Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-09
ON THE WING.

Ed. JOURNAL Since my last / have
travelled over portion of Hills,lnle coun-
ty,. Mich, and have seen some of the finest
wheat that ever greeted the eyes of the
honest Granger, especially at this season
of the year. This is emphatically a wheat
and fruit country.
have heard of one man. Elliot by name,
who owns forty acres of land which has
been set to Peach and Apple trees. Last
year on Peaches alone he cleared $500.
Where is the farm in Wood county of the
same size that has made as much in a sim
gle year?
Well the President has vetoed the APP
preparation bill and the "Stalwarts of
Michigan are correspondingly jubilant.
Uncle Zac." will now take front seat.
Ispoke in my last of the Mosher bill"
1t was defeated in the House by the decis-
i've vote of 81 to SO for the bill Mr.. Mo-
sher fought Splerdidly but his efforts were
unavuiIing. Such is the fate of a bill
from which so much was expected and the
people of Michigan have again been cheat.
ell out of the benefits of n prohibitory law.
There has been quite a railroad unpleas.
antness between the Chicago & Northwest
ern X. r. ald the citizens of Perry. The
citizens wish TO force the company to put
down a side track at that place, which the
company refuses, because when bnildimg
the road the people OF Perry refused to as-
slst in building it, and made the company
pay more for the right Of way than any
other place on the road. The controversy
is now in the legislature where it will be
settled.
There has been bill introduced in the
IIonse to make married women liable for
their husbands debts. Selah!
The House at Lansing passed the bill
making the rate OF interest six per cent.
but allowing contracts to call for eight per
cent? whereat the Detroit Echo waxeth
wrath and caIeth the wise e. legislators
something like fools, Sc.
The Austin, Tonlinson & Webster wag-
on company had $50 wagons made ut tile
State Prison, which is the largest weeks
work ever done at the Prison shops.
An Ann ArboT man was con6denced 4"
out of 95 cents just as easily as though il
had been $500 and made more fuss about
it.
Stephen Hulin, of ST. Clair county, re-
Gently died aged "a years. lie " fit inter Z"
the war Of 1912, and was the friskIest old
fellow in Michigan and never voted any
thing but the straight Democratic ticket.
On the 2lst Of April, the citizens Of
Frankfort, BenLie county, we're treated to Il
rare and beautiful sight, being nOsless than
a mirage by which the banks of the lake,
trees, &C., on the Wisconsin shore, on the
other side of Lake Michigan, were plainly
visible, lifted high in the air M it were.
The lake is 65 miles wide at that poin-.
Hundreds OF people saw the wonderful
vision.
1t is rumored that Ft Gratiot is to be
abandoned IA a military post. Gen. Han
cock is given us the authority for the state
| ment.
The Executive Boardof the Regents Of
the University, has authorized President
| Angel and Prof. Seere, to go east and
| study up plans Tor museum.
The life saving stations maintained on
the lake coast Of this State, 10y the general
government, are now supplied with rubber
life suits Ia Paul Boynlon With one of
these suits man can float for hours where
boat could not live.
A very destructive fire occurred at Hills-
da'e on Saturday night. The large plan
ing mill of +. c. Campbell & Co., together
with 10 or IL dwellings we're consumed.
The loss will probably reach S25 900
A tramp called at house in X lama
ZOO, spOnged meal of victuals and stole
the family Webster's dicti0nary-and
when u Kalamazoo man loses his dictiOna-
ry lie gnashes his teeth and gives himself
up 10 grief aud dark despair.
"A maiden fair to see, pearl of min
strelsy, lived at Romeo, wore good clothes,
aud had lovers galore. She frequently
took walks with one Of them in the gloam.
ing, and they formed habit of sitting
upon certVin big boulder to. rest. The
! village Dick Deadsye did not approve OF
| this, and one night he painted the stone
with coal tar. The lovers came and sat
Rn1 stucky-aHd when they arose and abe
walked down street with an $50 dress com
pletely spoiled, ths envious boys gathered
az cigar store and sang In yengeful ch0.
rus, Sing, hey, the merry maiden and
the tar" NJ"
MIchigan. May 9th. 1879.