The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-02-28
NEWS OF THE STATE


whose husband had been Mason, was left
with small farm heavily encountered,
which she was unable to pay. The matter
was brought to the attention of the grand
lodge at Lansing and the money raised by
individual subscriptions
-Four Lansing people, representing both
sexes, have been granted DEGREES of divorce,
for as many reasons The divorce industry
seems to have become an established feature
of modern society, and yet few people care
to have quarreling couple for neighbors.
Just fifteen tramps were hustled into Bat
tie Creeks bastile the other night, several
of whom were well dressed. But they were
"broke" by hard times in the new west, and
were working their way back TO their child
hoods hours.
The school board of certain Genesee dis
trict became weary of their schoolma'am
and gave her permanent lay-oH. But the
young lady didn't relish such unceremonious
treatment and just gave that school board
the privilege of paying her the full amount
agreed upon-and they had to do it cause
the court took the feminine side Of the con-
troversy.
Henderson & Frazier's Touring mills c.
Muskegon were singed on the 2aGh, the loss
being nearly total. Insured for $751; but
the loss is considerably above that amount.
Flint factories turn out car load of
vehicles per week for the California trade
alone. The road cart factory of that town
has just send another cargo of carts to Aus
tralia
Jackson has l79 citizens by the name of
Smith. No wonder that the Smith purifier
concern is in trouble.
South American people send orders for
rakes all the way to the Benton Manufacture
ing company, of Potterville, where they get
good article of Michigan manufacture.
A full gross of insurance companies are
doing business in this state, carrying risks of
1915, 100000 Receipts from premiums ag
gregating nearly 81 00O, 900 annually, while
the losses don't reach half that figure. And
yet some folks insist that fire insurance
doesn't pay.
81, 2O97 back pension has gladdened
Mrs. Fannie Drake, a Lyons schoolma'am.
Fred Peck, former Birmingham boy,
went east ten years ago to rejuvinate that
staid section, dropped into journalism at
Syracuse, N. Y, and now returns for the
first time for visit with the home folks.
A per cent dividend has been declared by
just how much water is represented by the
capital stock isn't stated.
A Battle Creek harvester of sparrow
bounties has been doing wholesale business
by feeding the English emissaries on whisky
soaked corn meal This makes the birds
drunk, when they're easily gathered in.
Frank Robson, assignee of the Capital
Wagon company, of Lansing, has been or
dered by the stockholders to go ahead and
complete the company's unfinished con
tracts.
ID. j. Mcdonald, the Detroit man who
guessed Nellie Bly's time, didn't get the
World prize, after all. Frank w. Stevenson
New York, but formerly n Bay City citizen,
antedated McDonalds guess, and so gets the
cash and the European tour ticket.
Stuart's Otsego chair factory has the job of
seating Chioago's new auditorium hotel
Governor Luce is reported TO have said
that of all the classes of people who seek par
dons, none are so intensely persistent as
sister seeking her brothers release.
Charles E. Lester, who recently died at
Detroit, aged SIS years, was a grandson of
Jonathan Edwards, and author of a dozen or
more historical works
BY the investment of 500 bonus, Mus
kegon gets a rolling mill with daily Ca
pacity of sixty tons, and that will keep 100
men busy. When completed twill be one of
the best equipped plants in the county, at
cost of something less than 100000
Governor Luce has laid an official hand on
c. w. Cummings, Mackinac justice dis
penser, depriving him of that Office on the
ground of Cummings too intimate acquaint-
ance with the beverage that intoxicates.
A Grand Ledge chap, who's exceptionally
spry on foot, is anxious to try the speed of
some light-footed fellow in 1901 yards squirt,
for a $50 purse.
A little Flint boy got hold of a bottle of
extract of cloves and took drink, but the
family physician had to hump himself to
keep the little fellow from becoming an
angel.
Grand Rapids lumbermen have a 1OO,-
600 acre timber tract down in the Shenan
doah region of West Virginia.
Loss of sleep drove Mrs Emile Raymond,
a Bay City lady, insane.
Grand Ledge wants new city charter,
with view Of obtaining better admins
tration of local affairs.
A Jackson paper has made a hit by en-
ploying lady reporter. who has proven to
be an unusually bright and versatile.news
gatherer.
The opposition to the consolidation of the
Saginaws has at last assumed tangible
shape, and the supreme court will likely be
called upon to decide the constitutional ty
of the consolidation acts of the last legisla-
ture.
Mrs. Martin Burns, the Genesee county
woman who was shot by her husband some
weeks SINCE now asks the authorities to re-
lease him on the ground that his services
are necessary for the support of his family.
Just CSC barrels of kerosene were rejected
by Michigan oil inspectors the past year,
out of nearly 275,000 barrels inspected
enough to have blown many a family into
1he great beyond.
A S35, 900 fire gnawed big hole into the
Grand Rapids Parlor Furniture company on
the 10th. Insurance, S23,0J0.
Grand Lodges patrons of industry store
has gone out of commission until it reaches
Muskegon, where it will be run on q diff
ferent basis The 10 per cent scheme didn't
pan out.
j. r. Leadbetter, the Bay City man who
was drowned the other day, had filed his will
with the judge of probate only two hours
before the accident occurred.