State Sews

The Gratiot County Journal says the growing wheat bas suffered seriously in that county by altérnate freezing and tbawing tbis winter. Tawaa City boasts of ice from 16 to 18 inches thiok. One ice man expeots to put up 5,000 tons. The Jackson Patriot sayg the State began issuing tobáceo to the prisoners on Saturday. Out of 807 men there confined, only 79 declined the weed. The tobáceo is a first-rate qnality of plug. Blodgett & Bryne's saw and sbinglemill at Holton, Osoeola eounty, was burned Friday night last. Loss on mili alone, $30,000. Two million sbingles and 10,000 feet of lumber were also destroved. A young man named Krombeok was drownod in the River Raisin, nearMouroe, Mich., ou the 18th, by theoapsizing of a skiff. Hosperia reporta : The winter has been mild, with very poor sleighing, still the lurabernien, who have had short liauls, have improved tbeir time to the best advantage. There will probably be raore logs afloat in the White River next spring than at any previous season. The churcbes at Niles are reoeiving largo a.iditions to their inembership since the revival meetings. The Presbyterians have roeeived over 80, the ilethodists 40, and the Bnptists a large number. The Episcopalians have onirmed a score or more under Dr MoMurdy's services. Last Saturday a party of boys froin ;his city went down to the shore of iiiko Michigan, and after divesting hemselves of their wearing apparel, )lunged into the limpid waters and ndulged in a swim. It will be borne n mind that this took place on the 12th of February, in mid-winter. Last year, at this time, there was over six feet of ce whero they went in bathing. - Manstet limes