The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-06
MICHIGAN LOCALS.



the company.
The value of vessel property laid up for
| the winter at Port Huron is estimated at
| Sl,000,00O.
A well-known Saginaw citizen who is a
gold cure graduate, is doing thirty days at
the calaboose on drunk charge
The Grand Rapids resident who secured
divorce from his wife by alleging seven
teen cases of immoral ity, has been ordered
| by the supreme court to pay the costs in
both courts and 81 200 lawyers fees, while
the wife is given divorce and his own
separation Credentials Cancelled.
One man was stabbed another seriously
shot in a row over n girl at dance. The
dance floor Was well decorated with blood
when the affray was terminated
One of the provisions of n will recently
| probated at jackson bars any of the recip-
| tents who may use tobacco, intoXicants, or
be guilty of immoral conduct. This would
seem TO let dom the bars in great shape
! for the harvesting OF legal fees. The will
disposes OF $4,000 estate.
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The scheme to consolidate st. Joseph and
Benton Harbor, which occupied much at
tention of the legislature two years ago, is
being revived.
Whooping cough and chicken-pox
are making life burden for Adrian chill
! dren.
| A grand Ledge chap has been taken in
tow by officers of the law on an incendiary
charge.
An Abronia family has been deserted by
the husband aud father, who eloped with
another woman.
William Foster, an old-time Chesaning
resident, is accused of criminally assault
a girl Of summers, and is now under ar
rest
Thirty loads of stone, $4,000. brick and a
new thirty-five ton steel vault will make
a combination for the safe keeping of val
uables for a Hudson Savings bank.
The eight-hour record of an Adrian
| laundryman ~ 220 shirts and 5S7 collars
| and cuffs. That fellow must iron and
gloss his goods on the fly.
The $4,000 judgment secured by Fred L.
Retain of Hudson against the Lake Shore
| Railway Company has been affirmed by
| the state supreme court, and Fred seems
| likely to be compensated for the loss of
both feet, which occurred three years ago.
Il. Carter, the leader Of band of relig-
| ious enthusiasts known as the "Chosen
| Seven" threatened to sacrifice his little
| child after the fashion of Abraham, when
| the neighbors cooled his ardor with n coat
of tar and feathers.
The sleeping car of ID. and NJ. night
express was thrown from the track near
Birmingham by a broken rail and was
| thrown down a twenty-foot embankment
without injuring passenger The coach
was badly wrecked.
A Manistee man had his face badly pep
| pered by the explosion of bottle of
! oil of mustard.
Sou h Haven business men have organ
lied second state bank, with George n
Hale, Il prominent merchant as presi-
dent.
The farm mansion of Mrs w. r.. King,
six miles from Tecumseh, one of the largest
in Lenawee county, burned recently at
loss Of $4,000.
Branch county is the abiding place OF
man who planted a two-acre pond with
frogs, and when he went to harvest the
crop found that the croakers had all
jumped out into an adjoining pasture.
There wasn't enough left for q New Years
dinner.
Some years ago Robert Swift lived at
Hillsdale but of late has resided in Ten
nessee, where he recently married lady
with whom he had corresponded for five
years but had not seen until "a day or two
before the parson made them one.
A couple of Dorr ruralists are planning
| to make 40, QUO cigars from tobacco which
| they grew the past season on three-quar-
ters of an acre of Allegan county SOIL
Coldwater has a firm that's right ON the
scent for business. 1t paid out 81 coo for
| skunk skins in single week.
Mrs. Rose Staninger dropped dead of
| heart disease at Morenci while preparing
to retire for the night. She had been mar
ried but three weeks.
The business portion of Mancelona had
81 ,000 blaze the past week. Mostly in
sured.
| st. Ignace is said to be worrying along
without n policeman on account of the
slimness of the municipal exchequer.
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An expert accountant is making u trip
through the Arenac county treasurer's
books. but up to date has made no start
| ling discoveries.
w. w. knight, a well-known Saginaw
business man, suicided by shooting the
| past week. Domestic difficulties are said
| to have been the reason for committing
| the deed.
Gay" Bathrick, the son of Sumner
Bathrick, a Novi farmer of 60 summers,
became enraged at his father for feproving
him and shot the parent three times. The
wounded man died on the following morn
ing, and "Gay" now dwells at the Pontiac
Jail.
Nils Stevenson was Detroiter who went
| to Sanilac Center for u holiday visit.
While there he was struck by an AK with
which friend was chopping and two hours
laer was dead.
henry Proper is the owner Of n farm at
Scipio apon which an oak tree two and
one-aalf feet in diameter was recently cut,
the heart of which contained ring and
staple that was imbeded there half CEN
fury before.
oft, wo years ago Adrian first secured
Geographic communication with the COM
mercial world.
Sa citizens ar lii agita,ing the
problem an adequa5 pure water
supply. The latest is to pump