE LEDGER for three A sleigh load of young people years and five years subscriplions from this place went out to George Inventorying, stock sorting, opening and placing IVew reupectively. Blakeslee's Monday night. Ooods. But we are never too busy to wait on our growing Mrs. Fitzgibbons will be at Hotel The Vergennes Dancing club will army of customers. Come right along and look over well selected on our store during- the coming' year and you will save Waverly, March 7 and 8, for the nive its annual masquarade ball at line of New SSpringf Cioods. Inventory some money besides having the pick of the best selected purpose of removing all facial blem- Train's opera house, Friday evening Oarg^ainas on every counter. r stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Glass- ishes by electrolyais, Consultation Feb. 81. free. tf ware China, Etc. Regular meeting of Island City From our list of Lowell people Rebekah Lodge 282, Feb. 25. The White Front, who attended the Lincoln club ban M m hers are requested to be pres- The Peoples' Store. quet we inadvertently omitted the ent. Bus.ness of importance. •HifiMNPtiKif* name? of M. M. Perry and II. J, By order of N. G. Coons. Want to Rent Farm. A. D. Oliver. A sleigh-load of fourteen young peop'e rode out to the home of Miss of 80 or 100 acres either on shares Maud Benedict, near Clarksville. or money rent. Must be good It ttlaoes tlu Ba sure and see our Hycianth Vases. last Thursday night and were nice'y land. GOTLIEB ROTH, Lowell tf entertaintd. V. H. Church who has accepted a Vear Round... position with the Weather Bureau at Columbia, S C., was a caller at No Dull Times There. this office Monday. Ho contracted and you'll find UH doing A New Deal in for a year's visits by THF LEDGER Godfrey is doing business while businene here Sammer as his competitors cry no business this well an Winter with Sixty acres of good land for rent a fall line of Groceries 1J miles from Lowell. For cash or 'ime of the year.—They would go on shares with or without the apple fishing if it was not such cold and peach orchards. For particu- weather; but Godfrey is a much different fellow. G. W. McEee having purchased the interest of W. lars enquire of Porter Carr. Fresh and Salt Meats at the cheapest powlble prices. Oysters, Fish HE LOOKS OUT FOR THE A. Covert in the firm of Price & Covert, the under- The 0 K Laundry i«> reaciy for and Poultry and everything that betongH to a fir*t cU'S mtrket. WANTS OF THE PEOPLE and String Batuhering is oat of oar line. p'ened will continue the business at the old stand. business. Give us a call and a trial he people are going to GOD- We take this opportunity of thanking our present ordfr. Your money hick if ma FRKV'S lo buy Clothing, Gent's customers and soliciting a continuance of their sJitisHed. Geo L. Sing & Co. Furnishings, Hats, Caps, Trunks patronage; aiso to extend to the general public a 2 doors east Lowell State Hank.