Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15

obituaries about the prize Stallion,
Montgomery, which wss owned by u.
L. smith. OF that city, aud sas valued
~ over $1,000.
The Odd Fellows and Knights Of
Pytnlas OF Marquette viii celebrate the
Fourth of July oy laying the corner
stone for a magnificent structure 10 Dc
called Frste.nlty block.
Dat OF tweniy-three saIooolst's red
cards issued since May l, Ia Bay City,
twenty two were for the privilege OF
selling beer. They will let the druggists
have monopoly OF the shisky bosi-
ness.
The store Of John j. Tuomey 1t
Jackson has been closed on i've execu-
tons aggregatIng $685. 81. The
Jackson City Bank holds = chattel
mortgage OF 800. The creditors are
mostly eastern trims.
Bay City IS trying TO work itself into
. boom fever. An attempt Will be
made 70 organize . business mems as
ISOLATION aud SIS, 900 worth OF local I'M
proyement bonds wall be issued for the
purpose of building sidewalks, sewers
and payements.
The work of erecting buildings for
the Northern Extract company mas
been commenced at Alpena. Ii is =
new industry for that city and consists
Ia extracting the tanning qualities from
hemlock block. The company has =
capital stock of $4,000.
The action of the manipulstors who
pushed the redlstricting amendment TO
the Bay City charter through the legis-
lature has caused foreboding in the
minds of Bay City Republicans. The
redistricted wards will throw out five
Republican aldermen, and council will
have q large Democratic majority.
The bill takes immediate effect and the
mayor will appoint new members at
the next meeting.
All ex-prisoners Of war Of the State
of Michigan are requested to send
name, rank, company and regiment,
when and where captured, where con-
tned, when and where released and
post-office address to the secretary,
who desires to place their names on
record before the National Encamp-
ment. Those desiring to JOIN the asso-
cation can do so by sending % cents or
postal note to the secretary, John l..
Richard, Perrinton. Mich.
The great council! Of the Improved
Order of Red Men, at their annual ses-
sion at Lansing, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Great
sachem, A. +. Schatfer, Grand Rapids:
senior sycamore, Alexander Harper, of
Grand Rapids; Junior sycamore, Alex
ander Whitman. OF Ishpeming; chief of
records, I. j. BrOmeline, of Eaton Rap
ids; keeper Of wampum. 7. j. Adler, of
Jackson. The next meeting will be
held at Jackson on the second Tuesday
of May, 1892.
The official report issued by the de-
partment of State at Lansing, gives the
condition Of wheat, as compared with
average years. 1t isin the southern cOun.
ties lO4, central 80 and northern 100 per
cent, which is IN excess of the condition
for the past six years. The number of
bushels OF wheat reported marketed in
April were l ,6OO, 669 bushels, and for
the nine months from August to April,
3.l69, 2S6 bushels, or IS per cent of the
crop for 1880. For the same period OF
year ago so per cent OF the 1889 crop
had been marketed. The conditions of
meadows and pastures is 100 per cent in
the southern counties, and central and
northern 90 Der cent. This is also yery
far in excess of two years ago. The
fruit outlook for the first Of the present
month was very promising. but the
temperature fell on the nights of May
and 5, to a point ranging from 20 70
so degrees, the result of which is not
yet clear; but the latest reports from
| special fruit correspondents under date
of May 8 and 8, indicate no serious
damage.