The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-24
NEWS OFTHE STATE

Houghton are kicking on the high price they
are compelled to pay for board, the best
feeder in the crowd averring that he can't
eat anything like S25 worth of grub per
month. But as more of em have been able
to entirely dispense with the eating process.
they continue TO pay the tax.
Even the Lords immediate servants are
not exempt from the common fatalities of
mankind. Rev. William Walker, an elo-
quent Baptist divine of Coolies, dropped dead
In the pulpit after pronouncing the bene-
diction at an evening service. Twas case
of apoplexy.
A. NJ Hurd, Flint's Oldest citizen, who
had spent nearly half century in that city,
Is dead at the age of 81 years.
The Michigan Central Railway company
offered to comfort Mrs. Alice HUM IS, 600
worth for the loss of her husband, who came
TO an untimely end as railway brakeman,
but that lady sets a higher value on the
dear departed and won't accept it. She
lives at Jackson.
Lattimer's life sentence at the Jackson
penitentiary doesn't discourage him from
keeping up his premiums on couple of life
insurance policies The life business seems
to be his best hold.
Jerome Allen, Flint gentleman of 63
summers, lived two days with a turkey bone
in his throat before joining the silent ma
Jority. His sufferings were intense, despite
the best medical skill for his relief.
The State Agricultural college is in re-
ceipt of collection of stuffed animals from
the effete east Whether they are to serve
as reminders of the primitive past or are to
play an important part in scientific agrcult-
ure isn't stated.
The Three Rivers shooting ARRAY, in
which the city marshal, revolver and
tramp were mixed up, to the sudden termi-
nation of the latter's longevity, furnishes
still another case of mistaken identity. Mrs.
Charles willard, the Kalamazoo lady who
identified the remains of the victim as being
those of her dear husband, was somewhat
surprised by the temperance OF that gen.
tleman few days later. She had already
preferred charge of murder against the
shootist.
A 500 sharper has devised a. new scheme
for money making with small investment
of capital and energy, by filling cans with
clay that had been scooped from the bottom
of the 500 canal by government dredge,
packing the small opening of the can with
opium and selling the outfit in Chicago for
the genuine stuff. He had raked in hand
some wad of cash before the little game was
discovered.
Michigan's poultry and pet stock associa-
ton had very successful exhibit at Bay
City the past week. The association will
crow in annual meeting at Jackson in Janu-
airy, 1891.
Charles w. Nichols, former Michigan
man, who served through the war and sur
vived an unpleasant experience in Ander-
sonville prison, afterward assisting in the
capture of jeff Davis, has capitulated to ala
grippe" at Springfield, Mass.
The festive burglar seems to have turned
his attention to corporate wealth of late, but
his explorations of railway stations has not
yielded heavy dividends of late. Farwell's
two depots were both interviewed in one
night, but didn't respond with sufficient
Doodle to properly moisten the whistles of
the operators
A Kalamazoo man went to Dakota a few
days since with SIS, 600 in his breeche's pock-
cts to win both fame and fortune in the land
of drouth and billiards. Fame he may have
secured, but it's of two common kind to be
eminently satisfactory-that of poverty.
"Ohl the riddle of life is hard to read" in
such cases-for the recipient.
An Ionia county saw mill plant that will
load thirty-fve cars to their full capacity, is
TO be moved 10 Mobile, Ala.
A gavel made of wood taken from Ander-
sonville prison does duty for INLAY city's
camp of the Sons of Veterans
Michael Day, Marquette county's Oldest
inhabitant, is dead at the age of 9S. The
number of aged people in this state rather
disproves the statement that each genera.
ton is becoming shorter lived.
A Clio woman and bottle of bug juice
got so mixed up with a railway locomotive
that they have become spirits of another
sphere.
An ample supply of balls and chains have
been secured by the authorities with a view
of holding the festive tramp down to his job
on the public streets, and marked decrease
in the tourist crop has been noticed in that
locality.
Ionia county has 1900 members of the
Patrons of Industry-the organization that
aimeth to buy their merchandise at hard-pan
prices.
Thomas w. Hume came to America
twenty years ago, struck Michigan soon
afterward without dollar, worked by the
day in the lumber woods, became foreman
of Hackley's Huskegon mill, worked into a
partnership with Hackley, and can now
count his possessions up to $3.50, 000--the re.
suit of energy, pluck and good judgment.
An Omer sportsman bagged SIS worth of
bears in one day, and could have increased
the amount had his opportunities been sutfi.
GENTLY favorable.
c. c. Pond, jackson capitalist, has pur-
chased 14,25S acres of timbered lands in
northern New York Tis claimed to be the
largest individual purchase of Empire state
soil in the history of that great common.
wealth.
A Charlevaix ruralist has hit upon q plan
70 head off the sheep Staying canine. Each
sheep is decorated with a bell and when
scared by dogs the varied tinkling of sounds
produced by the flock convinces the pursuers
that they are treading dangerous ground
resulting in the speedy abandonment of the
chase
The deaths resulting from the speed with
which train sare run in Port Huron have in
tluced the powers that be to shut down on
the fast timers, in future. Damage suits are
likely to result from some recent accidents
Of fatal nature, also.
Reuben Fuller, a North Adams ruralist