The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-27
MICHIGAN NEWS.

THERE is considerable excitement i'll
Ispeming over the discovery of silver ore
in that vicinity.
Foxes are 50 plentiful in Calhoun
county that the farmers cannot keep
poultry; even young lambs and pigs are
carried off.
THE attendance ut the pioneers picnic,
at Vicksburg, has been estimated at
from 5000 to 1000; Ii car loads went
from Kalamazoo.
THE Jackson Citizen says that seven
Disguised Tyrolese immigrants have left
Michigan for Tennessee, "because
Michigan is so much like Russia.
DIR. HORN, editor of the Niles Demo
crat, has sued DR.. Barnard, editor of
the Berrion County Journal, for libel.
The plaintiff claims 1915, 900 damages.
n. j. RICE, a clerk in the Postofiice at
Battle Greek, has been arrested for rob-
bling the mails. The evidence against
him was conclusive, and he made a full
confession.
AARON PARSONS, for many years
prominent citizen of Saginaw City, died
early on Friday last of heart disease.
He was Secretary OF the Saginaw County
Agricultural Society, and was highly
esteemed.
A FARMER of Niles township, named
George d. Irwin, has threshed out the
largest yield of wheat in Berrien county,
and probably the largest in the country.
From n field of 16 acres he obtained a
yield of ~! bushels per acre.
JOHN A. ROSE. of Henton township,
Mecosta county, was killed by n tree
striking him on the head, on Thursday
last, while engaged in telling trees. He
was one of the first settlers of the town.
ship, and was so years old.
HIRsT ROUSE, an old citizen of Jack
son, went to a drug store the ether day
and asked for arsenic, but the druggist
discreetly put up sumac instead, when
Rouse put it in some water and swal-
lowed it, but did not die, much to his
disappointment.
AT Hillsdale, on Monday last, Peter
Duffy, aged 10 years, fell into kettle of
boiling I've at an ashery. The proprie-
tor noticed him in time to save his life,
but when he was extricated from his per-
lions position the flesh WAS eaten off his
face and body in horrible manner, dis.
figuring him for life.
PoRT AUSTIN has two flowing mineral
springs, and the good people are only
waiting until an analysis is made before
hanging out the sign to the world, CAL
ailments cured here" This village, so
prettily located at the mouth of Saginaw
bay, possesses the picturesque rocky
beach so rare in Michigan.
A GERMAN named Daniel Weichert
was accidentally shot near East Saginaw
the other day. In company with lad
named Krell, he was in a boat on the
river below the city hunting and fishing.
The lad attempted to pass a loaded gun
to Weichert, when the hammer caught,
and it was discharged, the charge lodging
in Weichert's leg above the knee. He
lived but few hours afterward.
THERE was general suspension of the
liquor traffic in Detroit last Sunday, and
the day was the quietest known in the
city for years. According to the reports
of the policemen, saloon-keepers seen
inclined to acquiesce quietly in their de
feat in their attempts to secure the pass
age of a resolution authorizing Sunday
liquor traffic c7er Mayor Maffat's veto
Several variety shows had announced en-
tertainments for the evening, but they
did not open, the chief of police an
nouncing that he should arrest all tn,
actors and spectators.