The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-11-30
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

The Battle Greek sanitariu II has recently
graduated a bakers dozen OF nurses, eleven
Of the batch being ladies'.
A Herton's Bay man cut As $50 shingles in
a day of eight and one half hours with Per-
kins hand mechine. and would like to gaze
on the man who can "beat the record"
Four years ago Battle Creek man lost
l59 acres OF land on an election bet but this
year got the same tract back again and quite
bit of Doodle besides. All of which in
clines us to the belief that betting is mighty
unsartin business.
Along in September a certain Saginaw
county farmer prayed earnestly Tor rain so
as to enable him to pillow for wheat Now
he's repented as its rained so much that he
can only get over the ground with skiff.
Patrick Daley, Marquette man, was so
anxious to die that he stabbed himself
twenty-five times in the region OF the heart
before he accomplished his purpose. He was
suffering from delirium tremens.
The Salvation army is marching on to vic.
tory at Big Rapids.
| Magnetic people are enjoying cheaper gas
| and didn't have to strike for it either. AL
corporations aren't altogether soulless, after
all.
| A Frankfort man drove his team
to Manistee, a distance of IS miles, in less
than three hours, and any body acquainted
with the roads Of that region knows that it's
| fast time
A Lapeer man went over to Saginaw for
| a "little time" snapped his tin Tor benzne
| and crawled into an empty dry goods box
| for a snooze at night. But the police dis
| covered his place Of hiding. and now he's
doing ninety days at the Detroit house OF
correction.
II. A. Loveland, a Saginaw lumberman,
has recently purchased tract OF Canadian
| soil upon which 200, 0OJ, 900 OF pine is now
standing. Som, Of 1t will succuink to the
woodlands ak G. coming winter.
Nelson futile, an Iona county boy Of SO
summers. whites away his time on farm,
and husked about 500 bushels Of corn the
present fall. besides doing other little
@chores" The era Of a useful old age
hasn't entirely passedaway.
Tho State Millers' association has decided
that the interests Of its members would be
best subserved by the appointment Of state
-four and wheat Inspector, aud the next leg
islature will be asked to provide for such an
official
The somewhat celebrated case OF J. II
Chandler VS.. the Calumet and Hecla Mining
obtain an interest in mineral lands held by
the defendant. was decided adversely to
Chandler by Judge Soverece in the United
States district court at Marquette. The case
now goes to the court OF last resort.
John Allen and Erastus Stewart, Bridge
port farmers, qurrelled over the division Of
crops in which they were mutually interest
ed, resulting in Stewart shooting Allen in
thaf moi. .arty a,.lc h..
sheriff.
The recount OF the votes ia the Tenth con-
gressional district gives Wheeler, tho Repub-
llcan candidate, plurality Of Il5. Michi-
gan's delegation in the Fifty first congress
will therefore stand nine Republicans and
two Democrats.
.sStimson Bros, we'll known lumbermen at
Muskegon, are building $4,000 mill at
Washington. and will soon tackle the job
of cutting 800 ooO, 900 feet of logs in that ter
ritory.
Tho Canadian government has recently
placed an export duty of s. per 1000 on pin.
logs, which doesn't please the mill owners of
the Saginaw valley. IT'S thought that this
move will effectually check the further
manufacture Of Canadian pine in American
mills
~
watches from the jewelry store of j. A.
SHIFTS, at Dowagiac, the other evening.
while the proprietor was at supper.
Edward Russell, the Allendale man who
criminally assaulted l0-years-old girl, has
been given life sentence by Judge Arnold.
Russell is "A years old.
The Mic man who turned up missing last
spring, and has since been mourned by his
family as an inhabitant of the far Their shore,
returned few days since in good health and
spirits He had been "out west" for visit
John 3. Briggs has been held to trial at
the next term Of the Saginaw circuit court
for the slashing Of $500 worth OF betting in
Soper's mill at East Saginaw.
Monroe, with population Of but 5000
has twelve doctors. And there are people
who insist that the town would grow fastor
IL they had fewer pill and powder dispensers
Flint clothers tried the o'clock closing
scheme and it worked all right until some
dealer began to lengtheu his business hours,
% as to steal march on the other fellows
And now they vie with the dealers in wet
goods in keeping late hours.
The fishing industry at Charieyoix is pam
ming out in great shape this fall. Two tugs
are busily engaged bringing in the catch, |
one OF which returned with : 900 pounds on a |
recent trip. Tho fish are mostly trout, aud |
of large size.
Not case OF contagious disease In Jackson, |
and her people aren't worrying bic over |
the situation.
The state agricultural college at Lansing |
has closed for a l4.weeks vacation, when the |
boys will got together again and study a |
little more scientific agriculture.
There were many close shaves in the |
recent political contest, but David NJ. Bate
man, candidate for judge Of probate in $ Jo- |
seph county, squeezed in by n plurality of |
two. Votes count in a contest like that.
Stealing rides on freight trains may be a
pleasant pastimc, but /, a trife dangerous
one, nevertheless. Wesly Strong tried it on a |
d. a. M. train, but will hereafter have to
hobble around on one foot-if he RECEIVERS
An Ionia woman, AZ years old, married,
and the mother of seven children, became
tired of her liege lord, and borrowing 500
of his cash skipped out with Grand Rapids
music teacher who was fifteen years her |
junior. On their arrival at Detroit tue pair