The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-01-08

Benton Harborites are having Sight
about the bible in the schools.

STATE NEWS.
Benton Harborites are having Sight
about the bible in the schools.
A dividend OF ten per cent. has been
declared by the Mineral Range Rail-
road company.
Fruit men in the vicinity of Manis-
tee fear that the buds will start and
ruin tho crop for next season.
George Linendoll, a farmer of Bata-
via, has become deranged on the sub
ject OF religion, and been taken TO the
asylum for insane at Kalamazoo.
Mrs. William Andrus. of Battle
Greek, went south for her health few
weeks ago, and died at Atlanta, Ga,
Christmas day.
Howells. the Grand Rapids lawyer
who went to England for his inherited
wealth, finds that the land Of which it
consists is in India.
There are two young boys in the Kali
amazoo county Jail awaiting trial for
knocking down another boy and rob
| CAhe, LAhA Va ~ Va " NNAAos
A new and beautiful steamer was
launched at Wyandotte Dec. %. The
Courier says she viii be the largest,
handsomest. strongest, and one Of the
fastest on the western waters. She is
not yet named.
The lumber and shingle crop of Mid
land county for 1877 is, shingles 73,-
900, 900, lumber 800, 900 feet, and one
or two mills yet to hear from.
Three months ago some money and
= pair Of boots were stolen from Victo-
ry p. Collier, OF Battle Greek. The
boots have recently been found in the
possession OF a thief at Rochester,
! New York.
Caleb Baker, Of Adrian, aged 4S
committed suicide by taking morphine
one day last week. Domestic trouble
and poverty were the cause.
The insurance companies which lost
so heavily by the inceadiary fire in
Morris clothing store at Flint, have
decided to pay up, there being no rea-
son to suspect that Mr. Morris caused
the fire.
In the breach OF promise case Of
Sarah Mulkins VS.. Frank NJ. Howe,
Supt. of the State Reform School at
Mason, the plaintiff was awarded g.
500 damages.
Lewis W. Adams, rich farmer OF
Southfeld, Oakland county, says that
his house was entered last week and
robbed of $4,000 which had been
placed in an old mattress and potato
bin for safe keeping.
Aunt Lucy Webb, aged 20 years.
and the last survivor of the Wood
ward family, who settled in Batavia
township, Branch county, in 1898, was
ionnd dead in her chair Dec. %, at
daylight.
John Mahan, an old resident Of Jack
son, dropped dead while eating his
Christmas dinner Careful people will
take warning aud fast on Christmas
\ hereafter.
A youth in this town got into row
with his girl Christmas eve, by asking,
/ unthinkingly, "what those coffee sacks
were doing changing up on the Chin
ney piece?.. They were her stockings.
-IWyandotte Courier.
A school house in Richland, Kala-
mazoo county. was burned Dec. 2l.-
! 1t was the work Of an incendiary, the
/ books and other property OF the pupils
/ being carried to safe distance from
/ the building before the fire was started
Mrs. y. G. Northrup, OF Eaton Rap
| ids, has at her residence cluster OF
strawberries. one OF which measures
/ four inches in circumference, and al
! though not ripe enough for her Christ
mas dinner, they Will be in readiness
/ for New Year S. Charlotte Rep.
The balance o, cash IN the state
/ treasury Dec. % was S503. .375lS; re-
\ ceipts during the week ending Dec. %
we're 3l3, 1860; payments during same
/ time were $50, ooh; balance in treas
ury Dec. -, 1877, 1856, ,59l.3l; decrease
for the week, S37, 7S3 81.
! A Saugatuck correspondent writes
! that eighteen houses have been built
aud remodeled in that village during
the present year, and that 53S acres ef
wheat have been sown this fall in ex-
cess of any previous year.
Frank Pyne, of Niles, before ret r
/ ing TO bed in Kalamazoo hotel ON
Thursday night, thoughtfully blew At
the gas, and came near forgetting 20
wake up the next morning. Vigolo on
medical efforts saved his life.
In the case Of Edward Sullivan,
charged with the murder of William
/ Ross at Flint, the jury tailed to agree
and were discharged by Judge Turner
\ Friday morning after being out Is
/ hours. On the final call they stood
nine for manslaughter and three for
acquittal. The case will be retired
next term.
A saloon keeper named Armstrong,
/ in Coopersvills, Ottawa county, died
/ few days ago very suddenly, aud IL is
believed that he was poisoned. He is
said 10 be the only person who saw the
Ak thrown which killed Mr.. Durham
\ of that place recently, the man who
threw it being in the Ottawa county
Jail awaiting trial.
The contest over the will Of Mrs.
Hannah J. Davis is ended, aud the will
admitted 10 probate, the opinion of the
Judge being that the preponderance Of
testimony was in favor OF her mental
consciousness and capacity at the time
the will was signed aud Witnessed
The estate is appraised at over $4,000,
OF which Kalamazoo college gets SS,-
600, aud the Nashville Institute OF