The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-11-16

MacomD comes smilingly TO the front as
the ouly county in the state that pays its en-.
tire state tax
Mrs. Catherine Clark, Big Rapids lady
Of 80 years, has nearly bakers dozen of
living children, the oldest of whom is 63,
twenty -one grandchildren and twenty fvo
great-grandchildran Her father died in his
Tooth year, while two SISTERS are living at
abe age of 81 and 93 respectively.
A Coopersville parson got himself into a
warm climate by giving political advice
from the pulpit. He'll know better than to
try it again. 81
The ruthless p.ow Las invaded an Indian
cemetery, exposing aboriginal skulls and rel.
les in great numbers. Among the latter was
bead necklace sixteen feet in length.
George Loring, a Girard farmer, made a
thorough warfare on the codling moth with
Paris green and London purple and has over
500 barrels OF perfect winter apples as re-
ward for his labor.
w. p Ainsley, postmaster at Williams
ton, was assaulted on the night of the 9th
ult and has disappeared. His accounts are
supposed to be correct and no explanation ac-
counts for his strange disappearance. He
had held the Office for the past eleven years
makes the finestest brick In the state.
Rev. Samuel Sepions, who died at St
Johns recently at the mature age OF So, had
devoted SO years of his life to the ministry
AZ of which were spent in Michigan
White the East Saginaw police were nap
ping the other night, burglars drilled a safe
on Washington avenue and distracted tho
cash contents therefrom. The safe stood
-, 81 10
the moon shone brightly and the glare of
the electric lights danced merrily, and yet
not soul discovered the robbery until the
sun was peering above the eastern horizon.
Don't send your duns on postal cards. It's
not the proper caper, and the law says it
isn't legal. A Sparta merchant tried it, and
now wishes he hadn't, as the simple act has
brought him whole heap of trouble.
The climate of Muskegon seems to be ia.
vorable for the production of Strawberries
and sawdust. But that's not ALL Michael
Cowley, of that city, has taken the 81 80 prize,
offered by Philadelphia scotsman, for the
largest cabbage grown in the United States
1t weighed 621lI pounds.
The steamer C. 7. Fish WIS burned in the
Saginaw river on the 9th Ult. All the pas
sengers were rescued
Some Unadilla chap seems to have dovel-
oped passionate fondness for celery. A
farmer OF that place had n whole half-acre
of the esculent stolen IN single night.
East Saginaw capitalists are skirmishing
around tue Flushing coal fields in the ex-
pectation OF discovering a place for profita-
ble investment.
The II. & p. NJ. railway is short at least
200 cars with which to handle its business,
but as other always are pretty much in the
same fix, they are unable to borrow Of their
neighbors, and shippers continue to use en-
phatic language because their freight doesn't
move on time.
A Dansville man who marched with Sher-
man to the sea and did his share toward
making the Johnnie's capitutate came home
when the "cruel war; was over, married and
settled down to the joys of domestic happi-
ness, but was disappointed by the unfaithful-
ness of his wife, is now living hermit's life
in the woods not far from that town. He
lives in a l0x12 cabin, cooks his own grub
and works for neighboring farmers just
enough to support himself and his sole COM
paniop- maltese cat.
Some years ago Joel w Hamilton effected
a sale Of the Ann Arbor Register for Prof.
rockingham, and claimed compensation
= refor OF 81, 80 but didn't get it. Then
Joel sought the assistance Of the circuit
court, recovering Judgment for the amount,
but the supreme court kicked over his Jersey
dish. Twice since them has the game been
played over with the same results, the last
decision of the Lansing tribunal being rem
dered few days ago.
After duly considering the matter the SUI
preme court says the Cleveland Iron Mining
Halc
on account Of her husbands death by mine
accident in 1875
Delta avenue, at Gladstone, is one of the
finest paved streets in the state, and yet that
town isn't two years old.
The big $4,000 damage suit Of G. H.
Plummer, against East Saginaw parties, on
account OF non-fulfllment of lumber con-
tract, resulted in q Judgment OF S5,0O0.
Fire damaged Hodges iron works at Han
cock $4,000 worth on the 26th. Insurance,
s., OO0
II Grin Stafford, ON old-timer of Flint. is
able to get to the polls on Nov. 9, he will
cast his twentieth successive presidential
ballot. Not many mon can boast Of such
a record.
A little Dover girl tried to warm the baby
while her parests were away from home, but
getting too near the stove her own clothing
caught fire, burning her in a horrible man.
ner. She died in great agony twenty -four
hours later
Burglars made the circuit of New Boston
business houses AMI raked in a snug wad in
cash, and lot Of other truck. Whoever
will bring back the perpetrators can have
500 and no questions asked.
w. Bidwell, OF Waldron-Bidwell no.
toriety, has again changed his vocation. He
no longer sells groceries, but is running q
harness shop instead.
j. w. Switzer, Montague physician for
the past fourteen years, was found dead in
the street on the morning of the 3lst. He
was successful practitioner and highly re-
spected.
William NJ. Kehr and Louis Samuels,
boarders at the Flint calaboose on accountof
burglary charges, were released by chore
boy the other evening and made good their
escape. The boy went also.
An Ypsianti student lugged of gate ON
halloween, and 1t wasn't a very good gate,
either, but he paid e.sl5 tiie for his fun just
the same.