The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17
NEWS OFTHE STATE

The Devlin cadets, jackson organize
tion, competed at the tournament held al
Indianapolis and raked in $3.50 prize.
Bay county's sheriff is looking for the
fellow who's lost q team of horses. The
sheriff has span of orphan steeds wait
ing for an owner. M ~
Lumber shipment from Saginaw rive,
points since the opening of navigation
foot grand total of 1873, 1876, 600 feet. This
is about 100000 feet less than for the
same period last year.
Henry Miller, an Eaton Rapids resident,
picked up snoozing cannon firecrackel
to see how it twas made, when the thing
went off and SO did the best part of Henry's
right hand. T Hni
Sanilac county's valuation of real and
personal property foots up to 50, 73Ob99 an
increase of s275,O00 during the last five
years.
James Massie, a Lakeview farmer,
drove over to Inlay City with whopping
load of wool, which he swopped for
$s6526.
The family of Charles Goodale of Good
land missed 2-year-old daughter, and a
search resulted in finding her dead body
in the cistern. e+f 20 ~
One of the features of West Bay city's
celebration was an old piano made in the
long ago, which was destroyed that even
ing by festive firecracker.
Richard Martin, Sebewaing citizen,
has Just finished well at depth of $50
feet, and the water flows with sufficient
force to carry the liquid clear into the
attic of his house.
Muskegon Heights wants postoffice all
her own, and thus be independent of the
big sawdust town.
Not single representative of the gentler
sex, big or little, died in Marion township,
Osceola county, last year.
The Calumet and Hecla mine rolled out
4,126 tons of copper during the month of
June
Fred Butler assaulted st. Johns lady
and when the officers attempted his arrest
he blew out his own brains.
A fizzing firecracker cost Austin Peet
his Climax home ON the evening of the
Fourth.
Heart failure overlook Mrs. Scott Bow
dish at her Mason home, and she was ly-
ing dead upon the floor when discovered.
The Poultry and Pet Stock association
of southwestern Michigan will have
cackling exhibition all its own at Kala-
mazoo when the sign comes right.
Macatawa park has had quite reputa-
ton as a summer resort, but this may be
seriously impaired by the whopping fish
stories that emanate from that region; the
latest beingthat of a muskallonge meas
uring an even four feet in length and
weighing twenty-six and half pounds.
Patrick Garrity has had charge of the
sala 1s~H 20 ha
quarter of a century.
An increase of capital stock to g., 100000
has been decided upon by the Grand Rap
ids Cable Car company.
Professor Purpoes, a German botanist,
is gathering weeds and things near Clark's
Lake, Jackson county. Nobody will OBJ
ject to his helping himself in liberal
manner.
While working at his trade recently
David b. Jones, q jackson plasterer, was
partially paralyzed by bolt Of electric
ity, which called when he was spreading
mortar. David is all right again now,
but he was compelled to replaster a por-
ton Of the job which the frisky lightning
had undone.
While shooting" it from some Indiana
town to Acme this state, Samuel Shelton
was knocked from a railway bridge over
the Muskegon river by G. r. and /.
train, and landed in the drink below. Sam
fshed himself out. shook his wet clothes,
boarded the train (Which had been stop
ped) and was presented with $40 purse
by the sympathizing passengers.
Something like three carloads of grind
stones are being shipped daily by the
Huron Grindstone company.
Collector Steketee, of Grand Rapids,
recently sent wad of SOS, 900 to the treas
ury department at Washington, which is
the largest remittance ever sent from that
district.
A sawmill Is being built at the 500 800
feet from the shore. 1t will rest on pile
foundation and be ready for business in
September.
Edwin H. Helmer, chief of the Jackson
fire department, has been connected there
with for the past thirty-one years, and is
said to have had longer continuous SER
vice than any other fireman in the state.
An incendiary got away with the CON-
mercial House at Romeo. The loss is Ga
0OO, with but 1000 insurance to offset it.
Tom Foster lives at Fostoria when at
home, and so does a hen turkey which he
owns, that has Matched out sixty-seven
young turks since the pesting season be-
gan, and is continuing business with an
other bakers dozen of eggs.
A new town, called New Bethlehem, is
being started just north of Bad Axe by a
colony of Jews.
Milton Kerns, shepherd farmer, started |
on downward tour in search of water, |
and at a depth of seven feet obtained a |
flowing well of white sulphur fluid.
Muskegon firemen had lively time the |
Fourth, responding to fourteen fire alarms |
during the day and evening.
Saginaw is going to indulge in $4,000 |
police station, plans for the same having !
been decided upon.
Alfred Sbrpe came to his death at |
Homer by coming into too violent contact |
with horses heels
Christina Anderson lives at Lansing
with her third husband and is the mother
Of twenty three children, nineteen of |
whom are living.
Fennville fruitists estimate their peach
Irop at 100000 baskets, but estimates
have been known to be trifle high.
jackson county paid for the scalps of
hver 10000 ,glish sparrows during the
past three months.
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