The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-02-20
NEWSOFTHE STATE

lars raided a Fenton newspaper office
but without reward. but made haul Of
Scents TIA same night at the railway de
pot.
The Emery Lumber company, Sagi
nav concern, Is cuttiHg supply Of Ca
madam logs for another seasons run. The
entire lot-25, 600, 600 feet-will be RATED
across Lake Huron,
Five ladies were seriously injured by a
runaway at Manistee while on their return
trip from a funeral Two of the occupants
had ribs broker.
A couple of jackson youths thought
'twould be fun to roam out west and sup.
press the Indian instruction, but became
very lonesome when Kansas City was
reached and wrote back for cash to enable
'em to return home. q
A Van Buren, county farmer marketed
134 bushels of wheat at single load, at
Decatur, which is claimed to be the larg-
est load of wheat ever rolled to market on
wheels, in that local option bailiwick. 1t
weighed over four tons.
Escanaba has a 5000 steam laundry
and now her people will endeavor to keep
clean.
Bangor has an iron foundry, started by
Jacob Leaver & Son, for the express
purpose of turning out iron fence posts,
on which the firm hold patent.
George +. Sytz u Port Huron married
man of twenty-five years standing, AYERS
that he can't longer endure the cruel
treatment inflicted by his wife, and seeks
divorce. The couple are jointly inter
e5ted in a family OF ten children.
Copemish holds it, first village election
at the tender age OF Is months
A strong effort will be made to COM
pie the approaches of the Port Huron
tunnel structure, and to this end 300 men
will be added to the already large force
employed therein.
John Remfrey, who died recently at
Ontonagon aged SO years, was an old time
resident of far off Australia
Eleven people, all above the age of IS,
were buried during the month of January
by one Grand Ledge undertaken.
Miss Nettie Zwemer has sailed for the
Orient to accept a position in Chinese
mission school. She was formerly
teacher in the public schools of Holland,
this state.
Mrs. Caroline Harver, the Constantine
woman who was arrested for shooting at
her husband last summer has been ac.
quilted by the jury that tried the case, as
they concluded she didn't mean bust
ness.
Not long since three boys residing not
far from Iron Mountain became lost in the
woods and wandered around through a
binding snow two days before they were
found by party of 100 men, organized for
theiprescue
Hon M. o. Heath. Sparta gentleman
we'll known in political circles, died re-
Gently aged 90 years. He was the Green
back candidate for governor of the state
in 1876.
Miss Dorcas Dean, the first person to
teach school in the city of Adrian, is dead
ut the age of SO years.
A fakir and four bad smelling bears
attracted big crowd on the streets of
Sturgis Mans curiosity is easily ex-
cited.
John Woodbeck, veteran of the war
Of 1912, died few days since at Pewamo.
He had attained tn" unusual age of 1O1
years.
1t requires sl6s, 900 to run Detroit's city
government every thirty days.
Springsport has a citizen who claims to
have got himself outside of six barrels of
cider in a single winter Whewi what a
swim.
A dozen converts to the Mormon faith
have been made in Buell. township, San
lilac county by Salt Lake missionary.
Miss Martha Hickok, of Lansing, was
given dose of strychnine for quinine, by
her mother by mistake, and died two
hours afterward.
There is no trouble in filing vacancies
on the Grand Rapids police force. Not
long since six "cops" stepped down and
out, but fifty men Immediately filed up
plications for police positions.
Bay City masons have secured a nine
hour working day for the coming season,
and now the carpenters will endeavor to
secure n like concession from their en-
ployers.
Detroit people of the "upper tenn per-
suasion want a $4,000 club house. As
they possess the necessary shekels, there's
no apparent reason why the desire should
not be gratified.
kissing the bride proves to be danger
Gus pastime on some occasions, as an Iron
River man who tried it, fully realizes. He
was thrown from a second story window
by the angry mob.
Jackson friends of Mrs. j. p. Bradley,
of Corning, N. Y, have been accustomed
to sending that lady Christmas presents
each year, but getting no response for
long time, started an investigation when
they learned that she died three years
ago.
Saginaw folks don't claim to be particu-
larly luny, but for all that they think that
an insane asylum should be built in their
city at state expense.
The Farmers alliance continues to make
inroads in the =. of l. ranks in this state,
the membership of 10000 one year ago
having been reduced to 65, 600.
Water from an overflow spout of
Negaunee tank has CONCEALED and formed
an iceberg thirty feet in height. This Is
al. annual occurrence, and iC's often mid
summer before it's all melted
Ispheming's new waterworks system is
completed, and is one of the best and most
complete in the entire state.
Grand Rapids bastile is overcrowded,
lily ventilated, infested with vermin and
veritable death trap, according to local
accounts. Has the spirit of reform de-
parted from the second city.