The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-10-17
NEWSOFTHESTATE

tracks near Gladstone 'tother night, and
were SO enchanted by the CLEAN of an en-
gine headlight that they. never stirred a
hoof, and were killed, the engineer being
in too much Of n hurry TO stop his train.
The Byron girl who was to be married
at Owosso's fair was too timid to face the
big crowd. and declined to go on with the
public ceremony. The male party to the
affair didn't like the idea of losing the
bundle of presents offered, and now de-
clares the engagement off, asserting that
he wants brave heart to assist him in
| fighting the battle Of life.
Amos r. Harlow, who died recently mt
Marquette, left diary covering the en-
tire period of the Lake Superior mining
industries. which is of much historical
value. He was founder of Marquette.
Rev. W. Z. Bigelow, Methodist par
son of Millington, is dead. He was once
presiding elder of the Lake Superior dis
trict, and was one of the oldest clergymen
of his denomination in the state.
Leading citizens of the two Bay Cities
are again starting the movement looking
to their consolidation.
A Marshall man is trying to escape the
charge of horse stealing by claiming that
the animal was given him by its owner.
Meantime he stayeth in the bastile.
A. Beauregard was mistaken for a bear
by an Iron county huntsman and now
carries the bullet intended for bruin. He
will likely recover.
After lay-off of twenty years the
Northern furnace, near Marquette, is
again going into commission.
Archie Richards is Houghton county
lad of IL years, who's locked up in Jail for
horse stealing.
An Adrian man was the owner of a calf
that insisted on putting its head out of
the barn door so as to keep posted on out
side movements. One day frisky streak
of lightning travelled that way, killing the
calf in jiffy, although the barn didn't
receive scratch.
Rev. Leonard Harrod, slave in early
life, afterward served in the late war, and
since a Baptist clergyman in several
Michigan Cities died recently at Niles,
aged 90 years.
Less than twelve months ago Copemish
was the site of dense forest. but now is
a thriving village with a 81, 600 school
house and a number of important manu-
featuring industries. Railroads wrought
the change.
sold his this years onion crop from fif-
teen acres for 5000. Such a crop would
not have paid harvesting expenses a year
ago.
A Michigan county farm, which ex-
ported 10000 barrels of apples last year,
did not produce enough for home con-
sumption this year.
About three months ago c. B. Conway,
lie 4.
his fortune in far-off Australia. But a
stay of thirteen days in Sidney convinced
himself and family that there wasn't a
spot in the wide world equal to Michi-
gan, and they returned by the same YES
sci that carried them across the great
deep.
Cadillac is great town for lumber and
ice, and now one of her people shows
seventy -fve-pound squash. which indi-
Gates that the region roundabout is
something on summer products, also.
A Bay City citizen will have sixty days
of calaboos, life in which to think how he
made fool of himself by whipping his
wife.
West Bay City, Pontiac and Owosso
are TO have free mail delivery Nov. 1.
Michigan has 1873, 40 farmers, about 40
George McBrantie, Hemlock hunts
man. clamberef upon the top of a stump
while in pursuit Of game, but the re-
fractory gun kicked hard and the owners
clothes were thoroughly ventilated by
the heavy dose Of shot it contained while
George hasn't felt real we'll sincs the ac-
cident. r %
Aurelins is an Ingham county town
that has plenty, of water and wants a
Baptist parson to sort o'make things CON-
plete. WNi
John Clayton is Melvin man and the
owner of a cow. One day the cow took
notion to stand on the railway track and
eye an approaching train. John saw the
performance, and succeeded in saving the
animal, but was himself struck by the
locomotive. He may not recover
A jackson boy of 8 Octobars was curious
to know how live electric wire felt, but
the burned hand won't be in good feeling
condition for some weeks yet.
A farmer and a jeweler are making the
race for the position of prosecuting attor-
ney in Grand Traverse county since the
lawyers refused to run on account of the
meagre salary that attaches to the Office,
and those self-same lawyers are gleefully
anticipating nedp U luu Win tHe SUE
cessful candidate.
The Michigan university has twenty
FIVE Japanese students this year
The state supreme court declares the
county local option law a valid one. At
present Van Buren, county is the only one
in the state that has voted in favor of To-
cal prohibition. 8 @9 90
y A Freeport lad took notion to sleep in
hotel of that town one night. recently,
but not showing up, a search resulted in
finding his lifeless body in the same bed
two days later. Twas not a case OF
suicide.
The national convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is to be held at
Detroit in December, beginning on the
9Th and continuing about one week. Not
far from 100000 workingmen will be
represented.
Charles Moran married a Tuscole coun-
ty lady in fsr-off India, and happily they
lived together until death claimed the
wife. Later on Charles came back to this
state for a visit and has just married
sister of his first wife.
1t was so much easier for an Allegan