The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-12
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er of fourteen sons and daughters, with
nearly 400 grandchildren and great grand
children to her credit.
Two years ago Thos. w. Fulton left
Jackson In pursuit of work, since which
time his family has known nothing of his
whereabouts. Now government pension
awaits his return.
A carload of railway velocipedes has
been shipped to Salt Lake and like in
voice to Athens Greece, by the Kalamazoo
Velocipede company.
Judge Thomas X. Sherwood, of Kala-
mazoo, an ex-member of the state supreme
court, is slowly recovering from a stroke
of paralysis. Ht
Traverse City's postofiice is doing such
clicking" business that it will be raised
from third to second class July 1.
Saginaw's city engineer issued s136, $50
worth of building permits in the month
of May. 81
Will. Munich is an Omer land of years
who says grace at table with all the unc-
ton and regularity of a devout dea-
con.
An Eaton Rapids resident, with an eye
to the dimes there's in it, has purchased
the house in which Jesse James, the
bandit, yielded up his life, and will run a
side show at the Worlds fair.
Saginaw lumbermen shipped 1870, 900
feet of lumber during the month of May,
while Bay City dealers sent out 47,014, 900
feet during the same period.
w. r. Williams is spending ninety days
in the bastile and meditating on the I'M
happy past when he kissed three Three
Rivers girls against their will
John G. Boyce, of Canton, by occupation
farmer, sought shelter from thunder
storm beneath large tree, when a bolt of
lightning struck the tree and he dropped
dead. A son standing beside him escaped
with slight shock.
Mrs. b. b Ross, Saginaw lady, fell
down a flight of stairs while visiting
friends in Kansas, and half hour later
died from her injuries.
A Dimondale lad of z summers was so
badly injured while trying to catch ride
on passing vehicle that death relieved
his sufferings two days afterward.
Fifteen Calhoun county couples are
seeking relief from the irksome restraints
of unhappy marriages, through the local
divorce mill.
James Potter was Traverse City chap
who carried loaded revolver in his coat
pocket, and while James was drawing
water the shooting iron was accidentally
discharged, killing him Instantly.
Six Saginaw citizens met death by acct
dent within forty-eight hours, while three
self-same two days.
Farmer Swartout is a Brooklyn ruralist
and the owner of hen that made her
nest in an apple tree and there Matched out
a brood of chickens.
The Toledo and Ann Arbor Railway
company is wrestling with sink hole on
its line near Howell. The same spot
makes the company deal of trouble each
season. t
Several Galesburg people are winning
bread and butter by shipping water cress
to Chicago.
Mrs. Nancy A. Past, a Nashville lady, is
spry and clipper at the age of 80, having
just celebrated that birthday anniversary.
Her husband is quite a young man-only
So years old.
Three hundred new dwellings have been
completed at Bay City since January l.
Professor G. l.. Ford, who has been con-
nected with the medical department of
the state university for the past thirty
seven years, has been forced to tender his
resignation on account of poor health.
Andrew G. Merrill, doing time at Jack
son for ENLIGHTENMENT, is making designs
for silver coins with an idea of roping in
the $500 prize offered by the national gov
eminent for the best work in that line.
The Jackson county bar will have jubi-
lee at Jackson June 10 in honor of ex-Gov-
ernor Blair, who~will have been MEM
Der of the organization half century on
that date.
The victorious University Base Ball
team was welcomed home by 5000 Ann
Arbor people, and the noise they made
won't be forgotten by the natives for the
next 5000 years
Wooden pipes may be all right for water
works service, but Kalkaska people tried
'em and declare by the great horn spoon
that they're n. g., as the pipes burst
with heavy pressure and flood the streets.
Work has been commenced on Battle
Creeks 100000 electric street railway
]. w. Tourney, lansing linguist, Sc
cures a 81 200 job with college away out
in arid Arizona, with the promise of an in
creased salary as the years roll by. M
Somebody sneaked well-flled mail
pouch from Cne pSlanCl 0epOt on n re-
cent dark night and rifled itof its contents
The pouch was brought in by a night
train and was awaiting morning delivery
at the postoffice.
Geering e. Co., Detroit contractors, will
build the Grand Trunk depot at Port
Huron for 81, s17.
The proposition to bond Otsego county
for u new $4,000 court house at Gaylord,
was carried by the narrow margin of
twenty-three votes; but twas enough.
Two Menominee men have been engaged
in o lawsuit for many moons over $40
COW, each of whom has spent more'n ten
timop the value of the animal, and are no
u6ntpr settlement of the controversy
than when they first feed their lawyers.
Cashier Kirby, who left a. Marshall bank
in the soup 20 900 or $4,000 worth, is be-
lieved TO be In MEXICO
Ira II. Owen, o Detroit policeman, was
set upon by q gang of toughs on the
evening Of June 1 and shot the ring
leader, George Mcpherson, through the
heart. Owen has a good record as an eff
fcient officer.
Eating currants grown on bushes which
had been snraved with n solution of Paris