The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-12-10

Michigan Sheep Breeders Associa-
tion will meet at Marshall Dec. 18th.

Michigan Sheep Breeders Associa-
tion will meet at Marshall Dec. 18th.
Albion under the prohibitory law
had IA saloons; now she has only six.
A 4-vear old child OF a widow lady
named Thomson fell into a we'll 40 feet
deep. November "a. aud was killed.
Over 1000 acres OF railroad lands
were sold in Osceola county last month
mostly in small parcels to settlers.
A Mrs. Mckay, OF Coldwater, is re-
ported as ready to fight or wrestle any
man in Michigan for either love or
money.
Rev. J. @. Hill, OF Adrain, has in
vented pen, operated by clock work.
which he claims will do away with the
electric pen.
Charles +. Barnes, OF the Battle
Greek Tribune, is said to possess the
finest collection OF geological speci-
mems, rare old books, etc, of any one
in the State.
"Doc Lewis" pretty fast horse
that Hon. Chas. l.. Stuart, of Kala-
mazoo, use TO own, and which he sold
To a Wisconsin party, has Just past in
to Vanderbilt's hands for So, 900.
Thomas G.. Stevenson, one OF the
proprietors of the Ionia Sentinel. has
purchased n sheep ranch in Colorado.
In 1894 Mr.. Stevenson was engaged
in the same business in southern Col
orado.
A meeting of the Ann Arbor School
Board Monday decided To close the
public schools for two weeks on ac-
count OF the prevalence of scarlet fe-
yer, which is epidemic among the chill
dren.
Langston, Montcalm county, had a
fire at $3.50 Monday morning, destroy
ing the house and barn of Miles B. Da-
vies, with the entire contents. Mrs.
Davies, their baby and little girl, es-
capped in their night clothes. Mr. Da-
vies was absent.
George r. Fowler, Of Manistee, has
been fined $50 for cruelty beating his
own daughter, after which he assault
his wife, knocking her down, breaking
three of her ribs, and otherwise iniur-
ing her so that she lies in a dangerous
condition.
Gilbert Storms, who eloped from
Saginaw with a step-daughter aged 15
a few days since, has been arrested at
Bay City, where they we're living. He
claims that he was not legally married
10 the wife whom he deserted, and that
he went with her consent.
The balance of cash in the state
treasury Nov. % was S2i3, ,005. .33. Re-
ceipts for the week ending Nov. 30
were Sli, ,3lS IL; payments for same
time, S51, 139. Al: leaving a balance
Nov. 30, 1873, of 1896, 1S40 03; decrease
for the week, Sc, ,s2J 80.
William Boyd and Tyruss r. Jen-
nIngs, of Ithica, Gratiot county, quar-
relied Sunday over the division Of lot
Of potatoes they raised durig the sea
son upon shares, during which the lat
ter stabbed the former three times, the
blade penetrating the heart aud caus-
ing instant death.
The Alden Fruit Drying Company.
of Sturgis, have dried 5000 bushels of
apples during the six weeks season,
giving n product Of 10000 pounds
The raw apples cost 81 900; after evap-
oration they were worth 81. $50. Wood
consumed, 80; hands employed, 40
Barrels Of vinegar manufactured, $50.
Rollin Church II year old son OF G.
w. Church, secretary OF State, while
hunting near Lansing the other day
met with an accident which cost him
his life. He went into an old build
ing, aud while his companion was
handing his gun up to him it went off
aud shot young Church through the
heart.
Considerable alarm still prevails in
Flint on account Of the spread dip
liberia, and is growing rather than
subsiding in that district. IL will in
all probability call the attention of the
authorities to the necessity Of wise san
itary aud preventive measures, and un-
1 ill they are put in force but little i'm
provement is likely to be felt.
The Ann Arbor Agricultural Com
pany fled articles of incorporation with
the County Clerk Saturday. The am.
cunt Of capital is $50, 900, in shares of
/ S25 each, while the amount OF stock ac-
\ tually paid in is H.700. Directors
John Finyan, Michael 4. Howard, Eli
Moore, Henry w. Rogers and J. Aus
tin Scott.
w. b. Thompson, a Lenawee county
man, recently superintendent of the
Ninth Division Railway Mail Service,
has been promoted to General Super
intendent; ID. B. Angler, Charlottee,
Asst Superintendent, and W. G.. Low
ell, of Climax, Kalawazoo county, has
been appointed TO fill the vacancy caus.
ed 10y Mr.. Thompson's promotion.
Mr.. Sherman, OF Wayne. is a regular
tornado when be gets "full. The
other night, when refused free ticket
to a local show, he kicked over the
ticket Office, whipped the ticket seller,
went into the show, and proceeded 10
break the hall seats and scarce the peo-
pie ont of their wits. Wayne has al
least one cheerful citizen.
Shortly after Q o'clock Monday night
a horse attached to q Concord buggy
in Flint was united and driven Off
The property was owned by Hon. =.
A. O'Donnell, and was worth S400.- -
No trace OF the thieves as yet. IL wa,
one OF the boldest acts Of the kind
ever occurring, as the rig stood in one
Of the most crowded parts of the city
In September, 1876, Pension Agent
Post sent a money letter 10 n pensionei
in Union City, Mich, but for som,
reason the letter never reached its des
tination. Yesterday, while workmer
at the Michigan Central car shops wer,
engaged in dismantling an old postal
car. they found in the crevices Of tn,
woodwork a number OF letters. one o.
which was the one mailed by Mr.. Pos
over two years ago.
AL. Meddaugh, a young man OF 25.
resident Of Blissfeld. Lenawee county
has suddenly blossomed out into {
frsh-class thief. According TO th,
Adrian Times, which gives detaileC
history Of his doing, he has withir
three months stolen a horse and wagoT
in Hillsdale county; married another
mans wife and abducted his boy in Og
den, Lenawee county; added insult te
injury by stealing the goods OF th,
abandoned husband; has stolen hors,
and wagon in Macomb county, aud {