The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-24
EWSOFTHE STATE


Forest fires have been rekindled in the
upper peninsula and great damage is re-
ported from many places. The destruc-
ton Of timber has been widespread and
many towns are In danger.
William Hogan, the Jackson air navi-
gator, roasted on some electric light wires
after recent drop from the clouds and
found 'em too warm to banker for repe-
tition of the experiment.
The upper peninsula is catching on to
the culture OF celery. Newberry man
having 450, 900 plants under cultivation.
Alpena's pulp mills shipped over $50,
600 pounds of their paper product In sin
gle day, the past week.
An Adrian man awoke the occupants of
humble bees nest with q lawn mower,
and hasn't yet recovered from his surprise.
Saginaw valley box factories are boom
ing, with orders from the west coming in
at y 2:l0 gait.
j. O. Brown, q Saginaw lumberman,
and q New York partner have invested a
bushel of cash in lumber tract on the
Iron river, estimated to cut 65,O0O,OOO
feet of logs. One-third of this amount
will be cut within year.
A cyclone visited Zwingle, Ia, and
wrecked several houses. A number of
people were injured.
While out hunting squirrels, two Kala-
mazoo youths discovered a quantity of
clothing, jewelry and furnishing goods
that had been secreted in a hollow log.
Bay City has sold 100000 worth of
municipal per cent. bonds to Cleveland
parties at q premium Of 5000.
The Morton Manufacturing company
was transported from Romeo to Mus
kegon by special train of nineteen cars
another illustration Of the power Of the
bonus.
Golf & Mitchell's new gang sawmill at
Cadillac was burned, with less of 5000
to the owners Insured for $4,000.
While currying a Bay City horse Ed
Mcdonald was rendered insensible for
time by a bolt of electricity that came his
way. The horse was killed.
Grin Section, the Detroiter who's made
fortune out of the tobacco business, will
invest 800, 900 in handsome residence.
The northern extension of the Chicago
and West Michigan railway is being
graded at the rate of one mile per day,
1000 men being employed on the job.
A hungry circular saw took chew from
the hands of two different men in one
afternoon, and still it was ready for an
other cut.
Port Huron city schools had but 2,44y
pupils enrolled the past year, albeit there
are 5,l45 children of school age in her cor
poration limits. The total population Of
the town is 1888.
William Patrick lost his $4,000 single
mill at Midland recently by an unfortu-
nate fire.
The drummers of the state will gather
at Grand Bapids July IS, swap stories
eat, drink and be merry.
st. Marks hospital at Grand Rapids
was visited by bunch of lightning which
turned on the gas and lighted it, and then
jumped out o. doors again
The little town of Whitney, in the
northeastern part of Menominee county,
has been wiped out by forest fires and
seventeen families are homeless. A store
and some charcoal kilns escaped the
flames.
Port Huron dealers in wet goods are
running on beer licenses this year, but
this is by no means proof positive that
harder drinks have gone out of fashion in
the border city.
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cured the contract for erecting the $45, 900
library building that is to adorn that
city.
The Mecosta county man who tried to
make his escape with stolen pair of oxen,
over estimated the speed of the beasts, as he
was speedily overtaken and lodged in the
bastile.
Some Big Rapids resident with plenty
- ksxxnA 10. L.
CANNES of that town and AYERS that there's
3,147 separate barks for the diversion of
the folks who do not sleep well o. nights.
An official statement from the Marquette
land offices places the amount of govern
ment land in the upper peninsula, still
subject to entry, at 691 ,472 acres.
David Skidmore, a wealthy Kent county
citizen, was 80 badly injured while trying
to save household goods from his burning
house, that he died twenty-four hours
later.
Tawas has a merchant who employees a
peculiar method of advertising by paint
ing his store front a loud hue, ornamented
by large polka dot spots of rich carmine
color.
The Fargo shoe company will quit Jack
son, having become weary Of the boycott
pi6CCu On Aso kOOuo OCCduSC VI UhC CuPlOt-
ment of prison labor. fi DIS
Mrs. Aaron Phillips, a Dover lady of 70
summers, stepped upon rusty nail,
paralysis followed, resulting in her death.
George Scott, resident of Lenawee
county for the past sixty five years, is
dead at the age of 90.
Many Michigan farmers have had deal
of trouble this year in the endeavor to
harvest the Colorado potato beetle crop.
Either the beetles are becoming accus-
toned to q poison diet or else the Paris
green used is away below full strength.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway
company will invest in a $4,000 iron
bridge for the safe carriage of their trains
across Grand river at the Rapids.
Mrs. James Devon, Pennington house
wife, dropped dead while preparing din
ner. Heart disease.
Sam McEwan is Bay City chap who
thought 1t was fun to listen to the screams
of a small boy ahe was ducking in the
river, but Sam was caught at his trick
and now dwelleth in the bastile. Aa
1t has been decided by government en-
gineers that the historic "Long" bridge at
Washington must be removed, as it Is an
obstruction to the Potomac.