The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-12
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

fM time once more.
A new scheme has been adopted at tbs
dickson prison, viz: that OF allowing the
prisoners who behave themselves properly
tovear suits of gray instead of the regula.
tim stripe. About 80 per cent of the in
nlstes now wear the gray.
Andrew Baird, Colon citiz,u OF 02 years,
iSstill spry and nimble and can do good
days work on the farm, or walk three miles
TO town and back, with apparent ease.
Bronson claims to have ipped more grain
during the month of August than any other
town in all Michigan.
Away back in lS40 John j. Tuttle, Los
lie resident was nominated for coroner and
now after a lapse of forty-eight years he's
again been put up for the same position. In
more ways than one Mr.. futile is an old
timer.
Mr.. and Mrs Eli Nichols, Orangeville peo-
pie, after a married life of more than thirty
years, have been blessed with baby boy.
The father Is now 81, while the mother has
passed her 521 birthday
Corunna's street lamps are said to be such
wili-o-the- wisp sort OF affairs that when u
fellow wants to hunt up one OF 'em on a
dark night, he finds it necessary to carry q
lighted lantern.
The management OF the Gencsoe county
fair offered "a bang-up good cook stove to the
good looking couple who would DO married
at their pun pkin show, but the inducement
wasn't sufficient To induce any sensible
couple to make public exhibition of them
selves.
The Deiray Gluss works, after aprotracted
rest, have again got down to business giving
employment 10 100 men. tn
Calumet and Heckla mining stock, of a
par value OF sl5, is now selling at S?S5 per
share. Looks as though the business was
profitable, despite the great subterranear
fire.
Occasionally voter announces his inter-
ton of supporting Belva Lockwood in this
campaign. But Belva insists that she's per-
fectly able to support herself without any
male assistance, and WHAT'S more she's going
to do it.
Albert Shook, a Guilford lad of ~ years,
has the grit and get-there qualities of a full.
grown man. The other day ne went out for
"a hunt and ran against big bear with two
cubs. Bruin showed fight, and so did AL
bert, resulting in the death of the BAR after
a spirited contest
Miss Leon Reigle, Davidson lady, has
sued Enos Sullivan 5000 worth, not for
SO like blazes on q recent excursion that she
was thrown out OF the buggy, injurinS her
constitution.
A Kalamazoo milkman made the startling
discovery that his cows were drying up all
Of o sudden, with no apparent cause for 50
undesirable an occurrence But an investi-
cation cleared up the mystery. gang of
tramps, armed with old oyster cans, we're
trying TO run the dairy.
OF The 3S4 Berrien county people who
captured teachers credentials last year, but
ono held a first grade certificate. Book
ARniu' seems 10 be hard to acquire in Ber-
rleB atf
d woman possessed Of patiencea Well,
YES sometimes; but Mrs. Worden, of Mir
vans. must have been good many times, or
she would never have got 81, 400 pieces OF
eld1h safely sewed into bed quit.
Grand Rapids new city hall was formally
d6ieated ON the 10Th ult, a large crowd being
10 attendance. The new building is an impos-
ing structure, and worthy OF the pride and
ppsh OF Michigan's second city,
Seems as though it was getting late enough
in the year for fish stories TO take "A rest for
season, but hero come Frank L6sadeau,
q Macomb county citizen, with whopper
Of pickerel, which he AYERS was 81 feet in
length and weighed l23 pounds. Onl Frank,
what fry was there.
a society of Saginaw ladies has proudly
enAared on the glorious work Of reform.
Tbey hold semi-monthly meetings and rigor-
otfiy eschew gossip and scandal. God bless
EN- 40
Another Michigan man has been heard
from on the mother-in-law question. He
lived at Shelby, and getting possession of
tho lady's property sold it and skipped And
the old lady--who has seen more than ~
years--has had to leave her home.
A state paper in describing newly ded-
Gated Saginaw City church, says tho lot upon
which it was built was worth 500 and would
scat 80 people, and by opening its folding
doors certain little hooks and crannics could |
be thrown in that would double ITS seating |
cap city. Great are the mysteries and
capabilities of Saginaw real estate.
Moses Widner 90 years old, aud Wyan-
dotte citizen for the past 80 years, is claimed
TO be the oldest Michigan voter He cast his |
ballot for Andrew Jackson in 1888, and has |
been on hand ut every national election |
since that time.
Guam Bills, Tecamssh horseman, while |
driving his horse Hunter, at the lonia fair, |
was thrown from his sulky but the horse |
continued to put In Its best ilcks ana won the |
race without "a driver After passing the
wine, the stool stopped aud started back for
The judge, stand just as naturally AZ though |
its owner had the reins
A Birmi lgham man recently powed up |
Spanish com that was stamped los years ago, |
but he's not at all certain about ths time. or
by who it was dropped.
Edward Kennedy. who lives at Port Huron
when at home, seems to like the provender
furnished at The Detroit house of correction.
He's Just gone there for season-for the
ninth time.
Charles Bosnian, a Flint 6hancier, ran
against gun-shot wound while helping him
self to corn from neighbours field.
Edward r. Wallace, Montca,m county
man who's now in pursuit of the probats
judgeship OF that bailiwick, Is said to have
received the first government bond issued Ivy
Uncle Sam during the war OF the rsbelIion
When the war broke out. Wallace sent 500
to Washington to help tho governmes<, aud
as Uncle Sam wasn't receiving presents with
out q consideration, the first bond printed
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