The times., 1890-10-10
NEWSOFTHESTATE

| False imprisonment may crafty the
chap who gets 'tother fellow in, but it's
liable to be an expensive luxury. j. M.
Williams, of Detroit, han just secured a
$4,000 judgment against Z. B. Clark for
three hours sojourn in the bastlle of
that city on Oct IL, 1885,
Dwight Brooks, the Grand Rapids man
who was hauled up at Bay City for vio-
lating her anti. peddler ordinance, gets
back at the officials who arrested him
with D $3.50 damage verdict.
| Eddie Condor, a Midland lad of 13, was
killed by the same runaway team that
caused his fathers death short time
since. The team still lives, and are ready
for another onslaught
Glare Vast, a Mendon youth, fell from
moving machine and had tustle with
the knives, cutting the flesh from his
| breast and about the neck, and his escape
from instant death was little less than
marvellous. However. when he got clear
Of the knives. he unhitched the team and
drove to the barn, some distance away.
G. w. Stuart 81 Son, Grand Blcan
breeders of American nlerino sheep, are
raising lot of choice animals for ship
ment to Australia. VI, .E
Lodgers at the Marquette prison will
find 1t more difficult to make for the
woods now that tits surrounded by high
stone wall
An itenerant peddler bought several
boxes Of axle grease and filed little
wooden boxes with the lubricator,
selling IL to Kalamazoo ladies for sure
enough article of corn cure at 81 per box.
The purchasers have discovered the trick,
but the peddler sought safety by making
tracks for pastures new.
Cadillac's contribution to the coolness
Of the season was Q, 500 carloads of ice
The contribution to the exchecker of her
ice men was equally cool.
w. II. Palmer shot his brother Albert
in a Saginaw saloon, the latter dying
where he fell. The deed was the out
growth of family quarrel.
Many man thinks he practices the
most rigid economy, but Christian Har-
wick, Clinton citizen, is wearing a pair
of boots that he had made away back in
1860 Thirty years would seem like q
ripe old age for a pair OF boots.
Bay City's electric street lamps are run
by the almanac, but as that compendium
of popular information doesn't always ac-
curately indicate the cloudy nights, her
streets are sometimes left in inky dark
ness, and the late homeward bound citi-
zen barketh his shins in the collisions that
ensue.
AL Richards is Buchanan man who's
marching on the road to wealth by cul-
tivaring mushroom ranch.
Miss Lulu Case, handsome Eureka
lady, became weary of this life and in
dulged in big dose of chloroform. The
chances are that she'll become an angel.
Chelsea has sensation in the shape of
two-story house full OF spooks, some Of
the originals having gone hence only
few weeks since. Great excitement pre-
walls.
Amawzer Keusch, who shot DIR. Frank
s. Utter, his step-father, at Detroit, on
the night of Sept. last. was acquitted of
the charge of murder in the recorders
court of that city on Oct /, the jury
reaching verdict Of mot guilty" with
out leaving their seats. .
The bursting of twelve-ton fly wheel
made things lively in the power house of
the Muskegon Street railway. Damage,
$1,000
Governor Luce instructs the prosecut-
ing attorneys of the state to keep an eye
out for investors in the Louisiana state
lottery. Why not overhaul the retail
dealers who sell baking powder at two
prices, with the inducement of drawing a
two cent prize?
A COW club has been formed at Iron
Mountain. 1t has nearly $50 members,
and when one of 'em loses a COW the bal
ance of the boys chip in the change to
buy him another.
The big black bear of the northland is
waddling south ward, and some folks take
this as AN indication that a full coal bin
will be a comfortable thing to have about
the house next winter.
A Battle Creek baby got its little head
under pillow 'tother night and smoth-
cred.
The calendar for the October term Of
the supreme court contains 2J0 cases, the
longest list on record One fourth of the
whole batch comes from Wayne county.
A Lansing woman pursues the avoca-
tion of professional beggar and takes in
from 81 to &c daily.
Chas. Bowen, Kalamazoo man, was
supposed to have drowned himself in
Long lake six years ago, but 'tother day he
surprised all the folks by showing up at
the old home. He'd simply staid away
until his debts were paid.
Michigan's board of pharmacy will con
vene at Lansing, Nov. 5 and q, for the
purpose of issuing the necessary creden-
tials to worthy applicants.
The opening Of the sch ool year showed
marked increase at West BAY City, g..
2ll pupils being enrolled
N. S. p inckney, who was cashier of the
Lake Shore Railway company's Office at
Grand Rapids two years ago, but default
ed and skipped, was arrested at Alton,
Ills. on the I'd and brought back for
trial. sHHa
j. j. Forcia is Bay City citizen who's
invented new style of force pump, de
signed tor irrigating purposes At a re-
cent test it threw water at n rate that in
dicated twas complete success.
An Iron Mountain man was taxed S25
for whipping his wife, and had "a tough
time trying to borrow the necessary
shekels with which to liquidate the fine
Edward Sopp was a South Lyon hunts
man, who placed his gun against fence,
as a matter OF precaution, while he clam
bered over But the shooting iron was
the spryest and Edward inhabts the un-
known county.
A gang of counterfeiters were arrested
at North Lansing while engaged in the
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