The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-11-20
STATE NEWS.

1t is estimated that the population
| of Mason county has doubled within
the past four years, and the Newaygo
| Republican says that village will double
its population by this time next year.
Jacob Bovee, OF Lenawee county,
has only 2l children living, the eldest
II KlfSs ed end the h yG youngest year
Just held a reunion at North Star, Gra-
tiot county.
An excited individual writes from
Breedsville, Van Buren county: "There
are six women here who balance the
down $3.50" Well let them balance
and pull. We are not a police depart
ment 10 make them behave themselves,
are we?
Oria +. Ormsby, of Perry, Shiawas-
see county, left his home on the 18th
Of October, since which time his
| friends have not seer or heard from
him. They offer a reward of 800 for
Information leading 10 his recovery if
alive, or his body If dead. He was 26
years of age.
The second trial of Geo. VI. Ryder.
one Of the Reed City gang Of robbers.
ended at Hersey on Friday in a verdict
of guilty, and Judge Wheeler seuteuc-
ed him 10 seven years in the State
Prison. In the first trial the jury fail
ed 20 agree, IL Standing for conviction
and one for acqnittal.
A 3.year old son of Burt Hull, of
Stanton, was playing on the railroad
track the other day and would have
been run over by an approaching train,
had not neighbours dog rushed up,
seized it by the back and dragged it
out Of danger Ths accident was wit
messed by several Persons.
S. z. Bray, n granger living near
Ypsilanti, has had his experience with
the sharpers. He vas appointed
"agent' for the sale of corn shelters
by q Watertown, y. Y, frm, aud sign
cd the usual contract. Although he
has received no machines, lac has an in
yitation TO step up and settle.
II the State papers are 20 be relied
upon, that airline railrsld now in the
MINUS OF tue lIulh AullAbuA
company, is to run through every city,
village and hamlet in southeastern
Michigan. The number Of adults now
| living, however, who Will see il extend
ed further than Pontiac is very small.
Mr.. Lorenzo Dewey, of Fitchburg,
went MP north 20 pre-empt land. The
first night he vas there the previous
I 4 = f,lrrssH
treed him and kept him aloft all night
When daylight came he set his com
pass for Fitchburg. aud will hereafter
keep out Of the north woods Of Mich
igaD.
The Common Council Of Muskegon
passed a resolution instTucting the city
marshal aud city attorney to suppress
all houses of prostitution IN that city
OK tender their resignation. In pursu
ance OF these instructions the pClco
have raided the most disreputable dens
aud compelled men and l6 women to
leave the city with a. little delay as
| possible.
The Flint Globe says the palmy days
/ of numbering In that city are at an end.
and the business on the decline. Two
large mills have cut their last logs and
will either be removed or converted in-
20 factories. The following amounts
Of logs will be put in this winter by
/ Flint firms, W. w. Crapo, l2,O00,0OO
/ feet: Begole, Fox a Co, S,0O0, 900; Bu-
senbark & Stone, 6,000,000.
Five Lansing saloon-keepers were
I arIaigned in Justices court last week
for selling liquor without having Sled
\ the necessary bonds with the county
treasurer. Some or eli Of them have
presented bonds 90 the common coun-
ell. which they have for some reaso
refused TO approve The probabiiities
are that q fight viii be made, and that
the oonstitutionahly of tho lew OF 1871
will be brought into question.
There arc moro iobhors preparing
for the woods This winter than were ev-
on known on the Menomiuee before.
and this fact. in connection with 9TH
ers. will swell the total hrnres largely.
With the $4,000, 600 feet of old logs
lelt over this season the work y hich
tho Mcnomince River mills viii have
laid out before thcm for next season s
saving vii ~. anywhere from Us, ,g0.-
900 e. l9o,0n,000 fesi.- Aepohllnf
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