The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-29
MICHIGAN ITEMS.
Interesting News of the State Given I'm
Condo nsed Form.


sisted in capturing one of the big an
.imals that had escaped from show.
During the year ending June 80 Len
awee county parsons joined 402 couples,
while the lawyers in that bailiwick sue
ceeded in unhitching just thirty that were
mismated.
Jackson aeronauts who are bound to sail
the ether blue or break their necks.
1t required a judge, sixteen witnesses
and a deal of swearing to establish the
ownership of Bear Lake COW.
Mrs. Manly Wallar, n Clare lady who
weighs only ninety-six pounds, Is the
proud mother of a fifteen pound baby.
+. Prescott, Grand Traverse laborer,
fell from a three-story building, striking
on his head. He Immediately clambered
back to his elevated perch and went to
work just as though nothing unusual had
happened.
Ludington secures an Ohio factory for
the manufacture of turned and enameled
woodenware. Seventy-five hands will be
employed at the start
A Big Rapids chap mas been jagged on
the charge of mortgaging personal prop
erty to four different people for which he
had not paid.
L. B. James, Vandalia farmer, mar
vested twenty-three rattlesnakes in one
field in single day.
jackson policemen raised $50 for poor
widow who had been robbed of her peck
eGbook and was left penniless with four
little children.
Brazil Harrison and Mrs. Mary Sheer
are Kalamazoo county couple who re-
Gently committed matrinony. He is 70,
while the young lady is 81.
The West Michigan Fair association is
determined to have a fine show this year
at Grand Rapids if 900 in premiums
will secure it.
The Grand Ledge Tile company turns
out twenty carloads of goods per week
without being able to catch up with or
ders.
horse and were fined $40 for their
sport.
Michigan state troops must pay their
travelling expenses in attending the open
ing of the Worlds fair in October.
Lodging and bareback will be furnished
free at Chicago.
Mrs. Charles Keutz, wife of Three
Rivers shoemaker, has received 800, 900
from German estate, and still there's
more dollars to follows.
Nettie Wheaton, an Algausee maiden of
90, doesn't like the way an estate was
tiled in which she was interested, and
is trying to go hence via the starvation
route.
The Columbiaville Wooden mill has pur-
chased 100000 pounds of Lapeer county
wool for future use.
George Stevens, a Harvard lad, was kill
ed by T., S. and M. train last winter,
and his heirs have brought suit against
the company Tor 10000 worth of grief
assuagement.
Rev. Ida A. Hultne is an Illinois feminine
preacher who is addressing Michigan peo-
pie in favor of allowing the Worlds fair
to do a Sunday business.
Torch Lake people thought they were
being treated TO "a genuine sea serpent SEN
sation, but an investigation resulted in
capturing a lot of sawdust-stuffed canvas.
Great corporations are said to have no
souls, but the Calumet and Hecla Mining
company donated over $4,000 the past
year to the relief fund of its employees.
The friend of young Bay City couple
were greatly surprised when they returned
from the Baptist convention at Detroit
and announced that they were married.
A Utica baby had a finger nearly bitten
off by a rat while asleep
j. r. Taylor lives at Pontiac and alleges
that he's damaged 5000 worth by the
meanness of the local cemetery The city
will resist the claims in the courts.
Bedding & Watson's sawmill and a
quantity of lumber were burned at Chesa-
ming, curtailing "a, 900 loss with no insur-
ance.
One hundred and fifty Michigan gradu-
ates of the Kelley institute held a reunion
at Ypsilanti the past week.
G. III. Vandercook is Jackson gentle
man who snapped nicely matched span
of carriage horses for $3.50 in gold. The
team goes to the island of Cuba.
Kalkaska county adopted local option
by majority of fifty-four, according to
the official count.
Five brothers, all of whom are minis
tiers, attended a family reunion at OF
sego.
The Bay city Canning company is put
ting up twelve carloads of huckleberries
for Chicago firm.
Harry Nees is Sagatuck citizen who
attempted to impale rat with pitch
fork, but landed the times in his own
leg instead. The rat is still healthy ro-
dent.
Muskegon is the home of a thief who
was slick enough to steel $4,000 feet of
logs and have them manufactured into
lumber before being caught.
A Battle Creek chap struck his father
terrific blow on the jaw, knocking sever
al teeth loose. The fine and costs were
S24. so.
Mrs. l.. M. Dean, who runs poultry
farm at Adrian, is raising 1000 chicks
this season.
West Virginia lumbermen don't APP
preciate the unskilled labor of that
commonwealth and are hiring Michi-
gan men to work in the pineries of that
state.
Governor Winans will be assisted by
Major General Miles in the review of
bhe state troops at Island lake, Aug. %