The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-05-28
STATE NEWS.
Forty candidates are in tho field for
the mail route on the Toledo and Ann
Aroor Railroad. Is that ALP

Forty candidates are in the field 70
the mail route on the Toledo and AM
Aroor Railroad. Is that alp
Mr. Ransom Dopp living near Dow
agiac is putting in little patch OF corr
consisting OF about 200 acres of land
Friday morning Samuel Hoffner, o
Detroit, was found hanging 10 a tree il
Hamtramack, dead. The cause o
suicide is not apparent.
John NJ. Steele, OF Decatur, has two
bald eagle chicks about a week old
which he purchased from some on the
street. and intends raising them.
r. J. White, one Of the earliest set
tiers of Lapeer. and widely known
I throughout the State, after protract.
ed illness died at his residence on Mon,
day afternoon, aged 6i years.
A Cassopolis saloonist has commenc-
ed suit in the circuit against the village
because the board declined to approve
his bonds, alleging that he was a non.
resident OF the state.
Two lads were arrested "Wednesday
in Marshall, for breaking into Wise.
mans store; n portion OF the property
was found aud the boys over TO the
circuit court.
Lewis Cameron, while engaged in
telling trees in Brooks township, New
aygo county, Thursday, Vas instantly
killed, limb striking him on the head.
He leaves n wife. whose former hus-
band was killed in a similar manner.
During n village caucus at Mt. Glenn
ems, on the 4th inst, in the engine
house. the floor gave way, precipita-
ting $50 men ten feet 10 the floor be-
low. None were seriously injured, but
many were badly bruised.
A row occurred Friday at Sebewaing,
between a saloon keeper and n man
who visited his saloon, resulting in the
saloon keepers knocking the other
man senseless with a club, The man,
1t Is said, is not expected to live.
A cigar firm Of Lansing had $500 ci-
gaIs stolen from their peddling wagon
at Dansville on the Sth. Geo. A. Post,
j. @. Hunt ard Fred. Fretsinger were
subsequently arrested and seven boxes
found on the premises OF two of them.
Geo. Lewis, assignee Of Watrous &
Son of Bay City, has sold large lot oil
land in Tuscola and Sanilac counties,
at prices ranging from TO % cents
per acre. Some OF the land is what is
known as stump land, but much of it
is farming land.
Reardon's shingle mill, at Coleman
Station, on the Flint and Pere Mar
quette Railway, was burned Saturday
night week. A quantity OF shingles
and the boarding house was saved with
difficulty. Loss, $1,000; insurance
$500.
Blanche Davis, n young lady living
near Oliyet, and daughter of Abner
Davis, suicided on the 9Th by taking
poison. She had been in poor health
for some time, which was the probable
cause. She had attempted to take her
life once before.
A young man of 90, named Chapman,
in the vicinity OF Alabaster, became
suddenly insane a day or two since,
and is now skulking in the woods from
fear of being murdered. A number OF
citizens are IN pursuit. lie has no rel
atives theIeabouts.
Lewis Cameron, farmer, was in
stantly killed near Newaygo, one day
last week by a tree falling On him
while he was chopping. IL struck him
l.. g..
former husband was killed in the same
manner, in the same neighborhood.
Pomeroy White, a we'll known farm
er four miles north OF Battle Greek,
was arrested Wednesday for the forgery
Of $3.50, 900 on the A. l.. Clark estate
His examination was adjourned to May
%. His bonds were fixed at Sl5, 900
II is expected that other parties will be
arrested soon, being implicated in the
same matter.
A barber named Watson, on Third
street, Bay City, Thursday night swal-
lowed an ounce and a half of lauda-
nun and died Friday morning at three
o'clock. He Joined the Reform Club
once and did we'll for a time, but he
gave way 10 his old habits, aud became
very dissipated again, and the result is
as above.
J. n. Ingersoll, editor OF the Shia-
wassee American, was assaulted on the
streets OF Corunna, late in the evening
Of May G, by J. ID. Kergan, the mayor
Of the city. IL is supposed to have
been caused by an old political squab
BILE, Kergan being Democrat. Mr..
Ingersoll has entered n complaint
against Kergan, aud he will probably
be arrested.
Mrs. j. W. Parmater. wife OF the
proprietor OF the Lloyd House, in East
Saginaw, was arrested at Bay City,
charged with adultery with Eugene
Chamberlain. until recently clerk oi
the hotsl. Mrs. +. left her husband a
few weeks since on account Of his
charges against her. Chamberlain was
arrested at Vassar The proof is said
TO be strong against the parties.
Henry s. Ward, the eldest son OF the
famous capitalist, the late Capt. f. B.
Ward, escaped from the Kalamazoo In
sane Asylum Friday, aud returned tC
/ the family mansion in Detroit. When
a squad of police went to recapture
him Saturday morning he drew n re.
volver and resisted desperately, anC
fred n shot which passed through q
policeman's coat sleeve. He was over
powered and taken back 10 the Asylum
Wednesday morning, the 18th, a mar
who had registered at the Sturgis Ho
tel as J. Hunt, of New York City, wa
found hanged TO tree one mile cas-
OF Sturgis. His neck was broken
The last seen OF him was the prcviou
afternoon. on the railroad track, nea
the spot where he was found. He wa
well dressed, and had a silver watcl
and one dollar in his pocket. lie wa
about 60 years old.
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