Telegram-herald., 1888-05-13
STATE PARAcRAP
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Berrisn Springs has siik hst brigkds.
Grand Ledge : 10 have national hank.
Talk OF organizing savings bank 81 Bliss
held
Lsnawss County has l4oo scAool chIl-
drsn.
g2-ss. = : = w
ST. Joseph viii have = reading room and
- mnasloIa.
Luther. Lake county. has struck oil OF
depth OF Is feet.
Ii cost s, 5,sIi.s7 to run the village Of ST.
Joseph last year.
Hillsdals Bzpsists have q. 800 pledged to-
ward . =, 90 church.
Village ticket sG Whitehall: Republican.
IL. L. Staples. Prssideat.
A coffee ard lunch room 10 talked OF by
the temperance ladies OF Lansing.
There is talk Of erecting q soldiers mon
umeEt or memorial hall az 81. Johns
The Sulphits Fiber Compsny's new build
ings at Port Huron will cost Sal. 90.
Montague has added handsome hook
aud ladder truck 40 its ire department.
Work on the Pstoskey gas well has CON-
meneed and is being pushed night and day.
A new savings bank has been orgsnizsd
at Adrian and will begin business June L.
The quarantine against Cook County, ILL.,.
cattle has been removed Dy Governor Luce.
Mrs. ]. Is. Peters, of Colon, has in her
possession chair made by her grest-grand-
iather in l77s.
Several cases of measles at Stirling.
Disease Ia spreading ana Is very malignant
In that and neighboring yicinities.
John Gourd, who says he is innocent,
| jailed at Woodville 10 answer charge OF
criminal assault apon l-year-old girl.
John Rawlins, peddler of Port Huron
has been arrested, charged with crimi nal
assault upon l2-yesr-oid girl at Goodell.
| Sergt Conger now has weather signal.
| displayed in 10 towns and is receiving re-
| ports from seyenty-six volunteer observers
Rev. II. L. Butler, of Jacksonville, H..
| has accepted the chair of mental and mora
science offered him some time since BY
Alma college.
| Professor Henegrim, who has been con-
nected with the Michigan University fol
sixteen years. has resigned to give his at
rention to dramatic writing.
| At J. J. Hill's sale of shorthorns at hi,
farm at North Oaks, Minn.. William
Steele, of Ionia. paid $3.50 for "Granc
Duchess, of North Oaks. second"
The Fourth Michigan Infantry will hold
| their annual reunion In Lansing June %
The regiment was mustered into service a
Adrian under Col Dwight A. Woodbury..
Last week there were shipped from
Alpena, 6.2ls.000 feet of lumber, 1850 ,00(
shingles, 220O0 cedar posts. 5000 railway
ties, 5000 grape vine poles and $50 trap ne'
! stakes.
Track laying has commenced on bott
ends of the Toledo Saginaw & Msckinst
railroad. Thee locomotives and sixty-fiu,
fiat cars will be delivered "Wednesday nexi
and work will be pushed vigorously. Con
tracts for depot buildings will be let next
week.
The Senate has confirmed the followinf
Michigan postmasters: ID. r. Bommerschein
Three Oaks; +. L. Bond, Iron River: Ii. l.
Franklin, Fremont: J. Mcguire, Republic
A. A Metcalf, Crystal Falls; T. T. Mngford
Hart; J. Rutherford. Milford; r. White
East Tswas.
John Abbott, jr., who has been on trial
Corunna for killing Harry Craig last June
during quarrel, was acquitted Thursday
night. John Abbott. sr., came up for trial
Friday for stabbiDg Harry Craig with 9
pitchfork during the same row, but th
Prosecuting Attorney discontinued th
case.
Hudson Free Methodists are planning to
hold grand camp meeting on the north
end of DEVILS Lake, near Hudson, be
ginning June and continuing one week
1t is expected that ministers will be presen
from Chicago, st. Louis and other cities
Meetings viii be in charge of Rev. Burton
Jones, of Spring Arpor Seminary.
Pensions announced May l0.-Original,
invalid-Deloss Ervans, Mt. Pleasant; Hor-
ace Palmer. Chelsea; Burchfeld G. Perrine
Crapo; Robert Meldrum. Ganges; VIM. II
Clay. Lawrence; Adam IL. Crist. DeeEfield
Melchlon III. Smith, Jackson; Samuel w
Herald, Chesaning; Geo. s. HolIOn, Eas
Milan; John Audregg. Monroe City. Mexi
can surviyors-Oscar T. Coleman, Kslama
zoo; James, Spencer Reese.