The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
STATE GOSSIP.

Newberry is to have grist mill In
the near future.
A new 500, 700 court house is being
talked of for Bay county.
There is talk of an electric railroad
from Lansing to Coldwater.
Adam Schiller, of near Allegan. has
planted 100 acres to sugar beets.
The Sisters of Mercy, of Big Rapids,
will conduct hospital at Bay City.
The Oldest tombstone in the ceme-
terry at Grand Haven was erected in
1887.
Coal prospecting is being carried on
In the vicinity of Millington, Tuscola
county.
The Methodists of Millington have
commenced the erection of $1,000
church.
Grand Haven has an independent
military company known as the Light
Guards.
Leonidas Methodists are to have a
new church, which will be built this
summer
Dogs did 500 worth of damage to
sheep in the vicinity of Millington the
other night.
Huron county farmers say that clover
was completely killed by the heavy
spring frosts.
The libraries of the U. of M. contain
over 1872, 962 volumes, Is, 46i pamphlets.
and 1899 maps.
There has not been a single convic-
ton of criminals in Osceola county
since Jan. 1, 1899.
Ludington will have an independent
military company to be known as the
Pere Marquette Rifles
The kindergarten department Of the
st. Joseph school has been closed on
account of scarlet fever.
Sixty per cent of the teachers in
Sanilac county failed to get certificates
at the recent examination.
One of the Duplex presses manufac-
tured at Battle Creek is being shipped
to Paris for the New York Herald.
Only 1913 description were offered for
sale at the Huron county tax sales this
year, the least number ever offered.
A movement is on foot in Otsego
county to organize stock company
for the purpose of holding an annual
fair.
Menominee will operate the potato
patch" scheme this summer Forty
acres are already donated for the
purpose.
Calhoun county now has two sets of
abstracts, the new act having just been
completed by A. C. Wisner, ex-county
treasurer.
Mrs. Lille M. Wickham, of Meta
mora, has been appointed deputy great
lady commander of the Maccabees of
Michigan.
An epidemic of measles is reported
from Bridgman, Sawyer and Living
ston, and other small villages south of
st. Joseph.
w. C. Sanford. of Battle Creek, has
started on trip around the world on
his bicycle. He expects to be gone
three years.
The Marshall School g. Church Fur
niture works, which has been closed
since last December, has resumed
operations.
The loss by the destruction of the
Peters Salt & Lumber CO. mill at
East Lake, will reach $3.50 900, with
$50, 900 insurance.
In Ill
another to their hearts content, the
new telephone exchange having been
put into operation last week.
The Chicago &c West Michigan rail
road will sprinkle it's roadbed between
Newaygo and White Cloud with crude
petroleum to get rid of dust.
The Berrien county strawberry crop
will be on the market in two weeks.
The daily shipments from Benton Har-
Dor will reach nearly 10000 crates.
Will Webber, deaf and dumb in
mate of the county house, was killed
mile west of Burr Oak by train while
walking along the railroad track.
Large quantities of flax have been
sown by the farmers of Sanilac county
this spring. Flax culture is becoming
one of the leading industries of that
section.
The Grand Rapids Veneer Co.'S fac
tory at Grand Rapids has been de-
stroyed by fire. The fire started in the |
dry kiln. Loss about $50, 900; insur-
ance, $40. 600.
Grand Opening Lake Erie Park & Casino. |
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