Telegram-herald., 1889-10-25
MATTERS ~ MICHIGAN

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Carpenters are in good demand a
Petoskey
Calhoun county prisoners are boarded
for A. cents per d4y
Battle Creek = wrestling sltn = few
E4ld cases u d.phtnerl&-
The Odd-fell0ss Of White Clogc are
erecting 3 hne brck ball.
Aipena enjoyed the delights OF
snoH-st0lm early 10 tne week.
saturday sll be the held Jay OF "a
Illgefslty kugoy Association.
Honey case. a Petoskey bee keeper,
fell 4ad broke a rib the OtneF day.
fhe Jackson county court house :
All o. be modern Augean stable
Maskegon people made 4 howi.ng
success oI their recent trade carnival.
Jacksons epidemic OF dlphtheria IS
supposed 70 be caused BY impure water
Forest fires are devastating the LANDS
about Portland, >eoew4 and West
phala.
George DAVIS, the Clio hOFse-thief,
has become violently insane n the Ian
sng jail
The valuation OF Greenvlie property
by the Board Of Supervisors was de-
creased 50 $50.
john Coneley, Of Charlotte. gets
three years at Jackson Tor carrying
buIg.ars' tools
Wayne county circuit Judges Will
hereafter dc4w 5000 per year. - says
the Board OF supervisors.
George +. Merrill, vice z. :. Todd,
resigned, was appointed today post
master 40 ROber, Chippewa county.
Mich.
Frank r. Hosford, of the Detroit Free
Pres. Will be political editor OF the new
Democratic paper 10 be started AZ East
Sag RAW.
Jesse Shaw. Of Lansing, a beast in
the form Of humanity, has been found
guilty OF Indecent exposure OF MS per-
son 70 Young school gTls.
Two pupils IN the state Blind school
at Lansing are expert typewriter Ope-
rators, and are much more proficient
than many operators who can see.
A crazy Polander, vino believes him
self 30 be a member OF the ancient rOya.
family OF Poland, attempted suicide n
tne Alpena court house Wednesday.
Iona claims u Dc so brilliantly light
ga that Wild geese pause IN their fight
and hover about the illumination.
Nothing but goose would do that any
way.
The Cpoer Pen nsula IS TO have
cannon ball tram soon. IL IS 20 make
the distance from Vancouver and II.
Johns IN four days, and cut the I. Z.
square N Two.
John and Clara Cornwall, of Flint,
have just been engaged III England 10
Lead A company OF musicians, known as
the Cornwall Grand Concert Company,
IN tour OF England.
Jacob Marx, an S-year-Old Detroit
boy, jumped upon "A passing stone
wagon Wednesday, and IN some man
uer fell with his head under the wheel
lie was instantly killed.
Fire broke out n the bar-roOm OF the
Commercial House At Adrian, Wednes-
day morning, and dog, who smelled
the mOke, barked 20 perslstently that
help came and the building was saved.
East Leroy Is being surrounded by
forest fiCcs and 4 number of hay stack
have been consumed together with
fences, ont buildings, etc. Several
farm hOusee have narrowly escaped
destruction.
An unknown vag was taken i'll on the
streets AZ Lansing the other dav and
was taken 70 jail where soft be-
awaited him. When a railroad ticket
out OF town was offered him he re-
covered very quickly.
Frank Zanger, driver of 4 pretzel
wagon. was overturned on Baker-st.
July %, breaking a leg, and now he
brings suit against the Detroit City
Railway Co., which was repairing 10,
tracks AZ the time, for SIS, 900 damages
Chung 10. A Detroit Chinamsn, under
treatment AZ hospital for paralysis,
became despOndcnt and tried TO hang
himself u the closet with two towels.
Attendants q discovered him and saved
his life. He IS now nearly as good as
new.
Sheriff Nelson, Of MuskegOn, opened
his eyes vide with aston .shment yester-
day morning upon opening ms mail and
finding inciOsed IN q letter q check for
5000 rs fees for transporting Charles
B.keehne from MuskegOn to the Jackson
prison. He thOuEhttnat 70 was rather
bgsum for a lob ofthatkiud. Upon con-
sultng his memorandum he found that
he was entitled TO only $3.50. The
sheriff saw through the blunder and
returned the check To the AuditOr-(ien-
eral with thanks, saying that although
kcehne was 4 tough customer. II was
NOT worth $1,000 90 take him 20 the
prison. and that he would be satisfied
with $3.50 Grgn9 Hrr>n Tribune.
While the 5-vear-old daughter of
C1pr. N chlcis, OF Montague, and two
other children were playing IN harm
wednesday afternoon, they set the
hutu- on fire witch matches. In a