The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-07
MICHIGAN NEWS.

THIRTY thousand dollars have been
pledged for the purchase and improve
ment of race-course at Grand Rapids,
the track to be one mile.
The Grand Rapids Eagle says that
not over 10 per cent. of the logs cut in
Western Michigan last winter can be run
out this spring unless an extraordinary
freshet should come in June.
The bill to enable municipalities to
discharge their railroad aid bond liabili-
ties has passed both Houses of the
Legislature, and with the Governors
signature will become law.
The affairs of the Detroit and Mil
waukee railroad are being satisfactorily
arranged by the receiver, MIR. Trow-
bridge, and the prospects of the road are
now considered very promising, as it has
all the freight it can handle, and the pas
senger traffic is good.
Two attempts at suicide were made
at Grand Rapids, Tuesday. One of the
would-be suicides was woman, jealous
of her husband the other, formerly
prominent citizen, the victim of intern
perance, tired of the bondage under
which he labored. Both were saved by
prompt aid.
THE payment to employees OF the
AT,1,vo,,Ixaa rot1rno1 of fh orr
February wages was accomplished on
Friday, the receiver having borrowed
money enough for that purpose. Other
back pay will be paid as soon as the cur
rent earnings of the line will permit.
The men are all at work again with good
feeling.
TIE Detroit Commandery of Knights
Templars have completed all the neees-
sary arrangements for trip to New York
to take part in the grand dedicatory SER
vices that are to be held in that city on
the I'd of June. They will leave home
on the 31st of May, and be absent about
one week. All who desire to go can OBJ
tain tickets at the same rates as the Sir
Knights themselves.
ONE morning last week, before the
paper was printed, George w. Gage, city
editor of the Grand Rapids Times, went
to the press-room of that paper, while
no one was present, and pied two forms.
The act was done because of an article
which gave offense to Gage. The paper
came out in the afternoon, and Gage re-
tired from the paper. He owns an
interest in the paper, but is not one of
the publishers.
A vERAcIoUs historian of the golden
days of Ireland, under the reign of King
Brian Boriohme, chronicles the fact that
beautiful maiden of his court, to exem-
pity the virtue and honesty of the Kings
subjects, travelled, alone and unattended,
from Carrickfergus to Cape Clear, bear
ing in her hand white wand, on the end
of which a costly gold ring was loosely
fastened. On her pilgrimage she met
with nothing but respect, and no one at
tempted to take the ring from her.
These golden days would seem to have
come again, and with the additional in
ducements to female pilgrims of speed
and comfort. A party of Detroit ladies
will shortly leave their husbands, and
unaccompanied by any male protector,
will proceedto Scotland to see their rela-
tives and recruit their health. The
names of the party are: Mrs. A. r. Linn,
Mrs. John Harvey, Mrs. James Gourlay,
Mrs. G. A. Lorman, and Miss Emma
Haywood.
THE Detroit Tribune, of April u,
publishes crop reports from all the lead
ing counties of the State. Those as to
winter wheat are not favorable. The
average sown does not differ very mate
rally from that of previous seasons. The
fall, however, was very dry, and, for want
OF rain, the plant in many cases did not
get good root or growth before winter
set in. A winter followed of very un-
usual severity, and, apparently, in nearly
all the more exposed fields, the crop has
been materially injured. The spring
thus far has also been quite as unfavor-
able as the winter No warm rains have
fallen yet, and the reports very generally
indicate that wheat is suffering seriously.
Only in few counties are full or average
yields expected. Reports in regard to
fruit are quite full. Apples promise well.
A good crop is now anticipated. Peaches,
however, seem to have been generally
killed, the damages including in many
cases the trees. Small fruits have also
been injured, but still fair yield is
promised of most varieties. In regard
to the spring crops, very little can yet
be said, as the season is unusually late.
DEERF1ELD township, IN Lapeer
county, has been having quite sensa-
ton with reference ton wild woman. A
! few days since it was discovered that g
woman. illy clad and very destitute, had