micher, meecher, much are

(English mich; -er.] One who miches, skulks, or hides out of sight; a truant, a petty thief, a pilferer. "Shall the ble ed sun of heaven prove a micher , and eat blackberries?"-Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt . I. , ii. 4. *mich-er-, *mich-er-ie, s. [Eng. mich ; -ery.] Theft, thieving, pilfering. Mich-1-gạn, s. One of the United States of America. Nicknamed "Wolverine State." Name is of Indian origin, signifying Lake Country. First white settlement within limits of state, Sault Ste. Marie, 1668; organized as territory 1805; admitted 1837. Thirteenth state to enter Union. Received upper peninsula as compensation for disputed territory same year. Union soldiers furnished, 87,364. Many colleges and efficient public schools; school age 5 to 20 years. Climate: Temperature averages at Detroit, winter 30°, summer_70°; at Sault Ste. Marie, winter 23°, summer 65°. Rainfall at Detroit 30 inches, at Sault Ste. Marie 24 inches. Health excellent.