The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-04-24


ut Chicago.
Edward Mason, for eight years the
editor OF the Western Rnral. OF Chica-
go. died at his home in Detroit, on the
15th, aged 66.
Israel Estey, of Lodi, VINO attempted
to kill his wife and children with q
club, has been pronounced insane, and
taken to Kalamazoo.
Rol. Stephens, music dealer OF De-
troit, has assigned for the benefit OF
creditors. Liabilities reported TO be
sos, 900; assets unknown.
The Detroit Baby Show closed Sat
urday the l4th. Seven premiums were
awarded all the handsemest and smart
est youngsters ever on exhibition.
A little daughter OF George F. Owen
at Grand Rapids was badly bitten in
the face Friday afternoon, on Monroe
street, by shepard dog, belonging to
james p. Hayes.
The Gratiot Journals pitches into a
"revivalist named Graves for t6king
too many gold watches and too much
money as gifts from the churches with
which he labors."
A ten-year old boy named McTag-
gart, OF Charlotte, has drawn GO books
from the city library in six months,
read them all, and kept up with his
class at school.
Milton q. Proctor, n prominent mer-
chant of Wayne, while trying TO get
on the train Friday noon, fell and was
severely injured. His physicians en-
terrain no hopes of his recovery.
Last Monday morning the Pontiac
Knitting Works. after being still all
winter, got up steam, the girls all roll
ed up their sleeves, and laid hold OF
that yarn with full determination to
do business.
A Morenci man got saddled with
Judgment of $3.50 for selling Fairfield
minor q glass of whisky last Fourth of
July. One Juror wanted to make il
81, 200, sumthin' respectable for Mo-
renci, as he expressed it.
The harness shop of John Grimes,
at Schoolcraft, was burglarized Thurs
day night, and S75 worth of whips car
ried of. The thieves effected an en-
trance by removing q pane Of glass
from window.
The proposition to erect SIC, 700
Jail at 1onia was overwhelmingly de-
feated at the late election. But three
out of sixteen townships in Ionia coun-
ty cast a majority of votes in favor
Of it.
Quad says the reason Detroit wo-
man got oil n street car without ring
ing the bell, was because she saw her
! husband walking with a good-looking
widow. and she hadn't time for cere-
monies.
Thomas Moran, Of Greenville, and
Daniel Sullivan, of Grand Rapids, had
a fight last night, in which Moran bit
off mouthful of Sullivan's tongue,
! leaving the latter speechless. Moran
is in Jail, charged with mayhem.
Flint has Young Ladies' Cooking
/ Club. Ii gave q reception ia that city
on the evening OF the Sd inst, which
| ia described in a local paper as lone OF
the most brilliant social events in the
history of Flint" The refreshments
served showed conclusively the good
work done by the Club.
The first game OF base ball was play.
ed in the State on the Adrian college
| grounds, Saturday afternoon, between
| the college nine and the second nine of
/ the Adrian club. The latter we're vic
tors by score of II to 3. Poor
Adrian.
Reports from New York say Jay
/ Gould has obtained control of the
| Michigan Central Railroad, and some
! important changes in the higher off,
cials OF the road will soon be made
As yet there is nothing but n rumor to
that effect.
MajorJ. II. Mclaughlin having been
victorious in his wrestling match with
Bauer, the Graeco-Roman wrestler, an
nounces that he will make no more
matches, and will shortly assume the
duties Of conductor of the Detroit
and Lansing Railroad.
On the Cass, Flint, Bad and other
streams the water is reported falling
rapidly, and log owners stand on the
sti eet corners with their hands in their
pockets. doleful expression on their
faces, aud sigh for rain. Other streams
are in the same condition.
At Ovid ON the night of the 18Th.
| the postoffice was broken into and the
safe blown open and about
1925 in cash and stamps taken. The
safe of Messrs. Marvin & Sewers was
also visited, and the cash-drawer, con-
tanning very small sum, was alb
stracted.
Two characters named Hugh McMul-
len and Patsy Kenyin, the latter sup
posed TO be an expert burglar from
Bay City, were arrested at Port Huron,
suspicion strongly pointing to them as
the murderers of Simon SAKE, near
Fort Gratio,, on Friday night. Nc
Mullen was locked up here and Kenvin
was taken to st. Clair.
The Homer Index: James p. Dor
sey, OF Stevens Poiut, Wis. has recov-
cred $4,000 from the Wisconsin Rail-
way company, for the loss Of leg
while ia the service Of the company as
a railroad conductor. Mr.. Dorsey was
born in this village, where his father
/ resides AZ the present time.
As the Jackson express yesterday
was passing through Delhi Mills it
ran over a little child who was on the
track. Every one thought the child
was killed, but, by an unusually fortu-
nate movement, she was thrown out
between the wheels. with no other in
jury than the tearing Of her clothes 10
| shreds.
On Thursday last q man and woman
put in an appearance at the Gratiot
county poor house, stating that the ST.
perintendent had given them orders to
take girl then living there. Suspect
ing nothing, the girl was given them,
but ON investigation il was found they
had not spoken 10 the superintendent,
and il was clear case of kidnapping.
The man and woman we're strangers.
No clue.
The new city Of Cadillac formerly
Clam Lake village (cast 500 votes at
It's first election, which would indicate
about 1 800 inhabitants. The mayor
elect Is George A. Mitchell. Dowagiac
also held her frat city election, and
chose +. J. Atwell. republican. as may
or, aud a republican recorder aud
treasurer. Why cnnldnt she adopt
smoother name than Draw-a-jaw-back,