The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-29
Total acres of fruit. ...................24 1 o
FRUIT PRODUCT FOR TWO YEARs


Strawberries, bu. .............. 5O,42O 4S,y22
! Currants and goosberries sec. sc, 4S4 40,562
Totals. bu. .7.743O2O 6.l5O,G6o
Pounds of grapes. .2,323,5OO 1880 100
One million feet of logs per day are being
put into the White river in Muskegon county.
CASUALTIES.
The extensive lumber mill and tub factory of
Morgan & Stanton, at Howard City was burned
last week. Loss, $4,000.
DEATHS.
ii. A. CAMPBELL, a prominent merchant of
Grand Traverse, and one of the pioneers in
that section, died suddenly, a few days ago.
LEGAL.
A PECULIAR case argued in the Supreme
Court at Lansing last week. lawyer, DESTROYS
of receiving a recognition of his ability and
services at the hands of the people, sold news
paper he was publishing, having the promise of
the purchaser that nothing detrimental to his
character would be published in case he should
secure the nomination. The nomination
secured and the paper withheld its comments
for considerable time. Finally, upon outside
pressure, the editor vented his feelings, and
allowed articles to be published attacking the
personal character of the candidate thereby
preventing his election. Suit was brought for
damages, and failing in the Circuit Court, it is
appealed.
ISAAC Il. CHRISTIANCY.
BIOGRAPHY OF MR.. CHANDELIERS SUCCESSOR.
Judge Christiancy was born in jamestown,
Montgomery county n. Y, March IL, 1912. He
came to Monroe, this State, in the spring of
1886, residing there until last spring, when he
removed to Lansing. He q law pupil of
Hon. Robert McClelland, at Monroe, and adj
mitted to practice in 1888 appointed prosecut-
ing attorney of Monroe county in 1871, and held
the position until 1876. In 1913, with other
leading Democrats of the State, he joined the
Free-Soil movement and attended the Buffalo
Convention, which nominated Martin Van Buren,
for the Presidency. In 1S49 he was nominated by
tho Democrats, Wings, and Tree-Solers for the
State Senate and elected without opposition,
serving through the regular session of 1850, and
the regular and extra sessions of 1851 In 1854 he
participated prominently in the organization of
the Republican party at Jackson. This movement
was in reality organized according to plan pre-
viously submitted by Judge Christiancy, at
conference of Wings and Free-Solers held in
Detroit. In 1856 he purchased the Monroe
| Commercial, Democratic paper, changed its
politics, and edited it for about year. contrib
J uting largely to the consolidation of the Repub-
! lcan party III Michigan. The act for the reor-
/ ganzation of the Supreme Court was passed in
| 1857, and i'll the spring of that year he was
elected to the Supreme Bench, with Judges
Campbell Martin and Manning. In January
] tba IF tla ittt of
the Soldiers Suffrage act came before the Su-
premo Court for decision. A successor was to
be elected to Judge Christiancy the following
spring, and in joining in the decision against the
validity of that act he incurred some risk of
offending the popular sentiment of his party
which sympathized 30 generally with the OBJ
ject of the act. He renominated, however
unanimously, by the Republicans, and the DEM
ocrats made no nomination. In 1873 he was
renominated by both parties, and again elected
without opposition.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE odd Fellows of Michigan, at their recent
Grand Encampment at Ionia, elected the follow
ing officers Right Worthy Grand Patriarch.
Fayette @. Day, Allegan; High Priest, o. w.
Ovatt, Ovid Senior Warden, G. II. Shearer,
Bay City Scribe, l.. ii. Whitney, Lansing ;
Treasurer, II. ii. Morrison, Sturgis Junior
Warden, Norman Bailey Hastings Grand Rep
resentative to the Grand Lodge of the United
States, Dexter Day.
The following is copy of a notice written by
Michigan Indian whose pony was n, ssing
"This man John wewcsima, Indian) his Poney is
lost strayed or Stolen from the East side Manstee
Lake on Dec. Odd 1874 Redish collier with a Black
man and Black Tail, and Below The Both Knees
hind legs are White TO the hoofs. Any information
Concerning this Poney the finder will be re-
warded lcseing word or Bringing the poney to l..
Sands, Store. East Side Manistee lake. Dir. John
wewesina, Manstae, Mich"
The Grand C..aptcr Royal Arch Masons dur
ing their late session at Detroit elected the fol-
lowing officers q. H. F., ]. l.. Mitchell, Jack
son (; ID. G.. III. p, William Brown. Battle Creek
c. X. o. L. Spaulding, st. Johns q. S.,
Charles II. Kruger, Grand Rapids Grand
Secretary, William p. Innis, Grand Rapids
Grand Treasurer, Rufus W. Landon, Niles
Grand Chaplain, the Rev. William Stowe Grand
Rapids G.. C. H., ID. c. Spauldings, Lyons
q. p. S. s. III. Norton Pontiac q. Il. A. c.,
, Charles II. Bagg, Detroit Grand Lecturer Il.
Doughty, Bay City q. NJ. Sd ", Charles +.
Book, Battle Creek q. NJ. I'd ", George w.
Beiber, Dowagiac q. NJ. LIST ", j. II. Church,
sturgis.
The organization of the Grand Division of