The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-20
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of l04 years, enjoys the distinction of be-
ing Michigan's oldest citizen. So well
preserved is he that his face is but little
furrowed with wrinkles. M
The homeopathic doctors claim to have
been crowded out of st. Marks hospital, at
Grand Rapids, by their allopathic breth-
rem, and so propose to build hospital all
their own t
Statistics show that only about 20 per
cent. of the state agricultural college
graduates follow the pursuit of farming
for livelihood
Not far from Benton Harbor lives Rev.
John Atkinson, said to be the Oldest liv-
ing preacher in the United States, IL not
in the world. He was born at Fleming
ton, N. j.. in 1893, has been Methodist
nearly eighty years and parson in that
denomination for moro than three-fourths
of century.
Mrs. Isaac Double, Waldron lady, has
very appropriately presented her husband
with pair of babies,
1t is rumored that Controller of the Cur
rency Lacey will soon resign his Washing
ton job to accept the more lucrative one
OF navigating New York banking house.
The ocean steamer La Gascogne upon
private secretary recently went to France
narrowly escaped going to the bottom of
the ocean by colliding with a partially
submerged rock near the Scilly islands
A dense fog was prevailing at the time.
The wool crop of the state promises to
be large one and of good quality, but the
prices offered are very lover cents being
the top notch of the market.
hfora,r thirtv xnars ano Rufra n
Rogers, Vassar man, cut his initials in
silver quarter while in Arizona, and few
days ago received the selfsame quarter
from customer.
La grippe has rendered twelve Saginaw
children orphans in one family, the
mother dying in January and the father
a few days since, from an attack of the
Russian epidemic. The children origi-
nally numbered thirteen, but the odd one
went with the parents.
Big Rapids residents compared notes by
the ballot method regarding the advisable
ity of aiding Crescent Furniture company
to rebuild it's burned factory, with the re-
suit that the company can have $1,000
worth of funds for that purpose.
A book agent who's less than four feet
in height and weighs fifty-six pounds, is
waging successful canvass in this
state.
Almon Ames, Quincy gentleman of
40 summers, was driving an aged horse
along the street when swarm of bees
settled on the outfit. The equine now
sleeps with the daisies, but the driver, al
though badly stung, will recover.
A Centreville citizen, who, by the way,
is Prohibitionist politically and good
Methodist withal, is the bondsman of
local saloonist.
Charles Spcier, Monroe youth, will try
some of the spice of life at the Ionia re-
formatory for the year to come, because
he raised sparrow bounty order from q
cents to the same number of dollars.
John Randolph, the missing Battle
Creek lad, didn't HE himself away with
a circus as was at first supposed, but
slipped into the mill pond from a tree
that was being searched for a squirrels
nest, his body being recovered a week
later.
During the past year seventeen new
banks have been established, the total as
sets Of the system in this state now ex-
ceeding sol 900, 600. Senator Monroe, the
father of this new system of banking. has
abundant reason for feeling proud of its
success.
John Van Dam, a Grand Rapids man,
slept for period of eight weeks, But sur
vived the ordeal. Not long since he was
taken with another sleepy SPELL but at the
and of twelve days nature became ex-
hausted and his spirit departed for another
realm.
Rogers City people think there's good
money for the fellow who'll establish a
bank in that town.
George Parks, a Hudson citizen, has
been granted a divorce on the ground of
cruel treatment from his wife.
Some St. Clair county chap became
weary of carrying public funds to which
he had no legal right, and so inclosed
800 in an envelope and directed it to the
county treasurer. No clew.
At the burning of saw mill boarding
house near Osceola Junction, little
frankie Kennedy was roasted to death.
The supreme court has decided that the
official acts of lady holding public Of
flee are just as valid as though they en-
anated from the lords of creation. Thus
the lady deputy county clerk of Genesee
county is all right.
William Lowry, a Marquette man Of
color, was caught and pinioned to the
stdTbn ny u ldblnS tlcC biC Ohoe6 ioiCSJ,
where he was found four days alter by
party of woodmen. He died soon after
ward, the result of exposure and starva-
ton. ~
The state fair management are being
exercised by the discovery that Michigan
railways are trying to effect a combination
to charge halls rates on fair exhibits. Here
to fore they've been carried free.
An irate Bronson maiden of an uncer-
tain but mature age, walloped the census
enumerator with broomstick for quiz
zing her in regard thereto, and so effectu-
ally did she ply it that he'll complete the
census taking task by proxy.
Joseph c. Sterling is still secretary of
the State Agricultural society, the execu-
tive committee deciding that he can run
the Lansing Office by proxy and thus re-
tain his Monroe residence.
A South jackson family of nine people
in straitened circumstances managed to
keep body and soul together for week
on diet of hickory nuts. When the sit
uation was discovered by the neighbors
they were supplied with more whole
some bill Of fare.