The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12


Tons. Pounds.
OntohAe0n pisrlct :''.'''.'...... oSO IL
Portage Lake District. 1907 $50
keweenaw District. ................ ALAG DAT
Total. ........................2l,s 2,499
The approximate production OF American
ingot copper for 1874 was 80 S04, 43s pounds
and of this amount "a, 654 1873 pounds were pro-
duced from Michigan mines. OF the total APP
proximate production of the United States for
1874 there have been exported in ingots G, $780,
900 pounds; bought for expectation in car
trdges, 2,500,0 900 pounds leaving balance for
home consumption of 80, 1903, 4Ss pounds.
The total amount of iron ore shipped from
the Lake Superior mines in 1874 in gross tons
was 935, 400 and its value on the cars at the
mines was S5,05S, $40. The average production
of the several iron furnaces in the Lake
Superior district in 1874 was 90 494 gross tons
and the value of the iron at the furnaces was
So $50, S32. The aggregate yield of the mines
and furnaces from 1856 to 1874 inclusive was
s, 1G7 G31 tons of Gre and pig iron, and its value
Si63, 36G 73l. These statistics, says the Lansing
Republican, show the heavy and enduring
wealth which is turned ont from the northern
section of Michigan to "enrich the whole
world and the rest of mankind
The Michigan State Poultry Association held
a meeting at Detroit, recently, but ON account
of the slim attendance the election of officers
was postponed until the June meeting.
A CINCINNATI firm, having leased Mill lake
for period of ten years, have commenced the
erection of immense storing houses for ice
The lumber cut in Michigan in 1874 was
24OO, 600 feet against 1850 351, 600 in 1873, not
including shingles.
The wooden mills at Ypsilant are about to
pass into the hands of Eastern capitalists, and
are expected to commence operations soon.
The Blissfield Tobacco Manufacturing Com
pany suspended recently, and its liabilities,
amounting to about $27 900, have been assumed
by some of the responsible Directors.
The second annual exhibition of the Barry
County Poultry Association will begin at
Hastings ON the 25th of February and continue
three days.
The fruit growers at Grand Haven report
that the recent cold weather has not injured the
fruit trees at all and that the prospect for fruit
next season is unusually good
MANY of the manufacturers in Grand Rapids
have been obliged to discharge workmen on ac-
count of the scarcity Of water, and others are
running on nalf-time This, with the extreme
cold weather, las caused much suffering.
PERSONAL.
SoJoURNER TRUTH, who has been very sick at
her home at Battle Greek, is reported better
PRor. HARRINGToN, Of Ann Arbor, il prepar-
ing book which viii contain tables for the true
analysis of medicinal plants and preparations
for them.
Legal.
THE trial Of Dr. w. n. Keller of Concord,
for adultery, charged to have been committed
with Mrs. Mary Kinney, ended at Jackson, after
ten days time had been consumed by the jury
disagreeng.
CASUALTIES.
A FARMER named Renhardt Hessel was
thrown from his sleigh few days ago, near
Detroit receiving injuries from which he died
in a few hours.
CURIOUS accident lately occurred on the
Detroit & Milwaukee railroad, near Spring Lake.
The first of the two engines attached to a
rapidly-I1Inning passenger-train broke its coup
ing and jumped the track, the engine going on one
side and tho tender on the other, down an en-
bankment thirty feet deep. The engineer only
was injured. The train passed on without
knowledge of the accident.
A FEW days ago, Sumner Colby, of
Tyrone, Livingston county, on his way
home, while coming through the woods was in
stanty killed by tree falling on him. lie was
crushed to jelly
DEATHS.
HUGH FINIAY. "A pioneer of 1894 died at his
residence, near Schoolcraft, few days ago. He
was the oldest settler on the prairie, and his
funeral was largely attended by the old pioneers
in that part of the State.
THREE children in the family of f. II.
Brown, of Albion died of diphtheria in one
week. and the mother is in critical condition
from the same disease.
/ Miss MARTHA RoBERTs the largest woman in
the State, died recently at her home near Nash
vile, Barry county aged % years and weighing
400 pounds
CRIME.
o. s. THOMPSON, an old and respected citizen
of East Saginaw, recently took strychnne in
presence of his family, and was dead in an hour.
Financial embarrassments led to the rash deed.
An old man was found dead in bed at the
Grand River Hotel at Jackson a few days ago.
An inquest showed that his name was William
Graham, travelling tinsmith. He WAS without
friends and in destitute circumstances, and is
supposed to have taken poison.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
Tie annual meeting of the State grange of
the Patrons of Husbandry was held last week
at Grand Rapids. There have been $40 oranges
organized during the last year, and the total
number now in Michigan is sos. Total receipts
since the organization was formed, STA PAS
total expenditures, S9,9O1 cash on hand,
$4,3i1 For the ensuing year, Jonathan W.
Woodman, of Paw Paw (for four years Speaker
of the House, was chosen Master z. W. Adams
of Tecumseh, Overseer J. +. Cobb of School
craft, Secretary c. 4. Brown of Schoocraft,
Treasurer and AZ Executive Committee in
part, AlonZo Sessions OF Ionia and ]. Webster
Childs of Ypsilanti. As an authoritative enun-
citation of their principles and objects, we give a
brief summary of the resolutions adopted by that