The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-20
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

Tor morse.
A $4,000 fire cleaned out the business
portion of McBrides on the 9Th.
A falling sky rocket fired the jenkins ho-
tel at Iron Mountain the Fourth.
Mrs. L. l.. Phillips, a Mosherville lady of
10 summers, walloped five.foot blacksnalse
until it died, and the job didn't tire her
much either
. Lake City had sorry celebration on the
Fourth, fire wiping out $75,0O0 worth of
property. But little insurance. ttrr
The seventy-six Grand Rapids ladies who
signed their names to recommend for a
subscription book which afterward turned
out to be full-fedged orders to the extent of
S3G each, have banded themselves together
to fight the agents claim. 1t is safe to say
that those ladies have gone out of the auto
graph business.
Michigan university is to be repaired IS, 600
worth during the present vacation.
A Grand Rapids lady is the object of much
attention. One fellow is spending money to
procure her divorce while another is invest
ing his in flowers and theatre-tic5ets in the
hope of winning her love. Hard to tell
which will win.
The doctor bleeds his patients and is some
times bled in return. Such was the case with
Dr. Chapman, of Pontiac, he being burgled
of $40 in cash and $500 worth of jewelry on
recent night ...li-.
The Grand Rapids divorce mill isn't likely
to discontinue business yet awhile for the
lack OF grists to grind, since 1884 couples
have been married in Kent county during
the past eight months 80 H.a 4
The copper output of the Calumet and Hecla
mine exceeded 5000, 900 pounds for the month
Of June ~, s.' ,-r,7ta,q
Away back in prirheval days when Michi-
gan was an untamed wilderness Charles
Duchane campod on the banks Of Grand
river and assisted in clearing the timber
from the ground upon which Grand Rapids
is now located. Charles now lives at Grand
Haven, will be 100 years old in a few days,
and still enjoys excellent health. ''1 3D.. ~.
Over 100000 feet of logs were used up by
fire at Paris, the property of Stimson Bros
Escanaba folks would like to get their
hands on the iirebugs who have already made
two attempts to burn that town. .,,.i.- i.
The festive firecracker didn't get in its
work on the Muskegon lumber piles the
Fourth. The owners gave 'em good soak
ing the day before. t.-..r ,.,r
Charley Hampton has figured up his profits
u
Spring, and finds that he $37 II ahead. II
you long for wealth just embark ina the news
paper business. 30 ft
Hudson girls are in sore distress. The
boys of the town are in the minority and
what there are seem to be greatly lacking in
gallantry. The ice cream season is rapidly
passing away and the scarcity of beaux is
extremely painful Who'll volunteer to fly
to the rescue of the perishing. '.i
A Saginaw City lady, whose husband is
orrand the other evening and then packed
up her things and skipped, whittier he hasn't
been able to learn.
The state military Incampment opened at
Mackinac July IL. Should any OF our read
ers hear of war rumors during the next few
days they can doubtless guess pretty close to
the probable cause. ~ -
East Saginaws new Episcopal church,
which seats 500 people and cost 900 has
been completed and gone into commission
Grand river is said to be so low that many
of its fish have worn off their scales in the at
tempt to migrate its pebbly bed. 'l
Battle Creek folks don't like to go twelve
miles for marriage licenses-too much exer-
ton, you know-and so want the county
clerk to establish branch office there for
their especial benefit Great scheme.
A Mrs. Strong, living near Dentonville,
was bothered by several pesky corns, and so
resolved to kill 'em. An "exterminator" was
applied and the corns took sick and died. and
SO did Mrs s., for gangrene set in and did
its fatal work.
= The Catholic cemetery at Detroit covers
200 acres, a most beautiful site naturally and
when the contemplated improvements are
completed will be the equal of any in Amer.
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Alpena's great fireof the 18th, by which
five persons lost their lives and $500, 900
worth of property was destroyed, was the
most disastrous i'm the history of the town.
By it 200 people were rendered homeless,
and 200 dwellings and business houses were
swept away. A large amount of lumber was
also burned. ,a.Is.tt s.. ,.i..,.. ,ss -, ii
Grand Rapids police surprised five little
boys and a keg of beer the other day. The
boys escaped, however, but the beer, well,
that didn't get very far away. tteq 81
James Ryckman, OF Mintlen township, near
Minden City, took an overdose Of religious
excitement, and shielded to get rid of it. He
was 40 ears old, and leaves family.
The soldiers and sailors of northern Mich
igan will meetin annual reunion at Cheboy-
gan August 81 to %, An soldiers and sail
ors, their families aud friends, are cordially
invited to attend .-., ,, ''' M 4,
Present prospects indicate an unusually
large peach crop for the Michigan lake shore
region this season. o. .,ss ,..,...., us.
Frank Tascott and John Carlson, two min
ers were killed by premature fall of ore
ct Wakefield, Mich. eds ..t 90. .,,....
A ST. Clair county farmer has held his
wool crop for the past three years, and now
has ! 200 fleeces on hand that won't bring asi
much as when the clips were made. Specui
lation is uncertain--mighty uncertain. aha,l
Ed Palmer, after trial of nearly weeks
duration for the murder of his wife az
Ithaca last winter, was found guilty of mar.
der in the second degree. @hta &
About $50 of Genesee county's leading,
farmers have banded together for the pur.
pose of starting bang-up creamery. Build
ings are to be put up right away and butter
made by tho wholesale. But it's doubtful
about the price decreasing on this account.
Some time since, ]. Donovan began five
lawsuits against Big Rapids people for
defamation of character, i'm the sum OF