The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-03-27
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Greenville people have nearly s50000
on deposit in the banks of that city.
John ID. Rockefeller. the Standard Oil
millionaire, gives $4,000 to Kalamazoo
college.
Marquette Methodists will put $50, 900
into q new church building.
The Fowlerville fire was one of the
most disastrous confagrations in the his
tory OF Che state, the losses footing up
$500 with less than one-tenth Of that
amount covered by insurance.
Holly farmers have contracted to grow
100000 bushels OF cucumbers for local
preserving company at As cents per bushel
Cadillac has fisherman and good story
teller who claims to have harvested q
twenty.six pound pickerel.
The soldiers monument, donated by c.
H. Hackley to the city of Muskegon, is to
built of Vermont granite. seventy feet in
hight, surmounted by figure represent
ing victory, fourteen feet high. 1t will
be one of the finest pieces of work of the
kind in the entire state.
A little s.year-old girl named Wise, liv-
ing at Wise station, near Mt. Pleasant,
played with matches during the absence
of her parents and was fatally burned.
The house was destroyed.
Fifty-three bodies have been incinerated
at the Detroit creinatory since 1t went into
commission, twenty Of which occurred
the past year.
Battle Greek Adyentists have distribu-
ted over 5000, 600 pages of tracts advocat-
ing the tenets of their faith during the
last twelve months.
An Ithaca girl sued her lover 5000
worth because he married another femi-
nine. and then settled tho case on the pay
ment of 500 and the return of her love
letters
Marshal Koon is North Morenci man
who sued his father-in-law $1,000 worth
for alienation of his wife's affections and
the disruption of his home.
Symp toms OF strike among the car
penters aud masons are apparent at Grand
Rapids, and unless an increase Of wages
is granted, things will likely soon come to
head
Ex-Governor Austin Blair, Familiarity
known as Michigan's war governor, is
writing book OF his recollections of that
stormy period.
A company with 100000 capital stock
will work a brownstone quarry near Rock
River.
The excavations made at Bad Axe in
search of coal failed to reveal any fuel,
and the work has been abandoned.
Dennis Hubbard gets life sentence at
Jackson prison for criminally assaulting
little Dora Kingston, n child Of seven sum-
mers, at Detroit in January last.
Abraham Hooning, veteran of the
late war who's seen "a frosty seasons, was
married last week to Sarah Jane Cramp.
ton, a lady of go summers. All this hap
pened at Grand Rapids.
The Detroit Opera house was damaged
SEQ, 600 worth by fire on the afternoon of
the 18th. A matinee was being held at
the time the fire broke out, but the audi
ence escaped without injury.
The Detroit College of Medicine and
Surgery has just turned out forty-eight
freshly graduated M. DIS to practice on
the infirmities and pocketbooks of their
fellow citizens
Warren Aikens, newly married Sulli-
van gentleman, has caused the arrest of
the two chaps who organized charivari
and made life q burden for himself and
bride. Warren asks for 5000 worth of
damages.
for obtaining goods of merchants for the
ostensible purpose of matching colors, and
not returning them.
The February indications Of an early
opening Of navigation at tho straits have
received O material setback by the March
billiards.. Vessels may not get through
now before April go.
Michigan grand lodge of Knights of
Pythias held its annual session at Grand
Rapids, partook Of bang-up banquet,
aud elected ID. G. Page. of Petoskey,
grand mogul, and James w. Hopkins, of
lansing, keeper of records and seals.
Muskegon had little excitement the
other day, caused by the placing of tor.
pedo on the electric street car tracks. OF
course the explosion made n big racket
and the passengers were frightened, but
no damage was done.
A Negaunee miner was told that he
would die on certain day, and SO threw
up good job to enjoy himself for the. few
days he had to live. The fatal date passed
with the miner in good health, and now
he's mad, not because he is alive, but to
think ne allowed himself to be i'm posed
upon.
Farmer Wilbur, of near Adrian, has
marketed 10000 pounds Of wool in that
city for Adrian cash, the largest grocer's
sale ever made in the town.
Bonsfeld, Perrin & Co.'s box factory at
Bay City got q $40, 900 scoi ch on the night
OF the 18th.
At wood saving contest held at Port
Huron for the Michigan championship
md a purse, Isaac Miller, Canadian, cut
q cord Of green maple in one hour and
forty two minutes, and walked off with
tho belt and $50 in cash.
Fred Port, the Bay City coachman who
lost his life while trying to restrain a
vicious horse, left large family with
home, and kind hearted neigh.
bors Clipped in and raised the mortgage.
Miss Sally Dwinnels, a maiden lady of |
SCOTS, Kalamazoo county, has just writ
ten the first lettcr she's indited In thirty
years. Letter writing isn't her forte.
The robbing of George II. Smiths store
ut Pearl seems to have involved the !
Smith family to an unusual degree, al
though the arrested members have not
yet had a trial.
Saginaw county is arranging to build a
$40, 900 poor house to replace the $1,000 |
one that was burned.
Bay City business men have pledged |
s50, 900 to aid in the construction of a |
rai xyav IN tho Cahawainy coal GaIIa and /