The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
NEWS OFTHES STATE

clone, which made things lively for a few
minutes. Signs were scattered about
small buildings moved, but no great dam
age was done.
Several burglaries have been perpe
trated at Brighton recently and now II
transpires that three kids, the Oldest OF
whom has seen but summers, did the
mischief
Mr.. Brown, Van Buren, county farm.
err, caught some boys In the act of cooninp
watermelons and frightened 'em into
pulling several acres of beans to avoid q
prosecution.
I'D Thomas was sent to the Detroit
house OF correction for sixty days from
Worthwhile because of cruel treatment of
stepchild of 3 summers. A
Lavina Swift Is a Marquette girl of only
AZ summers, but she managed to investi-
gate an unloaded rife and seriously
wound sister of years.
j. w. Pitcher, a Benton Harbor citi-
zen, Is the owner of petrified hens
nest, showing a single egg in the center.
Nobody has yet claimed the reward Of
fered for the return of the three convicts
who recently escaped from the Jackson
prison.
An old revolutionary cannon was
brought out at Colon TO enliven chari-
vari party and burst at the sixth dis
charge
During the recent heated term a Not
tawa justice moved out of his accustomed
quarters and held court under the shade
of a tree.
While free meal was being prepared
Tor tramp by Bay City family, the un-
TAT RV CHI N<.Iz
skipped. He's in the bastile now for
ninety days
George Hydorn and one of the horses
he was driving at Grand Rapids came
in contact with an electric wire and were
dead when reached by bystanders.
A Gratiot county citizen is charged with
selling lemonade with a stick in it, and
has been held to answer to the United
States court
Nashville has decided by vote of her
citizens to invest in a system of water
works.
John Hogan fell while making balloon
ascension at Detroit on the Goth and was
instantly killed.
Miss May White, the Munith lady who
recently awoke from a seven weeks sleep,
has started in on another long nap.
A single bolt of electricity knocked out
fourteen telegraph poles near Romeo and
then skipped out on another job.
Helena Hanauer is Hastings young
lady who won the first prize-a diamond
ring-in beauty contest in which young
ladies between the ages of ~ and 16 years
were allowed to compete.
The cool weather of the past week has
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resorts, and even the campmeeting ardor
has been greatly cooled
Diphtheria is interviewing the children
at Hatton, Clare county, with fatal re-
suits.
A Lansing man stood off the parson who
married him, agreeing to pay the fee in a
few weeks Now he won't even recognize
the minister on the street. Such graft
tude is by no means uncommon, for the
more you do for some people the more
they'll dislike you.
Nearly year ago Miss Verne Harris, a
Carwin lady, broke an arm, and a piece Of
the bone has just come to the surface.
The Saginaw valley oat crop is reported
Injured by the late rains, but lumbermen
are happy over the swollen streams which
have foated out the hung-up log crop.
DR.. Alonzo Bliss, an Ann Arbor ply
stefan, has just succumbed to injuries re-
ceived in the war of the rebellion.
Mrs. Emma Stottard died at Flat Rock
a few days since aged 81 years. She Lad
lived in the town since its first settlement.
A new steel steam tug has been launched
at West Bay city from the Wheeler ship
yards, that's designed for the mahogany
trade in South America.
General Byron NJ Cutcheon, ex-con-
gresham from the Ninth district has
fold his home at Manistee and will move
to Washington.
Martha j. Pierce, Detroit lady, hasn't
lived with her husband for twenty years,
aud has just arrived at the conclusion
that she's entitled to a divorce on the
grounds of desertion.
A West Bay city horse stepped on
water conductor that was charged with
electricity and was instantly killed. Elec-
trocution seems to have been q success in
this state.
Kalamazoo Presbyterians have offered
Rev. T.. K. Barr, Racine, Wis, parson,
1850 per annum to talk to 'em on Sun
days.
Defective sidewalks have caused the
discontinue of three Saginaw citizens,
and the city now has three damage suits
for its amusement.
A barn of Huntsville farmer was
splintered by lightning, but the owner is
eonsoling himself because the loss in
cluded a COW that was an inveterate
kicker.
Elliott F. Shepard, of the New York
Mail and Express, has engaged $25, 900
worth of hotel room at Chicago for use
during the Worlds fair.
Martin H. Kellogg was wealthy New
York merchant, who died leaving 50, 0OO,-
BOO estate without any nea, er relatives
than cousins. When the final round up
was made, eighteen of these cousins were
on deck, of which number Michigan
furnished six.
Miss Foncher, a st. Clair county lady,
attended church services some distance
from home and was stricken with heart
disease while making the return trip.
Superintendent Newkirk. of the state
public school at Coldwater, has resigned
to accept position with Chicago whole
sale house In October.
A Cadillac parson has returned from an
European tour with autographs of Liv-
ingstone, Darwin, Moore, Scott and other