The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-12-27
NEWS OFTHE STATE

less than one-sixth of its age, has member
ship of nearly 100000. The rapid growth of
the latter organization has been due to the
financial objects it seeks to attain.
Some If the people living in the vicinity Of
st. Ignace who used -four secured from the
wrecks in that locality, also fed 1t to their
cows, resultingiin several bovine deaths. But
he people who ate it experienced no UNI
pleasant symptoms. The stomach that can
handle mince pie ought to be equal to any
emergency.
Reports from sixty-four counties OF the
state show that $4,000 English sparrows
have been harvested under the new bounty
law, at a cost of IS, 522. 81 But the supply is
still amply sufficient for sn abundance OF
rimrod exercise
Mrs Myra Arts, Concord lady, has Sc.
cured s., 900 Judgment against a citizen OF
that town for alleged assault and battery
with criminal intent.
The Bedding Silk works is away behind Its
orders and another big factory will 60 up
the coming season 'Tis thought that the
population of the town will be doubled
within year.
A Litchfield church has SHE'D brand new
entertainment into the arena in the shape of
q feminine whistling contest. The scheme
will likely sweep the country as it's sure to
draw crowd-people like to see the dears
publicly quicker their sweet ruby lips
And now Hinglish capitalists are said to
have a business eye on Michigan saw mills.
Before they're all corralled, however, some.
body may have sawdust in their eyes
Rev. Luther Lee, said to be the Oldest
Methodist minister in Michigan, died at his
Flint home on the 18TH He had been q
member of the Masonic order for the past 90
years and was therefore, one of the oldest
Masons in the state.
The Gcnessee County Agricultural society
has not been winner this season, having
gone into the ring $4,000 worth.
A Switzerland miss of summers, being
left alone in the world by the death of her
parents, made the trip alone to America,
and now resideth with friends at Battle
Greek.
An Anchorville parson has had a S2,50C
Judgment fitted to his ministerial parsonage
because he publicly slandered member OF
his flock.
Mrs jeremiah Harrington, the Oldest resi-
dent of Port Huron, and for several years
the only white lady of that locality, is dead,
at the age of 90 years. Her husband was a
fur trader and the first supervisor of the
town after it was organized.
A Schoolcraft citizen fed the toes of one
foot to horse power machine and afterward
to the doctors dissecting knife, but between
the two operations the gentleman has become
a resident of another country.
A Detroit couple each contributed half
dollar for the purchase of lottery ticket,
drew a S15, 900 prize, committed matrimony,
and are now enjoying European wedding
trip. OF such are some of LIES exceptions.
The new Congregational college that's
been agitated off and ON for a year or two,
is to be located at Benzonia. The folks have
$4,000 with which to begin operations.
Life may not be worth the living for the
average Wayne county youth since the
board of supervisors refused to compensate
'em for their slain English sparrows, but wait
till those boys are old enough to WELD the
ballot and then see how beautifully they'll
manipulate the law of compensation.
A device that will apprise the fagmen at
railway crossings of the approach of trains
when within a distance of four or five miles,
is the invention of Jackson gentleman.
Long heads, some of those jackson fellows
have
William Cochran lived on the farm upon
which he recently died near Three Rivers
..
Petoskey's 81 1000 high school building has
been laid low by the fire fiend, giving the
pupils fullswing at the holidays Insured
for $2,500
Grand Rapids whisky has got in its work
on still another victim. This time it is
George Fall who was swept over the booty
vortex.
Grand Rapids furniture manufacturers
CHI r. hair. Me hxyf frai in,
signments having recently been made to Hot
Springs, Ark. Helena, Mont. Savannah,
Ga, and to South America. Great is Grand
Rapids furniture
A Clayton gamester invited the local par
son to assist 'em in dinner campaign, the
chief point of attack being fourteen-pound
turkey The pleasant prospect brought a
well rounded blessing from the parson and
a suppressed giggle from the host as he
thought that the turkey was won by a lucky
game of pedro And such may often be
comprised within the domain of special prov
idence
Mrs. Elizabeth Bays, a Sturgis lady, is full
in the faith that she'll complete century of
earthly existence, having passed her 9th
birthday anniversary in excellent health and
spirits
Miss Winters, who was engaged to be mar
ried to Thomas Kelley, the fellow who muir
dered his cousin, Stanley Graham, at 0wos-
so, about year ago, accompanied him on
the trip to Jackson prison, and AYERS that
she'll wait for him till his 15-year sentence
shall have expired.
In the national potato contest, Mrs. Mary
A Presley, of St Clair county, captured sew
enth money, with a yield Of 766 bushels per
acre. Mrs. Eliza Day, of far off Wyoming,
got first prize, claiming a yield Of 1,015 2-3
bushels from single acre.
Patrick Flanagan died the past week upon
the farm in Grand Traverse county which
had been his home for the past forty-seve
years.
Lolita Lumbar, an Inlay City maiden,
made a trip over to East Tawas, took a
tumble through rreacherous sidewalk, sued
the corporation and got 1900 worth of
Judgment. Lolita feels better now, though
it's by no means certain that East Tawas
taxpayers share her pleasure.
Marquette county saloonists forked over
$63, 129 worth of special taxes this year, and
still they're pecnniarily prosperous All of
which indicates some very thirsty people in
the land of Marquette.
Asa Wolverton, Genesee county citi-