The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-08
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

A couple of $500 fishermen made a single
haul of 5000 herring through the ice, and
were so ticlkled with their success that they'll
repeat the experiment.
Bay City and the two Saginaws have a
weather eye on the northwestern fair that's
been held at Flint the past few years, but the
latter city don't propose to relinquish the
prize without a struggle.
A brick and stone Polish church, with a
seating capacity of 2 900 people, Is to DO built
at Bay City next summer.
A Grand Rapids man named Reeves has
married an Indian wife and a cattle ranch of
5000 fertile acres in the Indian territory.
The running cxpe ses" OF St Marks
church, Grand Rapids, reach the conf r
table figure OF $13, 7:6. And this sum doesn't
include the rectors annual allowance, either
Modern religion isn't exactly commodity
that comes without money and without price
If it did, it probably vol mt be nppreci-
ated
The contractors who built the new bridge
at Big Rhpids were so days behind time IN
completin6 it, and will likely be compelled to
pay over 81, 500 forfeit mony-being $50 per
day That was case when time was literally
money.
Over one hundred cigar makers find en-
plogment at Flint. Smoky crowd
Detroit has IA firm grip on that proposed
ten-story block and twill be built the coming
summer at n cost of 100000.
: Horace Wood, q Kalamazoo county citizen
was married IS years ago by James Campbell,
Justice of the peace Wood has lived happily
all the seyears without a marriage certificate
ubt Mr.. Campbell, who is now over so years Of
age and is still justice, delivered Mr.. Wood
his credentials tho other day.
'Tisn't SO bad a thing to be register of
deeds of Kent county, as the job is worth
$4,000 per year Such sum appears very
respectable to the average newspaper man.
Detroit has a man mean enough to satur-
ate dog with kerosene and then apply a
lighted match Such man MAXWELL, may
get his own jacket warmed one of these days
Miss Anna Andrews is Muskegon county
schoolma ann and a cousin of jeff Davis of
rebellion fame Somebody in Annals district
got mad at the girl and accused her of teaching
reasonable sentiments, whereupon she de-
manded an investigation and cleared herself
Of the charge in fine style.
Howell people want a new court house and
will probably have it If Livingston county
folks don't sit down on the proposition.
Even a lady may DO mistaken. One who
lives at Litchfeld was very sure that
somebody stole her gold watch while she Mt
tended an entertainment tho other night but
she changed her mind after finding the miss
ing timer at home i'm the bottom Of flour
barrel.
They arr drawing in on the youthful lines
at Flint with strong hand in this year of
grace 1889, and even the newsboys and boot
blacks are obliged to take out a license before
they pursue their respective avocations
What the legal penalty may bo for slipping
up on a banana peel our reporter failed to
learn.
Joe Smith-not the Joe OF bigamous fame,
but Micosta county farmer-took n down.
ward punge of } feet, landing on his feet in
the bottom Of Il well. Joe was a trifie bewild-
cred for minute or two, but soon realized that
something unsual had happened and, seeing a
speck of light above, soon clambered TO the
surface but little the worse for hi9 sub
teranean experience
Oscar Burns, the Grand Rapids chap who
was sent into retirement for patroniSing
Kidder's dry goods emporium of that city tn
the extent of $40 900 worth OF fur's without
the proprietor's consent has been pardoned
by Gov. Luce.
Much has been said respecting the Difficult
tleS VI uNliH Will u
Thomas Bird, an independence man, lived
with his for AZ years, he dying a few days
since mt the age of ~; and now the old lady
follows him to the farther shore, aged SO
years, boh dying of pneumonia.
Professor Silvernail of lonia, is the in
ventor of n new chronological indicator that's
novelty in that line. 1t is in the form of n
hemisphere and makes complete revolu-
1--WE oh
time of day at any given point of the earth's
surface. 1t looks as though the professor
had struck silver nail pretty squarely on
the head
The Methodist Episcopal church at Luther
had an accession of 100 to it's membership on
recent Sunday, while its Sunday-school
numbered go the same day. Occasionally
we read of n live church, its prosperity indi-
eating the presence of a wideawake pastor.
Mrs. A. j. Miller, lady lecturer, who's n
firm believer in dress reform, has been ad.
vising Grand Rapids feminines to discard
certain articles of wearing apparel, among
which is the "abominable hustle"
G. w. Toran, Holland youth Of but Is
summers, has been convicted of force and
given vacation ut the Ionia prison.
Roscommon folks are again considerably
agitated over the rumor that the bowels of
the earth beneath 'cm contains an unlimited
supply of petroleum, and the price of real
estate is climbing toward the top round of
the ladder.
Some fellow caught on" TO the combina
ton of Davis jewelry store safe Mt Fcnton
and helped himself to nearly 81 200 worth Of
cash, but CONSIDERABLY left a fine wad of gold
coin and jewelry untouched The thief has
not yet revealed his identity.
Den Richie the fellow who's charged with
having committed murder Mt Ashland, Wis n,
formerly lived ut Bay City, was at one time
drayman and then became a saloonist with
IN odoriferous record
Battle Creek parties are meditating upon
the idea of investing Sl50,0O0 in a mammoth
paper mill at the $500" The folks at the lat
ter place, like Barkis, are within.
Ovid folks have been drinking a mixture of
oil and water because of the accidental spill.
ing of quantity of oil at their water-works
'Tis claimed that very few of them took
kindly to the experimental beverage.
Alfred Barrow, an East Saginaw chap,
engaged in the horse borrowing industry, but
has transferred his field of operations TO Tie
.JarkSnn nfisOn for the next three ypars