Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
OUR MICEIEGAN LETTER.

JOURNAL as we'll as my fellow quill driv-
! ers.
The weather here is most delightful for
the season, but unfortunately seems to be
very bad for the wheat crop.
The lansing Reform Club is three years
old. The wonder is how it has survived
81 long in that benighted neck O. woods.
Bay City will pride itself on Boulevard
next summer. Then the rustic youth will
feast his eyes on the most gorgeous STYLES
of Hosiery ever invented.
Grand Rapids is putting It's best foot for.
ward as beer-brewing center.
Hull & Arnold's quadrille band of Con.
stantine, was organized forty 1.-TWO years ago,
and Messrs. Hull & Arnold are still its
leaders.
They have telephone exchange at Port
Huron and Al telephones are operated in
connection Herewith.
A farmer created qnite a sensation the
other day at Charlotte by driving into
town with a yoke of oxen hitched TO a
covered carriage. He was regarded with
open-mouthed astonishment and curiosity.
The people concluded that it was SoIon
Chase come from Maine with "them
Steers"
sam Tilden, the innocent (?) old sage
OF Grammercy, is made the defendant in
ten suits at the present term vi the Negau-
nee circuit court-another chance to role
ont "bar'l'
walnut tree was cut the other dav in
Barry county winch contained 5000 feet of
lumber, and the bark of which was six in
cne- in thickness.
Three fair damsels Of Quincy were found
in Coldwater hotel one night recently nm
der circumstances that caused their fathers
to administer an awful rebuke to a Cold
water youth of the male persuasion, and
then cart the girls home AT railway speed
Anold gentleman and wife of Ann Arbor
were attending church last Sunday week
when heir son robbed his parents of every
partical OF personal property they had
amounting to several thousand dollars,
He was wild boy. Whisky and gambling
did it.
The State Superintendent of public in
structiOn has tabulated the school census
of 1879. 1t shows that the number OF
children in the State between and 20 wears
old Is 4S6,S5l. The increase since 1878
wos l0,045, Most of the increase was in the
new counties, Saginaw being the most
prolific. Hillsdale has decreased some 800.
1t is now rumored that Prof. Watson,
late OF the Michigan University, is ia be
made director of the Link Observatory of
California, with fund of several millions
(more or less) to draw from in buying tcIe-
soaps and other things needed TO equip
that which is designed TO be the finest OBJ
servatory in the world.
Grntiot county greenhorns took liberal
slices OF TeXas land scrip, which was sold
by smooth tongucd agent for $3.50 per
SHARE emitting the holder to IA whole sec
tion OF land. Subsequent investigation re.
vealed the fact that I'll is same scrip is sold
at the Texas Capital at S2250 per share.
These farms are located on the barren
Texas table lands aud are not worth ten
cents per acre.
On Monday the receipts at the State
Treasury amounted to S233, 3,010.16, prob.
ably the heaviest single davs receipts in the
history OF the office. OF this amount
Wayne county paid on the State tax IN one
cheek 100000, and the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Rail Road Company
paid speci $50, 5,544s0. The balance in
the Safe Treasury last night, February 81,
was 1888, ,O5009.-L Lansing Republican.
lawyer named McA Alvay, has sued the
editor oi the Manistee Adrocqte for libel.
and wants $4,000 to repair his damaged
reputation. A lawyer who has the cheek
to claim $4,000 reputation ought to be
thrown over the bar, and the editor who
brought out the Opinionated value of such
a lawyert to the surface ought to have a
chrome.
Go from home to hear the news. The
liillsdule Democrat SAYS: "Ohio has 1873
National banks, with 1872 bank officers,
drawing the enormous sum of 81 S45, 100 in
sa larics-an amount sufficient to pay the
salaries of every Senator and Representa-.
tive in Congress and to pay the running
expenses OF twenty States like Michigan"
Oh, what II lie Ii heats all OF Sam
Cary's or Brick Pomeroy's lies on banks
and finances d.ring the last campaign. The
idea I! An army oi 1872 bank officers To
run 1913 banks, 9 officers to bank, at AN
average salary of $4,000 each per year
Verify, would rather bs porter in
National hank in Ohio, AT salary of $13,-
300 per year, than To be a Commissioner OF
Wood county and only get a $4,000 grab
once in two years. This is awful!
will close by giving yoI a "pome,"
written by rising Hillsdale boy, which
touches upon the much abused telephone
THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE.
II. a. FULLER.
Ho stood at the telephone bell,
WIN wish to converse with his W .fe,
But the iaraway voice seemed 80 strange
That he could not decide for his life.
SO hc asked for moro definite proof
That the voice he had heard was her own,
Tell me something domestic said he,
THAT we and We only have known"
II chanoed when the test was applied.
That storm cloud was huyering near,
And u too had message TO give,
rhat played ON the wire 10 his ear.
When picked up from his swoon, he declared
That the proof was too strong 20 demur,
Twas the light Of experience TO him
IL Was hor-yes indeed, IT WAS her,
Hillsdale, Feb. 10, 1880. +
p, S. "Alf," old boy, shake 1 for one
am glad TO welcome you back 10 your
old position among eye Embassadors,"
and extend 10 you the friendly B<ly", hop.
ing you will never leave us again. 7