The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-16
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

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A. Mr., Patterson, sued the C.,,.J. 81 n.
Railway company $4,000 worth, because OF
injuries sustained on that hne in the fall OF
~. A jury has decided that $5,55 will fix
she matter w in about the proper style.
The little 6-year old son Of Charles BrOugh,
Of Ravenns, discharged the contents Of gun
into ten-poundcan of powder, completely
wrecking his fathers store building. Tbs
boy was badly hurt, but several customers
who were present, escaped without serious in
jury.
Perhaps; the most injudicisus article Of
food is diseased pork. A kalamazoo county
farmer slaughtered some sickly pigs and the
people who. ate Of the meat have had nlch n
deuce OF n time Of it that they talk of bring
ing damage suits against the seller.
A Teukonsha parsonage has earned SO per
month the past winter by walking eight miles
each day and welding the hiroh in n. dis
trict schulz"
A farmer residing near" CRAWL Rapids had
. little finger bitten 10y pig a short time
vince, and MS thought he cnnnosrecov.nfr from
tho resulting poisonous effects.
ID. Il Sutton, the gentleman. who wns TO
Gently hanged at Oakland. Cal, was the
owner Of u couple of lottery tickets that he
valued ut the modest sum Of $1,000 As he'd
have no use for such hcre' on the farther
shore, the tickets were willcd To % ccslple OF
Michigan people But the neighbOrs of the
II. z. haven't noticed any sudden influx OF
wealth in shat latitude.
An Isabella county lady recently procured
a divorce, hut felt so lonely over the result
that she remarked within five hours Some
folks seen, capable Of changing their minds
very suddenly, under favorable circum-
stanceS-
A couple 81 brothers named I,omh@rl, resi-
dents of Addison, aged "a and so years
respectively, had never been separated more
than "a few days at time, until the younger
brother died a few days since.
Sylvester L. Davis, latss OF Lowell, may not
be n handsome man, hut the sheriH vi Kent
county offers $50 in clean cash for "a good,
.i,fe sgiii7lt at him.
Oeeana county ranges he,-4,lt prs shc side of
bcsh prohibition by majority Ell 1900.
There were less than :sr3, "wst" Vssss east in
the whole county.
away back in the Cor Nathan rAwis offered
bis services n$ Union soldier, taas being IS
years old was refused upon account ID over
age. Nothing dlunte,i; he sprWSsl mp bit,
called himself ~, tried another recruiting Of
acer and WIS acceptaii lie made gallant
soldier, serving Throughout: Sue war in tbo
Seventh Michigan. He has since resided NJ
GOodland, wlere be die,i Feesd.tly AT tho age
nf 30 YEAR,
A Grand Rapids furniture foetory employs
a carver who claims 10 have decorated tho
cradle in which the prince III Wales was
rocked, in the long ago.
n. q. Butler, prominent grocer Of Paw
Paw. Mich, diet Fni.ly noyning Of hsaus
disease. aged n.
The railways in Michigan in the resf~n
about Mackinaw City arc blocked with STOW,
some Of the drifts being ten feet deep
Mason county, Mich, has voted for the
prohibition Of the liquor traffic, making
thirty counties that have thus far voted for
prohibition under the new local option law, to
three against.
A policeman's benefit hall was bsld at
Grand Rapids the other night that netted
serQ
Inc students of the Grab Lake highrschool
were 80 we'll pleased with their instructor
that they've covered his corner of the room
with Brussels carpet
Port Huron has the bulge on the ubiquitous
book agent She makes 'em pay license be-
fore tuning en- loose on u long suffering pub
lie.
Ga'silac people claim that nine tenfhs Of the
timber land adjacent to that town is literally
covered with good, hardwood saw timber
Looks as though they wouldn't object to
several good Woodworking establishments.