The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

shipped q car load of fat cattle, OF his own
raising, 70 Buffalo, that were pronounced
the finest beeves offered on that market Dur
ing the holidays. They were durhams, av-
eraged L. o7 pounds, and sold for s. 70 per
cwt
A 81. Joseph lady, who was to have been
married, recently. was the victim of morti-
flying disa ppointment Tho sxpectant groom
skipped out the day before for Kansas, leaw-
ing the would-be briie ani her invited
guestsjn the luroh. Such capers aren't biz
cute any body.
Grand Rapids nswsboys and bootbiacks
were Toasted by some Of ter generous-heart-
Cd souls on Christmas and each Of then pre-
ssnted with jackknife and necktie, to pro-
tect thsm from the biting blasts of winter.
The part taken by tho Chaplin family In
the late fatal skirmish In OscsOla county
seems to have been not wholly unjustifabls
ON their part The elder Chaplin vas snpsr-
visor Of his township and q respected citizen.
and was doubtless actuated solely by desire
to defend his own propsSty against the en-
croachments OF railway corporation
The laboratory Of the Hancock Chemical
company, which was blown skyward Nov.
I6 by dynamite explosion, has already been
rebuilt
While temporarily absent from home on
Wednesday tho home Of Mrs Andrew Hoo
yer, of Summerville. Cass county, was
burned, aud with II her il-months-old baby.
Detroit has murder mystery. A married
woman was found in her house alone and
shot through the head Her husband, who
claims to know nothing about the matter,
has been arrested.
Lenawee county has hired a poor-hOuse
keeper for the ensuing year at $40 This
sum Is to pay for the services Of himself and
wife, hired man, and other necessary help,
besides furnishing team of horses, wagons,
and the usual farm Implements And yet
Lenawee county folks have wondered why it
was that their poor house aud farm has been
30 poorly managed in the past.
Michigan railroads earned over $500, 600
moro during October, 1887, than for the
same period Of 1886, while the excess Of earn
ings for 1887 over the previous year exceeds
Sc. 000, O0J Notwithstanding poor crops and
the Interstate commerce. law, the railway
corporations manage to "get there" just the
same.
Ex-Governor Alger is gentleman Of large
wealth and larger heart, his annual chari-
tiles footing up to a respectable figure.
Among other Christmas gifts for ~ was a
barrel of -four and a ton Of coal to each Of
1,oU) poor families of Detroit, and suit Of
clothes for all the newsboys and boothlacks
of that city.
Marine City imagnes that she occupies d
perch directly above huge reservoir of nat.
ural gas, and is making preparations to tap
the stuff
A couple of chaps named Kelley and Far
rell raided the Allen store OF Hartford, blow
ing the safe to ballihack. They expected to
make haul Of 81, 800 supposed to have been
deposited by the township treasurer, who
had been collecting taxes; but fortunately
the tax money was in the local bank, and
the burglars got $l.47 For their pains Both
have been arrested and Jailed at Paw Paw.
Daniel Metler an carly Flat Rock settler,
died at that place, aged 90 years He was
well and widely known In southeastern Mich
igan as an upright, philosophical clifton.
Ingham county will speak her mind on the
local option question Feb. 24.
Au Sable has a $4,000 suit on her hands.
Laura Shippey wants that sum for encoun-
tering defective sidewalk.
Calumet is such thriving, busy town that
they've had no time to provide cemetery.
But, as people die there occasionally.
they're agitating the idea of suitable site
for lefty Of the dead"
Grand Rapids folks are great guessers. A
| $50 plush set for the chap who could com
| the nearest to the actual number Of the cons
| tents Of bean bag induced nearly IA, 600 Of
them to try their hand at il. The fellow who
| won hit the exact number.
Michigan Prohibitionists will deliberate In
convention assembled at Grand Rapids May
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Rev. j. L. Patton has occupied the pulpi.
| OF the Greenville Congregational church for
| the past twenty 1.-TWO years and has kept both
pew and choir In good humor during oil this
time Either that's an exceptional congrega'
ton or else the reverend gentleman is an
unusually good manager
| Neeaunes folks are decisive lot. A crowd
| Of hoodlums who were making night hideous
| by their calls ia front Of womau's residences
In that town, were promptly fred at by the
occupant, one Of whom was seriously
wounded. The gang dsbanded and the
woman went to jail
| A new form of marriage license, which
will be adopted throughout the state, has
been devised by a Detroit artist. 1t is OF
| artistic design aud handsomely engraved,
and will be q souvenir wor, ny Of preserva'
| ton by those to whom they a:a issued.
| The recent meeting Of the State Teachers as
sociation at Lansing was more largely at
tended than any similar gathering ever held
in the state.
| The huskegon curtain-roller factory has
been sold to Stewart e. Hartshorn, Of New
ark, N, j., for s35 900. Mr.. Hartshorn is the
inventor Of the famous sslfacting shade
roller
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
company has the fun of paying Aaron Hut
ford, a drummer, the sum Of 1925 for eject
ing him from passenger train when he wa.
armed with ure-enough ticket AND
there's fine bill of costs to pay also, th'
case having iast been tried for the THIRD
| time.
A large quantity Of excellent coal has beer
discovered on the farm of Cesn Clapp, II
Springdale township, Manistee county.
The Three Oaks featherbons factory turned
out nearly 30, 600 whips during ~. $2o, 00t
worth OF corsets, and q large quantity Of
other goods. Featherbons Is winging IL
way to the front with great celebrity.
A Caro- merchant has been arrested for alb.
Quoting his own son. This may seem strange
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