The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
NEWSOFTHES

Look out for the counterfeit silver coin
that's circulating in several sections OF the
state.
The Republican state convention to NOM
mate candidates for thespring campaign
q justice of the supreme court and two re-
gents of the state university-has been
called to convene at jackson on the 9th
day of next February.
A Lansing man laughed at his wife just
as she was about to start for church attired
in her best unday-go-to-meeting outfit.
This so incensed the would-be worshipper
that she took dose of Paris green, but the
doctors saved her life. Let husbands take
warning about laughing at their wives.
John Bryan, of Alpena, tackled the Chris
tian Science problem, but before he had
mastered all it's intricacies his brain gave
out, and now he dwelleth at the Traverse
City asylum.
Same old story-Sturgis woman used
kerosene to start fire-with about the
usual result-wopan badly burned, but
may recover
The wheat fields in many sections of
Branch county are being pastured on ac-
count of the rank growth attained by that
grain.
Hugh Dudgeon, Saginaw citizen, runs
sauerkraut factory, and some of the
neighbors object to so much odor, and ask
| for an injunction to restrain his operations
in that locality.
The Peninsular Carriage company, of
Kalamazoo, is being crowded to it's ut
most capacity, but for all that is said to be
six months behind in its orders.
Hon. f. s. Lacy, of Charlotte, may re-
sign his position as comptroller of the cur
Iency to accept the presidency of a New
York city bank.
Joel Smith, of Cadillac, went down to
Grand Rapids about year ago and in
vested 81 COO in city dirt. A few days since
he has exchanged his purchase for the
snug advance of $4,000
George S. Perry, a Battle Creek farmer,
stored away his wheat crop for raise in
the market. But he didn't make money
by the operation as thieves have carried
away the bulk of the bread producing
material.
Nearly 81 ,000e 600 worth of furniture was
turned out by couple of factories at
Owosso the past year, and the business is
so profitable that measures are being taken
10 largely increase the product during the
next twelve months.
Saginaw boasts of a citizen who began to
drink beer and use tobacco before he was
old enough to wear pants and now at the
nge of 10 is real hearty. albeit he has kept
up those early acquired habits with the
greatest regularity
Thievery manifests itself in a great va
riety of forms, even to the stealing of
church carpets That's just what hap
pened to the Episcopal edifice at Tecumseh
recently.
George Ream, of Grand Rapids, is prob
ably the Oldest Michigan man to cast bal
lot at the late election. He was a soldier
of the war of 1870, is now lob years of age,
and steps spryer than many youth of 20
summers.
Marrying strangers is always risky bust
dess for the lady who does it. A Leslie
lady tried the venture last July and now
grieves to learn that her husband had just
finished term in prison, that he must now
answer to a charge of larceny.
Judge Cooley has returned to his Ann
Arbor home from Washington, poor
health having compelled him to again re-
Inguish his duties on the interstate COM
merce commission for season.
V. Y. Penoyer is Lexington man of 72
Novembers who recently celebrated his
birthday anniversary by making twenty
four flour barrels.
DR.. Washburn, a Saginaw healer, I'M
dertook to use an ak and sliced an ear
nearly off, which gave another doctor a
Job.
G. l.. Whitney, of Muskegon, was elect
ed president, and f. A. Stow, of Grand
Rapids, secretary of the State Business
Mems association, at the annual meeting
held in Grand Rapids the past week. 1t
was decided to hold a meeting at Sagi-
nav in June next
James Mckee is a Manistee man who
attempted to stop runaway team with
out success, other than to receive injuries
that will probably prove fatal
Kimmerer, the Flint fellow convicted of
drowning his own child, has been given
the full extent of the law in such cases
made and provided-a life sentence at
jackson.
Frank Rich, of Greenville, is holding
1000 bushels of potatoes for higher mar
ket, but says he'll let them slide for an
even 81 per bushel.
Fred Odds, of Davidson, was a passen-
ger on a fast train that didn't stop at his
town, so he jumped off in order to save
long walk. He will probably die.
The unexpected sometimes happens in
quarters where you would least think it.
A jackson gentleman gave tramp some
castof clothing, and the following day the
poor but honest" recipient returned with
S14 which he had found in one of the pock-
cts.
Coldwater is letting her factories get
away, two or three of 'em having recently
been bonused by her enterprising neigh
bors.
Gognac lake seems to stand in for the
next state militia encampment, but It's
claimed that measures will be taken TO
suppress the rowdy element and thus make
the affair more of credit to a civilized
country.
IT'S claimed that only about one-third of
Ontonagon county has yet been explored,
while there is good reason for the belief
that mineral deposits of great value lie
hidden beneath the surface of the unex-
plored region.
The failure of the Potts Salt and lumber
company makes Kerr and Krupt, Sagi
nav firm, trifle uneasy, as they had re-
Qanfly QOlI tho DOfIo