The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08
MICHIGAN MATTERS.
Happenings and Incidents Occurring In
Our Own State.

The north wing of the Pontiac insane
asylum, occupied by nearly 400 women
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. All the
inmates were rescued. The loss to the
state Is about S150,O0O. The burned struc.
ture will be rebuilt at once.
| One Manistee woman refused to pay foI
| the construction OF a dress, alleging that
the gown was spoiled in the making. The
seamstress sued to recover her pay. A
number of society ladies were called in as
experts, and the jury awarded the plain
tiff the sum of s. for services rendered.
Twenty spring lambs which weighed
| considerably more than ton, We're re-
Gently sold by j. L. Case, a Seymour Lake
| ruralist.
The value of state institutions including
personal property, figures up to nearly
| G,500,0oO.
An aged relic in the shape of bedstead
| that was made with saw and AK sixty
| ago, is owned by Dexter citizen.
Grand Rapids carpenters demand a
nine hour day and double pay for over
| time.
Four old maids, one bachelor, two or.
| phans, two widowers, one grass widow and
{, ur widows of the sure-enough variety in
The temperance pledge which was
signed John by Barry before Father Mat
thew, more than half a Century ago, is
now in possession of his daughter, Mrs
William Collinson, of Carrollton.
Newberry was treated to a holiday ghost
performance which was so natural as to
deceive the wisest citizen into the belief
that the town had really been visited by an
inhabitant af smother sphere.
Mrs. Richard Phillips, a Marlette lady,
is the mother of triplets, AMI all parties
are doing well, the babies being unusually
strong and healthy.
There are 1888 descriptions in Iron
county's delinquent tax list.
Port Huron people have been comparing
notes and are agreed that their tonsorial
bills figure up the respectable sum of S25, :
cooper year-half enough to pay the salary
of the president of this roaring republic.
Two men and boy "held up" u funeral
procession between Waldron and Ontario,
going through the parsons pockets as well
as those of the mourners. 1t was proba'
bly, one of the lightest hauls on record,
only few pennies, nickels and dimes be.
ing secured.
Bay City CT. A. Il. veterans object to the
management of L. S. Grant post in Ger.
tain matters, and twenty-eight members
have withdrawn from that organization.
Ed Vandenbender was found guilty OF
larceny at Alpena and fined the great big
sum Of one dime.
INLAY City citizens have taken to ice
water baths whenever the weather is
cool enough to give the water an icy tenn
perature.
Uncle Sam distributed the sum of ST..
600, 900 among Michigan pensioners during
the past twelve months.
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Walter Dolan and Willie Mcdonald,
two Grand Rapids boys, tried skating on,
thin ice and were drowned.
The uninproved farm land of Clinton
county amounts to IS, 7OT.
An Alpcna girl INDUCED in wry faces at
police officer and was assessed So for her
temerity.
Martin Briggs an Ovid resident of col.
or was separated from his family seventy.
five years ago while slave, and has just
passed over TO the majority Mt the age OF
100 years. He was very fond of both
"budge" and tobacco, and but for these in
dulgences might have attained u green
old age.
Port Huron's mayor only had to sign his
name 1000 times to the municipal bonds
just issued by that city.
Five Otsego children were sent to the
state public school at Coldwater, all in
bunch, from just one family.
Pontiac doctros failed toagree TO disagree,
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damage suit at another.
VIM. Mcdonald, of Fort Gratiot, lost an
arm OH n western railway two years ago,
receiving $1,000 as compensatory damages.
Now the cash is about gone, Williams is an
inmate of the house OF correction, leaving
an estimable wife behind to mourn the
error of his ways.
The act of the last legislature creating
Dickinson county has been declared valid
by the state supreme court.
A Grand Rapids furniture manufacturer
has a single order for $4,000 worth Of bed
room suits for Chicago hotel.
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Muskeon has expressed her official APP
prevail of the new 1000 soldiers monu-
ment erected the past season in that city,
and Charles ii. Hackley paid the bill at
once.
The verdict of Battle Creek jury will
probably be set aside because one Of the
jurors took too frequent maps during the
progress of the trial.
Two St. Johns young men were pre-
sented with $4,000 worth of real estate
for their Christmas stockings. The recip-
tents are brothers.
Chelsea has a fat maiden who is wealthy
and perhaps wise. She is old enough to be
good, and deserving matrimonial part
ner advertised to give one that might suit
the sum of 5000 and half interest in a
farm. She's now considering twenty-seven
applications for the cash, the land and $50
pounds avordupois.
Brigandage seems to be gaining ground
in Michigan. The stage between st. Clair
and Marine City was robbed of u mail
pouch one day last week.
The grippe has obtained such a firm
hold of Greek noses that the factories OF
that town are running with less than half
their usual force.
A $4,000 fortune has just dropped into
the lap of Isaac Burroughs, n Pettyvillc