The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-16
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one prisoners have managed to get away
from jackson pris,n, thirty of whom have
succeeded in Keeping away despite all eff
forts for their recapture.
The attempt to raise the prfps of loaf
of bread that would require two of 'em
to appease the appetite of a workingman,
to cents, was a failure in Detroit IL still
sells at cents.
The commencement Grafton at Michigan
university will be delivered this year by
Professor Andrew l.. White ex-president
of Cornell university.
Port Huron's Congregational church will
complete the first half century of its exist
ence May IL.
Detroit has $500 newspaper vendors, 100
OF whom are girls.
The Bardeen Paper company, at Otsego,
is building the largest well in the country,
IL not In the world. When completed
twill be forty feet deep and the same dis
lance across,
Counterfeit silver coin of various de-
nominations has been worked into circu-
lation at Battle Greek. The spurious coin
has the appearance of being much worn.
Mrs. Susanah Cecil, Milan lady of 80
years, was born in London away back in
1891, but has lived in this country the most
pilgrimage. She is now the Oldest resident
of Monroe county.
A pair of Chinese pheasants are the
latest addition to the outfit of the state ag
ricultural college.
The Sunday excursion season has al
ready opened up at Detroit.
A Maple Grove pathmaster has been
hauled up on a charge of perjury, he hav-
In0 admitfnH N GxyaprinO fpIea
turns in the making of highway collec-
TONS
Mrs. C. N. HOLSTER, a Bellevue lady of
05 summers, has just completed bed
quilt Of 4,0T0 pieces.
Theobald Garlinger, Nashville man
ost mis- house and had his barn badly
damaged by lightning during a recent
thunder storm, while both himself and
wife We're severely shocked by the electric
fluid,
Dollie Lansing, Litchfeld lad of 10
summers, is the sole owner of a marvellous
voice which he's been training in public
for the past seven years.
The city of Cleveland has paid s., 900 to
the children of Sheriff Lynch, who lost
his life in the capture of "Blinkey" Nor
gan several years since. The reward Of
fered by the state of Ohio still remains
unpaid-another case of justice long de-
ferred.
The North Muskegon single factory,
capacity &c, 900 shingles per hour, has been
sold, but will resume business shortly at
Tomahawk, Wis.
Large quantities of fish are dying in
= DEVILS lake, Lenawee county.
Four little Battle Creek girls, too young
to be interviewed by the agents of the law
were detected in appropriating S45 worth
of jewelry store goods.
If the spirit rappers are in good trim and
the weather suitable, Spiritualists will
have grand jollification at Orion Lake,
June 14-23
SBellaire's handsome young ladies hav,
formed themselves into little brown jug
society. Lest this item should be mislead
ing we'll add that they don't drink-any-
thing stronger than tea and lemonade.
Florence c. Moriarty has been appointed
city clerk at Ypsilanti, and that, too, since
the supreme court has been called upon to
decide whether or no woman can legally
hold public office.
The business of the Detroit pension
agency has doubled during the past five
years, the annual disbursements now
reaching 100000.
A $4,000 fire scourged the business
portion of Saranac on the 18th. Partially
insured.
Grand Rapids furniture manufacturers
have decided to change their style once a
year hereafter, just half as often as for
merly
The seventeenth annual meeting of
F. Michigan school superintendent was held
at Lansing the past week. The attendance
md - into
to educators were duly discussed.
Rev. w. H. Bartram,. Milan parson,
has preached forty eight funeral dis
courses during the past half year, but has
received less than that number of dollars
for his services. Speaking kind words of
the dead doesn't seem to be a remunera-
tive business, in some cases.
y DIR. w. G. Cooper, a Lansing doctor who
knows the value of advertising in cooper
ing business is to be boosted out of the
State Homeopathic association. 'Tisnt
lawful for q doctor with sheepskin Gre
dentials to let his light shine in that man
ner
Free transportation to Saginaw and q
500 prize are the inducements offered by
Wellington II. Burt to the best drilled
company from the Orchard Lake Military
academy and the state agricultural col
lege. The boys will go.
A jackson county farmer placed strip
of iron on his horses manger to discour-
age the cribbing habit. Not long after
ward a frisky streak of lightning found
the iron and five dead horses was the re-
suit.
Quincy had an old maids club of thir-
teen members. We say had, for one of
'em recently up and got married, and yet
many people will persist in the belief 4hat
thirteen is an unlucky number.
J. X Sharpe, Big Rapids alderman,
wasn't sharp enough to secure his final
naturalization papers before being elected
to municipal Office.
Only those veterans of the late war who
enlisted later than Feb. 5, 1864, can draw
the 500 bounty which the supreme court
recently decided should be paid to those
entitled to it,
Charles T. Wright, the Benzie county
murderer doesn't fancy the job of making
wagon hubs at the jackson prison, but
expects to be given chance at book
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