The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-07-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.

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The +. Il p. M. X, r. is building a $4,000
depot, $4,000 machine shop and $40.
900 round house, all Of brick, at East Sagl.
nav.
The entire western part OF Vestaburg, a
small station ON the Chicago, Saginaw and
st. Louis railroad, with the depot buildings,
l,25O,OOO feet OF lumber was burned aG late
hour this afternoon. The loss will reach $4O,-
900.
Judge Blodgett has decided adversely a Pc
tition OF the Goodrich Transportation Co., for
limitation OF liabilities growing out OF the
loss of the Str. Alpena on Lake Michigan, last
Oct. The claims are mostly made by admins
TRAITORS Of persf MS who lost their lives by the
sinking OF the vessel. The company petitloned
to have its liability limited to iterest In the
lost steamer.
The soldiers of Allegan county will hold a
reunion at Saugatuck, August IL and IL. Gen.
L. 3. TrOwbridgc Of Detroit Wall be invited TO
The supervisor Of Casev Huron r.. county ,a,Iy
ship credits the W Frank A. Mintline
with giving brit Ave children on the
10th Of Decem last None OF them
lived.
There have been no arrivals at the Jackson
prison since the Both OF Jnne, and the number
OF cenvicts In the Institution has been reduced
70 1855. So far this month IL persons have
fore August 1. There arc IL inmates in the
insane ward, and IA In hospital.
The GLOWING are the latest postal service
changes ordered for Michigan: Special service
to be discontinued from Ann Arblr to Bright
on and from Grand Portage to Min0ng. Inc
special service froIu Ann Arber to Hamburg
will hereafter be sent from Ann Arbor BY
Viii more lake TO Hamburg and back six times
week. Special service will be established
from Rltters to Ontario, Lenawee county,
new Office being established at Ontario
A man giving the name OF Davis, and claim
ing to represent the Detroit fish firm OF ID. 8.
Davis Il Co., purchased a lot of goods on Mon
day, of Logan, Bially x Mcdonnell, hardware
merchants OF bay City, TO be shipped to Alpena.
He then got the firm to indOrse check at q
Bay City bank for $3.50 on the Second National
Bank at Detroit. Since then the hrm has
learned that Davis Il Co. had no such man as
Davis in their employ. The man Davis can
not be found.
Harvest hands ale in demand in the vicinity
OF jackson at $3.50 per day.
The GratiOt county pioneer society will hold
Its next meeting at Ithaca, August a.
The common council of Holly has ordered
complete outfit for hook anu ladder company.
matthew Reed, farmer living at COnvis,
was badly bitten in the hand by rattlesnake,
Saturday last
Dewirg q Sons warehouse at Kalamazoo,
was burned on Monday.
Weber, Just q Co., bankers OF lOnia are to
be succeeded Aug. 1, by A. j. Webber q Son.
The corn crop In some parts OF St. Joseph
county is being injured by worms. They WORK
n the small end of the ear.
George Andrews OF Flint has a piano that
was built in 1910, and IL is claimed 1t ls,the old
est instrumental the kind In the state.
A state temperance camp meeting to con-
tinue i've days,will be held on the fair grounds
at jackson the latter part Of August
The official list OF property in Vermont show
total value of $163, 391 1893. Last year 1t wass
$l00S50,0O0.
Prof. Croker is busily engaged on the third
edition of his physiological work, and expects
soon to have the manuscript ready for the
printer.
ance on farms south and west OF Sturgls, and
are eating up the corn and Oat crops.
Mrs. Dotten sues the village of Albion for
damages, placed at $4,000, said to have been
received by falling through hole In cross
walk.
A large fire at East Saginaw destroyed
property valued at $2OO,OCO. Insurance $780,
600
Fifty thousand feet Of lumber was burned
at Muskegon by a spark from passing steamer.
Loss $1,000.
veterans at Jonesyille about Sept. 1.
Traverse City firm s shipping frogs to Gin
cinnau.
The wheat crop Of Ingham Co. is reported at
less than an average yield.
Battle Greek claims to have erected 300 build
ings this season.
The soldiers monument at Detroit, has been
completed at total cost of 10000. The allie
gOrical statues by Rogers were unveiled with
approximate ceremonies.
AZ riff VIM. Townsend was crossing Co
daT11 u Lapeer, Mr.. X. T. Woodruff, register
~ doed4 came along riding bicycle, and tip
ping againS64r. townsend threw him down.
He struck bis fophead on the stone. pavement
He Is quite severely hurt, but it is hoped not
dangerously.
The dwelling house OH. M. Armstrong at
Ionia, was destroyed by fire, caused by de-
fective chimney.
WIN. Cathkart, Of Big Rapids, young man
who went to Idaho few years ago, poor, has
struck $4,000 streak Of luck in mine.
An Indian camp meeting will be held at the
camp grounds on the Saginaw and Mt Pleas
ant railroad, few miles from Mt Pleasant,
August 10 and continuing until
late the following Sunday evening.
Fourth peninsular saengerfest at Grand |
Rapids, beginning Aug. ~.
Tho AZ. a. vostoh,ro syant owav tho ubola
.c.rn Iii, A. awcn~.ie, ~ ono sa,o"n o,,d
so,w uss. hacs y; tha u ~ "' anu
Tha nion.or. :, prorch countv ,v;,, colahra,a |
- s0.p uo;n.uru ~ ~" aattIasant nr thot
.n U ~, .hn o. A. -, Xnn"st Of Cnidwatar
Jun" VI VIC ou u"' y, o1s1's $3.50"
Inc loss Dy the saginaw nre 10 estlnated al
nearly $%OO,O0O.