The times., 1888-01-06
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.


brutal manner after the guests had departed
on the night of their golden wedding ami.
versary.
Several new boats are in process of con-
struction, designed to ply between western
Michigan ports and Chicago another season.
Lansing has a Presby terian church that
has successfully weathered the tempests and
church choir squabbles, of forty winters.
Kalamazoo is said to have secured the re-
moval of Minneapolis washboard factory.
The Kalamazulus evidently desire to keep
clean.
Peck & Cutler, Shelby broom handle
firm, have two years contract for all the
handles they can turn out. The broom is a
great civilizer.
Steve Dorsey, of star route fame, ex-Sena-
tor Window and Jesse Grant have gathered
together their coppers and bought a slice Of
the Gogebic iron mines The price paid ap-
proximates 81, 500.000.
Mr. Hazeltine a Whitehall citizen, was
held up the other night by couple of foot
pads and robbed of an even 500, but he
gave such an unearthly yell in consequence
that they dropped the tin and skedaddled
from the wrath to come.
Major w. w. Van Antwerp, postmaster at
jackson, Michigan, died at his residence in
that city wednesday morning.
Among the forfeited railroad lands that
will soon be open to entry under the general
laws, are many valuable tracts Of the Grand
Rapids & Indiana, jackson, Lansing & Ssgi-
nav, and the Chicago & Northwestern, in
central and northern Michigan.
A st. Louis man loaded up with the fire.
water Of that town, and then went over to
the neighboring village Of Alma, to paint
'em red. Before the job was completed, how.
ever, he was gathered in," and allowed to
cool Off In the local calaboose Next morning
he was arraignel and fined "a and trim.
mings, which he promptly paid from q little
wad Of $1,000 Aud now the st. Louis peo-
pie are wondering how in the world they ever
allowed him to depart with SO much loose
change in his pocket.
The tower Of Grand Rapids city hall is to
be ornamented with el.9o0 clock. @On
time" would be an appropriate motto for her
city council.
There are 1873 Michigan towns now
equipped with weather signals, and yet the
people of these towns are just a uncertain
about coming events" as they were before
the first flag was unfurled.
Not long since, Eugene Converse was CAL
houn county's prosecuting attorney. Now
he's serving the state for five years in the
jackson prison. How are the mighty
fallen.
Something must be wrong with Lenawee
county ruralists. II reports be true, they
have not only been destroying cattle not
their own, but have actually been engaged
in burning each others buildings. Such ex-
amples Of brotherly love are not exactly con-
ducive to prosperity and happiness
Nearly 1900 Bay City children attend
the private schools of that town. Rather
particular people, those Bay City folks.
A Saginaw chur ch, whose pastor is the
Rev. Broadsx with a lady member named
Crobar, Is marching on to victory.
"Father Benson" well-known citizen of
the Grand Traverse region, died at Kingsley
on Wednesday at the age of 80. He had
been member of the Masonic fraternity for
the past sixty-f1ve years and was beloved by
a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
lansing folks have their eyes and ears
turned in the direction of Ionis, in the hope
that the D., L. e. N. railway shops of the
latter place will take trip Lansingward.
A $20,0 600 buggy company is among Battle
Creeks recent acquisitions. 1t will make the
Sherman road cart q speciality.
Hon. j. c. Burrows, of the Fourth dis
trict, will crate at the Boston merchants an
nual dinner, on Dec. 2S.
Ada Lee. a capable lady lawyer of Port
Huron, will migrate to California, where
there's greener legal pastures
We notice that state exchange complains
of the poor penmansbipo of a Saginaw lawyer.
Have we any right to expect the Saginaw
lawyer to be totally unlike all other men,
bers Of the legal profession9
'Tis claimed that St Joseph comfy pepper
mint oil is so badly adulterated when IL
reaches the English market as to contain lit
"the smell Of decayed fish," No wonder that
collie among English babies is on the increase.
At O special election held on Monday,
Allegan decided to go in for g. 500 worth of
engine house, council room, and other public
improvements. But the breezes continue to
blow through her ancient court house with an
air Of Old time freedom.
Barraga's 81, 900 hotel was burned Mon
day morning, John Bennick perishing in the
flames
A Manistee parson preached Sunday even
ing on "Hell Where Is IT. How to Get
there" Times have changed in these latter
days The main question used to be allow
10 keep OUT.
The number of people throughout the state
who have sustained fatal injuries by falling,
has been unusually large the present meath.
David McNabb, Barry county farmer, is
one Of tho latest, and although he fell but
three feet, his neck was broken and death
followed q half hour later.
Quincy's heaviest taxpayer Is a lady.
Hillsdale is so pleased with her electric
light experiment that her city council has
ordered another batch Of the illuminators.
Soms twenty Of her business houses are also
lighted by electricity.
Owing to alleged scarcity OF cars, salt ship
nients have been restricted Of late. Now the
producers will build 100 cars of their own
and see about this transportation business
The idea Of people who may happen to b
miffed over some item I'm their local paper
rushing into the courts with libel suit
seems to have had serious setback OF late.
The fellow who fred such suit at Jim Slo-
cum, Of The Holly Advertiser, had the salts
faction Of paying a fine bill OF costs and OF
seeing fullpage rooster exultingly crow In
the last issue Of The Advertiser.
Tho old-time residenters on the shores Of
TAka Hnrov, clair, tha In a;0 ht>ar