The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-10-24
NEWS0FTHESTATE


~ lady in fsr-off India, and happily they
lived together until death claimed the
wife. Later on Char..s, came back to this
state for visit and has just married a
sister Of his first wife. We
II was so much easier for an Allegan
lad to pull his gun through the fence
than 10 lift IL over, but it cost him his
good right hand to try the experiment.
Waterloo is a suggestive name, but that
may not account for the accident that be-
fell couple of lovers from that town,
who drove over low bridge into mill
pond. The steed was drowned, but the
lovers escaped with very damp ducking.
John Mclean is a Saginaw boy who
loved to smoke cigarettes in bed He did
this, however, once too many times. and
both Johnny and his bed were badly
scorched.
James Roach, the Sand Beach veteran
supposed to have been murdered some
time since, has been found at the Dayton,
Ohio, soldiers home.
A Jackson chap stepped into a jewellery
store and playfully pointed a rifle at one
Knowles. OF course it wasu't loaded, but
the bullet just missed Knowles head and
demolished showcase. The shooter was
tickled to think that he got off with no
greater amount of damage.
Max Griffin is Deerfield man with a
bad case of catarrh. BY mistake he
snuffed some powdered ivy root as cure,
but Max still has the catarrh, though
he narrowly escaped death as result of
his experiment.. tF
Although the chaps who burglarized
BlaisdelPs store, at Lowell, had a ten
hours start of the officers, another ten
hours found two of the marauders in the
bastile. Such promptness on the part of
the proper officials have tendency to
discourage pilfering operations.
Somebody was unkind enough to fire
two or three large barns for Zera Raw
son, of Vermontville. making a 5000 or
81, 900 loss. ga II
Geo. c. Butterfeld. of Muskegon, was
elected president, and +. c. Van Ness, of
Port Huron, secretary, of the state Y. M.
G. A. at its state convention held at Flint
Several interesting papers relating to the
work of the association were read at the
convention. H#
The case of Ferguson VS. Gies, taken to
the supreme court from the Detroit cir
cult, has been reversed by the tribunal Of
last resort. Ferguson is a colored man
who was refused accommodations at
Giles restaurant on equal terms with
white people. BY the terms of this deci-
sion, colored people must not be dis
eliminated against by those who cater to
the general public.
A Benton Harbor fruitist recently in
dulged in strawberries of his own raising.
Although trifle out of season, the flavor
was equal to that of the June produc
ton. HN
j. M. Franklin is an old Missien farmer
who recently obtained 80 cents per bushel
for potatoes in the Chicago market, after
deducting freight and commission ex-
penses. The tube-s were extra large
ones. A
Two strangers went to the barn of
James Brown, of Marlette, on a recent
dark night and raised great rumpus
with the horses, with the evident inten-
ton of bringing the owner out on tour
of investigation. But Brown had 5000 in
the house, and wisely concluded to stay
inside, thereby saving himself and cash
from the would-be robbers grasp
George Smith and l.. ID. Bailey have
been arrested on the supposition that they
know something about the origin of the
Walden fire. The latter was one of the
merchants who were burned out, the fire
originating on his premises.
A couple of Grand Rapids kids are
spending a season in the bastile for in
dulging in candy not their own. Stolen
sweets are often very troublesome
The necessary franchises have been
secured for the electric street car line be-
tween Coruna and Owosso, and the pro-
ject is now likely to be 60
oountu or;,,;n.Ia ooat A. -
payers of that bailiwick the sum of 3d.
543. SO. the past year.
The Belt line company at Bay City, be-.
gan grading across the property of lady
OF that town before arriving at an under
standing regarding compensation for
right of way. But the owner didn't pro-
pose to be imposed upon, just because she
was woman, and promptly opened fire
upon the gang of laborers one man hav-
ing his hat riddled before the fair shooter
was taken into custody.
The calendar of the present term of the
Howell circuit court contains fourteen
cases against the estate of the late John
Weimester That gentleman has been
dead for a year and it is claimed that
nothing has yet been done to liquidate the
$4,000 worth of debts he owed.
H. f. Dusing was an Olivet lawyer who
became imbued with desire to go west
and rustic for fame and wealth. He went,
is now prominent citizen of San JOSE
Cal, and has been successful in both di.
rections.
Mrs. Ida Adams is Colon lady who
was slandered by citizen of the same
town. Did Ida sit down and cryf No,
but in her wrath she arose, borrowed a
cowhide, and applied it to the defamer
with such force that he'll give his tongue
a rest for many moon to come. at least
so far as Mrs. Adams is concerned
October 70 has been designated as
prison Sunday, and general observance
is expected from Michigan churches.
The other night jackson county far
mer laid aside his trowsers, pocket of
which contained $43, for a season of re-
pose. The next morning he found the
wearing apparel in the front yard. but the
burglar had the cash for keeps.
Eleven kegs Of beer, several fights and
four guests taken to the bastile, were spe-
cial features of Polish wedding at Iron
Mountain. H
While driving on the streets OF Kalama-
zoo. gentleman of that city had his
horse killed by lightning. Although
badly frightened the driver escaped with