The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-05-09

Constantins's mineral baths are open
for the season.

Tor the season.
The Saginaw river shipments for the
season up to May 1st foot up TO 0.o60
barrels OF salt aud IA 900, 600 feet OF
lumber.
Knot Maui is a naughty neighbor.
hood In Montcalm county. II was
named after bump on . log.
The Grand Rapids Cricket club is
practicing, in order 10 be well beaten
by the Peninsulars, Of Detroit, soon.
A pair Of dead boats ut Vaudeville
ars playing the bogus note-indorsing
confidence "sell' with good success.
The little steamer Shiawassee went
over the dam at Owosso with her en-
gineer aboard. No great damage done.
Alpcna reports that the log "drivs"
thus far 10 the most successful il has
been for many years.. and IL Is thought
that every log will como down all right.
Mrs. Nancy A. Post, OF Rose, Oak.
land county, made 4is pounds Of but
ter and 20 pounds Of cheese last year.
and she is only "a years Of age. Next,
girls.
The water at Midland has got nearly
down within the banks OF the river, the
bridges are all safe, trains are running
on time. and logging is pushed again.
April 20, James Snodgrass attempt
ed 10 kill his fathsr-in.law. Mr.. Nc
dregor, by shooting. at Little Traverse.
Mr.. Mc0regor sustained bad wound
in his left side. but may survive.
The Detroit Post attributes the
small pox scare to sensational news
paper, aided and abetted by certain
physicians who make handsome fees
ont Of q general vaccination.
At Port Huron the dwelling house
Of Fred q. Adams was destroyed by
Ere Tuesday evening. Origin, defec-
tive chimney. The house was valued
with furniture ct sl,l00. insurance
$3.50.
wm.- Il. Newton. treasurer OF the
Love and Charity Lodge, o religious
society at Ypsilanti, has been arrested
for alleged embexzlement Of sll it's
fsnis.
Though no intoxicating liquors are
sold st Sylvan Center. wherever that
may be; yet the citizens keep in active
operation Peoples Temperance Socie-
ty. which meets regularly.
Jas. Avery, working on a brick chin.
nsy at Banks, Friday, missed his foot
ing aud was precipitated to the ground
fractured aud his back severely injured.
john Larkin. the Midland defaulter,
settled with his business creditors for
10 cents on the dollar, but he could
county, TO which be owes some 3J9 900.
The merchantmen OF Michigan need
to be on tho lookout for bad money.
The latest notes ore s. on the Mer-
chants National bank OF New Bedford.
and Is on the First National bank OF
Galena, Illinois.
Last winter, George Nelson, Of Ches-
aning, got into row with man, shot
him in the body, and, thinking he had
slsa !a5 him iyasa sa IN ls" lSs "wsoSs Ne Ne had
shot himself.
The "soil" Of Alpena Is mostly saw
dust, and the great amount OF water
that has fallen this year has made
great havoc in gardens, drains. sewers
and streets in that unstably founded,
but energetic little city.
Arrangements have been made for q
wrestling match ut Eaton Rapids on
May 30 between Hiram smoke and
Frank b. Cannon. Both are said to
be powerful men, and considerable
money is already staked on tho result.
A runaway team, Sunday, eollided
with q carriage in which Rev. Father
Presssr, pastor Of the German Catho.
lie church at East Saginaw, was driv.
ing, aud throwing him ont, broke his
shoulder blade.
Al Lndiugton, April II, Thomas f.
King, in jail awaiting trial for stealing
$50 from Mr. McGee, got possession OF
knife aud dug his way out through
the floor OF the Jail. which Is poor
affair.
A case is on trial at Rice Greek, Cal
houn county, in which Silas v. Throop
copnived az the adultery Of his wife
Caroline, and the evidence is said 70
exhibit depth Of moral depruvity sell
dom reached in civilized lands.
At East Saginaw, last Sunday. q
drunken row on the Sawdust road re.
suited in Fred Shult1 giving a clue
wlsreby u large amount OF stolen
plunder, carpenters tools, railroad ma
chine shop tools. etc, Was found.
Amelia Foster, the victim OF the
shooting by q rejected admirer at Grass
Lake, Is mach improved: the bullets
are still in her head: other abcesses
cause constant apprehension, though
her general health Is much better.
The wife u Brazil Marvin, of ovid,
received 4 dispatch from the Black
Hills Sunday last that her husband
had been murdered and shot by In.
dams. Deceased had been q success,
ful merchant st Ovid.
Pigeons are nesting ia the vicinity oi
Psntwater, aud the stories Of the
quantities caught seem fabulous. Mr..
Ackerman. alone. caught 1868 pigeons
in one day, with one net, on the dy.
The Battle Croekcrs srs making Q
business oi tree-plauting. II. II,
Brown, ESD. at his own expense. eel
! out 100 elms on South Jefferson street
and the Michigan Central company al
80 set out 20 naples aud evergreen
about their depot grounds.
The Saginaw Courier SAYS Watsor
Bros. have recently secured CONTRACT
for putting in IL, 200, 900 feet Of logs
part in the Butterfield and part Of tn,
west branch Of the Muskegou. They
have four years TO complete the job
The pine is all in Wexford county.
A. q recent entertainment ia Anf
Arbor, an opportunity for gaining cen
tenninl fame was afforded those whc
cared to part with five cents by allow
ing them 10 record their names in {
book 20 be sealed. placed in the Uni
versity vault. and not opened til th'
end OF hundred years.
Tho Michigan Association 81 Super
intendents Of City Schools will meet is
Jackson on Thursday evening. May IL
ssd eontinns through Friday 10. fol
the purpose Of considering the repor'
Of The Committee on School Blanks
aud further. 20 consider and adopt I
list of items, aud set OF rules 20 govern
the compilatiop OF tho same, for the
forthcoming annual reports. whereby