The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-16
STATE GOSSIP.

A large crop of fall wheat is promised
in Huron county.
The new Catholic church at Salz-
burg, Bay county, has been dedicated.
Union City business men have organ
lied an Improvement association 10
boom the town.
Two Huron comfy children picked
and sold over 600 quarts of wintergreen
berries this year.
Wild cats are still being killed by
hunters and trappers in the woods of
northern Michigan.
The Goethe collection in the general
library of the University of Michigan
contains 94s vcfumes.
One of Iron Rivers long-felt wants
is to be filed about July by the es-
tablishment of bank.
Bear are still being caught at Alger,
and trappers there are adding one or
two each week to their catch.
Owners of apple trees in Berrien and
Cass counties say that indications are
favorable to very large crop.
The Schwartz foundry at Alma has
been destroyed by fire, throwing SO
men out of work. Loss $1,000.
Chas. r. Mains. of Marshall has COM
menced his suit in the circuit court
against Attorney Hubert for $40, 900
damages
Thirty-two marriage licenses were
issued in Calhoun county last month,
and only three divorce cases were
started.
Commencement exercises at the Uni
versity OF Michigan occur Thursday,
Juue % A class of about 700 will be
graduated
Five persons have committed suicide
In Detroit in the past few days. Three
ny eatiug Rough ON Rats" and two
by hanging
stung 10y bee and nearly died from
the effects The doctor had to work
hard to save his life.
The frequent heavy rains through
ont San,lac county are running all of
the crops in the low lands The out
look for wheat Is very discouraging.
The glorious Fourth will be cele-
brated at Standish. Omer, Pinconning,
West Branch and many other northern
Michigan towns in true old fashioned
style.
The Lewis art collection of the u. Of
M. which was bequeathed by Henry
C. Lewis, OF Coldwater. consists OF
about 700 paintings and IS pieces OF
statuary.
E. B. Mueller, the chcory manufac-
turer. is building factory at Port
Huron and will also establish a plant
for the manufacture of cocoa and
chocolate
Contrary to expectations, after the
recent early frosts, there will be a
large crop OF hucklcbcrrics on the
plains and swamps of northern Michi-
gan this summer.
John Finnegan. who resides two
miles south Of Stanton, has cut down
his peach orchard of 100 trees They
were all killed by the severe weather
of the past winter.
Louis Anderson, a farmer living near
St. Joseph, shot and wounded hobo
In the legion the 10th. The hobo was
one OF a. fang which attacked Anderson
and tritd to rob him.
The civil service commission an
MOUNDS that an examination will be
held sJn July ~ at Holland, for the APP
poin Gncnt of clerk and carrier in the
posfoffice at that place.
.fhc Globe factory at Worthwhile,
which was recently destroyed by fire,
will not be rebuilt However, North
villc's improvement association thinks
the factory will be replaced two others.
The Detroit, Plymouth & Worthwhile
railway has commenced to lay its
track in Worthwhile. Work will be
pushed rapidly toward Plymouth to
connect with the line in operation
there.
The Methodists of Sanilac are going
10 have 6ne new church, which Is
now in course of construction and
which, is to cost $1,000 The corner
stone of the new cdiiice was laid last
week
The contract for the new Detroit,
Rochester. Romeo & Orion Lake cleo
trio railway power house, to be built
at Rochester and completed ready to
furnish power by Aug. 18th next. haa
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