The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-18
MICHIGAN NEWS.


and binding for the coming two years
also, for furnishing paper, stationery and
fuel for uss of the State government.
The prolonged contest in the Luding
ton Common Council, over the ques-
ton whether George Weimer or Levi b.
Wightman should be City Marshal and
Street Commissioner, resulted in the
election of Wightman by two majority.
MICHIGAN patents Sawmill head
blocks, W. Glen, Muskegon coffee
pots, r. l.. Bate, Adrian shaft-coup-
lngs, p. b. Weeks, Battle Greek cof
fee-pots, S. p. Weber, Charlotte /;
shaping blocks for garments, S. p. Web
Der, Charlotte.
The Comptroller of Bay City has CON-
pleted the assessment of liquor sellers in
that place. The roll includes 2 whole
sale and &c retail dealers in distilled
liquors, q dealers in malt liquors, and
3 Notwithstanding total of 90.
The total tax to be paid amounts to
81, 1888.
CHANGES have recently been made in
Michigan postal affairs as follows Dis
continued Wakeshma, Kalamazoo coun-
ty. Postmasters Appointed-Dimon-
dale, Eaton county, H. a. French ; In
dian Creek, Kent county, Joseph Wilder;
Pinconnings, Bay county, G. III. Rhodes.
THKRE was destructive fire at Lud-
ington on Monday. The losses include
the dry goods store of d. w. Goodnow,
$1,000, insurance, $1,000; James S.
Bush, dry goods, $1,000, insurance, So
900; VIM. Young, $1,000, insured for
$4,000, and several other smaller amounts.
The total loss, including buildings, is
probably $4,000.
The Farwen Register says: GA
genuine brook trout, about ID inches in
length, was caught by Ed. Hinkle, last
Saturday, in Tobacco river, about two
miles below this place. That is I'M
doubtedly the first brook trout e,er
caught in any of the streams that empty
into the Saginaw river, but this is at not
all strange, when it is known that brook
trout were formerly deposited in these
waters"
A MINER named Abraham Pooley was
instantly killed at the Michigamms mine
lately. 1t seems that Pooley, with sew
eral others who were in the shaft, had
overloaded the bucket to such an extern
that one of the derrick guys gave way.
precipitating the load upon the head of
the deceased, who was standing directly
beneath He leaves a family in Cornt
wall, England, from whence he came.
The Minong Copper Mining Company
is about to inaugurate operations on an
extensive scale at Isle Royale. There
are some sixty ancient pits on the COM
pany's property, and it is estimated that
with the tools then in use it must have
taken 100,0 900 men 100 years to perform
the work done by that ancient and I'M
known race. Certain it is that copper
exists there in almost inexhaustible guam.
titles, and no mine has yet been devel-
oped on one of these ancient sites which
has not proved profitable.
AT the Jackson prison, one night last
week, colored convict from Detroit,
named Ben Thomas, was found missing
when the men were locked in. The cells
were searched all night and the day fol-
lowing without success. Next afternoon
the Warden noticed fresh lime scattered
on the walk under the caves of the cigar
shop. A search showed a cavity in the
wall and Thomas concealed there with q
bird-house in front of him. Thomas has
made great deal of trouble by his at
tempts to escape, and tried to kill a fore
man last February.
CONTRACTS for carrying mails in this
State have recently been made with the
following parties. The contracts take
the places of others revoked and re-
signed:
D. Cole-Day City Co Apena. .............. 900
Stephen W. Hamn-Puask to Concord. 49,. $50
James acknowledgements to Lenox. ......... so
Jacob Ross-Waldenburg to Mount Clemens. GO
George Hornschor-Corinth to Ross .......... rs
Calvin Scripture-Casco to Lenox. ............ 20
Joseph Parish-Waes TO Thornton. ........... 900
Stovel ]. smith-Lyre to Forostyille. ........ 1877
Stovol ]. Smith-trankenlust to Wenona.. 1877
Calvin Scripture-Bloomer Centre to Carson
Clty .............s.. ................. ~
j. l.. Crippin-Sidney to Stanton.............. 104
J. l.. Crppin-Stanton to Elmhall. ............ 595
j. l.. Crppin-Stanton TO Mount Pleasant 80. 800
j. l.. Crppin-Stanton to AIilbrook.. ......... 296
CALVIN Scripture-Fremont Centre to Forest
tlty....... .....s............ w
Dan II. Weayor-Allen Creek to Pentwater. $50
John Elliott-Holton TO Bridgewater. ......... 164
+. j. Smith-Woodville to Sherman. .......... 500
G. G. Morse-Morely to Milbrook. ............. 500
Morris knapp--Au Sable to Standish. ........ lSj
Thomas 3. 1allman-Alpena to An Sable. ..... 24j
+. J. Smith-Little Traverse to Charleverox =. $50
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