The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-03-20
NEWSOFTHE ESTATE


happy Galesburg couple who've just start
ed out to traverse LIES journey together.
Joseph has seen 30 years, but Mary is not
so old by two summers.
c. NJ. King is a Muskegon man who has
a contract with the city Of Minneapolis for
building five miles of street pavement.
M. A. Ford lost his "A, 900 home at Mar.
quette by the explosion of an ordinary
kerosene lamp. Should the scheme to
still further reduce the legal oil test in
this state succeed, such occurrences will
be more frequent.
A couple Of Cadillac kids engaged in
harvesting other peoples lead pencils, and
each has been given corrective dose of
three years at the state reform school.
Bay City is in pursuit of Bellaire,
Ohio. iron manufacturing concern that
employees 5000 people. Bellaire don't
want to let the concern go, but Bay City
doesn't care for that.
Two GAINESVILLE citizens rahed off a horse
according to ancient custom and were then
seized by agents of the mordern lottery
law. They must stand trial.
Cadillac's beautiful new $4,000 high
school building has gone into commission.
La grippe was the most prevalent dis
ease throughout the state during the first
week in March, according to the state
ments of the state board of health.
William Robinson, the "muchly mar.
ried" pension agent who's "done" several
portions Of the state, has been given a
three years rest at jackson for PERSONAL
ing government officer. Just how many
wives Williams has no one knows, but
three OF them were present to hear his
sentence.
Ex-senator Thomas w. Palmer, of De-
troit, president of the worlds fair COM
mission, has gone to Florida for his health.
No summer meeting of the Michigan
Press association will be held this year,
but business meeting may be held next
January, followed by an excursion to the
far south.
| After courtin' an eastern girl year amp
| half by mail, Ralph Taunton, of Maui
binway, has just made trip to form her
acquaintance and get married.
A female clairvoyant has been locked up
at Port Huron on the charge of perform
ing criminal operation on a young Lady
Of that town.
The admiration of Jackson ladies for
the Emmett rifles, local military COM
pany, is accounted for by the fact that the
sixty members are single men with but
one exception.
During the past fifteen years the ex-
tensive fishing establishments along the
Detroit river have gradually dwindlcd
down in number, the industry having be-
come Improbable. Very few fish are now
caught in that locality.
Brighton has been designated as the
proper place for holding the next state
military encampment by the board desig-
mated for that purpose.
Mrs. George Bush, Mason lady, was
given chloroform for the purpose of hav
ing surgical operation performed, and
died while under the influence of the
anBsthetic.
G. L. Eaton, of Paw Paw, was elected
department commander of the state G. A.
r. encampment, held recently at Muske-
gon. The attendance was large.
gloriously drunk and then wanted to die
took big dose of laudanum-doctor
saved him-John says he'll reform and
let laudanum alone.
Mrs. g. w. Cook, a Charlevoix lady,
came near roasting her baby by fainting
and dropping the infant on a hot kitchen
stove.
William Z. Detwiler is Lansing team
ster who wants $4,000 from the city
treasury for going through a bridge last
summer.
Emmett Frohman filled himself with
Howard City booze and then drove his
team into q deep gulch. The horses still
live, but Emmett was gathered unto his
Fathers at the age of 2S.
The Kent county poorhouse has lady
| inmate who is the owner of enough
trunks, satchels and wearing apparel for
Saratoga outfit.
A Muskegon ice firm is storing 20, 600
| tons Of CONCEALED GOODNESS in the belief
that we are to have an unusually warm
summer.
The Muskegon-N ilwaukee line of steam
ers will be blowing Lake Michigan again
next month, despite the announcement of
last fall that the arrangement would not
be continued.
Something like forty years ago. Nimrod
Jenkins, a Lerrien county man went to
California in search of wealth. He's just
been back and made the folks a visit,
showing 'em evidences Of the possession
of more ''stuff" than most of them had
ever dreamed off.
Robert p. Clark is the only surviving
member of the Masonic lodge formed at
Belleville thirty-five years ago with six
teen charter members.
The Muskegon iron company will ex-
tend it's operations by engaging in the
manufacture of steel products. which will
have tendency to keep the boom of that
enterprising city from premature decay.
The Michigan Horticultural society con-
vens at Lansing March % and "A for its
regular spring meeting, at which time the
subject of making an exhibit at the
Worlds fair will be considered
Slowly, bus surely, the liberties of the
American citizen are being abridged.
Mary Cotter, Detroit woman of 40 sum-
mers, has been fined s. for going barefoot
in March.
Affection seems deep seated among the
,ipper peninsula finrs. One Of 'em re-
Gently sold his wife (nd three children
for S., and ~ now ready to begin life over
again.
Prize fights are numerous enough at
Manistee to be the main amusement of
the people.
A Chicago firm proposes to preserve q
ooO acres of Benton Harbor cucum bers for