The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-26

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A very sad occurrence happened at Four Mile
Lake on Wednesday afternoon, which cast q
gloom over large circle of relatives. A young
man named Charles Heston, nephew OF Mrs
It. Il. Hendrick, was out from Cleveland on
/ visit. On Wednesday few friends-Heston.
Mrs. Hendrick, Albert Jackson and wife, and
MIR. s. Consalus and wife went out to the lake
for recreation and amusement. They had been
using a boat which had been left upon the
I shore. and which after time drfted out into
the lake. Young Heston started to swim to
the boat and had proceeded about twenty rods
when he called for help, whereupon Jackson
went to his assistance, and had succeeded in
! getting almost 10 shoal water when Heston let
go and sank to the bottom to rise 20 more
From an examination of the body after it was
rescued, it is thought that blood-vessel had
become ruptured. Mrs. Hendrick and Jackson
left yesterday with the remains for Cleveland,
where his parents reside.
The Jackson Patriot says Mr.. Morris, the
prison agent, has been endeavoring to secure
some English sparrows for the prison, and
among other parties applied to the Hon. Hora-
ito Seymour, of New York. That gentleman
responds by saying that he will see that some
of the numerous birds OF that species in his
vicinity are duly forwarded.
On Friday afternoon of last week Mr.. Will
son, a blacksmith at Almena, was driving a
felly of from wagon wheel he was repairing.
He was driving it toward himself, but missing
the felly he received full blow of the hammer
on the abdomen In the vicinity Of the midriff
which injured him 80 badly that he died from
its effect on Sunday night.
Tomorrow the friends OF woman suffrage,
and others, will hold basket picnic in Wizards
Grove. In last weeks issue we stated the OBJ
ject of this picnic Good speakers will be
present and address the meeting. choir,
composed of some of our best singers will en-
terrain those in attendance with some excellent
music. Don't fail to be there.
Complete and triumphant success has at last
crowned the efforts Of our noble women, and
to-day Pentwater has not single saloon with
in her limits. The keeper of the last resort
closed up last Saturday, packed up his ''original
packages" and his little wheel, and on Tuesday
took his departure for Wisconsin, IN search OF
greener fields and pastures new.-Pentwater
News.
About II o'clock one night a policeman met
negro carrying a trunk along the street, and
thinking he had discovered an item, he collared
the negro and told him to drop that trunk and
explain. II can do it, sah," replied the stran-
ger, as he put the trunk down. "De family
what was boarding me has been axing for
money, and as dey was gwine out tonight,
thought I'd get into some family whar dey re-
spected de panic" He was allowed to 90 on.
We do not remember when the prospect for
a fine wheat crop was ever better in Hillsdale,
Jackson and Calhoun counties than at present.
All through this vicinity excepting in the region
OF the hail-storm, there is hardly poor piece
to be found. That sown after corn, or that on
Light sandy SOIL is rank, and stands well on
the ground, and Of good color, and bids fair TO
yield well.-Jonesville Independent.
The following item, fron the Inter. Ocean,
put friend Willard on track If one Of the indi-
viduals who broke into the Observatory on
Prospect Hill one week ago last Sunday the
14th inst. and who fled when he found that be
was wanted to answer for the offense -
Charles f. Fancher. alias Charles Edding-
ton, committed forgery at Newark. Ohio, year
ago, was arrested at La Crosse yesterday by
Sheriff Cleveland. OF Newark, and will be taken
back. Detectives have been IN pursuit Of him
for year.
One OF our enterprislng young men-Louis
W. Melchor-was deslrous OF making dona-
ton to the Public Library Fund so on Tues
day evening he knocked his mother-in-law down
at a public place in the street. and on Wednes-
day Justice Blackman was selected as the nedi-
um for transferring twenty-five dollars OF
young Mechor's surplus funds TO the County
Treasurer, to be credited to the Library Fund.
On Tuesday last we had the pleasure Of a
call from the venerable DR.. Stone of Kalama
zoo. He reports the Telegraph as being in a
very satisfactory and prosperous condition.
The DIR. is member Of the Executive Com.
mittee OF the State Woman's Suffrage Associa.
ton. h says the suffrage prospects for the
women are Frightening from day to day, and
he entertains large hopes OF its success at the
tributions from outside the State TO aid in
circulating documents, etc., are coming in quite
frequently.
In one OF the very populous Counties OF
Pennsylvania, the people are very honest auc
very unlearned. They have profound rever
ence for sterling integrity and an intense ha
tired to mean and sordid dishonesty. 1t is sale
that these people have steadily and PERSISTENT,
voted for General Jackson at every election
for forty years. We think they are right, To-
they, by their acts, venerate principle o.
which there Is some lack in these later days o.
degeneracy, The man they have been voting
for, FOR so many years, is the kind of man thai
is wanted in every place OF public trust in tn,
country.
, Geo. Well and John Glass were arraigned on
Monday afternoon on an information for lar
cency from a Dwelling House in the day time
Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to hare
labor for the period of six months each, by hi
Honor Judge Stone. They left here on th,