The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14
MICHIGAN ITEMS.


year for their support.
THg State of Michigan still owns something
over million acres or public lands.
MICHIGAN was admitted into the Union thirty
niue years ago lie 9th of this month.
A KALAMAZOO velocipede frightened horse
and crushed and mutilated woman is the re-
sun
TWENTY ONE years ago Detroit River was open
and navigated by steamers until about tho goth
of January.
Nor saloon was to be found in Springport
Jackson County, one year ago. There are five
of them now.
FIVE million salmon will be planted in Michi-
gan waters, not heretofore supplied, within the
next three weeks.
Mr.. WILLIAM KING has been appointed
keeper of the Manistee lighthouse, vice Capt.
Mickey removed.
CALHOUN County paid 7,7s6.0s liquor tax
last year. Of which Marshall paid 90, 297.32 and
Battle Creek 80, 561.25.
THE wooden factory at Yassar has smut down.
1t has worked nine months this year, and made
and sold more goods than ever before.
THE liquor dealers and brewers of Grand
Rapids have paid taxes to the amount of :2i,-
700 since the new tax law went into effect.
Mrs. WHEELER, of Msnstee, propels her
sewing machine with steam engine. 1t occu-
pies about one inch space and il one colt
power.
A NEW silver mining company, called tho Mo-
hawk. has been organized recently at Negau-
nee, with capital of $500, 900, divided into 90,
900 shares.
Miss MARY L. MosHER, OF Charlotte, girl
aged ~ years, walked right straight from the
trundle bed to the altar last week, and was
married.
DIR. G. III. LAsIPLE has been appointed PEN
sion examining surgeon OF East Saginaw, in
place of DR.. ]. ]. Lutte, who has removed to
Philadelphia.
The Michigan Central Railroad has laid ,lJo
the State Treasury the special taxes of the ina m
line, with all its branches, amounting in 10
about 100000.
TWENTY HUNDRED pounds Of tobacco
have just been laid down in the Michigan State
Prison for the boys to chaw before they can be
admitted to decent society again.
A PRISONER at the Detroit House of Correc-
ton, when handed piece Of bar soap, burst
into tears and said: Il never could eat soap,
no how it always gives me the heartburn !"
HIRAM CAREY, of Newton, Calhoun County,
has little cranberry marsh on his farm from
which he gathered, this year, $50 bushels Of
berries. They brought him $3.50 per bushel
CARL EGLoFF, Of East Saginaw, German
boy 16 years old, while driving dog away from
a horse it was worrying, was kicked in the
stomach by the animal, inflcting fatal inj uries.
HEREAFTER, when it is pleasant weather, the
stars and stripes will float over the State Prison.
This will be delicate allusion to the style Of
goods worn by the boarders at that institu-
ton.
LAST Sunday the members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Of st. Johns dove down into
their pockets and in just twenty minutes time
shelled out $40 for new Sabbath school
library.
ALLAN BoURN, general purchasing agent of
the Michigan Central, has been designated for
similar duties for the Detroit, Lansing and
Lake Michigan Railroad. His headquarters are
to be at Detroit.
MANLY IRISH, of st. Johns killed an enor-
nous wild cat near that town few days since.
weighing twenty pounds, and with tusks an
inch long. No fooling around that cat with
bootjacks OF brickbats.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CIAPP Of Calhoun
County, is about to remove from Battle Creek
10 Marshall, and the Statesman intimates that a
partnership between Mr.. Clapp and Judge
Woodruff is not improbable.
The Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Rail-
road Company makes its conductors happy by
an order taking effect Jan. LIST, to discontinue
the use Of the patent duplex tickets which they
have been punching for the last two years.
THE police OF Bay City made 315 arrests last
year. Two hundred and twenty-six of the sim
ners were males and 80 females; SO were sailors,
and 81 farmers. Drunkenness WAS the prevailing
crime, disorderly conduct the next in import
ance.
THE population of Michigan is shown by
tne new CENSUS 10 DC l,oot-Uol. III INC
year 1900 the population was 551. The male
population is more than CO. 900 in excess of
the female, and the disproportion is constantly
increasing.
A. HUBBARD, of Fentonvile, a man GO years
of age, has had to give bonds in the sum Of
1900 to keep the peace, his son-in-law, A.
Borden having sworn out the necessary papers,
and affirming that he and his family were in
danger of their lives.
SOME Of the members of the Jackson Rifle
Club offer to pit A. S. Fifeld against the best
shot in Chicago at any range or position, and to
match six men against the best team Chicago
oan select at of hand, shooting 200 aid 500
yards range, for any amount of money.
The Kalamazoo Gazette says that suit has
been commenced against DIR. Homer o. Hitch
cock, President OF the State Board OF Health
and DR.. w. +. Stilwell, by Robert Burgett for
malpractice in treating him after an injury on
railroad. Mr.. Burgett claims $40, 900 damages
IKE following is the State-Treasury state
ment for December, 1875
balance NOV. 3O... ............... ~ 9l6,311 33
Receipts for the month of December. 1871 O6