The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-05-05


ganized saloons are closed on Sun
days and in many ways temperance
people are making themselves felt.
Let us hope it may prove as beneficial
as the most sanguine have anticipated.
IT'S new thing to see business
houses closed entirely on Sundays in
Little Rock, but since the arrest of
many of our most prominent bust
ness men for keeping open doors, the
enforcement of the Sunday law is
quite settled affair. This city may
yet become nofed for morality like
Owosso, Corunna and other Michigan
towns. 1' 10,
On Tuesday last the city was
startled by the intelligence of several
crimes and casualties. During the
previous night Chief of Police, Geo.
Counts, fell from an upper window of
the city hall to the pavement and was
found at four o'clock in the morning
in an unconscious state. He was
taken home and as soon as able told
the particulars of his fall. He had
been up several nights and was very
sleepy and tired and had raised the
window to summonAa man to 60 to
another part of the city in answer to
telephone order, when he became
dizzy and lost his balance. He is
supposed to be fatally injured.
The same morning merchant
tailor, Mr.. Altwardt, was found dead
in his room covered with blood. The
coroner's inquest brought out the fact
of his being the victim of consump-
ton and that he had died from hem
orage. He was German with no
family.
A man was stabbed in an ARRAY in
the night and negro fell dead in his
wagon at the depot where he had
gone to carry baggage for the mid
night train.
That same night one of society's
favorites, Lieut.. Jennings, of the
Quapan Guards, died at his brothers.
residence in this city He had been
West in hopes to check the progress
of that fell destroyer consumption,
but after an absence of three months
came home only to bid his friends
farewell and enter that life elysium
whose portal we call death.
One enjoyable fact connected with
this climate is the utter disregard of
trouble and expense in getting up the
weather-one is treated to SO much
weather, varieties innumerable. For
instance, yesterday morning it was
very cool later, warmer and very
dusty last night in the wee small
hours there was thunder-large thun-
der and small thunder in short thun-
deringest kinds of thunder, and
lightning in vivid Sheeks-forked and
chained with variations-and rain
great buckets full, a terrible waste of
water-this morning there is not
trace of the storm. "Old Sol" came
out with his face washed and hair
combed ready for business and has
been pouring in the eyes of men his
wine of liquid gold all the day. The
birds are holding a concert tourna-
ment all over town, and the day has
been just perfect. A gentle southern
breeze laden with the mingled per
fume Of many flowers, the heavy
odored magnolia, sweet honey suckle,
and roses, the dearest flower OF all,
It's delightful climate surely. But
l can't say l love the Buffalo gnats
that have come in from the country
in swarms and are as poisonous and
mean as snake, with their solemn,
SLY ways-nipping one without leave
or license, leaving sensation beside
which the sting of wasp is posi-
tive luxury. IT'S a common occur
ence to see person with an ear as
large as a cabbage leaf-or gnat
bite hanging to their chin like an
apple to limb-well, anyway they
feel that large. But since they are
new corners it's hoped their stay will
be short. M. E. &.