The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-02-14
NEWS OF THE STATE


straw stack, where her body, thinly clad,
was found six weeks afterward.
A slick chap has been doing the farmers Of
Aranec county by organizing 'em into lodges
of Patrons of Soil at about $40 per organize.
Since the fellows departure with his cash
the guileless farmers have found out that
they were badly sold, there being no such
organization except in the minds eye of the
organizer.
Lepeer isn't necessarily an unhealthy
town because a sanitary convention is to
congregate there Mach q and <s. The folks
simply desire to learn how to attain a
healthy longevity-thats all.
A. W. Meyers a. Co.'S store, one of the
largest in Ishpeming, was burned on the
27th. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Michigan is So years old ana feeling first
rate, thank you, having held h@ own with
the rest of the sisters since her admission to
the Union IN 80.
The criminal assaulters of women are
hereby warned to steer clear of Big Rapids.
Since the johnson episode, the people have
procured a sufficient quantity of rope to
stretch the worthless necks of such creatures
and what's more will use it should occasion
Offer
About $50 worth of wolf pelts and scalp
bounty were harvested by party of sports
men near Deer river, the past week.
D. J. Mcdonald, advertising manager for
Mabley & Co.. of Detroit, guessed the exact
time IN which Nellie Bly, would make the
circuit of the world ~ days, hours, 10
minutes and so seconds, and thereby won
The New York Worlds prize of $3.50 and
free ticket to Europe About Use, 600 guesses
were made in all.
A trio of Hancock boys organized coast
ing expedition, but taking too many chances
plowed into q passing freight train. One of
the lads was mangled to death, another ia
tally hurt, while the third was sufficiently
frightened by his narrow escape to prevent
repetition of the experiment right away
The Russian influenza, having expended
its force on Adrian people, has attacked the
squincs of that locality with fatal results.
All the teachers of the Kalkaska high
school are holding an influenza session, and
Kalkaska kids are making the most of their
opportunities.
A Chicago mercantile house has tackled
their Michigan trade with lady drummer,
and are making money by the operation.
IT'S difficult for the local dealer to resist the
sweet entreaties of the charming lady solic.
itor.
A chap named Donahue made extensive
purchases of Port Huron merchants by rep
resent;ng himself as railway purchasing
agent, with the understanding that he'd
settle when pay day came. But the cash
failed to show up, and the interested
dealers have had the fellow calaboosed
where they can keep an eye on him.
Hon. 7. Z. Wing, a prominent Monroe re-
sident for nearly half a century, is dead at
the age of 20 years. He had held many posi-
tions of honor md trust, and for the past
five years had been sngaged!n the prepare
ton of history of Monroe county, which
was completed but two days before his
death
Geo. Kingsnooth, superintendent of the
Grand Rapids veneer works, was fatally
burned while endeavoring to rescue an EN-
ploye who had fallen into a vat of boiling
water, dying from his injuries on the follow
ing day. He leaves a widow and seven
children.
Thirty marine engineers make their home
at Sangatuck when they're not blowing the
billowy main of old Michigan, large
number than is credited to any other port on
the east shore of that body of water
The members of the Michigan State Press
association will gather at Saginaw with the
juno roses, have good time, and then saun-
ter up to the 500 to meet their upper penin-
sula brethren of the quill.
When it comes down to matter of BUSH
ness there doesn't seem to be so much differ,
ence between saints and sinners, as class,
after all. A Holly parson accepted a call
from another parish and his people were so
hot about it that they refused him the GUS
10, N.;.y ~ 20
sermon.
w. e. Darlington, Chicago gentleman,
being matrimonially inclined, made the fact
known by way of newspaper advertise
ment. Edna Weller, a Kent county maiden,
responded, courtship ensued, the couple
were married. and are said to be as happy
as those who've had less romantic expert
ence.
Mrs. Sarah A. Gridley, the MuslSegon lady
who died recently at the age OF 104 years,
never used spectacles and had been an in
veterate tobacco smoker since she was lit
tie girl. There always seems to be some OBJ
stac.e to ones attaining goodold age, and
Of course tobacco is the only way of &C
counting for it in this instance
January preparations for Fourth of
July celebration is a sort of mid-winter di-
version that's being INDUCED in by Traverse
City folks
Isaac Shining, bright Iowa citizen, WIS.,
tied Gratiot county friends on his wedding
trip, was taken i'll while there and in less
than week was a corpse.
John Findlay, Kent county citizen OF
much property, didn't relish the idea of a
will contest after his bones were at rest, and
so incorporated clause in his will declaring
that should any heir attempt a contest they
should be cut off with an allowance of So.
John has sine, been gathered to his fathers
and the will stands with no attempt to
break it. Should this simple safeguard come
into general practice, what blow it would
be to the lawyers.
1t takes S1SQ,6lS to annually compensate
Detroit's CITY officials, big and little III the
charges of boodleism preferred against some
ofem, are true, their salaries are but moiety
of the cash they rake in.
Hambletonian Wilkes, the Coldwater stall
owned by A. G. Fisxe, has been sold to j.. b.
Murphy, of ParkRidge, Ills, for $4,000.
Flint has a new cigar factory a sort of off
shoot of the wellknown Warren a. Co. insti-
tuition.
During the mast vear Sq1 mortnpapes were