The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-02-22
STATE NEWS.
The Ithaca artesan well has reached
a depth OF 475 feet and finds nothing
but slate rock down there.

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The Ithaca artesian we'll has reached
q depth Of 475 feet and finds nothing
but slate rock down there.
Abost 1000 pounds Of pork have
been shipped from Monroe this winter,
realizing for the farmers Of that coun-
ty sG0. 900.
They have a boy at Mt. Clemens who
has fallen out Of window head first
and did not get killed, but he Is al
broken up.
The Cutler House, at Grand Haven,
has closed for the winter, but will be
opened again as soon as the warm
weather comes round.
Monroe county has been sued by the
Auditor General to recover returned
taxes. The suit 10 to be made a test
case.
Wo hear Of ono young man who has
had an offer already. She offered him
new silk handkerchief il he would go
away and never come around her house
sgain.--[ Jackson Citizen.
One OF the locating COMMITTEES oil the
State Agricultural Society says in q
letter, "The State Fair will be held at
Kalamazoo or Detroit. with tho pros
poets in favor OF the former place.
A numbsr OF city officers, including
| the aldermen OF Detroit, are organizing
/ for trip to the Centsnuial a. Phila-
delphia and propose to pool their spare
earnings for that purpose.
1t costs Bay City less to pump n gtv-
en- amount OF water with its new water
works than any other city in the coun-
try. and only one-third as much IS De-
troit. At least that is that is ths way
the Bay City Tribune argues it out
Capt. Burrows OF Kalamazoo, has
been summoned by the Republican
State Committee OF New Hampshire,
for active campaign work in that State,
and begins speaking thsre early next
week, remaining until or near election.
Among the new State corporations
recently filing their papers ct Lansing,
is the following: Jan. 20.--Grand
River Cooperative Patrons OF Hus-
bandry; 100000; paid in $3.50; Grand
Rapids.
Nr. Emery Warner, OF Bronson, re-
Gently sold pig l3l days old, that
weighed 153 pounds dressed. He
must have eaten like n pig to have
gained moro than pound a day dur
ing the period OF his pigship's life.
Saturday night the rsctifying estsb-
lishment OF Mr.. V. Joy, at Kalamazoo,
was set Gre to in four different places
I by an incendiary. It was discovered
I in time 10 prevent its destruction.
Several barrels Of whisky were emptiod.
A grandson o. Capt. Shattuck, while
playing around the ruins OF the Miner
al Wells House, Mt Lansing, on Sun
/ day, fell into the cellar on a bed Of hot
GOALS, and was 50 badly burned that
portions OF the flesh came off " ith his
clothing
Washington's birthday win bs OBJ
| served in Jackson by street parade OF
the Jackson Light Guard, in accord
ance with orders from the State militia
ry headquarters. The Angola Silver
! Cornet Band will furnish music for the
occasion, and also for the ball in the
evening
Convictions under tho new liquor
Law will be no easisr than under the
old one. A saloon.keepsr in Grand
Rapids wss recently discharged, be-
cause, although the drunkenness was
clearly proved, they conld not prove
that what he drank was intoxicating
liquor.
The Grand Rapids Times calls for q
convention Of the citizens OF Grand
Haven, Grand Rapids, Lowell, Ionia,
Muir and the Saginaw to show sutsid-
ers that the best route for the propos-
ed ship canal, would be the Grand
River route 10 Muir and thence to Sag
inaw.
A chap named Jack Bundy, who has
been st work for parties in Kalamazoo
county. is charged with stealing q
quantity OF Sunday school money. 1t
had been noticed for somo time that
tho money OF the school had been rnys-
teriously reduced, and a. last some
pieces were "fx.d" and the true thiei
was c.nght.
The director o. tire Detroit poor,
having room for 400 patients st the
Poor House wants some pensioners to
go there, but they won't BY great
persuasion he might get some Of these
paupers to accept quarters at the Rus
sell House-but the Poor House.
we'll, what kind Of o country does he
take this for?
A granger opposed 10 middlomen
went to Detroit Thursday morning
with 20 dressed hogs to sell for himself.
After considerable beating around he
found a customer at S8. As, call clean
cssh-no commission" The same day
that lot OF hogs changed hands three
times, at S5.55, SS.65, and IS. 20 respec-
lively, afording n good profit each
time for three different middle men.
The body OF Mr.. james Huddlsson,
late Of Canada settlement, Ingham
county, was exhumed on Saturday by
the authorities, under suspicion OF hav.
ing oorne TO dis death by poisoning
His stomach, liver and spleen have
been sent 10 Dr. Kedzis, of the agri.
cultural college. for the purpose Of ez'
animation.
Eighty conversions have been made
in the revival at Athens, Calhoun
county. Quite successful revival meet
ings have been held ut Tekonsha, Al
bion and Burlington. The churches
at Parma are holding Union reviva
meetinge. The movement in that part
fof the state has not been as deep al
last year, but more general.
Nr. Allen Willard, ose oi the oldes
pioneer farmers OF Calhoun county, an'
iather of Hon. George Willard, Con
gresham from the Third District o
Michigan, died q. his residence twt
, miles west OF Battle Greek, Tuesda,
, morning. from old age. He settled IL
the nsighborhood OF Battle Creek
. from Vermont, in the year 1854, wher
|. he has since resided. He was vel
, known throughout that section. ant
! was an esteemed citizen at the time O
! his death. He was nearly eighty-,bre
I years old.