The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-10
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Earl Crandan was engaged la picking
up coal under a freight car at Benton Har-
Dor, when an engine came sailing in on
the siding and the lads life was crushed
out in a jiffy.
A. j. Blake is Leslie musician who's
tho owner of a $1,000 fiddle, at least
'twoNld take that amount of cash to pur-
chase r. IT'S an aged instrument having
furnished music for dances 100 years ago.
Two Marquette young men roomed to-
6ether, occupying the same bed. A few
nights since one of the boys awoke and
the cold feet Of his companion led him to
5nvsstigats when he was startled to find
him dead.
James Mcdonald, an Ionia gentleman
Of 81 years and much wisdom. has emil
grated to southern California in quest OF
good things OF this life.
1t has been semi-oficiAlly announced
that the management OF the Michigan
Central will either bridge or tunnel the
river at Detroit, the company having pes
come tired of the ferry business
The value of judicious advertising has
long been known to the shrewd business
man, but certain Michigan man secured
unusually spry returns He advertised
for a. girl, and the next day was pre-
sented with pair of girl babies by his
wife.
Flint factories shipped fifteen car loads
of vehicles the past week.
G. l.. Seeley is a Lansing gentleman
who owns a Holstein COW which he AYERS
<xtxv cs dc ~ iaIs mil b
daily. If G. L. isn't mistaken in his fig
ures, he's got one of the most valuable
COWS in the country.
Three times in one day was the Almont
fire department called out to subdue fire
in Lashbrooks mill, but twas a case of
three times and out, for the last blaze
made clean sweep.
Bay City will try the effect of new
tangled street sweeper on her main thor
oughfares.
the decorators and painters of that town
unless they are allowed ten hours pay
for nine hours labor.
Mrs. Eli Perkins was an Alpena woman
who took the $500 her husband had laid
away in the house and skated for another
cline with another man.
that hold forth at WILLIAMSON. Just
now they are verifying the old truism
about the divided house, being split into
two factions, each of which is striving
to secure possession of their little house
of worship.
Timotheus Taminosian is the euphoni-
Gus name of an Antioch man, the histori-
cal town of ancient Syria, who Is gain
svnr led ot ha 70
John Torrent, who went to Muskegon
few years ago without dollar in the
world, admits that he can count up ST.
25O00O worth of assets in excess of all liza
bilities his fortune having been made
out of pine lumber.
Mrs. Sarah G. Angel is an Ann Arbcr
lady who's just been appointed to place
on the executive board that will manipu-
late the feminine portion of the Worlds
fair exhibit.
Michigan will be represented at the
forthcoming commercial congress of the
western states by Don NJ Dickinson, of
Detroit, and j. G. Burrows, of Kalama-
zoo. Both gentlemen are billed for
speeches.
An Au Sable citizen, was so incensed at
being fined $40 for beating his wife that
he pounded her cruelty upon being
released, and now he must face the charge
of assault with intent to do great bodily
harm. RF tG
Some Chicago genius has worked out q
scheme for making fire proof building ma
terial out of sawdust, and Muskegon
mill owner will furnish the dust portion
of the ingredients by the boat load.
Croswell farmers have Clipped in $500
fnrf ba nf RIM mi flo mil
the cooperative plan.
The foreclosure sale of the Latimer res
idence at Jackson, where Irving killed his
mother, realized the sum of $2,745.
The Jacobs Car Coupler company has
been organized at Detroit with 81, 600 900
capital for the express purpose of tap
ping the tills OF wealthy railway corpora.
tions.
Julia Goddard, the festive Grand Rap.
ids female who sued Dexter Wescott $751;
600 worth of breach of promise, has been
awarded 6 cents and damages by the UNI
gallant jury. Julia will interview the
supreme court with her case
The young peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor held state convention at Sagi-
nav on the last day of March with $50
delegates in attendance.
GEORGE II. MdrlOns OU. JOINS cltlxen,
assisted in receiving some shipwrecked
sailors while engaged in the whaling bust
ness on the Arctic ocean, twenty years
ago Uncle Sam has just got Georges
amount of cash recompense figured out,
and will remit the amounts, 0o0-in a
few days.
A Greenville woman has the reputation
of having started the morning fires in her
household for the past forty.ive years,
ynd local wag insists that her husband
Is the oldest fire escape on record.
j. e. Bradley lost his barn at Au Ores
because tramp and a lighted pipe took q
nap therein. The smoking combine made
its escape.
While attending to her household
duties, Mrs. Elizabeth Bellamy, a Bay
City lady, dropped dead OF heart disease
She was "a years old.
The Cincinnati, Saginaw and Mackinnw
Railway company may build station at
Winona Beach, the land having been
donated for that purpose for the accom-
mediation of those who patronize that
charming resort.
The Pere Marquette river is jammed
full of logs for distance of twenty-five to
thirty miles from Ludngton- %. 00O-