The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-21
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

big meeting q the Short Horn Breeders' As.
socistion II the stats at Iansiug on Dec 10
and 20 Reduced railway rates have been
secured on all Michigan rcsds Az
A Mancelona shootist recently begged
bla'k fox, q @bird' that's rarely found In
A Benton Harbor dealer in wetgoods allied
customer - full OF bulge that his team ran
away, colliding with another vehicle and in
juring its driver. And now the injured party
goeth for thu dealers bondsmen, for indem-
nifty damages
Salma Moon, a Bsllevills pioneer aged 81
| years, who resided upon the same farm Tor
more than hulf century, Is dead. s
Lapeer folks are getting ready for q
bouncing building boom in the spring OF
| 1880 e.sf
A Luther editor has been putting his roll
er skating experience in print. IL required
considerable spacs to properly express his
| feelings Another Luther pencil pusher averS
| that there's mighty close to II 90 railroad
ties between Deer Lake and Totten, but how
| he obtained the information on tue statement
is based, we @psss' by In silence.
A Grand Rapids youth has been orna.
nienting his ia hers lawn by stealing trees
from cemetery But he's suspended opers
ations for the present, and takes his meal
| at the bastile
A Flint factory Is shipping brooms all the
way to Bath, England. Clean sweeper, no
doubt. W SO
Moreland agriculturalsts are bathed In
tears because there's no market for the
100000 bushel OF onions they raised this
season. ia,
| While out OH burglar hunting expedition
| Grand Rapid deputy sheriff had his horse
and buggy st lien. OF course he'd like to
know who did IT,
A few years ago. John K. Burton was
conductor on Wisconsin railway. BY for
tunste speculation in Michigan mining stock
on the Gogebic range he became very
wealthy, but now he Is again poor man.
Riches, suddenly acquired, will persist ia
taking wings and flying away.
1t cost three jackson men nearly 500 for
the fun Of trying to demo ish local saloon
The saloon seems to be costly institution to
deal with, the best way you can DIX it,
The much-abused roller skate is charged
with being responsible for the enforcement
of Port Huron couple. The incipient stages
Of the affair date back number of years,
while the case has only just come TO focus
THEY'LL yet be charging the fall OF poor old
IuI. W ,uc sdtuo CduSt
Mt. Pleasant aud Big Rapids are figuring
| OH limo OF railway to connect the two
towns and make EN- neighbors, as it we're
A Calhoun county jury has given William
Miller verdict Tor 81, 90 against the Grand
Trunk road. because Miller lost a foot while
in the employ of that company.
Between the opening OF navigation aud
Dec /, ais, 1T6. coo feet OF lumber has been
shipped by lake from the Saginaw river.
Detroit cast over SIS O0O woes ut the late
election, being nearly three times the num-
Der of that OF the whole state OF Nevada.
The Soldiers home near Grand Rapids is
full. with no room for another disabled vet
eran. Funds for an additional building will
he asked of the next legislature.
An Ishpeming chap vino undertook to re-
| tail barrel OF Portland cement for polish
ing owder at 25 cents per spoonful has gone
to board at the county calaboose.
About year ago George Fl. Hum was
| fireman on the Michigan Central, but was
killed in collision caused by the carelessness
OF train dispatcher. A jackson ajury re-
Gently awarded Mr.. Hum, his widow, the
sum Of $7,575 49, The company offered $4,-
600. and she sued for $4,000. tho verdict be-
ing a compromise
III
| ious for the privilege of an interview with
| the chap who fred their nina, and offers to
pay 10000 TO whomsoever will bring him
| In.
While navigating railway velocipede on
| the G.. +. & l. tracks near Vicksburg, j.
| Brush, OF Austin station, was overtaken by
| freight train and severely injured. The
! engine headlight had gone out and Crush
failed to note its approach.
A Moorland man wants $500 damages
from the neighbour who took a bite from the
| end of his nose. BUt what's q man with
money and no nose good for. anyway.
The Harrison Wagon works, located near
| Grand Rapids, was scorched $1,000 worth
| on the 9th. Well insured.
East Saginaw's :0I teachers draw 81, 600
| per month in salaries. They look after 4, 032
urchins, big and little.
| Albert Foster ID one OF six people who
| were residents OF Jackson fifty years ago,
| and haven't euigratsd to the farther shore
1 nor any other copntry. Albert still lives
| in tho Same house no built half q century
| ago
Michigan annually expends SIS, COO for the
| care OF her dependent children, while New
Yorks pays out 81, 000, 900 for the same pur-
pose. But then New York has a much
larger family. &tg
Thelstate printing house of Thorp q God.
| frey has been dissolved. Mr.. Thorp continu.
| ing the business Frank Godfrey will DO
ready TO draw official lightning and n gov
eminent salary about March next
A $10, 900 FIRE struck Mecosta Oh the 18th,
being their third big blaze during the past
| two years Seven business houses werc
burned out more or less. Insured.
Somebody seems to have had lingering
suspicion that the January blizzard might
| yet wake up and howl. and so helped them
| selves to $500 worth Of clothing from Earl's
store at Bedding.
| A Milo man claims to have shot n deer that
| weighed 1854 pounds. Thot fraction OF a
pound sort o. gives the story an air OF accu-
racy.
BY O recent decision OF the state supreme
court Horace Murray, who was given a
| tfty-year sentences at the jackson prison for
| criminnlly assaulting Brady girl 0 years OF
| age has been released.
| An agent for corn binding device is
| roaming loose In the state, who persuades his
| victims to give him an order for just one