The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-31
NEWS OFTHE STATE

Marquette has citizen who was some
what surprised 'tother day. He was
standing on one end of "a plank meditat
ing, when a pile driver landed on the OBJ
posite end, sending the mediator sky
ward. He caroe back, however unframed.
The wheel &c the steamer Macatawa was
started one day last spring while George
Nash was calking the boat, and George
was badly cut. Nash now sues or SIC, 600
damages, and has attached the boat to
make his claim secure.
Owosso's Iair association is hustling to
make an exhibit that will give the state
fair folks some pointers in the show BUSH
ness. FHfA f
The Michigan Central is said to be anx-
ious to acquire the right of way of the old
O., NJ. and NJ. railway, owned by George
Ingersoll of Marshall, and tits thought
that George is willing to part with his in
tersts for proper consideration.
Hon. r. A. Earle, prominent Grand
Rapids lawyer, died at his home in that
city on the 18th, aged A.
Chief Justice Champlain of the state
supreme court has been appointed to a
law professorship in the state university.
III. A. Bearson, Clifford citizen, lost
horse and post-mortem disclosed the
fact that death was caused by three lively
lizards that dwet in the animals stom-
ach.
The boiler in E. G. Perkins planning
mill at Lakeview exploded on the Goth,
instantly killing the proprietor and two
employees and seriously injuring four
Others. The mill was wrecked.
Croswells cheese factory is drinking
1900 pounds of milk each day in the
week.
The death of st. Johns lady is said to
have been caused by pleurisy, pneumonia
and heart failure. Any one of this string
OF complaints have been known to capt
nre strong man without any apparent
effort.
Waldroa lad went through some
monkeyshines with an old musket which
he supposed was unloaded, but the boys
mother received the charge, killing her
instantly.
The Detroit races drew out a large at
tendance ana some fast time was made
considering the condition of the track.
The majority in Muskegon county in ia
vpr of new courthouse has been figured
out at an even LOCO votes.
( The state weather bureau will be re-
moved from Lansiag to Detroit Aug. /.
The last legislature failed to extend the |
customary financial aid, ard Uncle Sam
makes the change for his own conven-
fence.
/ John Kerns, convicted of riding peoples |
pockets al F2repaugh's circus viii DIV ell
at Jackson prison for three years and nine
months.
Jim Mccormick received fatal blow
in prize fight at Crystal Falls, dying
soon afterward. Bill Daniels, Wiscon-
sin ppgilist, who dealt the blow, has been
Jailed.
Michigan has thirteen counties without
that adjunct of modern civilization-the
poorhouse. For all this there's 1916 pau
pers in the state, while eleven other states
are supporting still larger number.
Adrian authorities desired large at
at a public meeting, and Sc
cured it by turning in a general fire
alarm
The Grand Rapids parlor furniture COM
pany will go out of business on account of
too many debts.
Van Norman's s11 900 planning mill at
Saginaw was interviewed by fire and is a
total loss. Insurance light
The laying of the corner stone of Sag
plished, although the secret societies did
not figure extensively in the ceremonies.
One hundred refrigerator cars are to be
added to the Chicago and West Michigan
railway equipment for the proper hand
ling of the lake shore fruit crop.
Thomas O'Brien, the Detroiter who
stabbed A. p. Brownell last winter on
of love affair, gets life job at
the jackson penitentiary.
The religious meetings being held at
Bay View are resulting in the conversion
of large numbers of resorters
A Thetford girl of s summers swallowed
q shoe button four months ago which
caused her much uneasiness. Not long
since whooping cough made the child's
brought to view.
b. B. Austin, a Manistee man, went to
sleep with $462 under his pillow, but when
he awoke in the morning the cash had
faded with some other fellow.
T. d. Tibbett is plucky Grand Rapids
resident, who, upon securing q divorce
from his wife on the ground of extreme
at once secured license to wed
another woman fourteen years older than
himself.
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soldiers home at Grand Rapids, has been
to doing odd jobs to secure
pin money. While hopping out saloon
'tother day he was informed that he'd
fallen heir to $6s 600 from German estate,
and threw down his mop in the middle of
The floor, quitting his job.
Sanilac county has twelve courts of For
rosters with over five hundred members
G. r. Bank, assistant superintendent
Of the state reform school at Lansing, re-
signs to accept similar job at Philadel
phia-
The great Republic mine at Marquette
is still burning. 1t is limited, however,
that the mine is 30 nearly exhausted as to
be improbable to operate it.
Cutter g. Sawyer's mill at Sawyerville,
recently burned, is to be rebuilt and in
running order by Oct. /.
Mayor Weadock and the Saginaw police
are hustling to gather in the $4,000
wovth Of delinquent liquor tax, and fail
ing in that, will corrall the delinquents
Ionia county has paid out $3.50 in spar
row bounties this year and the hunters