The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-10
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Short Stories of Events and Breezy Bits O,

Gossip.
The plant of new brass and iron foun-
ury at Detroit covers ten acres of ground.
William Sparrow was a Saginaw man
who died from the effects of having a
tooth extracted.
William Beach, an East Campbell cti-
zen, crossed the path OF an ugly ram,
and is now the sole owner of several
| broken ribs.
lngrowing toe nails are not only very
uncomfortable but dangerous as well.
Mrs. Charles Porter of Highland station
sleeps in new-made grave because of
them.
Grand Haven people have voted to bond
themselves $40, 900 worth to aid in building
a $4,000 court house
| The outlook j. good for the addition Of
SEQ dwellings to Cadillac's domiciles dur
ing 1893.
Fred Peterson dwelt ut the Menominee
county poorhouse until he starved himself
into an angel, because his supposed best
girl didn't reciprocate his love.
Two married ladies of Mendon are the
owners of broken hips occasioned by fall
ing on slippery sidewalks. One of them
may die.
| piled some corn salve which she had pur-
chased of peddler to troublesome corn,
and now she's dead from blood poison
| ing.
Marshall people were amused recently by
fat mans foot race.
| The ice harvest at Clam lake near Cadil-
lac is estimated at $4,000 tons for this sea-
! son.
John Gall, North Akron farmer, had
thirty-nine head of stock roasted by the
burning of his large barn.
Trough on rats" got mixed with some
johnny cake material in Caro- household
and several members of the family came
near going hence.
Suicide seems to be increasing among the
young. James Goodrich, q Branch county
youth of 16, planted bullet in his heart,
and is no more.
Calumet Methodists dedicated their new
church and then held meetings three times
daily for straight week as clincher.
Seven Day Adventist ministers from all
parts of the world are in session at Battle
Creek and will so continue until the inter-
national conference of that faith convenes
on Feb. II for three weeks meeting.
Adrian progressive pedro players con-
tinue in session for three hours after the
tolling of the midnight bell.
An organ is said to have been stolen
from a country church near White Rock.
The Indian school at Mount Pleasant
has an attendance of eighteen Indian boys
and girls.
The exposion of gristmill boiler at
Blissfeld buried several men beneath
the debris, all Of whom escaped serious in
jury.
During the past season of navigation
/, IA vessels sought shelter from storms
in the Sam Beach harbor.
Racing on the ice is INDUCED in by Mt.
Clemens horsemen.
Tramps are compelled to work in Mason
county, and the crop has fallen off amaz-
ingly since this practice was inaugurated.
A Richland lady who has $4,000 worth
of property in her own name, recently OBJ
tanned divoce on the ground of non-sup-
port. Her husband is said to be poor
man.
Mrs Lamb is a joyful Joyfeld lady of
IS who's done her homework this winter
and threshed seventy-five bushels of oats
with fail on the byside.
The wife of a Stockbridge parson has
sued for divorce on the ground of non
support and cruel treatment.
Bay City had seventy-eight cases of
diphtheria under treatment the first of
the week. The scourge is steadily increas-
ing.
Mary ID. Cutter, Grand Rapids lady
and graduate of the Michigan univer-
sity, will engage in missionary tour in
far-away Burmah.
Kissing bees are so frequent at ROLAND
that immigration is said to have set in
strongly in that direction.
William Powers is a Decatur gentleman
of 81 who's been thrice married, and Mrs.
Stoner is an Illinois woman of II who's
had four partners. These giddy folks
have joined their matrimonial fortunes
for better or worse
Two mice, whose tails are connected,
Siamese twin fashion, are Sebewaing sem
sation.
The premium offered by the Marion
dealer to the farmer who would bring him
ton of pork of his own raising remains
unclaimed.
The ''Sanctifed Saints" have just closed
revival effort at Hopkins, after having
gathered in forty souls.
Just PAS property owners were added
20 the membership of the Clinton and
Gratiot Farmers Insurance company the
past year.
"The Silent Sixteen" is the name of
ladies' club at Plainwell. What misno-
mer that name must be.
The public debt of Grand Rapids has
now reched the respectable figure of ST.
B59, 900.
Allegan young ladies-a limited number
of them-are arranging to engage in the
minstrel show business. The organization
isn't yet complete, but the preliminaries
have all been settled, and the girls are now
practicing on their jokes.
During the month of January fifteen
people were gathered in by the diphtheria
Bcourge at Bay City,
Dundee has raised license fees to So per
day in advance, and the travelling fakir
seeks greener pastures.
An ice cream diet is recommended 10y an
Adrian physician for patients afflicted with
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