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

Hudson dealers shipped forty-four tons
of poultry during the month of Novem-
ber
A Philadelphia firm bored for gypsum
near st. Ignace and struck wealth and a
rich vein OF copper at the same time.
The farmers of Kent county are pretty
nearly unanimous in the opinion that a
market place would be good thing for
their interests and that Grand Rapids is
the proper place for its location.
Oxtoby Bros is the name of youthful
Business firm at Saginaw, their ages being
IA and years respectively. They handle
stencils and rubber stamps.
Mrs L. Aldrich, the jackson lady who
draws revolutionary pension, has been
granted another government stipend as
the widow of veteran of the Mexican
war.
The II. G. Akeley Lumber company, Of
Grand Haven, cut over $4,000, 600 feet OF
lumber with one mill the past season, be-
sides lot of lath and shingles.
Minnie Sturdevant, an Eaton county
lassie was denied teachers certificate
by the board OF school examiners, and APP
piled to the supreme court for manda-
mus to compel 'em to issue the coveted
credentials. This was denied by the court,
and now Minnie proposes to sue the board
for damages.
Harvey Williams, Wheeler huntsman,
exhibits thirty-five pound lynx, measur-
ing four feet and three inches, as a trophy
Of his prOwess.
The O-wash-ta-nong club, composed of
leading and wealthy Grand Rapids peo-
pie, did handsome thing when it made
glad Thanksgiving for the poor people
of that city. Provisions were purchased
by the wagon load and distributed among
the needy and destitute
The Cheboygan Lumber company
claims its recent fire loss was caused by
sparks from a tug owned by the Delta
Transportation company, and now brings
suit TO recover damages sustained.
Frank Williams, OF Lincoln, picked
basket Of green cucumbers from his gar
den the day before Thanksgiving, Balmy
Michigan!
The annual reception Of the Bay City
club was held at the Frazer house amid a
wilderness of plants aid flowers. The at
tendance was nearly 400
Michigan breeders OF shorthorn cattle
will hold "a state convention at Lansing,
Dec. IL and Is.
The state Sunday-school convention,
held at Lansing the past week, was well
attended. The reports show 5000 Sunday
schools in the state, $500 officers and 3d.,
600 pupils. Rev III. S. Jordan, of Ian
sing, and Rev. f. w. Miller, of Big Rap
ids, were chosen president and recording
secretary for the year to come.
Melvin McMurry, Grand Rapids youth
of II summers, drank pint of gin and
whisky and laid himself down in an alley
for a nap. When found by the police he
was badly, perhaps fatally, frozen.
Van Buren, CANNES are worrying the life
out of the sheep of that section.
Decatur is young in the celery business,
but shipped three tons daily during the
month of November just the same.
Mendon schools are run Saturdays instead
of Mondays, to give the large girls a
chance to assist their mamas at the wash
tub. Some of 'em actually.
A Flint cooperage factory receives it's
stave stock from Tennessee and ships its
manufactured barrels to Chicago Two
car loads of slaves are used each week.
There's signs at Adrian of revival of
the roller skating mania that was so
popular few years ago.
Fred Crick, an Ypsilanti shoemaker,
took big dose of bulge, quarreled with
his family and then ended his earthly
troubles with big dose of morphine.
The Kalamazoo Jewish synagogue has
steady job and Sl,S00 per annum for
some rabbi of the proper qualifications
Such job ought to hit somebody in good
shape
The largest cold storage plant in the
state is being built at Benton Harbor by
Winans g. Young, at a cost of S16,5OO.
Lumber shipments from Bay City reach
ed 500, 612, 1882 feet in 1884, while only 1885,
Gil, 900 feet were shipped this year. The
product is decreasing annually.
The jury disagreed in the case of Albert
Palmer, tried in the Saginaw circuit court
for the murder of his brother Sept. 20 last
and Palmer will have a second trial at the
next term of court. The defendant claims
the shooting was accidental, but the
brother is dead just the same. TITS
thought that the jury stood nine to three
for acquittal.
Yokum is the name of Blssfield parson
who's said to be doing rushing business
i'll the marriage industry
Marquette people will find amusement |
at an ice rink during the frigid period.
t,ciSO. OidhBcI, WIN VIC |
state militia at Ann Arbor when the fa- |
tai collision with the university students |
occurred, and was thought to have been |,
fatally injured during the melee, has |
about recovered his normal condition.
The Converse Manufacturing company's |
furniture factory at Newaygo was burned |
on the 9Th, making loss of $4,000 on |
building and machinery and about S15, 900 |
on the manufactured product. Insurance
about $4,000. The factory will probably |
be rebuilt
Mrs. Ida Fall, Birmingham lady, sui |
cided because her husband killed pair of |
pet turkeys and appropriated the market |
valve thereof.
George Parker is a Bay City genius who |
devised an asbestos sheet which, when |
hung up beside a building, will stop con-
fagration If George isn't mistaken about |
the matter.
The head of Little Traverse bay is the |
home of a company of bald headed eagles
that are apparently the happiest when the
waves roll the highest. No matter how
severe the storm, they are always on hand |
A, ,,l,, oh 81.