• The city of San Francisco has been rocked by an earthquake causing the loss of at least 2,500 lives and with fires still raging out of control. There are no trains in or out of the city because the tracks are impassable. The people are in great fear that other shocks may come at any time and are fleeing the city in great numbers. Property damage is beyond $40,000,000.
• The high school in Traverse City held a mass meeting this afternoon and Principal Nye read the news of the disaster. All the schools have made plans to respond to any appeal for aid which might come.
• J. W. Zimmerman of this city purchased eight head of steers of James Wilson of Bingham Saturday which weighed, on the city scales, 11,323 pounds, or an average of 1,415 each. This is the largest average for cattle that have ever been weighed on the scales.
• Miss Addie McMullen, daughter of D. H. McMullen, has accepted a position in the office of Drs. Thompson & Gauntlett. Miss McMullen is a pupil of the Dockeray college but this winter she again studied in the business college.
• Frank Stone of Old Mission was in the city Monday being here to have his hand dressed. Mr. Stone figured in an accident last week whereby he lost the index finger of his left hand, the member having to be taken off at the hand owing to a severe accident with his buzz saw which he used in sawing wood.
• Julius Winner has tendered his resignation to Mayor Friedrich and will quit the police force April 20. Mr. Winnie, during the time he has been walking a beat, has been an efficient officer and has made a large number of friends.
• A party of homesteaders, Messrs. Fred and William Lamb, J. Sparling and J. J. Bonnar all from Joyfield, arrived in the city this afternoon on their way to Alberta where they will take up a 160-acre homestead. They did not sell out at Joyfield but if pleased with their new homestead, will make such sales.
• Miss Adeline Miller, who was accompanied to Leland a week ago from Colorado by two Sisters of Mercy, was adjudged insane today and taken this afternoon to the asylum. Miss Miller is a nurse and spent a number of years in a hospital in Colorado. Her health was frail and she returned to her home at Leland for rest. She is a lady of inestimable character and her affliction is one regretted by her many friends.
• At the regular meeting Monday of McPherson Corps, No. 151, preliminary arrangements for the coming Decoration Day exercises were made. It was decided to have the solders' and sailors' exercises at the bay shore instead of the river, as last year and that Mrs. D. E. Padden would care for the part taken by the school children.
• Gust Oleson, aged 39, was almost instantly killed by falling from his barn roof yesterday morning. He had just finished work and was tearing away the scaffolding and had gotten down to the last board when he slipped and lost his balance. So sudden was death that he expired before another man working with him could take him to his house.
• Dragging a helpless horse entangled in the rear wheels, a team hitched to a potato wagon ran toward William Iles residence Monday morning. Miss Eva Iles saw them coming and running from the house, grasped the bits of the frightened animals and never released her hold until she brought them to a standstill.
• Advice on deportment. Take the precaution to insert the stopper in an ink bottle if you are called away while writing.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat inflammation of the kidneys, rub the small of the back with sweet oil and drink freely of balm tea.
• Best buy of the week. Six High Back Arm Chairs, $3.98 at The Globe Department Store.