The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-09-15

| Overisel on the 4th. 1t was not a
heavy fall of rain, however, and did
little good. Members of the Reformed
church are still holding special meet
ings, and praying for rain.
The first pension to be granted in
Berrien county as result of the Span
sh-American war has been granted
Mrs. Jennie Cousins, of Niles, in the
sum of $i2 per month. Her son was
killed before Ell Carney last July.
Sebewaing people have started a
crusade against saloonkeepers who
keep their places of business open on
Sunday, and eight of the latter have
been arrested on the charge of violat-
ing the liquor law in that manner.
1t now turns out that the entire
crew Of the Lisgar, which foundered
| in Lake Huron on Sept. 3D., was not
| lost but that two Of the crew were
rescued by the steamer Case. How
ever five went down to n watery grave.
Genesee farmers are beginning to
wonder if they will have to anchor
| down their barns; the other night
some one carried off pillow which a
L Long Lake farmer had left standing
, in the field at the close of his days
work.
! Surely the morals of the people of
Michigan are improving, or else the
! law is not getting after offenders as
! lively as usual. From August Is to
September 7, not single prisoner
was received at the state prison at
jackson.
Schlee Brothers, of North Lansing,
: on the 18th shipped eight carloads of
! wool, aggregating $4,000 pounds, to
Boston. The firm to which the con-
signment was sent have purchased a
total of 1,O9s,0Oo pounds of wool in
Michigan this year.
Mrs. Ida Gardner, living two miles
west of Holly, is under arrest 1t is
charged that during quarrel with a
acid in his face. The acid did little
damage, but he made complaint
against Mrs. Gardner.
The case against Mrs. Mary Butter
field Sanderson, of Battle Creek, who
is charged with the attempted murder
of her aged husband, r. Sanderson, by
feeding him with powdered glass in
his oatmeal about year ago, will
come up for trial this month.
The home of w. +. Christopher at
Traverse City, was struck by lightning
on the Sth. Fourteen people were
sleeping in the house at the time but
no one was injured. The bolt played
havoc with the furniture aud crockery
and tore part of the building away.
Railroad Commissioner Chase S. Os.
born recently returned from 800
mile ride over the c. & w. M. and g.
r. e. /. railroads. 1t was an inspec-
tion trip. Most of the time he was
riding on the cowcatcher, making a
personal inspection. He found the
roadbeds in excellent condition.
Oliver Tenny, of Highland Station,
was driving a corn cutting machine
when the horses ran away, and he was
thrown under the knives Both his
legs were cut aud mangled in terri
BILE manner, and he is in critical con-
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so badly that they had to be shot.
A. Warren Church, a milkman, was
killed instantly by Michigan Central
passenger train at crossing In Kala-
mazoo on the 18th. He was horribly
mangled, his head being torn from his
body. His horse was killed and the
rig smashed to pieces. Eye witnesses
say that the signal bell failed to ring.
| Reports to the state board of II, slth
| show that diarrhea, neuralgia, rheu-
matism, dysentery and bronchitis, in
| the order named, caused the most sick
ness in Michigan during the week end
| ing September 2. Consumption was
reported at 200 places, typhoid fever
at rs, scarlet fever at IS. diphthcria
| at l3.
State Salt Inspector Caswell's report
for August shows the following out"
put: Manistee county, 3i0,336 barrels;
| Mason, 70,050; Wayne, 52,073; St Clair
SO, ISL; Saginaw, 51,57s; Bay, 46,267;
Midland, $500; total, SOC, 1856 This is
the largest inspection for a month
since the state inspection law became
operative.
| On the 18th fire swept "the midway"
row of Jewelry and ngatewarc stores
| extending from the new Petoskey
block to the dock at Petoskey. The
buildings were light structures for
summer use, but the stocks were large
and valuable. The total loss was be-
tween SOS, 900 and $40, 1000, with So, 500
insurance
Three thousand people were present
at the laying Of the st. Joseph county
court house at Centerville on the 7th
Ceremonies were conducted by the
Masonic grand lodge and speeches
were made by Grand Master Frank It.
Lodge and Circuit Judge Geo. l. Yaple
fierce rain storm began just as the
ceremonies ceased
Recently Mary, wife of John Cog
gins, of near Flint, took some medi-
cine supposed to be quinine and
whisky, and shortly died in agony
The stuff has been analysed and ar.
senic was found TO have been substi-