The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-30
STATE NEWS.

G.. L. Williams, n Dansville hotel
keeper, cut his throat Friday night.
Reports indicate that there will be
more wheat sown this year than last.
The first slaughtered deer arrived at
Saginaw from the north on the 10th.
Grand Haven is about 10 erect
mammoth $4,000 hotel fer 4 summer
resort.
The United States navy got but two
boys with four days recruiting at Port
Huron.
Henry Mitchell Of Romeo and VIM.
Davis OF New Hudson are both in Jail
for having too many wives.
Michael Roach of Argentine, Gene
see county, has been arrested for at
tempted rape On girl Of SIX years.
Brick Pomeroy is to deliver the an
nual address before the Van Buren
county agricultural society. Horrors
The annual meeting of the Mscomb
and st, Clair county soldiers reunion
is to be held at Richmond Sept. 9th.
Christopher Fleugel, an Adrian
ssloonist, has been sued for 800 dam
ages by the wife OF man TO whom he
has been selling liquor.
A man named Frank CoulsoD was so
badly jammed between some rolling
logs at a mill at Saginaw last week,
that ho died on the 10Th.
Henry Cook, who was recently par
doned by the Governor. returned TO
his home at Deeriield, Lenawee coun-
ty. on the 5th, and died on the Sth.
Port Huron has Just recovered judg-
ment for $500 collected taxes against
james OMarrow ex-marshal, and his
bondsmen.
George Allen, young man OF 10, has
been arrested for stealing a team from
@. II. Crawford, OF Oxford, a short
time since. He owns up.
n. M Clark, late cashier of the Low
ell National bank, from which position
be vas removed for embezzl smeut, Is
now a resident of Nashville, Tenn.
1t cost $500 to kiss a woman on the
street in Ishpeming. At least that IS
the amount Of judgment rendered by
a circnit court jury last week.
Mr.. David Ward, Of Pontiac, is the
largest pine land owner in the State. -
He has 10000 acres of the best cork
pine up the big Manistee river, which
he has Just commenced 10 cut.
John J. Robinson, of Sharon. Wash
tenaw county, has a suntlower tree that
has over 900 flowers on it as big as
tea saucer. The seed came from Cali
fOrnia.
A little child of Perry Kinsman, of
Vernon, Shiawassee county, was SO
badly scalded by tipping over tub Of
hot water short time ago that lt died
ON the 18th.
Geo. Pomerville, an employe in q
saw mill at Bay City, was accidentally
thrown upon saw on the 10th aud bis
right leg SO terribly laoerated that it
had to be amputated near the hip.
Jonathan Irwin, formerly resident
Of Byron, Kent county, IS reported to
have killed his son and a man named
Tucker, within n few months in Kan
sas.
Jas. II. Gordon, Of Lowell, arrested
OH suspicion Of poisoning bis wife, has
been discharged. There was no ground
\ for the surmiscs entertained against
him.
Jackson is going into the Sunday
evening entertainment business, They
have Just had a Jubilee singers troupe,
aud they are 10 have on subsequent
Sunday evenings lectures, recita-
tions, etc.
Edward DObson, homesteader liy-
ing six miles south Of Mackinaw City,
was drowned on the 18th by the cap
sizing OF a skifT while crossing Carr
lake. lie leaves a family in poor cir
cumstancos.
Joseph Lees, of Pontiac, is under ar.
rect for adultery with Mrs. Henry
Winkley, a married woman Of % year.
standing. Lees had lived in the family
fov the last six years. The woman II
overwhelmed with shame and remorse
Edward G. Randall and his sor
Charles, Of Fiat Rock, have been ar
rested for stealing leather from Q
shop there, The son confesses the
crime. and both have been held fol
trial.
Chas. Leighton, one OF the men who
was lodged IN the lookup at Bangor
Van Buren county, two weeks since
aud who shortly afterwards set fire tc
the place aud were badly burned, died
from his injuries on the 1lth.
The Bay circuit has sent Geo. Moore
O. Ionia for eight months. and james
Yawkey 10 Jackson for one year, for re
sisting an officer; Geo. Flaherty &
Jackson for one year burglary, and
Chas. Bush for two years for forgery
Two Young ladies, at least they CLAIM
90 be such, asionishcd us very mucl
few evenings ago by promenading M
and down our streets insulting ans
abuhng every one they met with, max
ir ihar w., eroew'y nu'sy an3 in
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