The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-05-30

out in the vicinity OF Dundee this
spring.
Michigan has sent eleven hundred
varieties of wood and two thousand va
rieties Of shrubs TO the Centennial Ex-
position.
The Lowell Journal has one subscri-
ber who pays for seven copies. sent to
seven different persons, all yearly sub
scriptions. The Journal man dares any
o.her paper to beat II.
George II. Blair, son OF Ex-Governor
Blair, who has given some excellent
advice TO the boys to remain at home
in preference to migrating to the Black
Hills, has been elected judge Of the
Custer district OF Wyoming.
James Arnold a we'll digger, was
buried in a well, at Grand Rapids Sat
urday, by the well caving in on him
burying him City feet deep. He was
extracted eight hours afterwards in an
unconscious condition, but still alive.
There is little or no hope for his recov-
cry.
A Pine Lake (Allegan county, man
has solved the problem OF boot-stretch.
ing. He has filled a pair Of tight
boots with dry oats and turned in hot
water and let them stand over night
The next morning ho could get both
feet into either one; and now he is
racking his brain to discover method
for swelling his feet.
The Hudson Post says that Mr.. S
G. Perkins, OF that village, claims to
own the handsomest horse in the State
OF Michigan, and indeed every one that
sees him considers that he is beauty
He is a glossy, fadeless black, five years
old, about sixteen hands high, and
weighs between /, 100 and 200 pounds
Mr.. r. has christened his horse "Blacl
Cloud" and il is very appropriate
name.
At large meeting of the citizens Of
Chesaning, the sum OF 5000 was raised
and presented to Rev. +. w. May, re-
Gently found guilty OF charges prefer.
I red against him in church trial.
They proclaim his daily walk the last
two years in their midst to have been
upright and becoming minister oi
the gospel, that the charge was made
by an abandoned woman, that she con.
\ tradicted herself, her statements being
1 too absurd for credence.
A Clinton county young man, now IL
the Black Hills-whose name We sup
press at his own request--writes Us az
| follows: This is beautiful country
as fine as / ever saw. 1t is a good
country for angels and Indians, but
not for me. IL could get the loan Of
sufficient wealth, 1 should make this
country scarce, now, / tell you. -[St
Johns Republican.
Mrs. Brazil Marvin, who few week,
ago received Lews OF her husbands
death by the Indians, has received q
letter from him dated at Golden City,
! in the Black Hills mining region, April
l6. This date is subsequently to that
of his reported murder, and Mr.. NJ
states that at the date OF his letter he
had not seen an Indian OF either Sc,
since his arrival at the Black Hills
| lCorupna American.
The Mechanics Society OF Detroit
made an assignment of their property
to Horace NJ. Dean. John II. Var
Setback and James Burns, the propert,
so assigned to be converted into casl
for the benefit of the creditors. Th,
assignment, executed by William Adail
and Henry Starkey, as president anC
secretary respectively of the society
was fled in the Office of the register o.
deeds yesterday The indebtedness.
of the society is about Sl17,00 and
their estimate Of the assets is at $175,.
600.
A call has been issued to the promi.
nent eclectic physicians OF this State tc
meet in convention for the purpose ol
organizing a State eclectic and surgical
society. The project has received the
support and encouragement of a large
majority of eclectics of the State, and
success is felt to be assured. The
meeting will be held in international
Hall, Kalamazoo, commencing on 3lsi
day of May, at o'clock p. NJ. ii. s.
/ McMaster, Dowagiac; V. A. Baker
Adrian: Wm. Il. Church, Marshall,
committee.
The regular" medical profession in
this state numbers less than 2 900 prac-
titioners, (the census OF 1874 gives the
whole number of physicians, regulars
homsopathists, eclectics. and small
"sects" rs 2.2S5). the State Medical
Society numbers less than 800 mem
bers. and less than 100 members were
present voted. The people Of the State
/ number about 500, 900, and over $50,
I 600 voters, not one in ten of whom will
indorse the action Of the society. The
press and the great public at its back
will win in the long run. Il Aun Arbol
Argus.
According 10 the Courier, Mr.. A. J.
Sawyer, as counsel for DIR. Z. b. Rose
waited upon President Angel Thursday
evening, and in the presence OF Drs
Rose and Douglas presented legal,
executed bonds and proposed articles
of agreement for q settlement OF thei
laboratory accounts. The proposition
is to leave the questions in dispute he
tween them 10 three arhitrators, to b
chosen 10y Governor Bagley, each part,
TO give $40. 900 bonds for his accept
ance in good faith OF the arbitrators
decision, which is 10 he rendered be
fore January |, 1877. Roses bonds
men are II, A. Zeal aud W. ID. Harri
man. II Is not stated whether DIR
Douglas will accept the proposition.
"Our champion wrestler,"J. III. Mar
tin, has bis hands full Just now. III,
meets giant weighing three hundred
pounds, by the name OF Hadley, a
Chicago, on the 25th inst. Hadley
was in town last week Friday lookinl
over his man. On Thursday, June p
Martin tries Mclaughlin again, at tn,
Detroit Opera House. Mr.. Fred. En-
erick, Of this city. made the arrange
ments for Martin, at the Csss House il
Detroit, lsst Tuesday. IL is To be
collnr and elbow wrestle, best three il
i've, fair back falls, 500 side, pro
ceeds of the house to go 10 the WHINE
Of the match; no complimentary tick
cts to the friends of either party. Jak
goes in 20 win, that's all. = Ypsilant
Com.
From Ann ArJOr Courier 10 Detroit Post.
The declaration OF Silas III. Douala
against Rice A. Beal was filed with th
county clerk to-day. IL il volumi
} nous document, containing a detaile,
! history Of the laboratory controversy
aud in seven different counts charge
the defendant with malicious libel
There is an eighth count charging tia
defendant with slsader, inasmuch a. h
stated to u. T. Pond on the publ
street that plairtif was "a damnes
scoundrel." The seven counts rest up
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