The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
NEWS OFTHE STATE

on account of being below the required
test The receipts of the Office exceeded
the expense by S5,437 for the same period.
The marshes of Sanilac county have
borne 10000 bushels of huckelberries this
season.
j. +. Toler, agent of the American Ex-
press company at Ionia since 1876, goes to
Detroit to take the general superintend-
ency of the National Express company.
1t is definitely stated that the Gilliland
electrical works of Adrian, an institution
that has been seeking bonus for some
time past, will move to Chicago.
The parties who started a grist mill at
Conklin under the inspiration of bonus,
find themselves compelled to indulge in a
law suit for the possession of the cash.
Carter III. Harrison, Chicago's ex-
mayor, addressed farmers and fruit
growers reunion at South Haven.
Grand Rapids base ball team has been
disbanded.
The Calhoun county horsethief who
stole balky horse at Battle Creek, found
his match, as the animal refused to bulge
an inch after going short distance.
The Kalamazoo girl who ran away
from home to avoid piano practice has the
who were seriously thinking of doing the
runaway act themselves.
Sanilac county farmers have exchanged
345, 900 pounds of the wool clip of '91 for
cash.
The Mundy farmer who harvested
forty-two bushels of wheat per acre,
claims the belt for the best wheat yield of
the state for the season of 81.
A charge of blasting powder was pre-
maturely exploded at an Alpena quarry
while six men were standing over it, and
although the six were sent skyward, none
of them was seriously injured.
Saginaw's police court was recently
called upon to deal with an exceedingly
blue case-that of a man charged with
stealing milestone from neighbor.
But two United States senator's of the
session of 1S47 are still living-Alpheus
Felch, who represented Michigan, and j.
w. Broadway of Maine.
A West Bay City girl of sweet 10 has
caused her fathers arrest for the excessive
use of the whip.
Jack Kehoe, the Manistee fellow who
murdered his mother-in-law and tried to
dispatch his wife, has been bound over for
trial in the circuit court without the
privilege of bail.
A wedding party at Manistee decided
to celebrate the event by buggy ride,
which ended in horse race, a collision,
and the injury OF several of the partici-
pants. The damage to the livery outfits
was $40.
Twelve years ago C.. Hollestelle, an
itinerant peddler, had his one-horse outfit
stolen. A few days since w. W. Foster
returned from New York and was arrested
near Kalamazoo, charged with the theft.
The third annual meeting of the Michi.
gan produce shippers is booked for Aug.
II at Lansing.
While Station Agent Dexter, of the d.
and M. road at Ionia, was out to hand
the engineer of a passenger train his tele-
graphic orders, some sharp-eyed but IN
profitable customer relieved the station
till of $120 during the agents two min
utes' absence.
w. G. Boyd is a Saginaw citizen who
owns $1,000 imported German sheperd
dog, said to be the finest specimen of it's
breed in America.
f. l.. Norton, Carmel citizen of IS
summers, drove a moving machine nine
hours and laid fourteen acres of heavy
grass low in it's tracks.
A. b. Maynard, who died recently at
Romeo, willed his $4,000 estate to his
wife.
A Plainwell man soaked himself
thoroughly with firewater, whereupon a
number of sober citizens took him to a
watering trough and gave him ducking
to make the job complete.
Barring further accidents it is thought
that the Port Huron tunnel will be ready
for business about Oct. 1.
Alfred Tredo, the tramp who was cap
tured near Mt. Clements, where he had as
saulted child of seven summers, mar
rowly escaped lynching before the officers
could land him in the bastile
frankie Owen, whose sudden disappear
ance from Owosso has been noted in this
column, is said to have been frightened
into runawayby his teacher informing
him that the finding of an old revolver
was prison offense.
A copper dagger, nine inches in length
and made of tempered copper was plowed
up recently by Linden farmer
An incredulous tale comes from Port
land of child of 3 summers falling a
distance of twenty-five feet, landing on a
stone pavement without harm save the
knocking out OF several teeth.
Seventeen new stores have gone UP ut
Fowlerville since the big fire of last
spring.
Arthur Lamb lost his Ypsilanti home
by the explosion of frisky gasoline
stove.
Mrs. Olive G. Morton, an Elva lady of
so summers is one of the twenty-five war
pensioners of the revolution who still
survive the vicissitudes of time.
The July traffic of the 500 canal beats
all former records, the number of craft
passing its locks numbering 1880.
The G. II. and ]. Railway company
offers 81, 600 for the capture and conviction
of the parties who wrecked one of their
passenger trains near Kalamazoo.
Manistee leads the state in the July salt
inspection with 131, 1877 barrels, while Sag
inaw holds second place with 96,965 bar
rels.
When it comes to snake stories, Charles
Pepper of Paw Paw is in it with whole
bunch of spice. Charles claims to have
whacked the life out of 1888 reptiles, the
product of single Paw Paw farm
IL. II. Lunihy died at Galena, Ills, at