The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-20
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

merchants report the past year prosperous
one, none Of them having failed or taken
Canadian vacation during 'S7.
While trying to ri scue lady who was in
imminent danger OF being run over by a
coasting sleigh, Thomas Maher Grand
Rapids policeman, had both ankles broken
by the sslfsame coaster, bub the lady was
rescued.
Upon his retirement from the Jackson cir
cult. Judge Grilley was Scaled to time"
and presented with S7j clock. Twas mer-
tied recognition Of the services of a jurist and
upright judge.
One person in every four of Tekousha's
COO people read daily newspaper.
Although Washeuau county gave ma.
jority OF some 80 against the ProhibitoIy
anne ndment last spring, she's going to Crap
PIE with the local option problem one OF
these days, and see what the result will be-
The Ontonagon river country seems to bs
good for almost any kind of crop you wish to
grow. The latest find is gold mine.
AS recognition of his services for the past
year, tho Grand Rapids city council voted
the mayor purse OF $780, hich they call u
SALARY" AS tho 'honor" is supposed to DO
worth several thousand dollars per annum,
it's probably oil right
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hunting grounds. Another Instance where
the editor couldn't hold out forever ON insult
fcient patronage.
The exhibit of the Pet Stock and Poultry
assoc alton at Grand Rapids the second week
in January promises to he fine success. The
number of entries is already unusually large.
Katie, good looking lass, of Bronson, was
engaged to be married to fellow named
Jim. Presently another sutton, known as
Joe. appeared upon the scene Of action, and
then trouble began Jim was handsome and
an honest lad but Joe had money. "Ah,
there's the rub" Both called at the same
time for final answer, and Joe won the
prize. Jim was we'll nigh distracted Katie
relented, but her parents insisted that Joe
was the proper boy, and SO he and Katie
were married
A Sault Ste Marie citizen by the name Of
Brown is going to see how it seems TO travel
after the manner of ye olden time. He'll
! make the trip to Grand Haven, distance of
800 miles or more, with an old-fashoned
sleigh, drawn by team of dogs.
| Recognizing the perils of tho bewitching
! toboggan the lansing common council has
appointed a special policeman to look after
'em.
Lawyer Pratt, OF Adrian, knows something
besides tho law. At any rate he has been
commissioned to answer inquiries relative to
j the state dairymens convention to DO held in
that city in February. The milk in the CO.
coanut is the lawyers best hold.
The Flat Rock lodge, A. o. u. W., is doing
what it can, that the widow shall not be lett
comfortless. Daring the seven years Of its
existence, it has paid $4,000 to the wives Of
| deceased members
At their October session, the board of su.
pervlsors Of Sanilac county failed to make
| provisions for the assessment aud taxation
| Of mortgages and now the "powers that be"
| of the state government have asked for IN
explanation of this neglect. This new addi-
ton to the tax law is not to be violated, it
seems, with IMMUNITY.
| Warrants are in pursuit of nine Ionia
county hunters who waylaid the unsuspect-
| ing deer out of season. When it comes to
fooling with the sleepless game warden, be
sure your sin will find you out.
Walter johnson, Port Huron carpenter,
stepped upon rusty nail and died from the
resulting lockjaw.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway
company has nearly ], 900 employees in Grand
Rapids to whom it paid $500, 600 in salaries
during the past year. The monthly pay roll
| Oh Tue COuipuly eACSouS Vl,VOO,VoJ
The atmosphere of northern ATTITUDES is
said to be very dry. That accounts, we sup
pose, for the fact that Clare county supports
twenty-eight saloons.
1t takes a political campaign to bring
startling things ID the surface. The coming
congressional contest in the Eleventh district
reveals the fact that Negaunee has q citizen
bearing the historic name of John Quincy
Adams, and that il the folks up there insist
! on't, hell consent To represent 'em at Wash
| ington.
The Grand Trunk railroad brought 33, 02S
immigra into the state, via Port Huron.
during leSi.
It's probably on the theory that the news
paper must bs all things to all man that in :
duces The st. Joseph republican to run
German department for the benfi6 of its SUBJ
| scribers who ore not familiar with United
States reading.
The Seventh Day Adyentists are stronger
in Michigan than any other state in the I'M
| ion, having 10 churches, $50 members,
| who contributed "tithes" to the amount OF
$780, 900 the past year
Col. |. 4. Messmore, wel-kIown as an old
time newspaper man of GRAM r lpids is try
ing his hand at law in Los An. :sles, Cal
Grand Rapids hns thre, Masoaic lodges,
with 1913 members The goat or that town
| has evidently seen some service.
Fire got its work in Oh the cigar factory of
Joseph Farrell, Battle Creek, and So, 500
worth of stock went up i'll smoke
In October last Mr. and Mrs. William
Dorr, an Adrian couple, started for Florida
with their own conveyance driving the en-
tire distance of 400 miles in sixty days.
Elder Dewey and his estinable wife, Of
Hartford, we're the recipients of unique
Christmas present ia the shape of rolling
pin that was stuffed with silver half dollars,
| forty -one in number.
The Grand Rapids g. Indiana railway sold
upwards of $40, 900 excursion tickets during
1857. The wlds OF northern Michigan.
| which few decades since were jointly occu-
pied by the red man and the black bear, are
fast becoming popular as pale-face sum-
| mer resort.
st. Louis folks are "walking in the Light
the electric light
Battle Creek peopls are trying to get along
with five toboggan slides What giddy,
! gliding town the Creek must be.