The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-09-04

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Mrs. T.. s. Moore, of near Three
Rivers, has sold his extensive and val
liable farm TO Mrs, w. 4. Wheeler for
$4,000.
Henry Pierce, of Monterey, Allegan
county, had his hip broken on the 25th
while engaged in logging. A rolling
log did it.
The Langston Reform Club is one OF
the greatest successes OF the move
ment. OF membership OF over 200.
only three have been known 10 violate
the pledge.
Asahel Kelsey, Of Buchanan, fell
from train on which he was stealing
a ride home from Niles on the oath
and lost leg. He was intoxicated at
the time Of the accident.
The wife of Henry Kemberling. al
old lady of about seventy years and
living about mile north Of Three Riv-
ers, fell out of bed few mornings
ago, and broke and dislocated her
shoulder.
The next meeting of the State Teach
ers' Association will be held at Eas
Saginaw, commencing on Wednesda'
evening, December 26. and closing O
Friday evening of the same week.
Isaac Quick, OF Kalamazoo, has CON
menced proceedings against Mr.
Thomas Goodrich, of Cooper. to @,
possession of a daughter, aged thi
teen years, that has lived with Mr.
Goodrich for number Of years.
VIM. Gleason, of Comstock, we
known farmer and resident of tb.
township for more than twenty year
died on the 2Sth, Of heart disease,
ter lingering illness of more than
year.
"Wains of watermelons are workir
woe to the unwary," walls the local
the Kalamazoo Telegraph. IL you fil
wains so difficult of digestion, ST.
waning and wax awhile.
The Bay City Tribune says: "Squs
timber men think there will be a chan
for the better within the next 70
weeks: They probably expect to &
round again by that time.
The House of Correction at Ior
will be open to visitors on aud aft
September 3. An admission fee of
cents will be charged. Pit, parquet
circle and gallery all same price.
The Sturgis Journal says: sc. Y
Shade, OF South Bend, Ind, passt
through Constantine recently Wi
eleven race horses, which he was takiI
70 Kalamazoo for training purposes.
The animals were valued at $4,000
John Mcneil was arrested at Chesa
ing on the 25th by an officer from Sa,
inaw county, charged with the larcel
OF a valuable horse from Perry G.. Gu .
tbs, of Bridgeport. This is the fourt
arrest on this charge within the pa
ten days.
James Dean, formerly resident 9
Alma, but for the last two years IA
mer in Arcadia, Gratiot county, wa
struck by a falling tree one day las
week and instantly killed. He leaves
a wife and one child.
/ llttbs, lllt SUI Oh
who has a wife or two living in Gratiot
county, is now in Jail in Niagara coun-
ty, New York, for marrying the wife OF
a Methodist minister, whose husband
IS still living. Poor Let's is nearly
discouraged.
The culinary editor Of the Grand
Traverse Herald is of opinion that the
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pends wholly on the sex of the fowl,
for IL IL be a male, n stand-up collar
will be all he Graves. He would be a
pretty looking rooster who wouldn't
even cravat!
The dwelling-house Of George Gla-
zier, in Ovid township, Clinton county,
was destroyed by fire on the 22d. A
chest in the house was rescued from
the flames, minus the $62 in currency
which it contained before the fire oc.
Cured. 1t is suspected that tramp
entered the house, robbed the chest
and then started the fire. The house
and furniture were insured in the sum
Of 800.
II. c. Cranson got scooped at dice "a
the tune of S92 by Chas. Burleigh and
Geo. Munson, a couple Of profession
ais, but Cranson didn't propose 10 lose
his wealth so easily, so he marched
over TO His Honor, j. n. Crocker. and
got out warrant, but Burleigh and
Munson had woodbined. The imper.
turbable Cranson, bound TO be even
with the world In some way, and moth
ing daunted at his i'll luck, took the
cook from the Gilbert House and
woodbined also.- Reed City Clarion.
Last year there were 30 places il
Oakland county assessed for selling Ii
quors. OF this number 81 sold spirit
uous liquors and % sold malt liquors
This year the number in both branches
of the business is largely reduced
viz: places assessed for selling spiritu
Gus liquors, 40, n reduction OF 81 ovel
last year; places assessed for selliuI
malt liquors this year, %, reduction
Of 27 groggeries in the county. TIL,
reduction for the next year under the
new law will probably be in large
rstio.-L Pontiac Gazette.
. There seem TO be suspicious in th,
domestic minds OF some OF the protect
ing angeis Of society, of an unusual in
flux OF temptation Of some sort tha
might tend to lead astray some Of th,
! old men in our midst; at least we in
ferred this TO be the case from the yer,
positive and emphatic way in which
Mrs. - replied 10 the question
; "are you going alone2" that was asket
during a conversation in regard to he
contemplated visit TO the country
"No; If / 60 into the country ny hus
+ band goes with me. This city amt M
, safe place TO leave a man alone in. -
Charlotte Republican.
There are at present 60 convicts il
the State House Of Correction, 60 o
whom were transferred from the Stat.
Prison at Jackson, on Tuesday Of thii
! week. The others were brought in b,
} sheriffs from different parts Of th,
State, having been sentenced 10 im
, prisonment at this place. Although
but just opened the best Of order anI
J discipline are observable in every de
! partment Of the prison, and alread,
b the different officers give evidence o
their fitness for the positions TO whiol
they have been assigned. Work on tn
wall around the grounds is being push
ed rapidly forward and will be com
pleted in few days. lIonia Sentinel
/ Two boys named bingham. residini
= in the township Of Elk, met with re
I markable close escape from death h