The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-01-18
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.

away. The cash accompanied him.
There has been great thinning out OF
Flint hen roosts, 1901 90 pounds OF dead
poultry having been shipped from that city
the present week. New York city must
have considerable Of q chicken taste in her |
mouth nowadays, albeit tits a very large |
one.
A 5 per cent. tax makes the average Hen |
xie county citizen feel as though bed lks to
live In some less expensive cline.
Some time ago St. Joseph and Benton
Hsrbor endeavored to bring about a NUM-
cipai union whereby the twain should be-
come one city, but after deal OF courtin' the
engagement was declored of. Now comes
the news that they are to be united by the
fraternal ties OF $50 600 electric railway.
There's chance for the reaker OF this
item getting $500 by furnishing information
as to the whereabouts OF Mrs. }. f. Hartsig.
a Detroit lady, who left her home some
months since and basn's since been heard
from.
An upper peninsula paper has been read
ing the new legislature some sage advice,
among other things telling 'em that twould
be master stroke Of policy to do their bust
ness in sixty days and then go home. Wasted
advice Legislatures aren't built that way
An Emmett county school of pale.faced
Youngsters is being taught this winter by
Ieander Burnett, full blooded Indian.
Ugh.
The glad holiday time doesn't always bring
| peace on earth and good will to men.
| couple of Croswell chaps quarreled over the
| selection of Christmas tree, and one OF EN-
| now sleeps beneath the sod because OF a fatal
| blow received while the other boards at the
bastile.
| A Nirvana man, who believes in being
consistent in all things, refuses to feed rye to
his chickens, from which it may he inferred
that politically and poultryly he's Prohib.
Twas announced some three OF four years
ago that Osceola county's saw timber had
ali been fed to the circular gormandizer,
| hut 20, UOO, 900 feet are being cut this winter
in ono little corner Of her borders Beats
all how fast timber can grow In some Sec
/ tions.
But one person charged with criminal
offense has been acquitted In Barry county
during the past six years that Phillip l.
Colgrove has been its prosecuting attorney.
When Phil goes for tho fellow that cuts up
rusty, he's pretty sure to catch him.
jackson county's treasurer had to whack
ND 500, 900 bonds before he could handle
the public funds.
49,
new buildings at Flint the past year.
Joseph Head, a prominent manufactures
aud business man Of Grand ltapids, is dead
at the age Of GJ years. He had accumu-
lated S2JO, 900 since cunning to the state III
1852
A Carleton Center couple went to Lansing
recently to see tho sights, and began opera
tions by blowing out the gas. When they
| recovered sufficiently to realize the situation
they hastily made tracks for home.
A jackson family Of Ave persons were sc
riously poisoned by eating of holiday tur'
| kew that had become somewhat too ancient
to be paatable. 1t required doctors bill
large enough to have bought several healthy
turkeys, to bring 'em out all right.
: Frank Mcdonald, n Flint follow who was
caught in the act of helping himself to valu'
ables i'm store Of that city, was suddenly
convinced that twere better to desist wheI
a bullet crashed through the show case al
which he was operating. Frank is "A bastil'
boarder, now.
The Rockford doctor who tried a wrestling
bout with ''the boys" Just for little in
nocent sport, has since been nursing three
p broken ribs When he gets well bell attend
, TO mending other peoples bones, instead o
! | breaking his Own.
D John Dell, n Kalamazoo county pedagosue
has engaged in teaching district school o'
Grand Prairie, bus isn't having altogether
+ | smooth smiling. Two CT three weeks ag
: somebody tried to plant bullet in his anat
! omy, and The other day the same scheme wa
Il , repeated- balls coming too close to thel
n mari; for comfort As John has no know
: | enemies, he's az loss u account ior the al
, | tempted assassination.
4 1 l. .lu h. o, han nttI
| lie charge for some Zine past, has bee
!. | found to have nice wad OF money stowe
l. away ia his shanty residence. 1t near
r broke his heart, but psbic assistance Ina
q stopped nevertheless
4 Buchanan business man went to suppc
the other night without locking his safe, an
while he was filling his stomach, anothe
chan was lining his pockets with the mel
p chants cash, ~ the tuns OF 5000.
An Ishpeming chap caught ON to the fac
that n fellow workman had saved up 81 II
with which TO bring his parents over froi
, | Ireland, and getting his hands Oh the money
skipped.
A Saginaw dealer in second hand relies,
| tho owner OF n trunk that's been bnngf
| around for more'n 100 years But tho prof
abilities are that the modern railway bat
| gage smasher hasn't had many whachs at
or its brow would have sadly wrinkled Ion
, ago.
A Shelby man applied to the town autho
tiles for a coffin for a dead relative, hut w
greatly offended because n high-priced a
ticle with expensive trimmings wasn't fu
nished. Some folks nre very psrticuli
J. about the presents they receive.
q The Kalamazoo postoiIice'now ranks thir
u in the state in the amount OF business tran
N acted. and Celeryvilleites are bound
!. maintain their record, even IL they are con
PEELED to sit up nights to do it,
= The addition Of an English and Lat
ut course to the programme OF the Conco
high school has drawn in some fifty outs
pupils, making about 2oo in all.
N John Harris, an Edmore man, has ask
|. the d., L. g. N Railway company To pi
Il him sic, 900 for injuries received while loa
Id ing telegraph poles, nearly two years ag
T The company is waiting to hear jur,
ne opinion OF the claim before deciding
q. what they'll do about It,
Fremont man, named Decker, tried
ond his life with an iron bar, but his vito 6