The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-06-26
NUMBER 1899.


STATE NEWS.
Samuel d. Bird, of North6sld, aged
72, fell dead on the 9th.
Holland City has new factory for
the manufacturs OF new style Of tub.
On the 7th inst. 10000 cells were
put in Goguac Lake and 5000 in 81
Mary's.
A Manistee party in two days caught
548 speckled trout in the Boardman
River.
The Chicago & Lako Huron ticket
Office at Cassopohs was robbed Of $50
Saturday night.
A heavy hail storm passed over Vic
tor, Clinton county, Tuesday, doing
considerable damage.
A horse that was thirty-two years
old, belonging TO Daniel johnson, OF
Niles, died last week.
John Peterson's barn at Royal Oak
was struck by lightning Monday night
and burned Loss. 81 900.
A. A Jordan's residence at Buchsn-
IN burned on, the 9Th inst Loss un-
known; insurance, 81 200.
Work was begun at Lawton Monday
on the grading of the narrow guage
railroad from Paw Paw to Lawrence.
Prof. Cressy will be retained as
| Principal of the Flint schools at his
former salary of 81, 800 year.
At Schoolcraft Thursday night JAN
sens gun shop was burglarizsd, and
goods to the amount of s75 carried of
The grist and saw mill OF Mr.. 8.
! Rogers, of Butler, was burned Wednes-
day night. Loss, i.500; no insurance.
Two interesting young men are in
the Stanton Jail, charged with manu-
facturiug nickles out OF babbit metal.
Rev. j. II. McCarty and wife. for
merlv of Michigan, celebrated their
silver Wedding at New Orleans last
week.
An association OF vermonters has
been formed at Grand Rapids, and
Judge Withey has been chosen Presi-
dent.
At Battle Greek. Tuesday, the house
OF q. Kneeland was entered in the alb
sence of the family and $50 in money
stolen.
The Rev. J. q. White, the anti-Cath-
olic lecturer, has been arrested at East
Saginaw for lecturing without Ii
cense.
The dwelling of Samuel Barr, near
Petoskey, was burned on the 4th dur
ing the absence Of the family. Moth
ing was saved.
Portland has organized vigilance
committee for the purpose OF protect
ing property from thieves and depera-
does.
There has not been solitary GRIMM
al prosecution in Sturgis since the in
auguration of the red ribbon move
ment.
The smoke-house Of George Burnett,
OF Fairfield, Lepawee county, was en-
tered by thieves few nights ago, and
eighteen hams are missing.
Joseph wilkoweth was before jus.
tice Grosyenor; sn,fab 81 Ksl~oaid 6a maid
Mr.. Francis Murphy, the blue rib
bon temperance reformer OF Ohio, II
expected TO deliver the Fourth Of July
address at Lansing.
There are now 249 boys in the State
Reform School Hereafter an admis-
sion fee of 10 cents will be charged
persons visiting the institution.
The people Of Unadilla have hopes
OF the extension OF the so-called Air
Line Railroad" from Romeo through
to their village within year or SO.
Miss Tilton, Of Eaton Rapids. re-
Gently received verdict OF 81 800
damages in a breach Of promise suit
against Fay II. Ludlow, OF jackson.
The exports from the port Of Port
Huron during May amounted to Sl,-
3i4.352 in value, the largest for any
month since the district was organized.
The clothing OF Mrs. Henry Betz, OF
Clyde, caught fire while assisting her
J husband to burn stumps, and before
: relief came she was seriously burned.
Mrs. Eunice Meacham, Of Arlington.
5 died May 21st, aged seventy years. =
a She leaves seven children, thirty-dve
grandchildren and seven great grand
4 children. N
Tho Rev. Noah M. Wells, OF Erie,
Monroe county, is the oldest graduate
n of Union College, having entered thai
|. institution in 1904. He is now 50 years
OF age.
= A temporarily insane man nance
i James X. Ustick was arrested Mt BIZ
r Rapids few days ago and lodged u
jail. He was discovered trying 10 Etai
himself with large knife.
"a The Grand Traverse Herald say
q that in that part Of the State the croi
OF peaches, plums, pears, cherries ant
all kinds Of fruit except apples promis
{ to be abundant
= A few days ago twenty bats wer
y killed and removed from behind sig1
on one Of the brick blocks in Thre
Rivers. The place had become SO in
u iested as TO be troublesome.
n Rev. William Peck and wife. Of Ger
,t terville, celebrated their china weddin
II recently, at which many presents Q
china and. silver were made 10 th
worthy couple.
d.
Al The Jackson people have take
a. alarm at the accumulation OF water
ls. tho Michigan Central PoLd and the n
as ported weak condition Of the dam. an
are guarding against an inundation.
ko Mr. Walter Darling, Of Saranac, hi
la. dug in the bottom OF his cellar we
pg Is feet deep and 8 inches in diamefe
ed using an old coffee-pot attached TO COL
he Meeting rods to dig with.
~ Some vandal put kerosene oil in u
''' water tank in front OF the Refor
IL Club-room &C East Saginaw, fe
is. nights ago. II they could only cats
an him the Red-ribbon boys would invi
rts the rascal to take drink.
'rs The Kalamazoo Telegraph cautio'
~ tho public against man who carries
bracket and claims TO be travelI
no agent for q manufacturing firm. II
ID. op erations in the Big Village show hi
ia. 70 be an uncommonly shrewd thief.
ple
ho The fly is very seriously injuring Il
an wheat in Van Buren county. One
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