The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-06-18
STATE NEWS

James Donnelly. Of Adrian, was lo2
years old last Sunday.
The State salt product during the
month Of May was 10, Ola barrels.
At Marshall, June 4, J. W. Pugsley,
OF Battle Creek, was convicted Of an
assault on his servant girl.
The State prison received ls convicts
during May aud discharge 81; present
number on hand sos.
The I'D Fourth Michigan Infantry
hold their annual reunion at Tecup.
sch, June 20.
S. Fowler, postmaster at Norway
Hall, Lake county, has been arrested
on charge OF opening letters.
Thomas Mundy, convicted OF steal
ing letters from the postoffice at st.
Joseph, has been sentenced TO one year
at Jackson.
Jennie HOgans, Of Grand Rapids,
says she can kick higher than any girl
in Michigan. "Kick up or shut up" 10
her motto.
Washtenaw county has l9 insane
persons at the Kalamazoo Asylum and
their cost TO the county for the quarter
ending May lst was 81, ,00l.36.
Richard Dickinson. the officer OF the
Gonia house of correction who was con-
victed Of robbing the mails, has been
sentenced to state prison for one year.
Mrs. Marion Baxter, the eloquent
aud widely known Michigan temper
lnce lecturer, retired from the platform
several months ago. All right now
It's girl.
A short time ago Joseyh Hall. Of
Lambsrtville, Monroe county. aged 90.
vas suddenly stricken with blindness,
and at the same time lost his hearing
aud mind.
J. Mason Reynolds and wife, OF
Grand Rapids. give public notice to
my person who may sell Mr. Reynolds
intoxicating liquors.
Daniel Wilson, of Washington, Ma
comb county, has an apple tree on his
larm 55 years old, over seven feet
around two feet from the ground, thrift
~ aud a good bearer.
Ia less than 90 days after begiuning
work on the Muskegon 4 Rose Lake
railroad, six miles Of II vas graded,
lied and ironed. and $500, 900 feet Of
logs had been shipped over it.
"uU - aieO IIVs"'. Pev.-O, .~Os.s.J
wore himself in as justice, and for
warded the oath so certified 10 the
County Clerk.-[Charlevoix Sentinel
Ell. Kuappen, defaulting treasurer
II Denton, Roscommon county, has
lust been arrested at Midland. The
embezzlement, some $500. was commit
ted two years ago, and he has kept
shady until lately.
There are twelve different religious
denominations holding weekly service
10 Battle Creek; they are the episcopal,
baptist, swedenborgian, methodist,
presbyterian, spiritualist, colored bap-
list, colored methodist, catholic, qua
ker, congregationalist, and free meth
odist.
Those two amiable Gratiot county
female lunatics are still stitching away
AZ the job of making two bed quilts
With IL, 900 pieces in each. When the
recording angel asks them how they
! spent their lives on earth it will be
amusing to hear them say. "We each
made bed quilt"
The dead body OF Nelson Trickey
was found last Monday night in small
house on the bank of the river in
| Flint. He was a well-known resident
Of that city, aged 40 years, and former
" quite wealthy. Dissipated habits
ruined him. The verdict Of the cor-
oner's jury rendered Tuesday morning
was that the deceased came to bis death
by the excessive use OF Intoxicating
liquor.
Tecumseh is fat township in one OF
the best farming counties of the State.
This springs census shows: Eight OF
her farmers raised over 1000 bushels
Of wheat each, the highest being 400;
l6 had an average OF 2j bashels or
over to the acre, the highest being 81;
I3 raised 500 bushels or over OF corn.
the highest being over 9, 800; IL raised
500 bushels or over OF over OF oats,
the highest being 200; aud four rais-
ed over 800 bushels of barley. The
number Of bushels OF wheat to the
acre in the whole township last year
was 2li.