The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-02-26
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Bits of Inform alton Which Concern Oul
Own People.


Bits of Informal Which Concern Our
Own People.
Some of Escanaba's people are finding
fault because spirituous beverages are in
| close proximity To the post oflice.
Leonidas has young man who found
himself in lonely mood one day and so he
advertised for WIFE His loneliness was
speedily relieved by twenty-seven matri-
monial missives in a single day.
Glare citizens believe $50, 900 gristmill
would be good thing for their town, and
! are trying to corral the cash with which to
| build it.
The Monitor man who carried bottle Of
| turpentine in his overcoat pocket and
broke the same, was the victim of per-
sonal conhagration when ne approach
stove for warming purposes.
The Ionia citizen who sued to recover
| damages because of injuries received in an
| alley, has been informed by the state
supreme court that an alley is not a pub
| lie thoroughfare and that he cannot re-
cover.
The sparrow bounty business depleted
| Ingham county's treasury las, year to the
extent of &, $50. H.
Mrs. Arnold Dunning, a Kalamazoo lady
of 81 years, returned home after attending
a funeral and dropped dead.
Some whopping big stories are told of
the mammoth loads hauled on the Janu-
ary sleighing, but the Leslie chap who
drew 1917 cords of 16-inch wood at single
trip beats 'em all.
An abandoned well caused the sickness
and death OF member of a Detroit fam
lily and the owner brought suit against
the man of whom he bought the property,
obtaining verdict for 81 500 worth of
damages.
Nellie Shower, the Richland girl who
disappeased very mysteriously over year
ago, has been found in Detroit.
Ex-Cashier Kirby, the Marshall bank
wrecker, was captured at Delaware, o.,
and is now safely housed in a Michigan
detainer.
Saginaw will endeavor to climb higher
in the scale of business progress by adding
step-ladder factory to her manufacture
ing industries.
Selah Winfield is Wayne man who's
just completed his first 100 years of earth
life. He cast his first presidential ballot
for James Monroe.
Negaunee is to have park, site having
been donated by three business men of the
town.
Kalamazoo has two Congregational
churches, one of which has been without
pastor for some time. Eight parsons have
candidated for the place.
Near Paducah, Ky, little girl tripped
and fell into brush fire, receiving fatal
injuries Miss Matte Zorian was fatally
burned by falling in u fit while standing
in front of CRATE.
Charles II. Hatch, Detroit travelling
salesman, died at st. Johns three days
after he was married.
Charles Shick, Jackson gentleman,
owns shilling that was coined away
back in 1863. Most of us are bothered to
catch the more modern coin.
Arner is the name of five Ridgeway
widows, and three other widows an
swered to the same name before they were
married.
Uriah Herson is so grieved over the loss
of his wife by q railway accident at Vicks-
burg that he sues the q. Il. and /. railway
company for $4,000 worth of consola-
ton.
Van Buren, county paper has regu-
lar country correspondent in the shape of
a boy only 9 years old.
Detroit, Lansing and Northern railway
officials deny the rumor that that line has
been sold to the Lake Shore people.
Hart has a lady resident who's been
married five times and is still young and
willing to put away her widows weeds.
Lake Shore railway officials were APP
prised of broken rail on the main track
of the road by Cadmus farmer, and a Sc
rious accident was thereby averted.
An Adrian man is wearing pair of shoes
which measure thirteen inches in length.
Of course they were made to order over
last constructed especially for the occa-
ison.
st. Clair county buried but one veteran
of the late war last year at public expense.
The Kalamazoo postofiice does $4,000
worth of business per year and will occu-
Ply handsome new quarters in April.
A youthful cornet band is doing bust
ness at Armada whose eldest member
hasn't yet reached his teens
The local option movement in Isabella
county has collapsed for the year A. d.,
1892
Were the nets of Petoskey fishermen
stretched side by side they would cover II
distance of 240 miles and a pair of laps.
-.
1t is supposed now that Albion's Episco-
pal church, which was destroyed by fire
eight years ago, was fired by an incen
diary. One of the church chalices was re-
Gently found in the river, which gives
color to the incendiary theory.
William Eaton, former resident of
Hickory Corners, returned recently for
visit after an absence of forty years. He'd
been gone so long that his own son didn't
recognize him.
Leap year privileges are by no means
dead letter A Crosswell youth has al
reody declined two offers of marriage since
Jan. |.
John G.. Mathews, Saginaw's city clerk,
has been removed because of malfeasance
in office
One hundred fishermen are tenting on
Lake St. Clair and gathering brain food
from beneath the cold, cold ice
The grippe has removed the father and
mother from Petoskey family, and all
the children are nigh unto deaths door
with the same disease.