The times., 1890-06-13
NEWSOFTHES

A widow lady OF Jackson perfumed her
bedstead with gasoline for the benefit of
the insect inhabitants and then applied a
match to complete the exterminating.job@
The scheme worked admirably so fdr rs
the bugs were concerned, but the lady her
self was so badly burned by her dress tax
ing fire that her recovery Is doubtful.
An Ovid chap has held a grudge against
his horse for the past fourteen years,
keeping il in a dark stall without once
getting glimpse of sunlight during all
that time. Some people are built on a
very magnanimous plan.
Jonathan Dean, a Charlotte veteran of
the war of 1912, has just been granted a
S25 per month pension. If Mr.. Dean lives
another four years he will be q century
old.
An Otsego gentleman engaged grass
widow from Grand Rapids as housekeeper.
Two or three days later three gold watches
and S4O0 in gold were missing, and now
the widow dwelleth in the county Gala
boose because she had the Doodle secreted
in dress pocket
Alongo Haynes, Centreville citizen of
"a years, comes from a long-lived family.
He has brother who's seen 76 summers,
while his two sisters come within two and
four years, respectively of the same age.
Kalamazoo has four banks, and good
ones they are, too, that carry Sl,5OO,OOO
worth of deposits.
Muskegon is still in the lumber busi-
ness, her mill owners shipping 1887 600
feet during the month of May.
An Isabella county Indian INDUCED in
the luxury of whipping his wife occasion
ally, but wearying of the sport began
chastizing another mans wife. And
then trouble commenced, and the big In
dian dwelleth in the Detroit house of cor
rection for the hot season.
A Bangor man has been lawfully
married three times within the past four
teen months and declares that matrimony
is far from being failure. His extended
experience ought to add great weight to
his opinion.
James Crowley the Ludington lumber
man who swallowed big dose of NOR
phine on +. and p. M. steamer to induce
sleep, now sleeps the sleep that knows no
earthly waking. He died soon after
reaching Manistee.
A back pension of S3, 900 has fallen to the
lot of Mrs. Rebecca Beaver, of Adrian.
She will also draw a monthly stipend of
olo hS ionB aS ohc reunaihS ~ Soicicf
widow.
A township clerk of Genesee county be-
lieves in nipping the sparrow nuisance in
the bud and so offers a bounty on their
eggs.
Quincy loses her Kimback carriage fac
tory because Elkhart, Ind, people temp
ted the concern with $4,000 bonus.
Michigan is likely to be well represented
at the international Sunday school con-
vention at Pittsburg. the fare for the
round-trip from Detroit on that occasion
being but $3.50.
A Flint coroner's jury AYERS that Thom-
as Elders death was caused by injuries
inflicted by the kicking of one Spencer
Tobias, over year ago. Tobias was ar
rested at once after the verdict was rem
dered, !but furnished the necessary bail
and is again at large
The fourth boy baby has come to glad
den the home of Chang Ball, Chinese
laundrymen of Grand Rapids. Chang
was married five years ago.
An Algoma lawyer of 6S summers, who
has just secured divorce from his third
wife, admits that it's never too late TO
learn.
A patent on new-fangled toboggan
slide has Just been issued to Muskegon
girl, who hopes to gracefully glide into
fortune by her invention.
Kittie NJ. Frederick, a Colon girl, has
been arrested for placing ties on the Mich
igan Central tracks with the intent of
train wrecking. She had been refused
ride by a freight conductor and it is said
took this course to get even.
profaccnr Rn1lo ~ Corpaptar Of ba
state agricultural college, has resigned to
accept the chair of experimental engineer
ing at Cornell university. Professor Car
penter is successful and popular edu-
Gator.
Lightning struck barn near Caro- in
which four men were at work, two of
whom were instantly killed and the other
two badly Frustrated. The latter will re-
cover. The electric fluid left no mark on
any of the parties.
Kalamazoo Methodists are trying to fig
ure out some scheme whereby 81 800 can
be made to build a $4,000 church edifice,
but at last accounts hadn't succeeded
The log crop of Luce county, harvested
the past winter, scales upward of 10000
900 feet.
Mt. Peasants fat mems club is a jolly
association with 1l9 members, whose ag-
gregate weight is about twelve tons.
The club comprises lot of brains as well
as avordupois.
The May inspection of Michigan salt
panned out 364, 6SS barrels.
The new city directory of Grand Rapids
contains very close to 40,0 600 names, and on
this basis population of $1,000 is pre-
dicted.
When Cadillac citizens undertake a cell
ebration they don't do it by halves, and
that's why two days will be devoted to
the proper observance of the anniversary
of American independence.
A factory for the preparation of dogs
food is st. Joseph institution. But it's
more than likely that many canine will
still insist on an occasional diet of real
live mutton.
A Forrest merchant is trying TO en-
courage some young couple to stand up
and be married az public picnic to be
held near that town on June 20, and to
that end offers to reward 'em with an ele-
CANT set of dishes.
Charles c. Parker, of Fort Smith, Ark,
an Orchard Lake cadet, won the first
prize in the elocutionary contest recently
held at that institution.