The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS

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md stsiko ths innocent party h shown u
The cass q Daniel ODsy, Of jackson. About
ayear ago hs was convicted Of passing coun.
forfeit money. received hftsen-year sen.
tsncs and wss ssnt n the Albany, N. ",
psoitsatiary. IL hes sincs TRANSFERRED chat he
was ins0csnt. having been convicted by the
testim0ny of couutsrfsiters who were trying
TO shield thsmssivea O'Day was recently
released, end returned homo 70 nnd that his
wife was dead, and that . son had gone
sstray Tor lack Of fathsr's kindly care.
A whits-hairsd horse. anchored to Q YER.
millicn-hsaded barber pole, was tho scene
that attracted attention ct Port Huron the
other day.
The Harrison young man who made love tc
two girls at the same time 10 said IN have
borrowed money from one with which to
marry che other. The fair lender certainly
has the best OF that financial transaction.
A couple Of Marengo girls went over to
Marshal with their SELLERS, and paid e8. 20
each for imbibing too much frewatsr. The
boys went free although they drank like
couple OF fish, just because they were boys.
We suppose s M
A lansing barber didn't enjoy 90 much
chin m:s,;s, and soforbade his workmsn talk
ing. save TO answer questions But the order
had to be rescinded, in sheer self-defense. ~
the silence OF the operator proved to be ten
fold stimulant to the occupant of the chair
10 @let himself out"
Michigan people know good thing when
they see it They have over 100 crsameries
that turn out hairless butter
No wonder that Port Huron Is forging
ahead In career Of prosperity. She mum,
bers over ffty Smiths among her population
An Old Maids club has been organized at
Adrian As this is leap year. this club may
prove to be dangerous weapon.
Lake county also went "dry," although the
"wetss made determined effort against local
Prohibition, The fellow who was commits
stoned to work up the whisky vote In one
precinct wandered OF to Reed City, blowing
in his election wealth on bad article OF fire.
water, and got uproariousIy full The neg
lectsd precinct went "dry' by unanimous
vote,
The Pittsford postoffice seems to BIO shin.
ing mark for the burglar. Twice during the
past month it has been robbed, tho last time
OF 500 In cash and a large quanty Of
stamps.
jackson has the reputation Of being the
foremost bean market In the state. This may
account for her breezy claim of being the
best town between the termini Of the Michi.
gan Central
Some wag perpetrated O CHASTITY joke at
Ht Louis on the night of the recent local OPP
ton election in Gratiot county. Tie next
morning every saloon door in town was dec
Grated with crapa
An inmate of the St Ignass Jail set fire to
tho mattress In his CELL and while the au.
thorities were putting out the Gre four pris-
oners escaped
IT'S claimed that the local option election
In Branch county may be declared invalid,
because the petitions were signed by Ohio
citizens and the returns were not canvassed
on the day required BY law.
Ex-Governor Blair, OF this state, is ono Of
the three remaining Union war governors
The other two are Curtin, Of Pennsylvania.
and Kirk wood, Of Iowa
A Petoskey firm Is scattering frozen Hsh
away OF In the b igxardy west A shipment
Of 20 900 pounds TO Omaha was made one
day last week.
Those towns having manufactures must
needs keep sharp lookout nowadays that
they don't get away from 'em. The COMPETE
ton Tor such institutions is getting rsmarka-
ably close.
Otsego SWEETS" thought 'twould DO nice to
run a social club, where stimulating bever-
ages could be INDUCED In at will, despite the
edict of local option majorities. But when
81 600 fine stared il In the face the 1clubr
wasn't SO formidable q weapon after all
Like the bank cashier, It has vanished, and
The place that once knew it knows IL no
more
There's many sore jaw just now at L.e- |
roy caused BY tussle with mumpS
There seems to be Q sudden epidemic OF |
criminal assaults upon women and young |
girls throughout the state. Not less than |
half dozen such cases, where the victims
were less than 10 years Of age. were reported
last week. Such wantoa brutality Is q sad
on an enlightened civilization
Ninety and nine of the citizens of Fenton
are over seventy years Of aga The climate
II the town seems to be conducive of great
longevity.
Gladstone talks OF bending herself SIS, 600
worth for street paving purposes The year
ing towns OF the upper peninsula are getting
'tut Of the woods" at good round gait
Tho thief Is no respecter of persons;
,either the palace nor the hut IL exempt from
10 dspredations A Royal Oak farmer re.
'eutly had dressed hog and all his surplus
wheat and oats taken, loss no could III
,lRord, being In destitute circumstances
Dexter's seven weeks revival resulted In
he addition OF sevsnty-fve members to the
various local churches
The state agricultural college Is booming
With $50 new students. the atten lance Is 90
arge as to tax the utmost capacity OF the in.
Hive Your Children Q Good Cyclic
pedia.