The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-11-25
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Items OF Interest Concerning Our Own
People and Things.


Items OF Interest Concerning Our Own
People and Things.
Diphtheria continues to increase its raw
ages at Bay City by an average of three
new cases daily.
An ex,opera singer and former reporter
for Cleveland daily are tending bar at
Mt. Clemens.
w. s. Wood is Plainwell party who
stepped on rusty nail and is critically i'll
as result.
Two Chicago lumbermen are having a
cotillion in the Grand Rapids courts in
the endeavor to settle the question of
ownership of $780, worth of pine lands
In Mecosta county.
Scarlet fever is becoming quite general
at Ann Arbor and the schools of the uni
versity town may yet be closed in conse-
quence.
Eating concentrated I've was the expert.
ment of a little Wayland girl which came
very near to costing her her life
Somebody saturated the basement of
the Ludington high school with kerosene
and set it on fire, but the blaze was dis
covered before much damage had re-
suited.
A Charlevoix girl equipped herself with a
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fortunes of wide and wicked world.
Michigan wholesale grocers convened at
Grand Rapids and formed an association
for the furtherance of their business inter-
ests.
Omand people want store so badly that
they are raising bonus to secure one. And
yet nearly every crossroads settlement
gets one without even the asking.
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Roy Crippen is Traverse City lad of
summers who journeyed to the far-off state
of Washington without an attendant.
Mrs. Mary Gordon, the Bay City lady
who fell down flight of stairs short
time since, is dead
Some people can survive big pile Of
grief, instanced by the Yuba man whose
name is Enos O-ge-ma gig-ado.
Harry Ferguson is Huntington resident
who started out 'tother morning to try his
hand as brakeman for the Manistee and
North Eastern railway and had both legs
cut off before night.
The reputation of the average lawyer is
not supposed to be computed in dollars
and cents, but an Ann Arbor attorney
claims to have been damaged S., Geo worth
by SANDER charge, and sues to recover
that amount
Preparations are in progress whereby
$50, ZOO 900 feet of Canadian pine will he
harvested the coming winter by Saginaw
lumbermen. This is much larger
amount than was at first anticipated.
Hartman's hall at Grand Rapids, noted
for the great number of conventions held
within its walls, has been sold to Dakota
lady for 100000.
The death of the late G. Fl. Plummer Of
Saginaw added 100000 worth of life in
surance cash to his estate, upon which
premiums amounting to $lS,036 had been
paid.
Some queer things occur at the second
city. A fellow who was supposed to
be safely house in the local bastile was
engaged in street fight the other day.
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Bear Lake and Onekama farmers have
sold $4,000 worth of apples the present
fall.
Grand Rapids police are busying them
selves by arresting kids who jump on NOV
ing street cars.
A Chicago foundry that employs $50
men is about to remove to Ludington.
The explosion OF an oilstove resulted
In badly burning Mrs. w. o. Rice of Port
land.
II. G. Hamilton is an Almer farmer
who sold the potato product of five acres
for $3.50.
Mitchell is the name of a chap who was
arrested at Saginaw and taken to Bay
City to answer to the charge of stealing
q watch valued at 500. He is said to be
wanted in many other states for crooked
work.
While case was being tried in a justice
court at Kalamazoo "A free fight was inau-
gurated in which several members of the
jury participated.
Burglars made a $50 haul from the
safe of a Battle Creek merchant, but in
their haste to make their escape left a
kit Of safe-cracking tools worth double
that amount
Ann Arbor's school of music now has 107
pupils, with the prospect Of many more adj
ditions.
A telephode line Is being run from Esca-
naba to Gladstone, and the people of the
latter town will soon be able to halloo to
the outside world.
Israel Austin, Monroe county farmer,
tainted and fell upon hot stove, and was
seriously burned before rescued by MEM
bers of his family.
The state association of funeral directors
want the next legislature to pass a law re-
curing all embalmers to procure a IL
cense to practice the art of embalming in
this state.
John Olsen was found in dying condi-
ton at Oscoda, having been shot and
stabbed by unknown parties. He was
carried to his boarding house and expired
soon afterward.
The owners of a Charlotte store were
damaged 80 900 worth by a rantankerous
oilstove.
There are 8,s25 Sunday schools in the
state, with $500 officers and teachers, and
Boz, 400 pupils.
One Of the presents received by Mar
quette bride was q $4,000 diamond neck
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Three Carleton Centre boys must answer
to the circuit court to the charge of dis
turbing public meeting.
Mrs. H. @ Walker, st. Clair county
lady gave birth to three sons election
day.
George Jones is Kalamazoo man who
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