The Lake County star., 1877-05-31
MICHIGAN NEWS.

BALDWIN, MlChldAN
MICHIGAN NEWS.
The peach buds in the fruit region about
Muskegop are developing and ready to
bloom, which settles beyond doubt the
fear that they were injured by the frost.
Lansing compels her "drunks" to
work out their fines on the streets.
Bay City will roast an OK on the fourth
Of July. .....,t
The red ribbon clubs viii take prom
inent part in 4th of July exercises
throughout the State. il''' iA''>i -.
A Plainwell justice has just decided
that q man should mot be charged for
meals he may be invited to partake of
while courtinR girl.
The First Regiment State troops has
been increased BY ths lsdditiop Of two
and Mason, respectively.
Prof. NJ. w. Harrington has resigned
his position a. professor In charge of zoo
logy and botany In the University, to ac-
;sSp3 ;Ssps j{HE31AP2,' the Imperial Col
The discovery ofA keleton Of a saurian
ipths muddy deposits OF Ottawa Lake,
with numerous articles Of aboriginal
manufa0ture beneath 1t, will be likely to
stimulate archaeological research In that
singular body of water. ..tr
The Odd Fellows are warned against q
scalawag hailing from Indiana, who is
travelling over the State seeking aid from
the order by representing that he is in
distressed circumstances.
% Tho annual meeting Of the Sold iers
and Sailors Association, at Adrian, on
the sd, was an interesting occasion. The
buAinesa meeting, oratiOn and. banquet.
were parts of the proceedings. Tfe
. Fourth Infantry unveiled monument
completed. The inscription is; .@Cbl
Dwight A. Woodbury., born December
Is. B0axk xkialed m.bastie at Malvern Hin,
Va, July 1, 1862" ~.
~ The Following officers were chosen for
|. thA year Il President, Ralph ELY; 1i0e
: presIdents, Lieutenant Davenport, OF tlIe
navy, WIN. M, Phelps, r.. B. Robbins,
W. w. Van Ahtwerp, w. III. Marst0n,
D. 8. Pierce; Q; L. spaulding, B.W
Huston, -Bs RsPsrtridsA G; b Grant |;
TssScaSss :sssssss os shss
tresspres, w. b. McCreery L executive
committee, Dwight May, Robert Buf4s
9: g Matthews, w, Heath, J. A. NC
The next meeting will be held at Khfas
masuDO @1'TT ~ Sfa}F FhE slhsHh1i"" -
: work /. I, soon X, IS, 70, begin ON the narrqw7
guage railroad. from Paw Paw 20 he~-
renee. The ties, are ready and most Of
the right of-wsy has been secured. a I
M. 8. Brackett's geological cabinet fs
10 be removed from Bellevue and placed
in the University Museum at Ana AYhprs
OHSst. h&S4 ostkdllc } 6I,u rch at
Grand Rapids, was robbed on tile 22d
inst. OF the sacramental service, valued
at 500. The burglars gained an entrance
by removing part Of the stained glass
window.
Says the Saginaw Republican: "The
hearts bfthe lumbermenf are rejoiced at
the rain which appears 10 have fallen just
where It is wanted-where the logs are
hung up. 1t will move millions Of feet
that would otherwise have remained
stuck in the mud"
The seventh annual convention of the
Michigan State Sabbath School Associa-
and48, with six sessions. -,
On the Esd inst. the saw mill of Meek;
Harper d Duthie, at Crofton, Kalkaska
county, was burned, together with 2, $780,
600 feet of lumber. The mill company
lose. besides the mill, some six houses
and over I, ,OOO, 900 feet Of lumber. Oster-
heat. Fox q Co. hali Loco, 600 feet Of lum-
ber In the yard, worth $20, 900 and insured
for $l5, 600. The loss on the mill Is $2O, 600;
no insurance. The grocery stock OF Kin.
thrown out of employment.
Wheat in some sections of the State Is
growing very rank, and 1t Is feared that
it may grow too much straw.
4 En Ian
at the mouth Of Thunder Bay.
The Gratiot Co. Jail burned on the night
of the Oath. Ayoung man named George
Lott, accused Of larceny was In the jail,
handcuffed, and was burned p death.
Prof. Beal, oil. the Agricultural College,
IL the happy finder OF two-story bird
nest. the upper nest having been built by
a smaller Bird than the lower. !" =,
w. d. Houghtaling has recovered two
judgments against the township OF Kala-
mazoo in the United States court for the
western district Of Michigan, aggregating
80, 0,775, in default Of payment Of railroad
aid bonds.
Alpena folks talk of building anarrow-
guage railroad TO Bay City. .',,,.,.I
Two noted prisoners have escaped from
state prison. Ono was Eugene Rently,
theweaithy Eaton; county horse sbductor;
the other Homer Whitney, the Oceana
county seducer. Il H..
The counsel for tha university, have OBJ
tained q pledge from Douglas and Rose, 4
co-defendants in that chancery suit, that
they will come to trial ION time"
- Rev. /. N. 8. Smithn nhaa zrsoeive9 his
appointment as postmaster at Grarld Ha-
ven to succeed Asa Reynolds, the pSesent
incumbent. 4 sReynoids has been Tpost-
master ten years. Mr., Smith Is ono Of
the Oldest residents Of the city.
John Lambert, convict at the State
Prison, Nss accidentally Killed on eatur-
day. He was putting belt on s,Tnlley,
and becoming caught was whirled a1ound.
Both legs and one arm were taken on and
his ribs broken, only living q few min
utes. He came from Adrian for burglary
on sentence expiring In Novembef.
The saloon tax in Saginaw city Il only
g, ,462 this year, against $6. .312 last year.
The State Sunday School Conyenli ion Is
TO be held at Ypsilanti this year, pegin-,
ming June HI YU1Ty
The June pension for Western Michi-
ran will be paid at Grand Rapids, after
srbich al pabera will u moyed 70 De-.
tJeithI ~ III IA ~ 10
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