The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

EAST SAGINAW claims TO have the youngest
prima donna on the American stage Her
name is Rosa Brown, and her age 4 years.
The Marshal OF Lowell, Kent County, has
warned the youth of that village that they must
not hereafter carry loaded revolvers into the
school-rooml
IT is reported and some believe the story,
that the ghost OF vanway, the man who was
murdered at Sand Beach some few months
since, is haunting the saloon where he met
with his death.
JUSTICE Of the Peace in Cheboygan married
couple, and for pay took an order on the
bridegrooms neighbor for load Of straw, y
and as he took too large load the groom has
sued him in order to make him refund.
THE Flint Globe has the authority of the
Hon. VIM. Hamilton, Director of the Chicago
and Lake Huron Railroad, for saying that the
prospect Of finishing up the link between Flint
and Lansing was never 80 good as it is to-day.
THE Detroit Free Press says THE action
taken by the Cass Base Ball Club Of this city,
to secure the formation of State Amateur
Base Ball Association, has met with favorable
responses from Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo,
Ionia, Jackson, Bay City, and Tecumseh."
AT Jackson, one night last week, man
named Edward Hoisington attempted suicide
by taking about hundred grains of opium. 1t
would have worked but for a couple of doctors,
who stayed all night with him. Family trouble
and failing in a suit for divorce are the causes.
THE dam across the outlet at Houghton Lake,
which was built by Lumberman Hall for the
benefit of the boom company, has mysteriously
given away. 1t is supposed by some that the
break was caused by some of the many lawless
fishermen lurking around the shores of the
lake.
Mr.. GEORGE THUMA, native of the town of
Brookfield, has been getting himself into hot
water, and few days ago was arrested on COM
plant of Miss Jane Prouty for breach of
promise, Miss Prouty fixing the amount of
damages at $4,000. Mr.. Thuma has been mar
ried once.
MARVIN HANNAHs one Of the pioneers Of AL
bion, died few days since, aged 81 years. Mr..
II. was for many years a leading merchant of
that place, and, associated with his son, started
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at one time President of the Amboy Lansing
and Traverse Bay Railroad Company.
GEORGE BRADEN, a teamster in Albert Leon
ards camp on the Pike River, Upper Peninsula,
was killed few days since. He was found
dead, lying upon the logging road with heavy
log lying across his body 1t is supposed that
he fell from the top of his load and was instant
~ killed by the log falling upon him.
The An Sable River Boom Company has now
100000 feet of logs on hand, and expects to
handle IS, 100000 feet for parties the coming
season. Gen. Alger OF Detroit, has resigned
his position az one of the Directors, and 5.
Moore, of Detroit, has been appointed in his
place.
AIANsoN WHITE was pardoned from the State
Prison recently. He was sent from Barry
County five years ago under sentence Of seven
years for manslaughter. The killing was done
in quarrel over some chickens and is not be-
lieved 10 have been intentional. He has suf
fered greatly from disease while in prison.
The Grand Rapids Democrat has this little
twinge of nightmare "What if the mob in
the State Prison should turn itself loose on the
respectable people of Jackson some bright star
light night, when the moon shone with silvery
softness and the Light Guard were dreaming
of war and carnage all tucked away in their
little beds y
CHAs. THOMPSON and Alden Beard, of East
Saginaw, were arrested the other day. and their
house being searched large lot of stolen prop
erty was found, among which was pocket
book belonging to NJ. NJ. Morse, the auctioneer.
When lost this pocketbook contained over 80, =
600 in currency, besides notes and valuable
papers.
Six Of the men who were brought to Big
Rapids short time since from Sylvester, near
Altoona, for riding on a rail and otherwise
maltreating young attorney of that place,
have been tried, found guilty and fined diff
ferent amounts, ranging from $40 to 500 or
sixty days in the House of Correction. The
man is still alive, but spits considerable blood
yet.
SEVERAL changes are reported in the officers
Of the Great Western Railway. A. Mclean.
late ticket agent at Detroit, has been appointed
General Auditor, with headquarters ct Hamil-
Charles Stiff, has been promoted to the Gen.
eral Superintendency, vice Ivan Watson, re-
signed. Arthur White, Assistant General Su.
perintendent, has also resigned.
Mr.. ALLEN WILLARD, one Of the Oldest pio-
neer farmers of Calhoun County, and father of
the Hon. George Willard, Congressman from
the Third District Of Michigan, died at his res
idence, two miles west of Battle Creek, on
Tuesday last, of old age. He settled in the
neighborhood of Battle Greek from Vermont in
the year 1854, where he had since resided. He
was we'll known throughout that section, and
was an esteemed citizen at the time of his
death. He was nearly SO years old.
A DISPATCH from Saginaw of recent date
says: - 1t is generally conceded that not over
one-third OF the estimated crop of logs to be
put in this winter will reach the streams Of the
State. The little snow we had has entirely
disappeared, and operations are suspended
OF G5000,0O0 feet intended to be put in on
Rifle River, only 10000, 900 thus far are on the
banks. Operations on the other streams are in
about the same proportion"
SOME weeks ago man representing himsel
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