The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-04
STATE NEWS.


STATE NEWS. f
A couple was married In one Of the
Detroit churches last Sunday evening,
the bride being nineteen years OF age
and the bridegroom seventy six.
Commissioner Cobb received a one
hundred dollar cane from the gentle.
men who shared his courtesy on the
occasion Of the excursion To the Upper
Peninsula last year.
Benjamin Mackerel, Of Lansing,
eloped with his wife's mother Wsdnes.
day. He was followed by officer Wiser,
who caught him ut Leslie aud brought
him back to that place last night.
Hugh Montgomery, OF Kalkaskn, CON-
United suicide Wednesday night by
taking Paris green. He bequeathed
his property, valued at $500. to Rev. j..
Redpath, OF Petoskey.
The first plowshare that ever broke
soil In Walton Township. Eaton conn
ty, then the property OF Capt. J. w.
Hiekon, now resident OF Charlotte. is
still in existence and will be on exhibi-
tion at the annual fair next fall.
The horse "Long-John," formerly
owned by Detroit parties, who paid
s640 for him two years ago, has deve,.
oped into fast one, and been bought
by Robert Bonner, OF the New York
Ledger, for S35,000. In 1872 that
horse was bought in Canada for s200.
Aipena advices state that the child
OF man named Potter, living in Pres
que Isle comfy. was recently starved
to death. The mans family are sick
and he was unable to work aud get
food. I've other children are very low
yet from hunger.
On February 18th in st. Dwight Nor.
thurp, of Cambria, was relieved of a
tape worm measuring sixteen feet, un-
der the treatment OF L. s. Aber, OF that
place. He is recovering as fast as pos
sible, and hopes TO have his health in
the coarse of a few months. i Realing
Press.
Another sdicide was committed al
Jackson Tuesday last. A yonng man
named Winman, a musician, attempted
TO cut bis wife's throat, she ran to a
neighbors, and when she returned
with assistance, found her husband w.
ing on the floor with his throat cut
from ear 10 car.
An officer from Delaware couut, Ohio,
arrived at Grsenville with q requisition
from the Governor OF Ohio, and arrested
Benton Ford Saturday. for forgery.
His father is qnite wealthy. bat the
young man had taken to gambling,
ard = isllsRsd fnrgrd his f''h"-'s
A correspondent OF the Michigan
Farmer very sonsibly says 1t would be
better il agricultural societies through
out the State would secure one OF the
professors Of the agricultural college 70
deliver an annual address. than To pay
else or 500 to some big political hum
bug like Brick Pomeroy % talk nom
sense an hour or two.
Edwin Baker, OF Jackson, aged 23
years, committed suicide by shooting.
He lived day or two after shooting
himself. He was formerly confidential
clerk for III. L. Sergeant, Supt. Gen.
trail Railroad. He vas suffering under
a diseased condition of the brain, pro-
duced by a severe attack of cere bro
spinal meningitis about Il yer ago.
Notice was served upou Controller
Garfield, of Detroit, Monday that j.
u. Bloss and Samuel Zug had applied
To the Superior Court for au injunction
To restrain the Common Council from
passing any more resolutions authoriz-
ing loon-keepers to keep their places
open for business at other hours than
those designated in tho law.
Robert Robinson, who was arrested
in Nav Jersey aud brought back TO
Flint, Thursday night, by Sheriff Eu.
gene Parsell for arson aud defraudinR
an Insurance. company, was brought
before Justice Bickford Thursday
morning, and his examination was ad-
iourned 10 the 3lst. Bail was fixed at
1900.
A Jackson horse 81 years old Is be
ing put in order for exhibition at the
centennial this spring. He is the fin
est speciu en- OF the thoroughbred En-
glish hunter in this country. His dan
was q full blood English hunting mare
imported to this country from England
during the war OF 1912, and was taken
from British officer at the battle oi
Lundy's Lane, by Col. Cronk. who was
the breeder of this wonderful speci
men of the equine tribe.
The Monroe Monitor says Rev. A.
+. Lutz, pastor of lions Church il
this city, who has recently had difficult
ty with his congregation concerning
charges Of improper relations with his
sister-in-lsw, was arrested by the sher
i'll, upon suit brought against him b,
the woman in question; III the Circuit
Court for SANDER. The lady claimi
80, 900 damages. Mr.. Lutz gave bal
/ in the sum OF 81, 000
The spiritualism oi Michigan vii
celebrate the twenty-eighth annivsrsa
nv OF modern spiritualism nj Stewart
| Hall in Battle Greek Friday, March 81
Considerable preparations are alreod,
being made for the occasion. Severa
prominent spiritualists are expected Il
{ De IN htIenuuHCo lTOm OtHer Ota'"s
The speakers will be DIR. A. Il. Spin
noy, oi Detroit, President OF the Mich
igan Association OF Spiritualists; Johl
II. Robbins, Of Chicago, and II. L
Stewart. CT Kendalville. Indiana.
The uratiot JOurAai says two men ar
driving about the country offering {
the farmers tea, coffee. spices, extracts
otc., in exchange for produce, chick
ems, aud such like The goods ar
nicely put up aud Attractively labeled
IL is found that the so-called pounl
packages Of tea and coffee are consid
erable short--not containing NOR
than one.lIalf the quantity represented
while the coffee which is in the prepal
ed form, proves nothing but peas. wit
other ingredients 10 give it flavor. Th
extracts are found TO be poor qualit
Of vinegar, and tho patent medicine
a harmless compound Of no virtue
value.
Mr.. j. L. Scripps Of the DetIo
J Evening News is one OF the junketin
J party Of excursionists from the Mort
} TO Georgia. lie writes long letter
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