The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-11-14
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600 lot and propose 10 ornament it with a
10000 church.
An open switch ON the G. r. aud l., at
Mcnteith, wrecke ! "a freight train OF sew
snteen cars The train hands escaped Sc
rious injury.
The squash stories that have recently
been set afoot have been downed by the
turnip yarn OF a Sherman citizen. This
particular turnip was well fattened, but
quit growing at twenty and three quarter
pounds.
So Fuller, the fellow who brought Ca
madam whisky over to Muskegon with
out paying the customary import duties.
has been plastered with 500 fine. with
sixty days at the Detroit house of cor
rection to complete the cure.
Kalkaska people were treated TO sleigh
rides on the last day of October If the
muskrat sign holds good the sleigh rid
ing business will jingle along in that lati.
tude for the next six months.
Grand Haven people take s1OeOo worth
OF stock. aud furnish the site and build
ing for the Chicago glass works, about
to remove to that city. The concern vii
be run ON capitalization of 500. 600. One
hundred men will be employed for a
starter. -. ~ -
A Zoo box of sheet lead fell upon an
Alpena girl with no more serious results
than q. few slight bruises. And now some
OF the young men OF the town are wonder
ing Sust how much squeezing the young
ladies can stand.
Lake Huron probably hasn't been
effected by the new tarif, but just the
same it's higher than for many years past.
David Parks, Fowler gentleman, was
born l0t years ago, served his country In
the last scrimn1age with Great Britain,
and hhs been q Michigan man for the last
SO years or more.
j. J. Shearer is Greenville farmer
who discovered bed of beautiful yellow
ochre paint On his plantation. II the
stuff pans our in quantity his fortune ia
made.
c. C. Maxon and Mrs. H. II. Phillips
were residents of Essexville until they
eloped, both living families behind them.
The woman took 5000 worth of her hue-
bands cash along to help pay the ex-
penses of the runaway voyage.
Grand Rapids registration lists show
this year II, 900 names.
The burning of Leonard's 81, 800 school
house is a total loss to that bailiwick, the
insurance having expired Il short time
before the cremation act.
Carrie King Grand Rapids lady, will
probably die from the effects of collision
with careless bicycle rider.
Greenville's starch factory is grinding
away on a batch of 000o bushels of
potatoes.
The Rev. Humphrey Hammond, who
died recently at Shepherd, was one of the
earliest Of Indian missionaries, coming
to Grand Rapids 81 years ago. He is said
to have made the first window sash used
in that city.
A Bangor Lady threw a carving knife at
a rat which ran across the room where
her little child was playing. The knife
broke, one piece reboundiDg and striking
the baby, which cannot live The rat
escaped unframed.
An Alpena woman is trying to dispose
of her child by the rafting process, selling
the tickets at Is cents each. Where's the
new anti-lottery law that winks at such
iniquity.
The sheriff of Lenawee county, has been
directed by the board of supervisors to
give all tramps. committed to his charge,
eight hours exercise each day at pounding
stone.
Upper peninsular people in many places
are enjoying the exhilarating pastime of
sleighriding with the frosty assistance of
one foot of snow.
Harry Esterling, OF Montague, was
killed by the cars. at Duluth while ON
his way home from a western trip. The
news was telegraphed to his sister, who
tainted from the shock, and two hours
later she was corpse.
Michael Hickey, an Owosso man doing
duty as brakeman on the Michigan Cen
trail, was crushed between two freight
cars at Lansing, dying an hour after
ward.
j. f. Arnold, an Oakland county far
mer, harvested 300 bushels of potatoes
from one acre of ground, and that, too,
in a year when potatoes mean ready
cash.
d. o. Bell, a Battle Creek citizen, de-
sires to engage in the translation of Eng
lish works into the Swedish language
and has gone to Stockholm to study the
language for that express purpose.
William Palmer, charged with the muir.
der Of a brother, is being tried in the Sagi-
nav circuit court.
Ann Arbors mayor will give 500 to ge {
acquainted with the jolly Hallow 'eeners
who Cut. up SO many didoes in that city on
the last night of October. /
The population of Cadillac and the inn.
mediate vicinity includes 5000 Scandinav-
ians.
The Flint and Pere Marquette Railway
company has become tired of its old pas
senger house at Manistee and will replace
it with more modern and commodious
structure.
George A. Critics, an Ada veteran of 81
summers, has been granted 81. 706 81
worth of back pension, and a monthly
stipend Of S.
Port Huron's waterworks system has
been extended by the addition of five
miles of mains this year. Plenty of water
is the Port Huron motto.
Professor NJ. A. Wilcox has resigned
the presidency of Kalamazoo college, the
Baptist institution from which the hazing
students were expelled some month";
since. The college is not in a prosperous
condition. r. A
A York state man proposes to give Du-
rand factory for the manufacture of
wooden measures.
just 236 people are now taking their