The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-14

churches and claims population OF 100 In
| GERMAN named John Loppel had his
right arm amputated by small buzz-saw, at
East Saginaw, one day last week.
JAMES BURNS, Of Lyons, died recently in
intense agony, from the effects Of poison taken
into his system while doctoring a sick horse.
MEssRs. r. A. CAspBEIL and Milton Spence,
two Grand Traverse men, were struck by light
ming on Monday last, but 1t slid of without do
ing them serious harm.
JAMES NORTH, of Beaver, with two assist
ants dug ditch thirty rods long, five feet
vide at the top, three feet wide at the bottom
and sixteen inches deep in one day.
The Saginaw Courier says: "The move
ment in shingles is almost unprecedented. The
house OF James Stewart x Co. report sales of
s,ooo,OOo during the past two days."
The Lake Shore railroad directors have de
clared half-yearly dividend out of the actual
earnings of the last six months in addition to
which they have paid of s125, 600 of the finan-
cial debt of the company.
Two MEN named Edward Ives aud George
Downing, were shot in a saloon brawl at De-
troit one day last week, the former with proba-
bly, fatal results. Joseph Hunter, the pro-
piietor did the shooting, and he was at once
arrested.
Mr.. SHAW, of Francisco, was lately offered
60, 900 in gold for his stallion Contender. and
now wishes he had taken it, for the animal re-
Gently broke from his stable and ran violently.
receiving such injuries that he almost instantly
died.
Mrs. BARBER of Ovid, was bitter by a
rattlesnake. Her mouth and back turned per-
fectly black in few moments, but physician
packed her body in sailed mud and admnis-
tered antidotes in large quantities and she will
recover.
PARKER BURGESS, 35 years OF age, a saloon
keeper living in Saginaw City, was thrown out
Of his wagon and run over by runaway team
that he was driving, the other evening, break
ng several ribs, his breast bone, and inhicting
internal injuries. He cannot live.
AT Detroit, last Wednesday, John Dingler
WAS shot in the head, dangerously, by pistol
in the hands OF a companion named Frank
Condo, who was firing at paaser-by, by whom
he had been jostled and then abused The par
ties to the ARRAY were arrested.
THE State Treasurer, at Lansing, says 1.-THE
payment Of the primary school apportionment
to the several counties, which was due in May
but was not paid till June, has depleted the
States exchequer in the sum of 1929, 500 for
447,935 children OF school age in this State, the
same being 80 cents per capita.
SOME valuable horses were hard driven at
the Detroit races last week. One afternoon
Mr.. Brownwell's stallion George, from Peru,
Ind, gave out and died. He was valued at
W. Alexander. of Chicago who also took part
in the race, and valued at 900, died.
WN. IGIAss, OF East Saginaw, German
laborer As years old, ad lcted to strong drink,
attempted to hang himself Saturday night but
was prevented By his family. He took piece
OF rope and left tho house. His body was
found hanging in one Of the buildings on the
State fair grounds on Monday evening.
A SOW WEIGHING about $50 pounds, and be-
longing to Mrs. n. Federspiel, of Lafayette,
Gratiot county, fought terrific battle with a
large hungry bear few days ago, in which she
lost over twenty pounds Of flesh, but still lives
and has since had litter Of pigs which arc do
ing we'll. The bear made his escape So says
the Ithaca Journal.
REv. I. z. r. JONES died very suddenly in
Kalamaz 20 one day last week, from an overdose
OF medicine, administered by himself. Mr..
Jones was Treasurer of the Kalamazoo Baptist
College from the establishment thereof until
the time of his death. He leaves no family but
an adopted daughter, his wife having been
killed one or two years ago at the Michigan
Central Railroad crossing by freight train.
MEssRs. MELLEN & KnLAM (says the
Romeo Obserrer) have purchased what
they claim to be the finest fleece of wool
on record. Its weight is twenty-three pounds !;
cut from a sheep years old and the fleece
being grown in seven days less than one year.
The beauty is not claimed altogether in the
weight, though this is far above the average,
but in the amount Of wool and it's exceeding
fineness and quality. 1t was bought Of George
Burk; of Berlin, at 20 cents per pound.
THE Bay City Tribune publishes monthly
statement of the shipments from the river for
the month of June, from which it appears the
shipments of lumber from Bay City amounted
to 43, 800, 900 feet and from Saginaw IS, 800 900
feet, making total Of So, 100000 feet. Ship
ments from the river for the season were 1872,
900, 900 feet, against $4,000, 900 feet for the
same length of tim o last year. More than half
this amount was shipped from this port Other
shipments, such "a shingles salt and slaves,
are also considerably in excess Of last year.
During the month of June the whole number
Of vessels which entered this port was 16s, and
: clearances 16s. At Saginaw they were 35, and
clearances n.
Detroit Prices Current.
wheat white ............s IS "a %