The times., 1890-10-31
NEWSOFTHESTATE


church members cheek few weeks since,
on account of difference of opinion, has
settled the matter by the payment of
s35 fine.
Van Buren, county officials are bestir-
ring themselves TO see IL anything can be
done to stop violations of the local option
law.
Jonathan Boyce, one of Muskegon's
lumber barons has let u contract for the
delivery of 8OO, 900. 900 feet of pine logs at
Bay City.
John Clngham, the man who gathered
In a lot OF pension money and snug place
In the state soldiers home by impersonat-
ing brother, has confessed his fault and
been awarded two-year job at the De-
troit house of correction. He was a for
mer resident of Brighton.
William Moore, the Detroiter who was
shot by Officer John O'Donnell one day
recently, is dead. Moore was about to
stab his own wife when O'Donnell inter-
fered, whereupon he turned upon the Of
| ficer In a savage manner-hence the fatal
shot.
DIR. s. b. johnson, the New Jersey man
who suddenly left Albion on the eve of
his expected marriage to Miss C0-a Ben
Buffalo, N. Y. His desertion of Miss
Benham is regarded very ryungentleman-
ly act by Albion people.
Marine City lady jumped into we'll
to rescue her little son, and both were
drowned.
Mary E. Todd, 20 years of age and a
school teacher for the past forty years,
was found dead in bed at jackson. Heart
ifa lata 4 he.
| story of a useful career.
After making two or three Intellectual
attemps at going hence, Daniel Mccoy,
an Alpena man, took morphine and
Joined the great multitude of the farther
shore.
A Romeo man of so had a bothersome
corn, which he shaved with rusty razor.
Blood-poisoning ensued, and now the
owner sleepeth the cemetery nap that
knows no waking.
Michigan's climate became too warm
for William Noble, man of many towns
and as many wives, and so William ig-
nobly hied himself away to Canadian
GOODNESS.
An even $140, 900 is the estimated cost of
the new electric railway to connect Ann
Arbor and Ypsilanti.
Michigan university has issued about
10,500 diplomas since it first went into
commission.
Walter Witter is Lawrence man who
believes in business short cuts. Having
| a gasoline barrel to clean, it occurred to
him to apply match to the bung hole.
Barrel stock took mighty sudden ten
dency upward in that locality. and Walter
hasn't seen thing since the explosion
occurred.
The Lapeer board of supervisors have
decided that the assessable valuation of
that county should stand at an even s14,-
900. The real value is considerably in
excess of those figures.
"A $50 900 wheel company has been or
ganized at Jackson for the express pur-
pose of rolling out wheels in competition
with the American wheel trust.
Being the lowest bidder, N. NJ. Bassett,
of Austin, ILL.,, will probably get the con-
tract for erecting the Kalamazoo public
building, at $57, 746 s5
A needle was recently cut from the
right arm of Flint lady that entered
her right knee eight years ago. II had
travelled about her body during all that
period, and at one time was located on
top of her shoulder. The needle was
rusted badly when extracted.
Recent decisions of the postoffice de-
partment give the anti-lottery law a wide
scope. Detroit publishers have been no.
titled that they must cease publishing
the advertisements of well-known busi-
ness houses that have devised guessing
matches, or their papers will be excluded
from the mails.
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the Manistee lumber and salt liking, is re-
ported to have expressed the belief that
Mr.. Peters failure is absolute so far as
saving anything for himself is concerned
An inventory will alone tell the story CT
just how matters stand.
Marquett's building Operations, public
and private, for the year are. considerably
in excess of $1,000 600. This does not in
clude the new ore docks which cost $780,
600.
Grand Rapids kids seem to be up TO all
sorts of didoes Three of 'em-little fell
lows, too-stole a keg CT beer and got so
tipsy on the stuff that they were found out
and landed in the bastile.
A Lapeer sportsman won a Scent
bounty by shooting a sparrow, but the
gun burst at the same time, and destroyed
Cne SlBDU Oh hn eye, Whim MS lace has
been permanently disfigured
The Menominee clerk who was allowed
to leave town after disgorging $4,000
which he had embczzled from his en-
ployes, had the audacity to write back to
them for recommend that would enable
him to obtain another situation. There's
such a thing as sublimity, even in cheek.
Kalamazoo seems to be losing her pres;.
rye as the great celery center, Tecumseh
growers shipping fifty tons of the escu-.
lent one day last week, "A feat never at
tained by the former city, even in her
palmiest celery days
Riverda1e Patrons OF Industry propose
to invest In SO, 600 store of their own,
where they can buy goods on the 10 per
cent. plan.
Richmond schools have been closed by
diphtberia epidemic.
A recent decision of the supreme court
gives local boards considerable latitude
in deciding upon the sufficiency OF saloon
bonds, so much 80 that aloonists in many
places may experiese much difficulty in
getting their bonds approved in future
Bert Shoman is u Needmore man whose
continued residence in this vale of tears
is due to his presence Of mind He found