The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-23
MICHIGAN NEWS.
Coal and iron deposits have been dis
covered in Osceola county.

Rifles farewell on account of his forth
coming removal to Detroit.
BENTLEY's lumber mil, in Clinton
county, was destroyed by fire last week.
Loss heavy, with no insurance.
THE little town of Dryden, Lapeer
county, has Ladies Library Associa-
ton, with 500-volume library.
JOHN KERENY, Supervisor of Ham
tramck, Wayne county, was killed by a
fall from his horse, last Saturday.
A SON of Mrs. w. w. Gibson, 10 years
of age, was killed at Okemos, last Satur-
day, by log rolling on him in mill
yard.
PETER MULHoILAND, of Detroit, while
eating supper the other evening, got q
piece of meat lodged in his throat, and
choked to death.
THE keepers of the State Prison have
been uniformed. Some ready means of
distinguishing them from the convicts
was found absolutely necessary.
s. S. VAUGHN, of Jackson, owns one
sixth of dollar-one of the Continental
issue, however, but worth more now
than it ever was in its day, which was
100 years ago.
THE Michigan Teacher is now pub
lished at Kalamazoo, and Capt. Ford
hopes this is the last of its numerous
removals. Capt. Ford has also hitched
on to the Telegraph.
A FARMER named Powers, living near
Niles, was recently bitten by a rattle
snake. The prompt application of rene
dies to counteract the effects of the
poison saved his life.
The Niles school meeting exempted
the district from the operation of the
Berrien County Text Book Law" ana
decided that the school should be held
ten months in the year. The district
paid its teachers $3.50 the past year.
Gov. BAGLEY has appointed Charles
G. Wing, of Ludington, Judge of Pro-
bate for Mason county, in place Of M. ID.
Ewell, resigned and has also appointed
Silas Ireland, of Niles, State Agent for
Berrien County for the Care of Juvenile
Offenders.
4 DAUGHTER of Lawrence Day, of
Watertown, Clinton county, lately COM
mitted suicide by poison. She said the
reason for the rash act was that she had
been outraged by man named Andrew
Spery, who has decamped beyond thu
reach of justice.
TIE stock and fixtures of Mrs. Yeo's
saloon, at Albion, was sold by the Sheriff
on Saturday for about S65, and was bid
off by James G.. Wright. This, we be-
lieve, is the first sale in the State under
the new Liquor law. Mrs. Yeo was as
sessed with liquor tax.
THE annual meetings of the Seventh
Day Adventists will be held at Battle
Creek, as follows: Publishing Associa-
ton, August 10; Michigan Conference,
August IL; Educational Society, August
u Health Reform Institute, August ID;
Fourteenth Annual General Conference,
August 10.
THE toll-gate nearJp [son was burned
Sunday moruins by party of masked
men, supposed to be dissatisfied patrons
of the road They, however, consider
ately removed the furniture; and, il or
der that no harm might come to the
keeper, tied him and John Green, an
officer, to neighboring tree.
A RIFLE Association has been organ
lied at Jackson, with twenty-one mem
bers and the following officers: Presi-
dent, Grove Wolcott; President,
w. G.. Gridley; Secretary, Geo. Blair;
Treasurer, Walter Johnson. Alvin
Fifeld, one of the members, made a
score of thirty-four out of a possible
thirty five at two hundred yards, off
hand.
THERE was terrible explosion of an
engine in the woodward of the Michigan
Central railroad, at Marshall, on Thurs
day of last week. The engine was thrown
$50 feet. Devers and Murray, owners
of the engine, were badly injured and
scalded. j. McKinstry and his son were
badly scalded. Ten others hurt. The
McKinstry boy, ID years old, was thrown
over 20 feet. None were fatally injured
JIMMY BLAKELY, of Detroit, aged l.
years, is missing from his home and can
not be found. He is an unusually bright
boy, but has of late become so deeply
imbued in reading exciting romances
that there can be but little doubt of hi.
having run away. He had often signifec
his intention of going to sea, and the
probability is that he either shipped
on a grain vessel or stole passage OF
board some steamer bound for an East
ern port.
PATENTS have recently been issx,d t.
inventive citizens of this State, as fol
lows Planking sets for ship carpenters