The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
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Vessels are now able to pass through
the straits.
Taxes in Detroit are almost o. on the
81, 900 less than last year.
A summer resort is to be made of
Sulphur island, near Alpena.
The reunion of the Eighth Michigan
infantry will be held at st. Johns June
10.
Dogs are making short work Of
fiocks of sheep belonging to Ogden
farmers.
Detroit is making an effort to secure
the location of the coming interna-
tional regatta.
Ground will be broken for the new
union depot in Muskegon during the
first week of May.
An exhibit for the worlds fair has
been prepared by the pupils of Grand
Ravens public schools.
The State Electric and Surgical So
ciety will meet in annual session at
Lansing May 10 and IL.
Mrs. Catherine Larkin, an aged resi-
dent of Kalamazoo, was found dead in
her bed Friday morning.
A race between Nancy Hanks and
Nelson is being negotiated for at the
Saginaw races, July 1918.
The death is announced of Herman A.
Vedders, resident of Grand Rapids for
the past thirty-eight years.
The Detroit Y. M. G. A. has 1852
members, Grand Rapids has 7O2 and
Kalamazoo has 557 members.
Mount Clemens is to have new
bank, to be known as the Ullrich savings
bank. It's capital is 100000
The schedule committee of the Mich
igan State baseball league will meet in
Saginaw May 2 to make up the sched-
ule.
The scheme to erect big creamery
at Big Rapids has failed of material
ization, the farmers refusing their sup
port.
Sly refused to appear against Brown,
who shot his wife and the former,
some time ago at Jackson. Brown was
therefore discharged.
Mayor N. w. Kaufman, of Mar
quette, will take the common council
of that city to the worlds fair in pri-
vate car at his own expense.
logging train in Wards lumber
camp, near Gaylord, ran over and killed
ID. j. Mcconnell, who was deaf and did
not hear the trains approach.
Pastor Teachout, of the United
Brethren church at Shepard has a ID
year-old daughter who often occupies
the pulpit in her fathers absence.
Boats are in fair way to be annoyed
by sandbars which have formed in the
Grand Haven and Musllegon harbors in
consequence of recent heavy storms.
a jury at Grand Rapids found Albert
Tayler. who severely injured Charles
Broom in a glove contest recently,
guilty. He is in jail awaiting sentence.
The wheat crop around Dowagiac
shows very poor prospects. A number
of farmers have plowed their wheat
under and are sowing it to wheat and
corn.
Robert Billingsly, of Potterville
Eaton county, is dead. He was we'll
known stock dealer and of late suffered
failure that proved his financial ruin.
He was 81 years of age.
Prof p. NJ. HARDWOOD has rendered TO
the state board of agriculture his resig-
nation as professor of agriculture, SUI
perintendent of the college farm and
agriculturist of the experimental sta
ton.
Miss Charlotte Huntley has'sued the
city of Lansing for $40, 900 for damages
for injuries sustained through fall
caused by defective sidewalk last Oc-
tober. She has been confirmed inva-
lid ever since her misfortune.
The Michigan Central railroad has
paid Elizabeth McRoberts, of Augusta,
So, 900, for the killing of her husband in
disaster three years ago. The same
amount has also been paid the relatives
of Fireman Gregg, killed at the same
time.
Patrick Donley, retired merchant
of Brighton, was attending the funeral
of relative, when his horse became
frightened and ran away. Mr.. Donley
was thrown from his buggy, receiving
injuries from which he died in few