The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.


servatiOn. Ninety per cent. OF the observers
reported diarrhea, which thus appears to be
unusually prevalent for the season of the year.
About one-lhird (S2 per cent? Of all the OBJ
servers report diphtheria, 10 per cent. report
scarlet fever, and the same proportion cerebo-
spinal meningitis. No small pox was reported
from any part OF the state. The i've places
from which scarlet fever were reported were
Detroit East Saginaw, Saginaw City, Muske
gon and Pontiac. II this disease is present at
any otner place In Michigan the secretary of
the state board would be glad to be informed
Diphthsria is known to be present In other
places than the sixteen from which 1t was re-
ported on the weekly report plan.
A letter from Hannaville, Texas. to the Free
Press says that young man about Il years
age. who came from Michigan, was drowned
near that place, while trying to swim the Col
orado river.
The Bee Keepers State Association will meet
at Battle Greek on Thursday Dec. Sth, 1881.
Big Rapids has crank under arrest who
says that If President Arthur don't follow the
course marked out by President Garfield,
he will die within a year by act Of Provi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of Sherwood
returning from church Sunday night, found
basket containing live baby on their door
steps.
South Haven has shipped 23S,l40 baskets OF
peaches this year: also 1866 barrels Of apples,
1000 baskets Of grapes. and $3.50 cases Of ber-
ries.
]. F. Wagner, a brakeman on the Michigan
Southern railroad was run over bya switch en-
CINE at Jackson and killed. He was 30 years
old and unmarried.
Senator Conger, of Michigan has bought a
$2l, 900 residence at Washington.
James Twombley, fisherman on Saginaw
bay, has been arrested on a charge of tres
passing on an island owned by the govern
ment
An Ann Arbor girl confined at the Adrian
reform school for girls is as wild as hawk
and kicks, bites, scratches and bangs the Other
girls around at an awful rate,
The state commission acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of $lO8.26 from inmates of the Ohio pen
itentiary.
The state relief commission, after making a
thorough canvass by agents appointed for that
purpose, announce that the number of persons
needing relief is greater than has heretofore
been estimated, and that larger sums of money
will be needed to prevent suffering.
The Lansing Republican says: Charles F.
Harrington, of Port Huron, has presented the
state librarian, to be hung In the library, a
large and elegantly framed portrait OF "Gran
ny Rodd," an old Indian woman, who was we'll
known to many Of the citizens OF st. Clair
county, and who at the time OF her death was
supposed to be 115 years old. 1t is pronOunc-
cd by the donor to be finely executed repre-.
sentatiOn of the original, and will no doubt
continue to adorn the walls Of the state library
long after single vestige Of the race to which
she belonged can be found within the borders
of our state"
Diphtheria at Galesburg and one fatal case
is reported, the victim being Winnie Pratt q
bright little maiden.
The balance In the state treasury Oct. 10 was
$1,79O,O96 IS.
The Saginaw county court house is to re-
main In Saginaw City, which is to erect new
building to cost $4,000 to 100000.
The new opera house at Union City is CON-
pleted and is credit to the village.
East Saginaw expects to have railway car
factory, to cost $25O,0O0.
The Michigan coal company at Jackson are
taking out $50 tons day. The old WOodville
mine has been pumped out and work in it
will soon begin.
jackson has organized society for the pre-.
venti0n OF cruelty to animals, with DIR. A. III.
Crawl, I'd rs president.
A FruitpOrt man named Thos. A. Aikens was
robbed at Grand Haven Oct. 25th, of $35O,by a
highwayman.
By order of the Governor, Adjutant General
Robertson has issued a congratulatory proclaim
alton to the Yorktown battalion, extolling
them for their good behavior and soldierly
bearing, and for the favorable comparison they
bore with troops from other states.
Ex-Gov. Baldwin, of the state commission,
estimates that it will take $25OOOO to carry
the fire sufferers through the winter. The
Port Huron committee place their estimate at
100000.
Levi Morris, young man who arrived at
Mendoza, ILL.,, short time ago, was arrested
on the morning of the 18th, on a charge of
having robbed and killed Michael Ford at or
near Williamson, Mich, over q year ago.
Morris has been forwarded to Michigan for
tris,.
Nettie 8. Kushton has sued John q. Eng.
lish, a rich farmer Of Manchester, for $4,000,
for breach OF promise.
The common council Of Lansing got into
quarrel, and complaint has been made against
the mayor for using profane, indecent and i'm
moral language.
The white grub is said to be inJurIng some
fields Of wheat at Climax, Kalamazoo county.
Grand Rapids Democrat: There was buried
In this city Wednesday the body of young
man 81 years old, who had not spoken word
since the hour Of his birth. He was no larger
than 3-year old child, and was utterly unable
to walk or assist himself in any manner. His
head was very small, but perfectly developed;
bis limbs and body were stunted and fragile.
The Quebec house at Hancock burned on the
18th. rFres
A meeting at Michigan millers was held in
kalamazoo Tuesday to organize a Michigan
millers' mutual fire insurance association.
Articles OF incorporation we're adopted and
steps taken to perfect the organization.
Edward n. Day, travelling Detroit sales
nan, has been arrested at Muir, charged with
bigamy, in marrying Miss Sarah A. Heydlauff
,f Muir when, 1t Is alleged, he has an undi.
vorced wife elsewhere. Day pleaded not