The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

as an act OF charity, such as is re-
quired in the course of human life, in
other departments Of business, no le-
gal advertisement should be printed
below legal rates; and in the name of
all that constitutes the higher interests
of this Association, and the publishers
of Michigan, / adjure you to- stand
by each other in the enforcement of
legal pay for all legal work done.
DR.. Owens of Petoskey has been
offered a position at the State Uni
versity as assistant to DR.. Frothing-
ham.
The next annual reunion of the AL
Logan county soldiers and sailors will
be held at Hopkins Aug. IA and aI5.
The Battle Creek Moon has a new
head and dress, and looks as bright
as its "patron saint" the full-orbed
moon.
Prof. J. w. Mauck of Chicago, for
merly professor in Hillsdale, has been
elected president of Hillsdale college.
The Baptist church at Niles has re-
organized according to the new law.
Members only can vote and hold
office.
The Knights of Labor have nearly
1000 members in Grand Rapids
though they have not been organized
year.
1t is said that Chas E. Barnes,
recently of the Reed City Clarion, is
about to start a new paper in Battle
Creek.
The Grand Rapids police captured
gang of six tramps out of 10 at one
haul, while they were sleeping in a
car.
The Advance Threshing company
located at Battle Creek are working
might and main, but can not fill their
orders
The Catholic school at Cheboy-
gan was struck by lightning Friday
and completely destroyed; loss $3,-
900; no insurance.
The Goguac boat club of Battle
Creek has made entries for the North
western regatta to be held at St. Clair
July 20.
The Muskegon Horticultural so.
ciety is talking up the establishment
of a cannery for fruit with prospects
of success.
Prof. Dunn has accepted the APP
pointment of general agent of Hills
dale college in order to raise an en-
dowment fund.
The Veteran, published at Lansing,
Michigan, announces that after
August I, it i'll be published weekly,
instead of semi-monthly as heretofore,
while its subscription price will remain
at one SI.oo per year. The Veteran,
as paper earnestly devoted to the
interests of the boys of 81 to '65, and
their heirs, is a grand success, and
every old soldier should take it. AID
dress, The Veteran Publishing Com
pany, Lansing, Mich.
The North American Review for
August contains an article by Justice
James V. Campbell on "The En-
croachments of Capital which will
command the serious attention Of all
readers. Richard A. Proctor treats
of "The Origin of Comets" and sue
ceeds in presenting that difficult sub
ject in a light so clear that persons
who have little or no acquaintance
with astronomy can follow his argu-
ment, "Are we Nation of Rascalsl"
is the startling title of an article by
John F. Hume, who shows that states,
counties and municipalities in the
United States have already formally
repudiated, or defaulted in the pay
ment of interest on, an amount of
bonds and other obligations equal to
the sum of the national debt. Judge
Edwary c. Loring finds "Drift to-
ward Capitalization" in the recent
judgement Of the United States SD
preme Court on the power of the Fed.
eral Government to issue paper
money, and in the opinion of the min
oritv of the same court rendered in
the suit for the Arlington property.
Julian Hawthorne writes of "The
American Element in Fiction" and
there is symposium on prohibition
and parcuae;oy, - bx, NaaI Dov, 81