The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-07-03
STATE NEWS.

Edward Towers, OF Texas, Kalama-
zoo county, sheared rs sheep In one
day.
Hudson is not slow. Tho streets of
that enterprising village are now light
ed at the public expense.
A Coldwater thief stole money and
notes amounting 10 S297 from Ryder's
news room few nights ago.
The Ann Arbor Courier thinks that
washtenaw county will harvest the
largest crop OF wheat this year ever
grown within her borders. t
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail,
road company has large force OF Ia
borers grubbing and grading stage
road from the Petoskey camp grounds
to Round Lake-fve miles. The road
is 10 be fifteen feet in width. .f i.
Frank Wilson, OF Spring Arbor, sold
7S deeces from his Cottswold sheep,
receiving ~ cents therefor. This is
ten cents per pound more than was
paid for fine woods. The wool was
eight to ten inches long.
One hundred and thirty-five names
have been signed to the temperance
pledges here during the present month
thus far-fifty of them being added to
the Reform Club books and yet they
say our club is making no progress -
Jackson Citizen.
A. s. Dyckman, of South Haven,
shipped 1900 baskets of peaches in
1876. and estimated his crop the pres
ent season at 1900 baskets. Every
twig Is doing its level best, and about
thirty men are employed removing the
excess Of burden. .-f
A year ago the Jackson Knights oi
Pythias made arrangements with the
Michigan Southern II. X. for ceuten.
nial excursion. Afterward the railroad
company refused to carry ont the con
tract. and now pay the lodge 800 tc
settle mp the matter.
On the evening OF the 18th, John ID
Quinn, n resident OF Flint, while walk
ing in his sleep, walked out OF sec
ond story window aud broke his ankle
I 80 Ddlll NuAb ~ WIN htC0ccohI W -
| off about an inch OF the bone in ordel
to set the injured member.
State Fish Commissioner Geo. III. Je
rome has put %. 900 young eels in thu
! small lakes OF washtenaw county. Tn,
! little wigglers are about six inches IL
length. 1900 were deposited in Rails
in Lake, 5000 in Shafer Lake 5000 II
| Silver Lake.
The village of Okemos, just east o
Lansing, was visited Wednesday nigh
by burglars. Every store was robbie.
OF its money contents and the postof
fee OF its stamps and money. Horses
and wagons were taken to carry off tia
plunder. The loss is not yet ascer
tanned.
James Hicks, aged Is years. employ
ed on the Chicago and Northwestern
railway as wiper in the round house a
Negaunee, was instantly killed on tn
18th, during heavy thunder storm
by a bolt of lightning passing dow
the chimney aud striking him betwee
the shoulders. .-... I'D ~.
Alfred Watson, who was conv:cte
several months since and sentenced b
the State Prison for stealing hors
aud buggy from w. III. Cady, OF Gran
Rapids. has been pardoned aud will 6
10 Canada 10 testify against some me
charged with wrecking train on tn
Canada Southern Railroad.
The State Firemen's Association wi
hold its annual tournament in YpsilaI
ii July sth. Extensive preparation
are being made by the home Fire ID
partment for the entertainment Of WI
itinp companies, aud special prizs
have been offered by the Reform Clul
which will be contested for by hos
companies.
MFR. John Featter, OF Jackson.
, ioiner, was instantly killed by
defective bracket breaking and lettir
the scaffold on which he and anoth'
man were at work fall, and they fe
about sixteen feet, Mr.. Featter breal
i ing his neck. He leaves q wife an
three children. The other man wi
, uniDjured.
During an afternoon performance
Barnnms in Detroit, a boy by Il
name OF Marvin, aged IA years oil
slipped inside the guard ropes in Il
3 menagerie tent aud stepped to the do
J OF the cage OF lions which their keep
= had momentarily left open. The III
: struck at him with his. paw, strikil
y him full in the face and tearing It in
y shocking manner, He fell to !
: ground unconscious and will be dist
, ured for life.
y A little son OF Mr.. Fhton living ne
d Eastman's three miles east OF VIII
e Cloud, Newaygo county, had his !.
Z hand chopped of by an ax on Sund
II by a little sister. The wound W
}. wrapped mp in cloths by doctor "
r, was called in. The parents called mp
IS DIR. Flora, at Newaygo, on Msnd'
+" and the doctor operated upon IL, a
a made good stump by amputating
+ tho wrist Joint. The little fellow
nearly four years old. and is manly
lso xsaarr