The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-01-23
NEWSOF

The drovers o. Sanilac county shipped
800 cars OF livestock the past year.
The legislature will be asked to frame a
law, good and strong, that will require all
nndertakers and emoalmers To procure a
license IL they desire to continue caring
for the dead
A Caseville widow of four years stand
ing, has been arrested for buryin.. nsr in
FAINT child in the cellar of her :. .niciie.
The woman claims the babe die. rom
natural causes.
Bear Lake people are trying TO convince
the Chicago and West Michigan Iililway
company that spur line 10 th,lr LOwn
would be of mutual advantage to ali con-
cerned
Bad Axe folks are OF the opinion that
their town is underlaid with coal .n will
spend 5000 in digging to SEQ il their sup
positions are correct
Crosby &, Co., of Muskegon, will huilG
$1,000 worth of a new lake pier at that
port. There may be no great margin in
the job. as other bidders made 'em Ii ne
close TO secure it.
A gang of counterfeiters were recently
arrested near Detroit. They ind Led
chiefly in the manufacture of bogus silver
dollars. United States detectives did the
job.
Newman and Howard Steels, father and
son who lived at Inlay City, were caught
by the detached portion of n freight train
at that town and instantly killed.
Michigan passenger agents have finally
decided to grant 2-cent rate when ten or
more people desire to take trip betwe n
any two given points on the same tram,
while a 5-cent cut will be graAted to
crowd of fifty that may be similarly stu
ated.
The Albion Milling company is grind
ing out grist to be shipped to London
derry, England. The order calls for 5000
sacks
Muskegon gets the Alaska Refrigera-
tor company's plant away from Mich gan
City. The company has facilities Tor
keeping 400 employees busy.
A trio of lshpeming lads, the eldest of
whom had seen but fourteen summers,
were arrested while burglarizing a local
hardware store. They had n tine kit of
burglars tools to operate with.
+. j. Lamb s; Co., Grand Rapids firm,
desire to ascertain the responsibility Of
railway corporations to their patrons, and
so bring a $4,000 damage suit against the
Michigan Central for alleged delay in
transporting goods
Thomas j. Tam is an Elwell man of 80
summers who can ride bicycle with the
ease and precision of the spryest young
ster
Not far from $4,000 worth of lumber
was burned on Fletcher g. Sons docks, at
Alpena, recently.
An Elm Hall widower, who's seen 65
years, thinks 'twould be good scheme to
begin life anew and so has married girl
of IA summers-still another case of De-
cember and May.
A huge oak log was being whitfield up
in Flint mill 'tother day, when the
sawyer noticed fur dying from the saw
teeth. ne log was stopped at once, and
an investigation showed that coon was
snugly slowed away in a hollow OF the
big oak.
Nine years ago Branch county citizen
was the owner of a $40 horse which he had
little use for, and so snapped it for city
lots in the suburbs of Chicago Now he
an take $4,000 for the lots, but prefers to
wait awhile
w. p Edison, of Port Huron, u brother
Of Edison, the inventor, died recently at
Port Huron.
A Nirvana gentleman and his wife de-
sired to drive over to Reed City, and the
weather being cold, the driver placed a
lighted lantern in the cutter as foot
warmer. The scheme worked nicely-so
well, in fact, that the buffalo robe, the
wife's dress and the husbands pants were
badly burned. He'll try smother scheme
next time.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
company, of Ottawa county, carries about
$1,OO0,UO0 worth of risks, and only had to
whack up for S24 worth of losses last year.
The members are mostly thrifty Germans
who are very cautious about fires.
Michigan farmers marketed 7,73O372
bushels of wheat during the last five
months of $780,
Menominee people are in pursuit of
"bitters" factory, and to show that they
want it and want it badly, they have
subscribed $4,000 to back the venture.
Bay county's court house is probably
not worth more than $4,000, about one
fifth its cost.
The Mt. Clemens Presbyterian church
will try the effect of enlivenino their
music by introducing frisky fiddle into
the church services.
II. II. Swan, n Detroit lawyer, has been
appointed to the district bench to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the appointment of
Judge Brown to the supreme court.
An epidemic Of measles is making a
speckled time for the folks at Colon.
East Tawas people sigh for bank that
will not break and have subscribed sos, 900
to the capital stock of one to be organized
under the state laws.
Ferdinand Schwaeder has beer convicted
in the Bad Axe circuit court of the MUIR
der of his father near Minden City some
months since. A life sentence at the
Jackson prison will he his portion
The receivers schedule of the indebted
ness of the j. T.. Potts Salt and Lumber
company show direct indebtedness of 5000.
S46.1 with contingent liabilities of s6l4,-
1885, making total liabilities OF $685.
O31.49. The assets of the concern figure up
$57S, 100 52-not very bright showing for
the unsecured creditors.
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