The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-10
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en- IN various places. ~ IT. W. ~
The Hanover high school sweet Cir
graduate who harvested bushel of bou
quets at the graduation exercises, made an
additional conquest by marrying one Of
the finest young men Of the town on the
following day.
Il. l. Shepherd, who, by the way, is a
Charlotte shepherd, secured 944 pounds OF
wool from the backs of fifty-one sheep, AZ
average of eighteen and one-haf pounds
each.
Swarms of grasshoppers are denudina
TIA farms of everything green in the vicin'
ity of Bear Lake, Manistee county.
.Lenhoff. the Saginaw man whose store
was burned and the insurance companies
carrying the risk refused to whack up,
has secured his third Judgment against
the London, Liverpool and Globe company
which now goes to the supreme court for
the third time. Six other companies are
interested in the case
Michigan statutes contain law forbid
ding the catching of fish except with hook
and line, and yet the street fakir is busy
hauling in suckers by more expeditions
methods. - Ia u. sa
George L. Perry, a Lansing fruitist, has
harvested 1900 quarts of Strawberries of
the vintage of '91.
The anti lottery law is supposed to pro-
hibit newspapers from publishing lottery
notices, and yet nearly every paper in the
country continues to give a string of re-
cent marriages.
Kent will pay her county officials sal
airy hereafter and pocket the fees, and
probably make money by the change.
Bay City was wrapped in darkness sew
eral nights by a $4,000 fire at it's electric
light station.
Mrs. Ella H. Brockway will marry an
Ohio parson, having resigned the position
of preceptress of Albion college for that.
purpose. AFF lt&
A Portland gentleman is the owner of a
fowl that has all the markings and general
appearance of a rooster, including the
browning feature; nevertheless, it lays an
egg each day with the greatest of regular
ity.
Richard Hale, Covert farmer, started
for doctor when his horse became
frightened and ran away, throwing out
the driver and breaking his neck.
Mrs. John Randall, whose home is.New-
aygo county, imbibed an overdose of
warm weather religion and has gone to
the Traverse City insane asylum
Elmer Dubois, a farmers lad living near
Utica, was so overcome with grief by the
death of his mother that he planted bull
let in his body and now sleeps in the ceme-
terry.
Adrian sparrows fly into the arc street
lights of the town, and the fellow who
attends the lights harvests from S. 80 81
bounty money per week.
+. S. Kern come all the way from Flor
ida to make pretty Minnie Coleman of
Decatur his bride. Kern Is president of
the Florida State Agricultural college
Charles Salisbury propelled bicycle
seven miles in 20 minutes at the Owosso
wheelmen's race, and took first money
Jesse Williams, a Kalamazoo county
thief of color, has transferred his residence
to Jackson prison for term of ten years.
James Allen was tried on the charge of
robbing the Bancroft postoffice, but
proved an alabi by showing that he resided
at the Detroit house of correction at the
time the robbery was committed
Tom Navin, Adrian's ex-kid mayor. has
hung out a law single in Chicago
Something like 100000 feet of Bay
City lumber will soon be shipped away, a
tumble in freight rates stimulating the
shipping business.
George Lee, the 500 chap who quit a
good job and began hunting for hidden
treasure by the advice of a medium, is
still hunting but has found no gold.
William Huck and his team were
buried by cavern at a Lansing gravel
pit. The team was rescued alive, but it
was Williams last earthly accident.
Nelson Daniel, white man, has taken
unto himself coal black bride in the
person of May Lucas. by the assistance
of a Kalamazoo justice of the peace
Bay City authorities are having a lively |
time trying to keep bicycle riders and |
their wheels of the sidewalks of that |
city.
The Albion Milling company's plant has
been wiped ont by fire at a loss of $4,000
Insured in six companies.
Since the season opened, a Fenton fac
tory has turned out 100000 door and win
dow screens.
James Flewelling, a wealthy Vermont
vile farmer, was thrown upon the knives
of a moving machine drawn by his runa-
away team, and so horribly mangled that
death soon ensded,
Grand Rapids Anti-Slang club accum-
ulated so much cash in its treasury from
fines imposed upon members who let go
expressive phrases, that it recently in
obliged In bang up picnic
The catalogue just issued by the State
shows that 1S,906 students have
the institution during the fifty
four years since it went into commission.
Its list of graduates include the names of
twelve supreme court Justices, eight gov
errors, five lieutenant governors and
three chancellors,
Professor NJ. W. Harrington, of the
state university force, has been appointed
TO succeed Superintendent Greely in
weather for the cosntry
Petoskey's new opera house is said to be
away ahead OF anything in that line in the
resort region. y
The Tuomey bankrupt stock at jackson
has been sold by the sheriff. The price
obtained was about $4,000 below the in
voice, and after paying the mortgages
there's but $475 left for the unsecured
creditor, not enough to pay their law
yers era ~ ~
A Hubbardston hen, owned by j. w.
Graham, has Matched out seventeen little
quails, and is as proud of the lot as though