Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25
State News IN Brief.

Probably no woman In this vicinity
can make better showing for her
work In the poultry line than Mrs.
George w. Smith, Of Woodstock. She
has realized SOL for poultry mark
eted; has secured fifteen pounds of
duck feathers, and during the year has
sold eggs to the amount of about SIS.
Why shouldn't . farmers wife have
plenty of pin money?.-Brooklyn Ex-
ponent.
A movement is on foot to organize a
new judicial circuit to be made up of
Gladwin, Arenac, Roscommon, Crsw-
ford and OtsegO counties, and bill is
drawn already that will be offered on
the assembling of the legislature.
The Pentwater News will celebrate
its thirty second birthday on January
/. 1t is to such clean newspapers as
the News, always progressive, that
Michigan owes her property. May
the News live these many years.
Big Rapids has no fire marshal, the
old one being suspended for negligence.
Residents of the town have had expert
ence in fighting forest fires In the COS
and might officiate themselves if &C.
casion demanded.
The miners in the Lake Angelina
mine at Ishpeming performed more
work in an eight-hour day than they
did IL q ten-hour day. The mine will
probably operate under the former
plan.
Isaac NJ. Chase, the station agent at
DEVILS Lake, who pocketed his com
pany's receipts as though they were
his own, has been sentenced for the
whole of thirty days in jail.
The Bangor Advance has issued a
special l6-page holiday edition devoted
partially to tho town and Its interests.
II is carefully edited and replete with
! excellent reading matter.
A number Of Portland boys tried to
thrash a teacher. but the latter had
heard Of their scheme and provided
| himself with q horsewhip. The boys
got what they deserved.
West Bay City water officials found
! there was big leak somewhere. Ar
| investigation showed that about hall
the town were getting water free: nC
record of the taps.
l.. c. Blood. a Lansing grocer, de
cIares he hasn't eaten supper for ter
/ vears. He is picture of health, snS
| says ne experiences no Inconvenience,
| from the habit.
The owner of the Mt. Clemens stree
car system desires TO extend n. A.
there Is no objection 10 the desire Mt
! Clemens Will have electric cars IN tn
spring.
+. J. Smith. the funny man of th,
| Adrian Press, has gwen up newspapc
I rr. a fra n Ia f,o o
In search of health.
A Grand Haven merchant sends
sleigh to- the homes of hrs customer
and gIves them = "ffee sleigh ride {,
his store.
Angus Mccormick. a farmer net.
| Merrill. was thrown from his buggy Il
a runaway on Thursday and killed.
A Bay City crank calls at the post
Office occasionally and pays postage OF
ali unstsmped letters.
Ona Baker, West Windsor youth
accidentally shot sesv the eide Of HI
face. lie will de.
wo avenue Methodists have sol,
their church for g. 900 and wi
erect = new one.
Miss Eppiy Of Constantine was had
/ burned sbout the head by "a expios o.
/ Of gasoline.
" J Mcconnell, the new governo
OF Idaho, for many yesrs lived .
/ Portland.
Farmers near Prospect Lake ~
build a cheese factory a the sprIng.
Adrian taxpayers are ohjecting ser
/ oBs'y to ns9 sever.
Oross0 prohie'tl onssts vii give ban
/ 0uet December >.
Jackson y. N. 9. A. have the "ne'
/ buildine' fever.
Vest 0vosso has 50 Episcopal m d.
son.