The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-02

ALBERT WHpPLE, lad about IL years
of age, was drowned in mill-pond near
Columbiaville while fishing.
THRRE were 400 old soldiers at the re-
union of the 4th Michigan at Hillsdale,
June Is. The affair was called sur
prising success in all respects.
LEWIS STUART has been elected pro-
fessor of Greek in Kalamazoo college.
For four years past he has been tutor
and instructor in Greek in that institu-
ton.
The free-for-all trotting race at East
Saginaw was won by the Chicago horse
Bodine. American Girl and Judge Fu.
lerton were entered in the same race.
Best time, 2:19t.
The shooting match for the champion
medal of the Kent County Sportsmen
Club, at Grand Rapids, was won 10y
John Decker, he killing IA out of Is
birds in the main contest, and 4 out of 3
in the tie.
THE Christian Society of Marshall re
Gently wiped out church debt of $500,
by the very simple plan of eight mem
bers paying 800 each, and now COM
mittee is busy raising funds to meet the
expenses of the current year.
A RAnID dog made his appearance in
the north portion of the city of Mar
shall one evening last week, creating
quite q sensation. Two or three children
were considerably scratched by the dog
but not bitten. The dog was killed.
A CHILD 8 years of age was killed by a
stroke of electricity during thunder
shower at st. Johns, a few days ago. The
current followed the stovepipe in the
house where the child and brother were
sleeping OH the floor. The brother was
not injured.
THE name Of Baldwin City Postoflice
in Lake county has been changed to
Baldwin by the department. AS there is
one by that name in Jackson county,
persons wishing their letters to go to
the right place will have to add the
name of the county to the address.
WHILE John Redmire, farmer living
few miles from Grand Rapids, was cul-
tivating corn, his wife came to the field
with an umbrella, which scared the
horses, causing them to run away, throw
ing him under the cultivator, and injur-
ing him to such extent as to cause death
hortly afterward.
RECENT Michigan postal changes Es-
ta5Hshed-Rann's Mill, Shiawassee
county, Benjamin +. Ram, Postmaster.
Discontinued Columbia, Jackson coun-
ty Olive, Clinton county. Postnasters
Bowen Station, Kent coun-
ty, William B. Barnard Lamont, OF
tawa county, Charles Pitman f; Morgan
Station, Newaygo county, James NJ.
Smith ST. Louis, Gratiot county, James
Paddock Vermontville, Eaton county,
Albert Ct. Jewell.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL has es-
tablished nineteen new money-order
offices in Michigan, as follows Alma,
Gratiot county Baldwin, Lake Glare,
Clare Clio, Genesee Constantine. st.
Joseph Coral, Montcalm ; Eaton Rap
ids, Eaton Farwell, Glare Flushing,
Genesee; Hartland, Livingston Man.
chester, Washtenaw Mendon, St.
Joseph; Nunica, Ottawa Pierson,
Montcalm Sault de st. Marie, Chip
pewa Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo Van
dalia, Cass Yicksburg, Kalamazoo
White Pigeon, st. Joseph.
THE Grand Rapids Eagle tells thi
story of conscience-stricken thief
ION Sunday commercial traveller had
his wallet, containing S75, stolen Will,
at one of the pleasure resorts on thu
West Side. Yesterday morning, while
he was standing upon the steps o
Sweets Hotel, bordering upon plan tC
supply himself with funds for his daily
expenses, a stranger stepped up ant
handed him the lost wallet, saying: &c
stole this from you yesterday, but 20,
will find the contents all right" TIL,
culprit then rushed around a street cor
ner and disappeared.
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