The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-06-16
FROM MANY POINTS.
Interesting Bits of Michigan News
Gathered by Mail and Telegraph.

Gathered by Mail and Telegraph.
saginaw will be the next meeting
place of Michigan Knights of the Grip
George w. Pollard, of Decatur
dropped dead of heart disease on Satur-
day.
There are over 200 cases of typhoid
fever in Ironwood. Public schools are
closed.
The births in Branch county last year
numbered forty-four more than the
deaths.
William Myre, ~ years old, was
drowned in a mill pond Friday night
near Menominee.
Fred NJ. Twill, of Hillsdale, has been
elected commander of the Michigan
Sons of Veterans.
Michigan Methodists will hold
camp meeting from June 30 to July 0
at Hackley park, near Muskegon.
While jumping on train at Owosso.
an s-year-old boy named Gaborie fell
under the wheels and was instantly
killed.
July II the citizens of Marquette will
vote on the proposition to issue bonds
in the sum of 100000 to build new
city hall.
j. II. Reese, of Bangor, was elected
president of the Michigan Christian
Missionary association at it's session in
Kalamazoo.
A new waterworks system has been
decided upon by the people of Crystal
Falls They will spend $4,000 in its
construction.
DIR. L. c. Reed, of Sanilac county, has
been chosen surgeon at the Grand Rap
ids soldiers home, to succeed Dr. d. c.
Spaulding, resigned.
Mary Werner has secured judg-
ment for $500 against the city of
Saginaw for injuries received through
a defective sidewalk.
Mrs. Susan Williams, of Cassopolis,
was badly hurt while getting off Big
-Four train. She sued the company and
a jury gave her $4,000.
Peter Blume, IS years of age, who
came from Holland three months ago,
was killed by lightning while working
in field near Kalamazoo.
John O'Brien, of Whitedale, stepped
on rusty nail, which went clear
through his foot. Blood poisoning set
in and he died shortly after.
In Michigan wheat has picked up
considerably during the last ten days.
1t is now jointing and all things con-
sidered the crop is doing fairly we'll
Ann Arbor wheelmen are suffering
from the depredations of a gang of
bicycle thieves. Five bicycles were
stolen in that city inside of ten days.
Fourteen years ago a writer in Bay
City, Mich, sent postal card to a
friend in Bay City, Ore. 1t came back
to the former city one day last week
Fruit prospects are SO flattering in
northern Van Buren, county that the
basket factories of that locality have
already started up and are running full
time.
Rex, the little son of Supervisor Mont
gomery, of Bellaire, climbed up and got
the match box and ate the ends of six
teen matches, from the effects of which
he died.
The annual meetingo of the Michigan
State Press association will be held in
Detroit July g. The editors contem-
plate an excursion to Chicago and around
the lakes.
a. j. Dalrimple, brakeman on the
through freight, fell off box car in
the yard at Coleman and was killed.
Both legs were cut off at the knees. He
has wife in Saginaw.
. The property of the Verde Antique
! Marble company at Ishpeming has
been seized and will be sold to satisfy
executions. The company opened a
quarry three years ago.
Burglars raided the post Office at
Allendale and Eastwardville and sew
eral residences in that vicinity. Their
total receipts were $3.50, $50 of which
came from the two post offices.
Miss Eva Gates, of Jackson, was so
badly injured by recent fall as to
make her recovery doubtful. While
| living on her bed of pain she was mar
| ried to her betrothed +. w. Scott.
Miss Kate NJ. Alling has resigned as
principal of Michigan female seminary
| at Kalamazoo, because of her approach
| ing marriage Miss Louisa =. Samp-
son, of Brooklyn, N. Y, will succeed
| her.
On Decoration day the 4-year-old
daughter of Girard Smith, of Grass
Lake, ate an orange, swallowing one
of the seeds. 1t became lodged in the
intestines add caused her death few
days ago.
A train passing through st. Louis
struck the 2-year-old daughter of Lo-
reno Smith, cutting off both legs.
! Fireman Stevens made heroic effort
to save the child by catching it from
the pilot and jumping.
| victims from Michigan.