The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-03-04
NUMBER 1857
STATE NEWS.

The Albion Prohibitionists have put
a full ticket IN the field for the ap-
preaching charter elections.
Timothy Soper's house in Antrim.
Shiawassee county, was burned on the
18th with all its contents. Loss 500.
In parorysimal At q Grand Rapids
man kissed hired girl in Romeo, and
Justice of the Peace assessed tho
damage at s20.
Croton, Newaygo county. had one sa-
loonist who was caught selling liquor
10 minors. Croton has a saloon no
longer. lis well.
Mrs. Peter Sprechsel has sued Henry
Luebpert, saloonist Of Denmark,
Tnscols county, for g. 900 damages for
selling liquor TO her husband.
A man named Charles Chappell, has
been arrested, charged with the seduc-
tion of an adopted daughter IA years
old, who is about to become a mother.
II ls reported from various portions
Of the county tire wheat has grown fine
ly under the snow this winter, and that
the prospects are good for large crop.
-lSaginaw Herald.
Peter Thomas. aged So, minor al
the Atlantic copper mine, near Hough-
ton. Lake Superior, was instantly
killed by wall of falling rock on the
18th. His son was also seriously in
jured.
The residence Of John Bewser, in
Allegan township, was burned on the
2lst with all its contents. Two chill
dren, aged A and 2 years, were alone
in the house at the time. The young
est is believed to be badly burned.
Before adjourning, last week, the
Grand Ledge OF l. o. o. f. decided to
sell it's institute property at Lansing
to the State or any one who will pur-
chase il. IL also voted to assess each
Odd Fellow in the State to make up q
deficiency OF about 5000.
Charles Ellington, recrntly arrested
in Charleston, Kalamazoo county, for
stealing horse in Montcalm county,
has been let go. He surrendered the
horse and paid $50 besides. Thought
there was law that forbid compound
ing felony?
Ian, Brant, OF Bangor, Van Buren
county. bad 5000 in money and team
stolen from him December 26. On the
18th, sheriff Demont, of Berrien, cap
tured John G. Baldwin, one Of the
thieves, at South Bend, and the prob
abilities are that the other thief and
the team will soon be found.
M. w. Crammer, when he read the
call 10 arms in 1861, was chopping
down trees for a winrow, left his az in
the side OF a tree, went out, served
through the war in the Eighth Michi-
gan, came home, went to the woods, p
found the ak and finished cutting down
the tree, returned to the house and
said to his wife: "There now, that
tree is down."
Some people think there is no profit
in keeping fowls, but Mr.. d. j. Stew
art, OF California township, has kept o
memorandum of q flock of thirty-fve
for the last two years, which with ordi-
nary care and feed have shown the fol-
lowing results: For eleven months in
the year 1877 the product was 4, ,766
eggs; the average price received was
l2i cents per dozen, making the pro-
ceeds of the flock very near $50. In
1878 the flock produced 4,690 eggs,
which were sold at an average Of 10
cents per dozen, netting him about
s40.- tColdwater Republican.
Last summer there were rumors
ahoat that w. A. Morrison, son OF w.
V. Morrison, Of Albion, had been kill
ed by Indians, but it has been only re-
Gently that these could be verified
Letters have now been received stating
that his body had been found on q
road leading from Fort Scott, Indian
territory, scalped and badly burned
He had left the fort day or two pre-
yious with considerable money, in
tending 20 60 south, and whether he
was killed by Indians or by robbers is
not known. He was identified by doc
uments and letters found upon his per-
son, so that there seems TO be no
doubt that the sad news must be true,