The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-09

1850 MICRIGAN ITEMS. .ssit..
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ROBERT RosE- an old pioneer OF Clinton
county, was killed 1t Bath . few days ago by q
timber falling upon him at barn raising.
Gov BAeLEy has appointed G. J. Walker, of
Detroit, and G. ID. Randall, of Coldwater, State
delegates to the National Prison congress.
ED, Do1As, Of Marshall. conductor on tho
Michigan Central railroad, whose wife recently
Inherited large fortune in Australia, has be-
come insane, It is reported. -, ...
The body OF an unknown man was found in
the little lake at Msnistee a few dys ago. II
is supposed to he the body of Morris Adler,
who has been missing since ;tober last.
JOHN McARTHrR, Of East SCI inaw, has lived
along in hopes of fortune for many years,
and at last he is about to get it. The British
Government informs him that he is entitled to
S15 600 prize money He formerly served in
the British navy.
Fla' $500
The Postmaster-genera has notified the
Postmaster at Mackinac that that village must
hereafter be spelled with final sc" instead
Of q "w," but good many people shcw their
contempt for the Postmaster-genera by con-
tinuing to spell it without either, thus MAX
naugh." f..as
Ex-MAYoR THERON H. TRACY died at Battle
aaE .ssxIk 1oak :~l.A
years. He was born at Aurora, Erie county,
N. Y, August 2, in 1918, and came to Bat
tie Creek in the spring of 1856. He was Mayor
in 1866. was once chief engineer of the Fire
department. and for several years member of
the school board.
The Michigan Central railroad company has
adopted the following regulations in relation
to stop-over checks: 1. Stop-over checks are
issued by conductors, upon application. to all
passengers holding first-class tickets, both
through and local. 2. No stop-over checks are
issued upon second-class, round trip or excur-
sion tickets. 8. The stop-over checks issued
to passengers holding first-class tickets are
good for ten days only from the date of issue,
and will not be received for passage after ex-
piration of such time. This rule will be
strictly adhered to.
BIO RAPIDS Pioneer; The G. r. & Railroad
Company are making preparations to make a
more thorough examination Of their land on
the east side of the river, in this city, with the
hope of finding rich coal beds. 1t is to be
hoped that the company will succeed, as moth
ing that we know Of at present could add SO
much to the wealth and population OF our city
as the discovery of fine coal bed right here in
our midst. This would lead to the permanent
location of the company's car shops here,
which would give employment to several hun.
dred men, and add largely to the population OF
our city.
GERMAN employed in the lumber camp OF
James Mee a few miles east of this village,
says the Sherman Pioneer, was instantly killed
last Saturday by pair of logging wheels pass.
ing over him. He has been employed ON this
river for several years, and was industrious and
respected by all who knew him, BY industry
and good habits he had saved considerable
money, which he had placed out on interest
He had made arrangements to go on the road
az supply teamster after that weeks work hat
been finished, and thus the dangers that are
incident to the woodsman he was to thereafter
avoid, and the load that proved 30 fatal was t.
be his last. And, alas, it proved too true. W.
believe he has no relatives in this State.
DETROIT Post: A wealthy and eccentric
resident of Monroe has built him church a
the village of Ida to illustrate his ideas of wha
a model Christian church should be. Back o
the pulpit he has placed large wooden slab
grained in imitation of marble, and bearing
this remarkable inscription: mo man vii
be allowed to preach in this church VIII,
breaches from manuscript, who does not knee
while praying, who belongs to any secret 80
ciety, or who has his life insured in any way
This rule is said to be rigidly enforced, ant
the consequence is that the building, other
wise commodious, rarely has any tenants, an,
is more conducive to ridicnle than devotion
The moral Of it all seems to be that one mai
doesn't make church any more than one swal
low does q summer.
ADAM CRoNER, young man who came Il
Battle Greek about two years ago and who LEI
quite a singular and romantic life, died on Sun
day evening, of last week. at the residence o
Edward Packer in that city, from quick con
sumption. For several years he followed thu
life of sailor, during which time he visite'
many different countries and travelled over .
arge extent of the globe. He was employed
in the United States naval service nearly fou
years, and while at sea was engaged in man.
serious conflicts from which he fortunately
escaped without ever being wounded. He wa
cigarmaker by trade, and during his residence
in Battle Creek he had suffered constantly from
iil-health. He was remarkably interesting il
his conversation having possessed peculia
faculty Of relating his experience in various
parts of the world and being an invalid, ant
somewhat eccentric in his nature, the symps
thies Of all his acquaintances were aroused II
his behalf. He had parents residing in Cleve
land o., whom he had not seen for years
He was buried by the Odd Fellows on tn Q after
noon Of Monday, and that same evening hi
mother arrived.
Few writer's Of the English language arr
masters of such happy style rs the gifted re
porter Of the Midland Independent is possessed