The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-03-06

Iosco county hasn't a single grist mill
VII hin her borders, and some enterprising
miller can strike a good field and a bonus
by locating at Tawas City.
Manistee has been presented with 240
acres of soifto be used as a park. the gilt
Of John Garfield, a wealthy lumberman
Of that city.
LOcsl option has been tried In Van
buren, county for nearly a year, and viola
Sors OF the law are SO numerous that a
grand jury will he called to investigate
EN-.
tGlanders has made its appearance
among Gaylord horses and three equines
were ordered killed by the authorities.
Dennis Mccarthy, living near Grand
Rapids, was attacked in his barnyard by
m ugly bull and so badly injured tn t
death resulted before any OF h family
discovered his whereabouts.
Two women are claiming the life insur-
ance Of the late S. A. Merriam, who died
ut Port Huron, one of whom lives in Chi.
oago. The Port Huron woman seems to
be in the lead, however, at present.
" Grand Rapids policemen are maintain
ing the reputation of the craft. T'otber
day they arrested a trio of thieves, buttwo
hours later the three had ~effectually made
their escape
There's a movement on foot in some
sections of the state to deprive boarders at
county bastiles of the luxuries of using
tobacco and card playing, and to sub
stitute therefor eight hours of hard labor
daily.
Michigan university has a total attend
ance OF 3,435 students, divided as follows:
Literary. 1,134. law, $50; medical, 475; dem
tai, i4i; pharmacy, 81.
Eighteen single mills are doing a buz-
ziug business in Isabella county.
j. o. Smith, an Eaton Rapids farmer,
claims to nave found a fine deposit of soft
coal on his plantation at a distance of
eighteen feet beneath the surface.
The Billor Basket company, of Beckett,
Mass. with Its $50, 600 capital stock, will
soon become IA Bedding institution, with a
new factory 45x lO0 feet in size.
Mrs. j. w. Burns, of Saginaw, attempt
ed to clean a ioor by burning the oil that
had been accidentally spilled thereon, and
came near destroying her home and fatally
burning her two children.
1t is claimed that nearly every girl lib
Grated from the Adrian Industrial home
gets married soon after being discharged
from that institution. The boys seem to
appreciate a wife that's been taught to
work.
Predicted that the straits will be open
unusually early this year il the winter
continues mild and lamb-like.
A West Bay City gang of kids will be
given a course of instruction at the state
reform school, all because they INDUCED
In chicKen raids after dark and exchang-
ing the captured fowls for cash.
A Cross Village resident is said to have
yorn the sar,e pair of o~veralls for four
years without nee washing.
George l.. : NTH, the jackson purifier
gentleman, doesn't fancy paying the $3.50
fine imposed or contempt of court, and
will obtair the supreme courts opinion
of the matter before doing so.
Many streams throughout the state are
being stocked with brook trout from the
state fish hatchery.
Fifty seven out of the ninety-seven
people who are engineering high schools
in this state Ire women.
About 600 bills. relating to all Sorts of
subjects, nave been introduced at the ses-
sion of the State Legislature.
A test medium who's been operating at
Cadillac has been fined 500 costs on the
ground of being a disorderly character.
There are indications in sight that the
Ashleys, contemplate an extension OF the
Toledo and Ann Arbor road from Marion
10 Macktnac, the coming season.
Bay City ihcendiaries destroyed $50 0
worth of property for Godfried Rimmer-
man on the oath.
DIR. T.. M. Nix, of Hudson, is h owner
Of one of the handsomest residences in
southwestern Michigan, which is located
directly between two business blocks.
A big hollow tree, of the red oak varie-
ty, was downed recently near st. Charles
which proved to be a prolific yielder., The
harvest included $50 pounds of honey, W
full.grown raccoons and a black bear.
The Chicago and Grand Trunk railway
company has been called upon to pay
SIS, 900 for the life of a man who, being in
toxicated and refusing to pay his fare, was
put off a train neal Otterburn last sum-
mer and killed by the cars.
Memorial services were held by many
G. A. X. posts throughout the state in
honor of Gen. Sherman and Admiral
Porter.
Marshall citizens will compare notes by
ballot on the advisability OF a $780, ZOO i'm
movement fund to be raised by taxation.
Saginaw has got the pull or a couple Of
Chicago manufacturing concerns, which
will employ 200 hands.
IshpeminP has just secured her fist
Wholesale house, a confectionery store
oWned by Martin Baker.
8. Jonker died q few days ago at Hol-
hand from the effects of an injury received
m the head a year ago by the bursting of
. gun.
Burglars rave been cavorting about the
state for the past week and many fine
Rfes ruined, but very little cash was Sc
cured.
The Bardeen Paper company, Of Ot,e-
are to double the capacity of their
plant, making one of the largest paper
Mills in the world.
Potterville people continue to agitate
the beet sugar problem with as much as
sarance as though they really expected to
secure one OF those sweet and costly re
Aning factories.
Indianapolis has captured Kalamasoo's'
Giatine capsule factory, the only one of
the kind In the country, the concern being
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