Michigan State News

That justice sometimos misss itó mark and strikes the innocent party is shown in the case of Da.iiel O'Day, of Jackon. About a year ago he was convicted of passing counterfeit money, received a fifteeu-year sentence, and was sent to tbe Albany, N. Y., penitentiary. It ha since transpirad that hè was innocent, having been convicted by tha testimony of counterfeiters who were trying to shield themselves. O'Day was recently released, and returned home lo fiad that his wife was dead, and that a son had gone astray for lack of a father's kindly care. A white-haired horse, anchored to a vermillion-headed barber pole, was the scène that atlracted attention at Eort Huron the otber day. The Harrisonyoung man who made love to two girls at the same time is said to have borrowed money from one with which to marry the other. The fair lender certainly has the best of that financial transaction. A eouple of Marengo girls went over to Marshall with their "fellere," and paid $I5..H) each for imbibing too much flrewater. The boys went free (althougu they drank like a couple of flsh) just because they were boys, we suppose. A Lansing barber didn't enjoy so much chin music, and soforbade his workmen talking, save lo answer questions. But the order had to be rescinded, in sheer self-defense, as the sileuce of the operator proved to be a tenfold stimulant to the occupant of the chair to "let himself out." Michigan people know a good thing when they see it They. have over 100 creameries that turn out hairless butter. No wonder that Port Huron is forging ahead in a career of pro3parity. She nutnbers over flfty Sraiths among herpopulation. An Oíd Maids' club has been organizad at Adrián. As this is leap year, this club may prove to be a dangerous weapon. The Pittsford postoffipe seems to be a shining mark for the burglar. Twice during the past month it has been robbed, the last time of $100 in cash and a large quanty of stamps. Jaekson has the reputation of being the foremost bean market in. the state. Tbis may account for her breezy claim of beinR the best town between the termini of the Michigan Central. Sonie wag perpetrated a ghastly joke at St. Louis on the night of the recent local option eleetion in Gratiot county. Tl e next morning every salooa door in town was decorated with crape. An inmate of the St Ignaoe jail set fire to the mattress in his cell, and while the authorities ware putting out the flre four prisonera escaped. 'Tis claimad that the local option eleetion in Branch couuty may be declarad invalid, because the petitions were slgned by Ohio citizens and the returns were not canvassed on the day required by law. Ex-Governor Blair, of tliis state, is one of the three remaining Uuion war governors. The other two are Curtin, of Pennsylvania, and Kirkwood, of Iowa. A Fetosk'ey flrm is seattering frozen fish away off in the b izzardy west. Ashipment of 20,000 poun-Js to Omaha was made one day last week. Those towna having rnanufactories must needs keep a sharp lookout nowadays that they don't get away from'em. The cotnpetition for such institutions is getting remarkaably close. There's many a sore jaw just now at Leroy caused by a tussle with mumps. There seems to be a sudden epidemie of criminal assaults upon women and young girls throughout the state. Not less than a half dozen sach cases, where the victims were less than 10 years of age, were reported last week. Such wanton brutality is a sad commentary on an enlightened civilization. Ninety and nine of the citizens of Fenfon are over seventy years of age. The climate of the town seem3 to be conducive of great longevity. Gladstone talks of bonding herself $15,000 worth for street paving purposes. The yearling towns of the uppr península are gettiug "out of the woods" at a good round gait. The thief is no respecter of persons; neither the palace nor the hut is exempt f rom his depredations. A Royal Oak farmer ,recently had a dressed hog and all his surplus wheat and oats taken, a loss he could í 11afEord, being in destitute cireumstances. Dexter's seven weeks' revival reaulted in theaddition of sevanty-flve members to the various local churches. The state agricultural college is booming with 150 new studente. The atten lance is so large as to tax the utmost capacity of the institution. A Mosherville man has been assessed a third of an even $100 for disturbing a religious meeting. Some folks seemto-need an occasioual lesson in the shapa of a fine to duly impress them with the right3 of others The latest detective dodge is to assume the role of an itinerant preacher. Such a one in pursuit of a Wisconsin murderer found his man at Iron Mountain while conducting a revival at that town. The pioneersof Oakland county talkedover oíd times, and the why things used to be, at Pontiac recently. The day of the stage coach and the wilderness with its red men and black bear will soon have faded trom the memory of the "oldest inhabitant" By the use of kerosene in lighting a coal fire a Flint lady succeeded in producing an explosión which shcok the whole house, badly burning the operator. Kerosene and burniug coal makes astrong, but undesirable combine. Dr. Mary Stone, a compotent lady physician of Cedar Springs, was stricken with paralysis the other day, dying two hours after wavd. The delinquent subscriber of The Marquette Mining Journal, who cabbaged a loaded cigar and then tumbled down-stairs when it went off, has come to the conclusión that there's very little sport in sly tricks. A Hickory island widow, 37 years old, weighs 847 pounds, and is as lively, genial and joKy as a widow well can be. There's a lump of goodnass worth Iooking after. Michigan milis cut over 4,000,000,000 f eet of lumber during 1887. The shingle erop falb a little short of 3,000,000,000 for the game period. In December last an East Baginaw street car jumped the track, injuring Mrs. Ettia Hughes, who now asks for $10,000 damages. Chippewa county people, after filing their local option petitions with the county clerk, thought better of the matter add recalled them. The "wet" goods were deemed necesary to moisten the whistle of the "Soo" boom during "89. Some tweuty years ago Paw Faw built a $40,000 school house', issuing bonds therefor. The last $L,000 will be paid this year, but over $41,1)00 in interest on the bouda has been drawn from the taxpayers. The interest problem is one that counts with unerring certainty. Grand Haven is reaching out after an Episcopal college, and as Congresiman Ford offers to help the project along with a lot of congressional documents, it may be settled as a "go." Northern Michigan is experionciiig an migratiou boom, thought to belargely duato Dakota's blizzardy eiperience.