The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-27
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS

ing open shop until 10 o'clock at night. since
10 interferes with the acceptance OF leap year
Invitations and have banded together 10
Isaterializs a z O'Clock closing scheme.
Gladwyn ia In pursuit OF grist mill and a
tailor, but has several dozen cases of measles,
which she win present to whomsoever may
want 'em, without money and without price
A Muskegou man has brought suit against
another citizen of the ''Sawdust City" in the
sum of e25, 900 for alleged trifiing with his
daughters affections aTriiiss" come high
in some places
Snow In the northern portion of tho state
ia 90 deep as to bafiis even the @oldest inhab-
itants Work in the lumber woods is said to
be az a standstnl
A club of Adrian young men have SOL
EMMY vowed never, no never, to marry any
lady who wears corset The question nat
rally arises how are they to find outs
A double partnership is that of Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Conkiin. who publish The ST
Charles Independent
J. M. Slight, Of Slight station, with view
OF increasing the population and prosperity
of his little burg, offered a gold dollar for
every child born there within five years
This wise policy is already bearing fruit. as
he was called upon the other morning for s.
for single nights developments There's
nothing like proper reward as an incentive
10 the right performance Of LIES duties.
Port Gratiots calaboose is so small that
tits said that in order to accommodate three
men at one time they must be stood on end
and packed in, sardine fashion.
Lake Superior iron region turned out
400, 65s tons Of ore during 1887, the largest
output on record. The total production of
these mines exceeds IS, 600, 900 tons
An Ogemaw county supervisor celebrates
each meeting of the board by getting glo-
chip REFLECTS him with the regularity OF each
recurring April election.
The Orchard Lake Military academy is tho
largest private institution OF the kind. In
point of attendance, in the country, and IL
deservedly popular
w. s. Vinegar, Gladwin man, turned
out so 600, 600 shingles last season And yet
many a mans roof continues to leak during
every thunderstorm.
The Stockbridge fair association must feel
lonely. 1t has 81, 500 cash in its treasury and
doesn't owe nickel. Don't believe there's
another pumpkin show in the state that can
make such showing.
Sinners are getting scarcs at White
Pigeon, ninety of 'em having been gathered
in" by recent revival
The Grand Trunks receipts at Bellevue
station for the past year were So, 900. Up
ward of 600 cars of freight and 1000 passen-
gers contributed to the cash receipts. Num-
Der Of deadheads not stated.
Branch county's board of supervisors pre-
sented their chairman, George w. Ellis, OF
Bronson, with an elegant easy chair. Such
is the pathway of fame.
Marquette comes to the front with 2, 000-
foot toboggan slide. but she has got snow
enough To run one clear across Lake Supe-
rior.
Twice during his earthly sojourn Grand
Ledge man has been SO near deaths door that
his friendsbad procured his burial suit, but
he wouldn't have it that way, and wore them
out at his regular avocation. He's again on
the sick list, bus his friends will wait for a
sure enough corpse before getting the third
suit
The grand council of royal and select Ma
sons held their annual blowout at Grand
Rapids. The goat was given an extra feed
expressly for the occasion.
Beware OF the aching tooth. A Bellevue
10y had one drawn, caught cold in the jaw
excavation and has gone to the land where
teeth are supposed not to ache.
A progressive spiritual union" has had the
breath OF life breathed into it at Lansing.
Setting ready, probably. for tho next session
Of the state legislature.
Two sail vessels and nine steam craft are
being built this winter on the Saginaw river.
Notwithstanding the zero weather the beer
schooners on that stream are still in COM
mission.
When Flint man drew on his boot, on
a recent frosty morning, he found that IL con-
tanned a liberal dose OF pancake batter.
Judging from the way the breezes blew for a
few minutes. 'twouldn't have been healthy for
the joker to have happened around just then.
lansing has three girls who answered 1913
telephone calls in two days But. then, the
girls are great takers, any way
They are trying to organize gymnasium
at the state university. Now, look out for
the discovery OF a new comet
Port Huron is to have a new $4,000
mower and binder factory, and may DO ex-
pected to cut wide swath during 'SS
Any fellow with a well equipped furniture
factory. who may be looking for a more de-
sirable location. is advised to correspond
with Three Rivers. That town is red. hot,
despite this zero weather, for just that sort
Of an enterprise.
Richard T. Butterworth, a wealthy Grand
Rapids citizen, died ut his home in that city
on the nth. He located at the Rapids in
l8l5 and had long boon prominently identi-
fed werith Ia business interests.
Jumping at conclusions isn't always the
wisest course to pursue Some Gratiot county
people. who were going to festoon man
with tar and feathers because of alleged
cruelty to his wife, think SD too The accused
has been tried for the offense, but the charge
didn't hold water.
Several Michigan towns arc trying to solve
tho weighty problem whether or no the win
ter revival and the progressive euchre party
can flourish in the same place at the Same
time. The trial has been somewhat severe OH
the revival, but at last accounts several OF
'ena we're likely to make go OF 1t.
Gratiot county Is credited with twenty-five
divorces for the past year. But she doesn't
head the list by amy means.
Port Huron has detective in the person
of K w. Buckeridge. who evidently don't
stand In with the croolrs. He has recovered
$1,000 worth OF stolen property within
short time. and still is not weary in we'll do
ing.