The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-02-13

'-s- STATE NEWS. P
Diptheria prevails throughout the
, State, and physicians say il Is owing to
the gas thrown from coal stoves in III
ventilated rooms, in many instances.
The Kalamazoo Telegraph says that
. the general sergeantat-arms of the
state senate. Charles II. Perkins, hsv-
ing been appointed station agent OF q.
X. * I. railroad at Grand Rapids, will
resign his Legislative position.
The Ontonagon Miner severely criti-
cises the Governors of Michigan, out
going and incoming, for omitting TO
call attention 10 the resources and the
wants of the vast mineral portion Of
the State known as the Upper Penin-
sula.
The Allegan County Board OF Super
visors have done q sensible thing in
providing for separate building for
the children in the county poor-house;
IL is to be placed at q distance and
shut of from communication with the
other paupcrs.
The Saginaw Courier estimates that
95i 900, 900 feet OF logs will be hoated
down Michigan streams next spring.
Wisconsin streams will probably fur
nish 5i4, 500, 900 feet, and Minnesota
streams 293, 900. 900 feet, making q
grand total Of 1858. SOC, 900 feet.
Some time ago, Henry Gilbert, Esq,
OF jackson, the prison furniture con-
tractor, fell on an icy walk and broke
his arm. While driving in Kalamazoo,
on Monday, he was thrown from his cut
ter, and broke the same arm, which
was Just becoming of servics again.
Edward Fitzgerald, janitor at the
University, fell down stairs Saturday
morning, aud dislocated one shoulder,
besides being injured about the face.
| A mob OF exultant medics at the hos
pital put the poor man together again
in good shape.
We are not getting rich. and the ed.
itor had 10 have pair OF boots this
week. As q result it became necessary
to call upon Superintendent of the
Poor Huntington. The boots were
forthcoming and now we are happy
[Ingham County Democrat.
A two year son OF Norman Mclean,
OF Wallaceburg, clambered upon a
chair and reached a bottle Of whisky
upon the bureau in his fathers bed
room, from which he drank so deeply
as to die in spite of medical aid
promptly furnished.
Tho nanao OF tho poet Office and sta
tion at Morgan, Newaygo County, is to
be made to White Cloud, and an effort
is to be made to change the name of
the village TO correspond. This change
has been rendered necessary by there
being two places in Michigan OF the
name Of Morgan.
1t is reported that over 5000 worth OF
game was shipped from Elsie, Clinton
! County, from the commencement OF
the hunting season up to about the
18th of January. Among the items
are 2,496 partridges. SCI qnails, 80 tur-
keys, l27 rabbits and 81 squirrels, be-
sides grouse. snipe, woodcock, etc.
| A Watertown farmer was in Lansing
on Wednesday with handsome, fash
ionable, full suit Of clothes, including
an overcoat, nll the product of his own
/ farm and household. He laised the
sheep, and his good wife spun and
wove the cloth and then cut and made
! the suit
! The first revival meeting led by j. II.
! Cole, a Chicago evangelist, after the
\ Moody method held at Adrian Wednes-
day evening, was great success. Fiji
! teen hundred people filled the Opera
/ House, when the doors were closed,
! compelling many TO go away. The
meeting creating deep impression.
The Bay City temperance reform
movement recently inaugurated in that
city by DIR. II. III. Arnolds, the reform
er, has proved grand success. The
Reform club now numbers nearly 900
members, and the red ribbon badge is
seen everywhere. A reading room is
to be opened at once.
Mr.. r. NJ. Donald. of Manistee,
while on n visit TO NanZant, Dallas
county, Texas, became involved in an
alteration with some gamblers, during
which he killed two and fatally wound
ed third. He had an examination
and was acquitted on the grounds that
the killinn was in sclf-defense.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nicholson, of Manis-
tee, committed suicide one day last
week by cutting her throat with
razor. Her husband was absent in the
lumber woods, and she being in feeble
through dread OF the burglars who in
fest that city.
The meanest nrm yet heard from do
business in Williamson. About
year ago they had several dollars worth
OF Job work done at the Enterprise of
fice, aud now refuse 10 pay for IL, on
the ground that they did not need the
work and only gave the order to en-
courage the paper ! Ingham County
News.
Tho Board Of Supervisors Of Kent
County held meeting at Grand Rap
ids Thursday night TO discuss the
proposition for q new court house, to
cost 100000. Quite a diversity OF
opinion was Expressed, and the meet
ing. which was largely attended by
residents of the city. adjourned with
out any decided results.
John r. Mcbride, harness maker.
at Kalamazoo, was shot Tuesday by
Michael Dougherty, his father-law, be-
cause Mcbride refused to live with his
wife. There has been difficulty be-
tween the parties for two years, during
! which time there has been separation
between Mcbride and his wife. II is
feared his wounds are fatal.
A Mr.. Vincent, OF Lexington, came
into the village with wolf. To recover
the bounty for killing the same. This
is the second one he has killed this
winter, for each of which he received
Sls bounty, presenting the head and
ears 10 the Supervisor, who, in the
presence Of justice OF the peace,
burns them.
The citizens OF Wenona, Banks and
Salzburg, the villages on the opposite
side OF Saginaw River, held meeting
Saturday night 10 consider the question
OF consolidating with Bay City. This
was voted down. Steps were then TAX
eu toward consolidating the three vii
lages and the formation Of city. The
population Of the village is about 5000.
Rev. Father c. M. Fraip, formerly
pastor Of st. Mary's church in Mar