The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-08-26
AFFAIRS OF THE STATE.
News Notes and Gossip Affecting Our
Own People.


form school, little Fred Rose changed his
mind about the trip, broke Jail and then
fled.
Great restitution is said to prevail
among Rockland residents on account of
their 100000 fire. The relief fund thus
far is less than $1,000.
Saginaw river resorts are to be boycotted
by the local Christian Endeavor society
because of Sunday amusements that OBJ
tain.
About 5000 people attended the annual
meeting of the Kalamazoo county pioneer
society, held the past week at Long lake.
The handspring of Lansing watch
broke t'other day and the jeweler who re
paired it found thirty-three pieces of the
remains.
Buchanan Presbyterians are planning
to invest in $4,000 church.
A pair of Port Austin people drove
three miles in the morning, harvested
twenty-eight acres of wheat, and were
back home within ten hours from the
time they started away.
John Shay is Manistee man who got
ten days in the calaboose for harvesting
neighbours hens nest.
May McManigel lives near Marcellus
and has been twice bitten by a rattlesnake
this season She is likely to recover.
Lorenzo Maroon dropped dead in a field
near Muskegon while engaged in sailing
flock of sheep.
Freddie Kuhn. Marine City kid, had
both arms broken by falling from an UNI
ruly hammock.
Country weddings are not always large
ly attended, but one at Kinde recently had
something over 200 guests.
Irving Lattimer, the Jackson man who
murdered his mother is studying the Ger
man language. He still hopes for par
don and will emigrate to Germany in case
he secures it.
Creditors of the defunct National City
bank of Marshall will be paid another 10
per cent. Sept. J, making a total OF 50 per
cent. OF their claims
1t is claimed that $4,000 worth of iron
will be used in the construction Of Hast
ings new court house.
Seventh district Democrats have re-
nominated Hon. Justin Il. Whiting for
congress by reclamation.
Three Chesaning farmers had forty
sheep slaughtered by dogs in a single
night. Thus far only one one of the ca
mines has been rounded up.
Estimated that the apple crop of the
Grand Iraveis Sc region will exceed 20, 900
bushels. The yield of peaches, pears,
pulms and grapes will nearly as great.
| Edwin DeParr of the State university
class of '92 will hold down the chair of
chemistry in the University of Oklahoma.
Tony Bettendorf is Jackson gentleman
who's been relieved of los feet of tape
worm.
1t used to be claimed that man and the
| tobacco worm were the only animals that
would chew the weed. But there's many a
horse that loves to chew, and DIR. l..
Wheeler of Muskegon owns one of 'em.
Fred Hodge has a pair of paralyzed legs
by being thrown from horse at Sara
nae.
Several small children have been fatally
poisoned. recently about the state by eat
ing poisonous berries.
Darius Elliott is North Star farmer
who plowed up mastodon's tooth the
other day. Just how extensive the crop
may be remains to be determined
Hartman's foundry and machine shop
at Grand Rapids was destroyed by fire on
the 18th at "a loss of $4,000. Insured for
81, 600
John Avery of Montcalm county has
been placed in the race for congress by
Eleventh district Republicans.
Two petrifed legs were recently
brought to the surface by William Finch
and pillow on his Pine Grove farm.
St: Joseph citizens decided at special
| al inv in, lie
extensions.
Things were lively at Port Huron for a
few minutes the other day, seven runa-
ways being in full blast at one and the
same time.
1t is estimated that it will cost Bay City
over $4,000 TO replace the sidewalks
burned in her big fire.
An actress who has eight living ex-hus-
bands is summering at Petoskey; they are
not there, however.
John Graham, a Hanley veteran, was re-
| lieved of $3.50 pension money by burglar
which had just been received from the
| government.
The engine and shaft house of the Cam
bria mine near Negaunee IL in ashes. Loss,
10000.
Several hundred Saginaw men watched
two women fight out theft differences on
| prominent street corner.
John Vogel is Chicago man who's
securing this state in pursuit of runa-
way wife.
The chaps who are going about the
state painting roofs of houses for S. each
are doing thriving business. When
the job Is completed a good-sized bill for
material used is rendered
Philip L. Nixon of Lexington has been
named by the Seventh district Republic
ans to make the race for congress.
Forest fires have again made their APP
pearance lin the northern part Of the
state.
Several pounds of native copper have
been unearthed by Samuel Gloss and
pillow in st. Clair county.
Mrs. Sylvester, Vassar woman, OBJ
jected to the eating of her oats by
neighbours horse and so broke the arm of
the owner of che marauding animal with
a club.
Joe Beesley wants $4,000 from the
Wheeler Shipbuilding company of West
Bay City because of alleged injuries re-
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