The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-08-05
STATE NEWS.
Wheat about Battle Greek threshes
80 TO 80 bushels per acre.


80 TO 80 bushels per acre.
Twelve new engines are on the stocks
at the locomotive works at Jackson.
James Cain, Of Grand Rapid',
threshed 43J bushels from IL acres OF
wheat.
Loring Ayers, of Franklin, picked
!, 100 quarts Of Strawberries from less
than half an acre OF ground this season.
w. p. Fifeld of jackson, has justlun-
dergone a surgical operation for cancer
in the face, result of hich yet remains
to be seen.
The tramps who visit Kalamazoo
henceforth are TO put 10 roadmaking,
stonebreaking and other sweat-c ompell-
ing employments.
The village OF Holly votes on the 4th
prox. on the question OF issueing 81
800 in bonds for the purpose of estab-
fishing Holly water works.
st. Louis, Gratiot county, has voted
to issue bonds for the purpose of es-
tablishing the Holly water works for
fire protection in that village.
In boring for a we'll at the state agri-
cultural college, near Wells hall, on
Thursday. a vein of coal was struck at
depth OF 40 feet.
A brook front weighing A. pounds is
the best that Petoskey can boast OF in
the way of fish yarns this summer.
Traverse City went II pounds better
last year.
Hon. Delos Filler Of Ludington, died
on Saturday last, aged So years. He
was one OF the most prominent men
and heaviest lumber dealers in western
Michigan. and leaves a gap that no or
dinary man can fill.
Whiskey and an unbusiness-like way
OF doing business transaction got
Charles Rohn and j. W. Swink of Hes
peria, into trouble, and Rohn is under
arrest for shooting at Swink.
The East Saginaw school board has
forbidden any more gifts and testimon-
ials for the city school teachers, or the
collection of moneys in tine schools for
a like purpose.
Diptheria is spreading at Buchananl
There are five new cases in the families
OF the most prominent citizens. One
family has had five cases and one death
Parents are much alarmed, being fear
ful of an epidemic.
A "sand lot" orator is holding forth
at Dowagiac. Subject of discourse:
THE Id Chinese must go. He is
as foul mouthed as Dennis kearney or
Sam Carey.
ST. Joseph county has tramps-has
'em bad. The lousiest days King Pha-
raoh saw were not woise than the days
the st. Joseph farmers are seeing now
while the tramps arc swarming.
Edward Gardner, a young unmarried
farmer living three-and-a-half mile east
of Ionia, hung himself yesterday,
and was found to-day dead. No cause
is known for the act.
Charles IAberge, aged 60, in a dis
pute with Benjamin Hamilton, young
barber, on the street in Detroit, Thurs
day morning. was pushed over on the
stone sidewalk, and injured so that he
may die.
The Farmers Mutual insurance COM
pany OF Ionia county, vigorously ex-
amines steam engines used for thresh-
ing. and will not pay losses sustained
by the nse Of engines not having GER
tifcate of examination.
The Ionia Standard manages to hit
the nail full on the head when it says
that somehow or other Michigan peO-
pie who go west are exceedingly ticks
ed to get back and enjoy again the un-
surpassed advantages OF the grand old
Peninsul0r state.
Jackson Patriot: Johanan Wilmore
of Waterloo, sold his clip OF wool 10
Lord x Smith of Grass Lake for 80 cts
per pound, without deduction Ion
shrlnkage of any kind. Ii is claimed
that this is the largest price paid IN the
county for wool this season.
An incendiary fire at Blanchard
Montcalm county, on the 25th, de-
stroyed the hotel, five stores, the post
Office, n blacksmith and wagon shop,
and two dwelling houses, involving a
loss OF sc, 600; Insurance about 81, 900.
The state printing and binding con-
tracts have been both awarded to w.
S. George \ Co., the contractors for
the past ten years. The prices are re-
duced 10 conform TO the times. The
book and print paper contract was
awarded 10 the Pcninsular paper COM
pany 81 Ypsilanti, who have had the
same for six years past The board of
state auditors will probably purchase
in the open market.
Thirty-niue years ago resident ply
sician Of this city gave Judge Thomas
! NJ. Cooley. of the University, "A certif-
cate t0teach distric. school near Atti-
ca, ~ Y. Judge Cooley's advance
ment since that time has been won by
! persistent labor, and shows what a
youth of ambition can accomplish IN
America. LColdwater Republican.
August lst change in through
freight rates was made on the Lake
Shore 4 Michigan Southern railroad
An advance of cents per 100 pounds
was made on tho fourth class, grain.
-four and live hogs. This will make
grain 80 cents per 100 pounds, live
| hogs 40 cents per hundred, and flour
30 cents per barrel.
Cities having twenty thousand popn-
lation or doing a gross postal business
Of S20, 900 are entitled To- the privilege
Of tho postal carrier system. Repre-
sentative J. VI. McGowan has discover
ed that Jackson is entitled 10 the free
delivery aud now directing his efforts
towards securing the system for that
city.
The Coldw6tor Republican SAYS:
An effort il being made 10 organize an
artillery company among the military
marksmen here. Correspondence il
being held with the Adjutant General
in regard to the mastering in Of a full
company Of four pieces. aud the flrst
drill OF the members thus far enrolled