The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

MICHIGAN ITEMS.
A YOUNG man named Henry Swan was
drowned few days since while skating at Otter
Lake, Lapeer County.
The steamboat men at Detroit do not want u
bridge across the Detroit River at chat point
and vigorously oppose the proposition.
SHADRAoH GnLETT, for many years promi-
nent merchant of Detroit, died a short time
since, after brief ilness, aged rs years.
The ice trains on the Grand Rapids Road are
quite feature of it's business these days. One
party in Pittsburgh, Pa, is to get 5000 tons.
JAMES WEST, barn boss of the New York
mine, at Ishpemiig, went out on a spree, and
while absent robbers broke into trunk in his
room and stole "a, 900.
MICHIGAN will send no troops to the Centen-
NAL, but State encampment will be held in
stead. So says Gov. Bagley in letter to Capt.
Newall, OF the Flint Blues.
The fast steamer John A. Dix, formerly a
revenue cutter, has been purchased by Lake
Superior parties, who will put hei on the route
/ between Hancock and Duluth.
THE Common Council of Detroit does not
! favor the matchmaking of their streets there
al being economical The wooden pavement
gives the best satisfaction.
A CAT which had the misfortune to lose its
voice aud hearing has found its way to the in
stitution at Flint and has become a great IA
vorte with the deaf and dumb inmates.
THE Pioneer House and barn at Averill a
station OF the Flint and Pere Marquette Rail-
way, north Of Saginaw. was totally destroyed
by fire on Tuesday Of last week. Loss, 81 900;
no insurance.
Mr.. VARIr, of Charleston, Saniac County,
coming home late one evening found horse
thief in his stable with one OF his horses
hitched up all ready to ride OFF. The thief
made good his escape.
THE death of Isaac Leonard, of Grand Rap
ids is announced from that city. Mr.. Leonard
removed to that cisy in 1874 from st. Lawrence
County, n. Y, was a master builder by profess
sion and had attained the ripe age of rs years.
SAYS the Bay City Tribune: "Six months
ago square timber sold in the Quebec market
at 80 cents per cubic foot. To-day it is worth
45 cents, and one firm in this city has been
offered 46-which is within two cents of the
highest figure ever reached"
A MAN named Kromback was drowned in the
River Raisin Saturday above Monroe. The
manageable in the strong current and capszed.
The boat was found at Guyor's Island, five
miles from the scene OF the accident.
II. ID. LEDYARD has been appointed General
Superintendent of the Michigan Central Rail
road. Mr. Ledyard for some time has been
Assistant Superintendent, and that Office has
now been abolished. The official headquarters
Of the road will hereafter be at Detroit.
A MARQUETTE special says: Letters an
kilograms received here state the letting Of the
contract for building the Marquette and Mack
NAV Railroad. A semi-official report from
Lansing states that the bonds were filed with
the Secretary of State. General gladness pre-
vails."
THE St. Johns Republican says: Charles
Sessions, of Lebanon, owns the largest upland
farm in Clinton County. 1t contains / 800
acres. half of which il cropped and used fol-
pasturage. His sales of stock and produce
during 1875 amounted to $4,000. He settled
on his farm in 1889.
The woman Bessie Turner, advertised tC
lecture at East Saginaw, few nights since
failed to connect, as her baggage was attached
at Bay City. She stated to a correspondent
that she was hired by g. p. Sherman to lecture
at $500 per week and all expenses paid, bu
IaJ h,,t 4
A BARN belonging to Mr.. Nick Lentness o.
Sebewaing, was struck by lightning one morn
ing last week, and was entirely consumed, to
gether with it's contents, including twenty
eight sheep two calves twenty tons Of hay
and all OF the owners farming implements
The loss is quite heavy, on which there is nj
insurance.
THE Executive Committee of the State Agri
cultural Society having failed to secure suitable
proposals from Detroit for holding the mex
annual fair in that city, have appointed sub
committee to visit Jackson Grand Rapids an,
Kalamazoo and submit report, upon which
choice will be made of one of these tire,
towns
GEO. A. BALDWIN, who had resided in Jack
son for the past fifteen years and in the count.
for twenty-five years, died few days since a
the age of 70 years, Of erysipelas, after an i'll
ness of only four days. The village of Bald
win, Jackson County, was named after him, h
having done most to build up the town. III
was good and highly-respected citizen.
TIE man who polished the first marble slal
for an imposing stone for the Detroit Ere
Press, nearly half a century ago, is still aliv