The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-16
NUMBER 1882


parts OF the State were never surpassed.
A Dowagiac saloonist paid 500. 40 for
the luxury Of selling liquor on election
day.
Mecosta county don't want a decent
poor house. They have voted it down.
twelve 10 one.
A temperance club OF 20 members
has been organized by the Catholic
priest at Au Sable.
There has been 305, 40i barrels Of
salt made this year up to April i,
against l07, ,0i9 barrels last year.
Jackson prison received 20 conviots
in March and discharged AZ, 6 being
pardoned. 1t now has S02 on hand.
A blacksmith named Freer, at Grand
vile, Kent county, committed suicide
March % by taking morphine. Cause
unknown.
A Port Huron saloonist undertook TO
defy the new election law aud kept his
shop open election day. He is now in
jail meditating.
There is not a saloon in Kalkaska
county. At one time there was was II
in the village OF Kalkaska alone. So
much for the temperance movement
A brute named Joseph Root, in Col.
fax, Wexford county, has been arrest
ej, and confessed to the crime ofincest
with two of his own daughters.
The Saginaw City temperance ladies
gave 1000 free lunches on election
day and secured 100 names to the total
abstinence pledge. That's the way to
do it.
Samuel Williams, OF Marine City,
recently died from excessive drinking.
He had eaten nothing for a week pre-
vious to his death. but had drunk
about two quarts Of whisky day.
Gladwin for new county, can boast
OF her court house. IL has cost sls,-
600, is Of brick, three stories high, with
four fire proof vaults. The county has
at present but three townships and
about 800 population.
During the thunder storm OF Satur.
day night, March %, the barn Of Will
liam Reynolds OF Watson, Allegan
county, was struck by lightning and
somewhat damaged, at the same time
instantly killing two horses in the barn.
Thursday forenoon little four year
old daughter Of Henry Aiken, in CAL
win, fell into swill barrel, which is
settled two-thirds it's length In the
ground, and when found had been dead
some time Cassopolis Vigilant.
Henry Sackett, living IL miles north
Of Battle Greek, was furiously attack
ell by a bull on Thursday morning
He was fearfully gored in the abdo-
men, from the effects OF which he died
in about two hours.
Gladwin, for q new county, can boast
Of her court house. 1t has cost S1S,-
600, is of brick, three stories high.
with four fre-proof vaults. The coun-
ty has at present but three townships
aud about 300 population.
Dyke Kimball. of Hudson, was ar
rested on the 4th for robbing Mr.. A.
Barkman's grocery store. Nearly 500
worth Of the stolen goods were found
in his house. The officers are on the
track of others, who are suspected OF
taking part in the recent general steal.
A Grand Rapids saloonist has been
arrested for opening his shop election
night. He claims that the law only re-
auired him to keep shut while the polls
were open, but the mayor thinks the
law means throughout the day and
night.
Winfield s. Branch, formerly OF this
/ city, is accused of forging notes against
various responsible farmers near Ma
son, and disposing of them for cash.
/ He has been in the fruit-tree business
for some time, and il is alleged that
/ the forgeries are quite extensive. He
has left for parts unknown. : Lansing
Republican.
They have a new election complica-
/ ton at Kalamazoo. On election day,
/ two OF the inspectors were absent from
/ the polls most OF the day, and for .
part Of the third inspector was also abb
sent and the ballot boxes were in the
exclusive custody OF the clerks.
Whereupon the question is naturally
raised, was the township election Cf
Kalamazoo q legal one?
The case of Billy Campbell, Of Niles,
for shooting George Rockstroh, presi-
dent OF the Turnverein, at South Bend
some four weeks ago has just been
tried in the Circuit Court, and Camp
bell was found guilty and sentenced to
six months in Jail and fine Of 1000,
together with costs of suit, probably
500 more.
Later reports from Battle Greek
says: The theory in regard to the
Crouch calamity now, that the father
purposely threw his wife and children
into the lake, and when thsy were
drowned, deliberately drowned HIM
SELF his neighbors say that he has
been very despondent OF late, was una
bile to meet his expenses, that he felt
that his friends were snubbing him,
and so he took this means Of relieving
both himself and family Of further
anxiety aud trouble.