Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-15
OUR MICHIGAN LETTER

After 80 long an interval as three week
it seems rather TRANCE to sit down to TAX
up my correspondence aud attempt to inter
eat the many readers of the JouRNAL, bu
will try to do nay best.
A thirty inch snake was killed in a Ian
sing church last week. This beats thai
-four footed" Kansas snake.
Michiganders have Sl1 $3.50. .647 80 in.
vested in school property. Surely the
young "Ganders ought 10 be thankful.
There was a balance of S699, 500 In the
States strong box at the end Of July.
Youthful Centrevilians do their spark.
ing in the cemetery, thus making n grave
business of il.
Has justice been done? Bay county
hasnt sent person to State prison for
more than two years past
The salt crop OF the Saginaw Valley last
month was 232,077 barrels. Total for the
season 994,700 barrels.
Last Sunday Barnum, the Snowman.
spoke his temperance piece TO over 1000
people at East Saginaw.
Prot. Ingersoll has left the Stale Agri
cultural college to go where he would get
more money and less fault finding.
They have Young Folks Extension
society at Saginaw City. Send oi you'r
short youngsters and have them extended.
Great religious excitement prevails in
certain parts of Sanilao county where the
Mormon elders are drumming up recmits
Chas. Jepson, OF Keene, Ionia co,utv.
thr"shed 300 bushels of wheat from ii
acres OF ground-50 bushels to the acre
Mrs Thelans, Of Lyon township. Ioma |
hno -
the last fifteen months The baby cron
never fails in Michigan.
James Simpson, of Nottawa. thought he
would take II smoke while stacking wheat
That smoke cost just about 400 bushels Of
wheat, worth 81 per bushe.
Amos Predmore, near Cairo, Tuscola |
county. lost $4,000 worth of barns, wheat |
%c, 10y fire on the I'd. The fiery steam
thresher did it.
MIR. Bailey, near Constantine, thought he |
heard the izz Of cider escaping from his
Oarrell and ielt around to find the leak. 1t
was only rattlesnake-thAt was all
The Hastings Banner is responsible for
The statement that Governor Croswell il
'oont to enter the rosy aim of matrimo
nlal bliss agaln-his partner to be "faire
adye" of Charlotte.
The division of an estate in England
irops the snug sum of Sl5O,0OO into the
lalms of Mrs. G. w. Higgins, Mr.. Geo
ilass and Miss Eva Glass, all of Cadillac
:, C.M Delling, farmer living near Cairo,
nscola county, has just thrashed IS acres
u wheat which averaged over SO bushels
o the acre. The farmer who can beat that
viii please take the floor.
Owners OF old bibles are now rubbing the
I!lst OIL said books, and ascertaining the ayes
Il the well preserved volumes. Wm. r
:ornwall, OF Flint, is the owner of an Eng-
lsh bible printed in 1914.
Saginaw City is excited about A boat
lde given by society of young ruethu dists
'ohFe oI the worlds people were along and
'atronszed the bar Literally; also danced /
o the music of a wicked little fiddle,
Addie Ten Eyck, is the name of Me
ma, Lenawee county. girl, aged Is, who
rove reaper TO cut 20 acres OF wheat this ,
eason. If Addie lives there two years
ence, Medina Will be a good matrimonial
country
The special election for Mnvor at Pom
lac, had an unexpected result. The CITY
hooslng Samuel III. Norton, Republican.
yer Hitchcock, Democrat by nine major r
y. Last year the Dem, Nate -Greenbacks b
irried the city by over 200.
Mr.. Edwin Smith, of Lenawee county
as his portrait published in the Medical d
drHnce The striking thing about Mr.. a
miIi ls, that he has beard seren and a II
W ieet tohg-a statement to this effect ia
Dnched Tor by c. Henri Leonard, editor
that paper /
ID. W. Hammond, editor of the JEarlette !
'def hnldS an annual pass on the Chicago ,
Lake Huron Il. r., but could not con
lentl"uSly publish a puff for Sunday ex-
'rSlon over that road, and therefore re-
fhSH m&g the f2py Sg %ad sors%s %ia nhattaA4e ii tAe
ould revoke it. On the contrary, Peck re- 7
lrned the pass with note TO the effect
lat in Michigan an editor with a con /,
hence was such rarity that lie was clearly
Titled to pass. Such is the reward OF
rtue.
"Alf asks, havn't we said most enough?
1 course we have. Why can't we ret
'ound and go somewhere? | have been L
ying all summer to have the Embassa
'rs come out and enjoy the beauties and
flights OF our beautiful Baw Beese, the
ost picturesque OF the many lakes of
.ichigan. II they will come | will make
'rangements with the world renowned
Four" the champions of all
cation to give us an exhibition of their
,iiI IN the use of oars. The sight of those
ur men shooting their shell the length of
le lake at the rate of J miles in 8 min,
sec. is OF itself worth more than the
'st OF coming. And besides we will be
Ospitably received and entertained by the
ress OF the city which comprises the Stan
rd, Democrat and Business Toledo is
'out as good place to gather together
ld start from Ms can be found and Bro.
immons can easily secure excursion rates
yer the l.. 5. q NJ. S. which road passes
rough section of Michigan, which
II beauty OF scenery and exhileraiing at
loSphere will compare fsyorably with any
lace in the known world. Who will ,ec
nd the motion for an excursion to Baw
eese lake? Don't all speak at once, but
i've MS rousing majority.
n Now Bro. Timmons | think You should
we us your influence. There will he a
'st field Tor you to gather specimens for
)ur museum and here will be better place
swimming than the muddy
.aumee can afford.
In my next | will try and give you a full
port OF the great regatta which takes
lace on Baw Beese lake on the 18Th and
lth. "tn
Hi llsdale, Mich, Aug. 8, 1879.