The times., 1892-07-08
MICHIGAN ITEMS,
Interesting News OF the State Given In
Condensed Form.

Dduly burned.
The lone young man who graduated
from the Milford high school this year
had plenty Of company-fifteen sweet
girl graduates.
Rev. L. j. Joshin is an Ishpeming par
son who lost $500 worth of cash and se-
curities while OH his way to Bay View,
and thus far the finder has failed to re-
turn the treasure.
Johnny Hanley, a match and gasoline
barrel was Clinton combination that
came near Transforming Johnny into an
angel. He's years old and with ordi-
nary good luck may live to profit by his
experience.
Baker is the name of an elderly Paw Paw
man who was fatally stung while hiving q
swarm of bees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Goodyear Of
Eaton Rapids have just completed the
ffty-second year OF their marriage. The
event was duly celebrated to show the
l)lks that in some cases, at least, mar
fiage is no failure.
"Eventyr paa Fodreisen" is the classic
name of play that's been placed on the
boards at Manistee by Danes of that
city.
Port Huron people take their water
straight from thirty-ive miles Of water
mains.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway
company has added sixteen large freight
and passenger engines to it's equipment at
cost of s22O,O 900.
The laying Of the copestone on Sagi-
naw's city hall drew $1,000 strangers to
that city.
John Atherton, the Bay Port party who
slaughtered an Indian last fall, has
just begun ten years job for the state at
Jackson.
William Sutton says he can swing q
scythe through an acre Of grass quicker
than any man in the state. William Is
81 and lives at Morenci.
Two Port Huron children were deserted,
first by their mother and afterwards by
the father. They now dwell at the poor
house.
Z. II. Patterson refused 81 900 for q
race horse, whereupon the animal en-
gagged in runaway expedition and was
killed.
Larren Hodge, a Lake Ridge orphan
Of 16 summers, became convinced that he
was of no use in the world and hanged
himself.
Distemper landed thirteen horses in
their graves for N. B. Hayes, North
Plains party.
James Loody lives at Ludington land
owns a violin that was built 242 years
ago. It's just getting old enough to be
good.
Mrs. James Farrar is an Adrian lady
who owns broken hip, but she has no
chance for damage suit. She fell from
cherry tree.
For 452 consecutive years has q cane
family He lives at Clarendon and now
owns the stick.
The selling of strong drink to miners by
a Calumet saloonist was carried to such
an extent that the vender has been COM
planned of to the authorities by his own
son.
Many sections of the state may be en-
tirely out of the woods, but a hungry
Huron county bear levied on a farm
er's pigsty and two of his shoats were de-
voured.
James Benedict is a Leonidas man who
Is true to his name, having married a
Chicago woman whom he had never seen
before the week OF the wedding. He
courted by correspondence.
Lightning called on Dan Holton at
Farmville, splintered the bed and burned
the mattress on which himself and wife
were sleeping without inflicting the least
personal injury. They were just little
frightened for all.
Anson Dep. Van Buren, a well-known
citizen of this state and historian of
some note, died at Galesburg, aged 20
years.
Michigan university turns out the larg-
est list of graduates this year in its his
tory, 679. OF this number 3l0 are law
yers.
The United States court of claims has
finally rendered decision in favor of the
Pottawattamie Indians in the sum of
S190,626
Three Fentcn people died suddenly in
one day. all of whom had completed
half century or more of earthly existence.
Miss Jennie Myers fired the first can
non shot in a campaign jubilee at Lans-
ing this season.
Montague people do not lack for COM
pany, an immense swarm of winged ants
having invaded that town.
Among the recent discoveries made at
Ludington is stone quarry.
A Roscommon youth bought baby
wolf for 81 and then harvested an IS
bounty on the scalp. That boy has the
stuff of which financiers are made.
The afficial canvass of the local option
election in Calhoun county places the wet
majority at 967.
William Campbell of Marquette has
been awarded $4,000 judgment against
the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
Railroad company, the entire amount
of the damages for which he brought the
suit.
II. H. Sanborn, well-known Saginaw
citizon, was asphyxiated by escaping gas
at a Chicago hotel. His wife accompa-
MED him and narrowly escaped a similar
fate.
Claimed that an Arcadia chap not only
staid away from his wife's funeral, but
that he went hunting while the last sad
services were in progress.
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